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Breek Arms Sledgehammer: The AR-15 Charging Handle That Gas Can’t Touch

There are few things more frustrating than sending rounds downrange with your favorite suppressed AR-15, only to get a hot faceful of carbon gas like you’re LARPing as a chimney sweep in a Victorian coal mine. (Insert flashes of that nutty rooftop Mary Poppins scene here.) Enter the Breek Arms Sledgehammer Charging Handle, a finely […]

YHM Turbo Integral Suppressed Upper : One Stamp Shop

When it comes to suppressed shorty AR builds, the typical path involves a short-barreled-rifle (SBR) stamp, a separate suppressor stamp, and the patience of Mother Theresa to wait for the ATF to process both. Granted, current wait times as of March 2025 are in the weeks, not months, but still, the annoyance exists. Yankee Hill […]

Loadout Room Shooting Sizzle Reel 2018

Loadout Room Shooting Sizzle Reel 2018

I decided to make the 6-hour drive to upper Michigan to hang with Loadout Room writer, Erik Meisner. The purpose of the trip was to put together some short 1-minute sizzle reels, to give you guys a quick snapshot of what we’re all about. After arriving at Erik’s house, we quickly began preparations for the […]

Start Quiet…Until you have to go loud

In the past, battles were started with a “bang” and by “bang” I mean cannons, muskets, rifles, etc. As battle and war evolves we have learned to work under the stars and live under the darkness. What’s the point of working under the darkness if you can’t be quiet? Be as quick and as quiet […]

Ammo Inc | Food for your handgun

Ammo Inc. | Food for your handgun

It is often said, “it isn’t what you know, rather who you know”.  Such was the case when it came to working with Ammo Inc. and their line-up of ammunition products.  I had seen a few product announcements over the last year but hadn’t found a place with any (left) on the shelf.  Thankfully, Ammo […]

Battle Werx Glock slide mods | Custom chop shop

Battle Werx Glock slide mods | Custom chop shop

Battle Werx LLC is a custom firearms machine shop out of Durham, Connecticut. This Veteran owned and operated company has produced some of the best looking cuts on a custom Glock slide that I’ve seen. Despite owning nearly a dozen over the years, I’ve never ventured into custom cut slides before.  Until now.  Having written […]

JTT: Suppressing the TAVOR: put the X in FLEX

JTT: Suppressing the TAVOR: put the X in FLEX

Courtesy of Breach Bang Clear Just the Tip Tuesday: Suppressing the TAVOR Put the X in FLEX Mike the Mook One of our favorite rifles to shoot is the Israeli TAVOR. Since its inception, this rifle has been adopted by over twenty countries in addition to Israel, including Brazil (where it is produced under license […]

Watch: Special Operations Handguns

Watch: Special Operations Handguns

Even though these videos are 2 years old, the content is still relevant today. Ken Hackathorn, Dave Harrington and Larry Vickers take you through several pistol platforms in use by various special operations units. Part 2: Shooting Suppressed with HK45C Part 3: Glock Modifications Part 4: Pistol Shooting Drills *Featured image courtesy of Vickers Tactical YouTube […]

Welrod: The Clandestine Killer

Welrod: The Clandestine Killer

Great Britain’s Special Operations Executive (SOE), the unit tasked with conducting behind-the-lines missions against the Axis powers during World War II, invented many unique and deadly items for its jobs by utilizing specialists who worked night and day in a mansion called The Frythe near the town of Welwyn Garden City. To those in the […]

Securing Silence: Suppressor Compatible Holsters

Securing Silence: Suppressor Compatible Holsters

(Article originally published on Breach Bang Clear) Securing Silence: Suppressor Compatible Holsters Alexander Crown The other day I called Mad Duo Merrill. We were discussing the usual industry gossip like a couple of schoolgirls when I told him I had an idea for an article. He immediately said, “Great. Write whatever you want and I’ll publish […]

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