POTD: The ARA Mag-2C – The Flashlight That Isn’t

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a .22 silencer wearing a disguise. This is the ARA Mag-2C, built by Applied Research Associates around an aluminum tube that’s basically a Maglite flashlight body. The name gives it away: “Mag” for Maglite, “2C”...

By Sam.S

The Upgraded Okuma Cold Water SS A Low Profile Line Counter

Okuma has updated their low-profile line counter reel this year, with a new model of the Okuma Cold Water SS A Series low-profile line counter reel. Made for salmon fishing in the cold waters of the Columbia River and Pacific Northwest, this line counter reel is built around the stainless steel g...

By Eugene L.

White Light-Laser Combos: Was I Wrong?

Back in the 1990s, it was widely predicted that laser sights might very well be the next “big thing” in handguns utilized for personal defense. The first successful laser sight was invented by Dr. John Matthews — founder of famed SureFire — some years before, but it wasn’t quite ready f...

By Mike Boyle

TFB Review: SDS Imports MAC IX 9mm Pistol

Military Armament Corporation is an SDS Arms brand, and they have been putting out some interesting guns at prices that are hard to argue with. The MAC IX  is their newest offering, a 9mm direct blowback pistol that feeds from MP5-style magazines and runs on AR-15 controls. It is a hybrid co...

By Sam.S

Serialized Run of 150: Dead Air and Medford Drop a Limited Blade

Dead Air and Medford have carved out their own lanes in their respective markets: one built on precision sound suppression, the other on knives engineered like they're designed to outlast their owners. This collaboration feels inevitable in retrospect. The Dead Air x Medford Knuckle Knife is...

By Eric B

Fritz Mann Model 1921 – A Truly Odd .25 ACP Pistol

In 1896, Fritz Mann opened for business in Suhlerneundorf, Thüringen, as the Fritz Mann Feinmaschinen – Waffen – und Werkzeugfabrik. This translates to Machinery – Weapons – and Tools factory. Fritz also produced small engines, ski accessories, helmets, and auto parts. In 1918, at the en...

By Friedrich Seiltgen

The Rimfire Report: Master Chief's Favorite .22? FarrowTech's FT-M Kit

If you have spent any amount of time on the range with a KelTec P17 , you already know it looks like it fell out of a prop bin on a low-budget sci-fi set. The telltale signs of a KelTec’s typical clamshell polymer construction and boxy lines have earned it comparisons to everything from a N...

By Luke C.

AllOutdoor Review – Meindl Boa Speed Hunter Boots

You can count on a good pair of boots to make or break your season if you are the type of hunter who is out in the elements for long days. That is why Meindl has earned such a solid name for themselves on the footwear game. The German outfit has more than 300 years […] The post AllOutdoor R...

By Patrik Orcutt
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