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The Civivi Mini-Praxis: Little Blade, Big Impact
Full-Auto Fun — Shooting the full-Auto vz. 61 Škorpion
The Škorpion freakin’ ROCKS (and rolls)!!!Those of y’all dear readers who remember 5 May 2025 article titled “Firing the Full-Auto Steyr AUG” will recall that I kvetch [Read more...]
The Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife: A Commando Blade That Changed Special Forces Forever
Here at LoadOut, we all love talking knives. There’s just so many of them, that have so many different functions. There are knives that hang on belts, some knives that open A [Read more...]
SIG Sauer M17/M18/P320 Pistol Just Can’t Seem to Escape Safety Controversies
The Swiss-German firm SIG Sauer (“SIG” as in Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft, e.g. “Swiss Industrial Company”) is one of the world’s most venerable and respe [Read more...]
How Sasquatch Tea Is Revitalizing a Stagnant Tea Market With Veterans and Outdoorsmen in Mind
Sasquatch Tea doesn’t just wake you up—it grabs you by the flannel and reminds you why you still own a hatchet. [Read more...]
MAC-10: The Wild History of America’s Most Iconic (and Overrated) Submachine Gun
Friday is for fun, and what more fun could we have than discussing one of the most fun firearms in modern pop-culture. So when it comes to firearms with an attitude problem, few ca [Read more...]
War of Words: In the Ultra-Competitive Defense Tech Industry, Storytelling is a Secret Weapon
Welcome to the LoadoutRoom, Todd Barrish from Indicate Media! We live in dangerous times, and escalating geopolitical tensions have unlocked billions of dollars in public and priva [Read more...]
The BAR: Browning’s Battlefield Sledgehammer
Let’s discuss the Browning Automatic Rifle, the mighty BAR. The gun that showed up to war, kicked the damn door in, lit a cigar, and told the rest of the squad, “Follow me, [Read more...]
West Coast Armor IIIA Plates Review: Lightweight, American-Made Protection
“You Can’t Save the World if You’re Full of Holes” Let’s paint a quick picture: you’re kitted up, heart pounding, clearing rooms like it’s a Tuesday morning at Fall [Read more...]
Tisas 1911A1 U.S. Army Review: Best Budget .45 ACP WW2 1911 Clone?
First Shot Let me tell you, few things in life hit harder than a .45 ACP from a slab-sided chunk of American steel. And while this one technically hails from Turkey, the Tisas 1911 [Read more...]
Honoring John Taffin and Mike “Duke” Venturino with Some Big-Bore Magnum Revolver Blastin’
In the past year, the gun writer community has been hit by a double-whammy of the untimely passings of two all-time great firearms scribes, Mike “Duke” Venturino and John Taffi [Read more...]
Pyramyd AIR’s Springfield Hellcat Pro CO2 BB Pistol Is the Ultimate Dry-Fire Trainer
The Springfield Hellcat Pro CO2 BB pistol lets you train like a Tier 1 operator on a thrift store budget, all without waking the neighbors or your ammo fund from its peaceful slumb [Read more...]
Helwan Brigadier 9mm Range Report
Besides being my all-time personal sentimental favorite pistol, the Beretta 92FS, aka M9, is a truly iconic combat handgun. Believe it or not, the Beretta 92/M9 pistol series is ce [Read more...]
Juggernaut Tactical Frame Review: The Best Upgrade for Your 365
There’s a fine line between “pocket pistol” and “pocket rocket,” and Juggernaut Tactical just bulldozed across it with their all-metal grip module for the Sig P365. If th [Read more...]
Vakarian Plate Carrier Review: Elite Comfort and Modularity for Under $300
Built Like a Spartan, Worn Like a Ghost There’s a scene in Halo: Reach, right before everything goes completely sideways, where Noble Team gets ready to make their last stand. [Read more...]
