Surely a highlight of a long, frenetic, and eclectic career in an out of uniform was the work I did on HBO’s “Band of Brothers.” That epic miniseries is passing a milestone 25th Anniversary this year, causing me to review how we managed to capture lightning in a bottle and turn it into the ...
Arkansas voters approved Issue 2 with 70% of the vote, adding ammunition and firearm accessories to the state's right to keep and bear arms. Read the original story: Arkansas Voters Approve Issue 2 With 70%, Writing Ammunition, Firearm Accessories and ‘Shall Not Be Infringed’ Into the State C...
Beretta has spent its 500th anniversary year building one-offs, and TFB has already looked at one of them, the 92FS Diamond . The APX Falco is a different kind of special. There is gold on it, and a lot of hand engraving, but the most interesting thing about this pistol is a piece of engin...
We are living in the Golden Age of firearms. There’s never been a time when consumers had more options readily available. One of the most competitive arenas is concealed-carry guns. After nearly 13 years at a high-volume FFL, the most common question I heard was, “Where do I begin?” With al...
The Department of War today announced $150 million in awards for basic defense-related research projects as part of the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI). These awards, which average $7.5 million over five years, will support 20 teams at 57 U.S. academic institutions, subjec...
Few experimental aircraft have captured the imagination quite like the Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar. Conceived during the Cold War, a time of intense technological competition and geopolitical tension, the Avrocar was a bold attempt to revolutionize vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft design...
The reason for lever-action rifles’ decline isn’t because people didn’t want them, not exactly. The problem was twofold: A lot of people who wanted lever-actions could have their desires met by rifles that were already on the market, typically at more affordable second-hand pric...
In an exclusive AmmoLand interview, NRA Finance Committee Chairman Jonathan Goldstein discusses the NRA 2.0 reform movement, years of questionable legal spending, the organization's financial recovery, its dispute with the former NRA Foundation, and why he believes it is time for gun owners to co...
I have been fortunate enough to spend a lot of time with the Springfield Armory Echelon platform since it was first introduced. From the original 4.5F full-size pistol through the 4.0C compact, compensated and other configurations (such as the 4.0FC) that followed, I have reviewed and experimente...
The act of using cover isn't just common sense. It's something of an art form and today we are going to teach you how to paint.