Yes, the good old C4 explosive. If you were not in the military, you probably heard of C4(Composition Four) from action movies or video games. C4 is the go-to explosive for the military, combining stability in storage and handling with lightweight and high explosive yield. Let me take a guess. You know C-4 from one […]
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The Venerable M203 Grenade Launcher Is Actually A Piece Of Junk.
Whether you’ve played Black Hawk Down, Call of Duty, or Battlefield, chances are you’ve played around with the M203 grenade launcher. Goofing around with a grenade launcher in a game can be one hell of a good time, but there’s a reason why the actual military is slowly phasing it out. Around 2008, the M320 […]
The Iconic M-16 Rifle Was Originally Called “A Piece Of Garbage” By The Troops
Made from steel, aluminum, and composite plastics, designed to provide the troops with a lighter rifle, produce a greater fire volume while being accurate at short distances— the M16 rifle. The Vietnam war soldiers’ verdict: it was a piece of trash. Entrance to the Military Scene In 1964, the M16 was introduced to the US […]
WWI’s Weapon of Doom Was An Entrenching Tool?
During World War I, soldiers who fought in trench warfare had to endure grueling conditions— being in long, narrow trenches, soldiers were covered in mud, with the threat of death just waiting in the corner. The conditions were far from ideal. All sorts of weapons were used, even entrenching tools. They used whatever it was […]
SHOT Show- ‘I’ll Take 600 Flame Throwers To Go Please’
An interesting final day on the floor at SHOT Show yesterday, and I am finally getting the hang of this place in terms of size. You still end up walking miles every day. I averaged 4,8 miles a day. On Thursday we interviewed former Navy SEAL and Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, you’ll see […]
SHOT Show Day 3: Faraday Defense Bags to Machine Gun Guitar Cases
Day 3 of the SHOT Show continued much as the first two did. The moment the doors opened I hustled in to get some one-on-one time with some of the distributors and owners before their booths were flooded with tens of thousands of curious show-goers. I should add that despite there being literally tens of […]
SHOT Show 2022-Bigger Show, Smaller Crowds, More Lead Joy For The Masses.
No one is at NSSF’s SHOT Show 2022. At least that’s what popular posts on social media and others would have you believe. Yes, there were quite a few large and small names MIA. Their booths were absent of much more than a few tables and chairs, and a sign dispersed here and there with […]
From Barrett Rifles to Tactical Pajamas, At Shot Show 2022 In Las Vegas
For years, I’ve been trying to find a way to attend SHOT Show. I’ve always considered SHOT to be the premier playground for all military and law enforcement personnel. At the SHOT show, one can find everything from Barrett .50 cal rifles to tactical pajamas and quite literally everything in-between. It has just always seemed […]
What To Do If You Get Stuck In A Minefield
Landmines were among the favorite weapons of destruction during World War I and World War II, causing extensive damage to vehicles and suffering to the human victims. Fortunately, now, they are prohibited under the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (or Mine Ban […]
Why You Need Condoms In Your Survival Kit
Since it was invented in the 1800s, condoms have been used for many centuries, both as birth control and prophylactic. In the army, a condom is also considered one of the items in a survival kit. It was a standard issue to all members of the U.S. military since the 1930s as protection against sexually […]