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“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 Fallujah Starbucks. You want gear that won’t fail, won’t weigh you down, and sure as hell wasn’t made in a sweatshop halfway across the globe. Enter West […]
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 1911A1 is like that smiling immigrant in basic training who shows up, shakes your hand firm, and immediately volunteers for airborne school. […]
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 Taffin. “Duke” passed back on June 9, 2024 following a brief illness related due to complications from heart disease. (I haven’t been able to ascertain Mike’s […]
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 slumber.
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 celebrating its 50th birthday this year, which by happy happenstance (alliterative wordplay intended) falls the year before the 500th anniversary of its manufacturer, which just so […]
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 the stock frame was Peter Parker, this thing is Venom, heavier, meaner, and oozing pure tacti-COOL muscle. You want control? Check. You want looks? BIG check, it’s like […]
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. Armor scarred. Visors cracked. Ready to die on their feet rather than live on their knees. That’s the kind of energy the Vakarian Plate Carrier […]
Let’s get something straight right out of the gate—there’s hype, and then there’s hardware and software doing the damn thing. Tactical drone systems come and go, but earlier this year, Palladyne AI and Red Cat Holdings didn’t just talk about next-gen drone warfare—they flew it. In a real-world test that pulled no punches, the two […]
Some rifles fade into obscurity. Others refuse to go quietly. Then there’s the M14…the Cold War warhorse that refused retirement, kept punching past its prime, and earned a cult following among shooters, soldiers, and salty old marksmen alike. Born in the shadow of the M1 Garand and overshadowed by the M16, the M14 is that […]
As my dear readers both on Patreon and here on The Loadout Room are aware, I’m a longtime fanboys of the 9x18mm Makarov pistol. Granted, the Mak isn’t quite the all-time sentimental favorite that my beloved Beretta 92FS aka M9 is. Nonetheless, the Cold War classic Pistolet Makarova holds plenty of sentimental value for me. […]
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