The breakaway Confederate forces had a big problem at the start of the American Civil War—they needed guns. Many of the South’s top soldiers came out of the federal military and would spend the next years fighting their former comrades, now in the Union forces. The Confederates also s...
The decision does not erase every provision. The court rejected the Second Amendment challenge to commercial-distribution restrictions. It also rejected the plaintiffs' First Amendment claim involving digital instructions for 3D printing because their record did not establish whether the cod...
Helmet-mounted thermal monoculars have become a common tool for hunters and tactical users who need to keep their hands free while moving between vehicle, field, and target area. A compact unit that can shift from scanning a treeline to tracking movement at close range, without swapping devices, ...
In 1969, an armed citizen named Richard Davis shot it out with a trio of armed robbers and survived — but was hit a couple of times during the melee. Deciding that there had to be something better to stop bullets with than one’s own flesh, he conceived soft, concealable body armor and became ...
Bosnian company AC-Unity became known in the United States for its AK magazines - cheap and pretty reliable; they became popular with those who wanted newer Russian AK magazines without paying collector’s prices.
Virginia's FAIR Unit can now investigate and sue firearm dealers under the state's reasonable-controls standard. Plus: why SIG SAUER's new dealer locator makes accurate in-stock data a marketing asset.
New LPVOs are always welcome, and Element Optics shows up here with their Helix HD 1-8x24. This is a new low-power variable optic built for hunting and tactical use at close to intermediate ranges. The scope joins the existing Helix HD family, which up to this point has centered on higher magnifi...
As warfare evolves, the machine gun will always be needed. The technology surrounding it may change, but the basic requirement remains the same. One area where Russia has taken a noticeably different path from many Western countries is machine gun belts. Russian PK and PKM belts can be a headache...
The cadre presence company of Austria's Panzergrenadierbataillon 13 tackled a scenario straight out of modern hybrid warfare doctrine: an enemy force seizes critical infrastructure and must be expelled without destroying it. For two weeks in August, 130 soldiers drilled this complex balancin...
Earlier this month, the Bosnian defense industry came together for the first time at the Balkan Shield exhibition in Sarajevo. If you look closer at the participants of the event, there will be two distinct categories of companies there.