Police Stories: The Gut-Wrenching Newhall Shooting

Across every occupation are seminal incidents that have had profound repercussions. Engineering disasters, airplane crashes, and industrial accidents are change-making examples. In the law enforcement profession, the murders of four California Highway Patrol officers in Newhall, Calif., on April ...

By Randall Wilson •

Ohio Just Made Suppressors a Counter Item

Ohio SB 214 heads to Gov. DeWine after a 21-9 Senate concurrence vote, removing suppressors and short-barreled firearms from the state's dangerous-ordnance list. For dealers, the paperwork fee model is ending — and the retail model is not free.

By Claire Eason •

AllOutdoor Review: 5.11 Defender-Flex Utility Jean

I have been wearing 5.11 Tactical pants for hard work, everyday work, work work, ect for a good while now, so when the 5.11 Defender-Flex Utility Jean showed up unannounced early this summer I was curious to see if a pair of jeans could keep up with the rest of their utility style pants (I [&#823...

By Sam.S •

BANISH HD 762 INC: All-Inconel Suppressor for Hard-Use Gas Guns

BANISH Suppressors has announced the HD 762 INC, a dedicated 7.62 NATO/.308 Winchester suppressor made entirely from additively manufactured 718 Inconel. It is the second model in the company's Heavy Duty (HD) line after the HD 556 INC , and like its little brother, it is aimed squarely at g...

By Eric B •

Getting Organized With Inline Fabrication

My reloading bench, much like my desk at work, tends to be messy. This makes reloading more frustrating than it needs to be. Finding the tool or die that I am looking for in a pile of parts and other tools is not very efficient. Can Inline Fabrications' line of reloading bench organization p...

By Daniel Y •

A Late Tribute to An Early Mentor

Paul Moss was a cousin, but throughout our growing up years he was more like a brother. He lived in the country; my family had moved to town. I managed to spend as much time in the country as I could, either at my grandparents house or at Paul’s house. We did typical country boy […]

By David Freeman •

Silencer Saturday #457: PTR Vent 1 - First Look

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturer of the new Victra 20-gauge shotgun suppressor . This week we are taking a first look at a new silencer for review: the PTR Vent 1 . The silencer made quite a splas...

By Daniel Y •

K9 Handler Gear Considerations

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is a gear week, and the topic is K9 patrol equipment: the gear that keeps both the handler and the dog alive and working across a career, not a demo. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers , whose support keeps this column going ever...

By Tom R •

Holographic Sights for Hunting: Not Useless, Not Ideal

A little while back, Vortex Optics sent over their AMG UH-1 Gen II holographic sight, and it spent its time with me riding on a MAC IX and a Rossi R95 Triple Black lever action. Somewhere between those two guns, a question got stuck in my head. Holographic sights are built for larpers, close-quar...

By Sam.S •
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