When Winchester gutted its product line in 1964, buyers and gun writers were appalled—but they shouldn’t have been. They should have seen it coming, because for decades, Winchester had been making iffy business moves that should have prophesied the future.
The average gunner is still sold on the ancient myth — the longer the barrel the “harder” a gun shoots The post Jack O’Connor Explains Why Bird Hunters Got Shotgun Selection and Barrel Length All Wrong appeared first on Outdoor Life.
Last year, when I was working on my book about Zastava AKs , me and fellow TFB writer Lynndon Schooler visited Zastava factory in Kragujevac, Serbia. Since then, Lynndon has published several comprehensive articles about new Zastava weapons, but there is one more firearm we saw that certainly des...
The Special Operations Combatives Program (SOCP) is a realistic combatives system created for special operations forces in the military. It concentrates on close-quarters fighting skills that are useful, particularly when wearing all of your gear. Greg Thompson, who founded and developed the SOCP...
More than 90 years after its introduction, the Browning Hi-Power continues to inspire shooters and influence modern handguns. Here is how John Browning and Dieudonné Saive created an enduring firearms icon.
We take a deep dive into the .370 Sako Magnum, an excellent, hard-hitting big game cartridge from Finland. The post The 370 Sako Magnum appeared first on Gun Digest.
When deep in the heart of nature, people may wonder why an electrical power source is needed. The short answer is that in today’s world, handheld electronic devices can aid the rural enthusiast in numerous ways. Their GPS tracker can keep them on route. Their cellphone can offer amusement durin...
CRANE, Ind. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) launched the Crane Rapid Capabilities Cell (CRC2) to accelerate the delivery of critical technology to the warfighter. This new initiative will serve as a direct pipeline for identifying and delivering solutions to meet the...
The market for weapon lights and optics has become flooded with domestic and foreign products. When a manufacturer is organic to the United States, it is always well received, but when the products are engineered and manufactured domestically with some overseas manufacturing, it is a noteworthy a...
Benchmade knives are known for being among the best folding knives available, but their prices can put people off. The Redoubt is where Benchmade may be trying to solve this problem. It’s a more affordable, yet still very good, knife in the Benchmade range, and gives you excellent performance w...