Nothing from a Vacuum: Weapon Mounted Lights
The weapon lights on today’s rifles and pistols weren’t invented in a vacuum, and certainly aren’t new. Let’s talk WMLs then compared to now.
Apex Enhanced Stabilization Attachment: A Range Report
The Apex Enhanced Stabilization Attachment is a game-changer for making quick, accurate follow-up shots on your AR-style rifle.
Sailors as Infantry: the Naval Landing Party
Most people associate the Marines with fighting on the beaches, but landing party sailors fought as naval infantry for many years.
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Guns That Bang – Marshal’s Service Short Shotgun
I know what you're thinking; that's a Witness Protection gun! Well, Witness Protection is a term applied to a commercial version of a shotgun used by the Marhsall's service. However, the Marshal's never called it the Witness protection shotgun. Instead, they called it...
The Rhodesian Vest, Fireforce Style (a YBH tale)
This Rhodesian vest was the ‘Fireforce vest’ after the RLI, RAR, SAS, and others who daily engaged in vertical envelopment of their enemy.
Heinlein and the 21st Century Veteran: Starship Troopers Service Guarantees Citizenship
Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers is a thought-experiment of a stable republic able to withstand the swarming, dehumanized anthill of collectivism. It is more philosophical tract than science fiction adventure, a true “science” fiction novel revolving around political science and sociology.
Belleville Boot Company’s New Ultralight Certified Marine Corps Combat Boot
Belleville Boot Company is introducing the newest Marine Expeditionary Footwear - the 510 MEF - representing a breakthrough in combat boot technology and one of the lightest boots authorized for Marines to wear. Fusing a moccasin-like Strobel constructed upper to an...
Vertx Commuter Premier Body Armor
Traveling back and forth to Vegas again has me thinking about EDC in a new way and the potential for off- body-carry, but not for guns. For armor. And Vertx and Premier Body Armor have partnered on a solution that is subtle enough to avoid looking out of place, yet...
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What is a Binary Trigger?
A binary trigger is a drop-in trigger system that fires when pulled and fires when the trigger is released. Pretty neat, right?
Hyrkanian Lore: From the Kingdom of Turan
The Hyrkanians were usually villainous and were matchless horsemen and raiders under the sway of the Turanian Empire in the world of Conan.
Wiley X — New Eye Protection
SHOT Show is a time to display new releases and this year Wiley X had three for us to check out, the Saber Advanced, the Ozone, and the Grid. Saber Advanced is your regular-looking single-lens military eye protection, Ozone is the new lens in the Climate Control...
Apex Optics Rival Scope At the MDT Booth
Apex Optics is a new company in Canada that will have its first optic, the Rival Scope, on the market fairly shortly. Check it out!
Mystery Ranch Military Packs: New for 2022
Mystery Ranch always has new things to show at SHOT and this year is no exception with four new military packs that fit the assault bag role.
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