Springfield Ronin EMP Review

In this article, Greg Frebourg reviews the Springfield Ronin EMP 9mm pistol. The handgun was loaned to the author by the company for this article. If it quacks like a duck, floats, walks and looks like a duck, well, it is a duck. That common sense saying might be full of wisdom, but it falls Read...

By Greg Frebourg

Army Develops Self-Evacuation Exoskeleton for Lower-Leg Injuries

When a soldier takes a round to the shin or catches a blast that fractures the tibia, the traditional response pulls two to four additional service members off the line to haul a litter, plus a security element to cover them. That's a significant combat power cost for a single casualty. The ...

By Eric B

POTD: Colt Model 1909 – Army Issue Before the 1911 Took Over

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a 1911-manufactured Colt Model 1909 double action revolver marked “UNITED STATES PROPERTY” on the barrel underside with RAC inspection marks on the barrel, frame, cylinder, and left grip. The 1909 was the Army’s standard side...

By Sam.S

Ayoob: Is the 1911 Wrong for CCW?

There are reasons why the full-size 1911 pistol is often described as “iconic,” and the gun’s long and successful history on battlefields, in the streets and at pistol championships isn’t the only reason. It’s slim for its power level, an important dimension for both comfort a...

By Massad Ayoob

Resident Shoots, Kills Driver After SUV Slams Into San Tan Valley Home

SAN TAN VALLEY, AZ — A resident shot and killed a driver after an SUV crashed into a San Tan Valley home Wednesday evening, injuring two people inside. The crash happened just before 6:30 p.m. at a home on Morenci Road, in a neighborhood near Hunt Highway and Coppermine Road. As reported by AZ ...

By Luke McCoy

South Carolina HOA Bans Guns From Sidewalks, Parking Areas

Forest Pines Condominiums has banned residents from carrying firearms on sidewalks, in parking areas and throughout other shared spaces. But South Carolina law and a prior attorney general opinion leave major questions about the HOA’s authority.

By Dean Weingarten

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver — The Big-Tailed Beast

In 1937, the Curtiss SBC Helldiver entered service, but even at that point, the carrier-based two-seat scout/dive bomber was on the verge of being obsolete. Interestingly, it was also the second aircraft produced by Curtiss-Wright to earn the designation “Helldiver” after the United States Ma...

By Peter Suciu
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