It wasn’t that long ago I put out my first article, an interview with Joel from V Seven Weapons Systems. In that interview, Joel let me know he would soon be releasing ultralight upper and lower receivers made from 2055 lithium-aluminum. Fast forward the clock a few months and the receivers are on the market, joining other […]
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Gun Review: FN M249S Semi-Automatic SAW
Note, this article origionally written by Nick Leghorn on Thetruthaboutguns.com FN Manufacturing has been cranking out weapons in Columbia, South Carolina for the U.S. military for years now, winning contracts for everything from the infantry man’s friend, the M4, through the explosively fun M240B. Up until last year the civilian side of the house had been […]
Chevy’s Making a Hydrogen-Powered Pickup for the US Army
(Originally published on WIRED) WHEN IT COMES to pickups, the standard attitude is, go big or go home. Huge knobbly tires, bullbars, spotlights, winches—even if they’re unnecessary. Look at Ford’s F-150 Raptor (not just leaner, meaner!), Toyota’s Tacoma TRD Pro (not afraid to show off its wild side!), or Nissan’s Titan XD Warrior concept (37-inch […]
US Army Introducing M4 Enhanced Performance Magazine
According to a TACOM Maintenance Information Message (16-039) released last week, the US Army is introducing a new M4 Enhanced Performance Magazine. While we haven’t seen an example yet, it will be easy to discern from previous magazines. Sporting a Tan body and Blue follower, it was engineered to address feeding issues with M855A1 ammunition. […]
NCO pitches a new award for grunts who’ve earned the CIB and EIB
If you ask Sgt. Robert Flak, he’ll tell you it’s not fair that infantrymen who’ve earned the Combat Infantryman Badge and Expert Infantryman Badge are not allowed to wear both awards at the same time — and he’s not even a grunt. “I was always around the infantry, and I’d hear them talking about how […]
Drill: Shooting the Wings Off a Fly
Unless you have the cinematically aggrandized marksmanship skills of the actors in the movie “Wanted,” shooting the wings off of a fly isn’t happening. But this target and drill will help you improve your accuracy and give you immediate feedback for a self-diagnosis of what your current limitations are. The drill requires you to place three to […]
SnugPak Stratosphere Bivvi Shelter Review
The Snugpak Stratosphere bivvi shelter is a one-man bivvi but also has the features of a small one-man tent. It is extremely light, weighing only 1.13kgs, and very easy to erect – it took me under a minute to put it together. Once the shelter is together, it is quite spacious inside around the head […]
The Glock 41 Gen 4!
For the Glock fans out there, I’m sure you’ll be glad to hear that Glock has introduced a new pistol to the family. The Glock 41 Gen 4 .45 ACP. The Glock 41 Gen 4 is built with a G34 (9mm) slide and a G21 Gen4 (.45) frame, the G41 is 2.3 ounces lighter than […]
At Home Shooting Range Time!
Many times we find that getting to the shooting range can be a hassle, may it be the weather, finances, range limitations, etc. There is a way you can stay on top of your game when you aren’t able to get out and shoot, and only cost you a few dollars. Something that I make […]
Training for Muscle Memory at its Finest!
This has to be one of the best examples of muscle memory that I have ever seen and plan to post a video of myself doing the drill in the featured video as well. I’m sure we’ve all seen the videos of instructors shooting an AR-15 extremely fast at three stationary targets in the 1,2,3,4,5 […]