POTD: The USMC Shooting Team In Interservice Rifle Competition

The Interservice Rifle Competition has been sorting out the best rifle shots in the U.S. military for 65 years, and the 65th edition at Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, showed the standard is still climbing. TFB’s Photo Of The Day gives you some of the best images fro...

By Eric B

Karl-Gerät Mortar: Germany’s Tracked Giant

In the mid-1930s, Adolph Hitler cast his eye towards France and dreamed of revenge for the outcome of World War One. Standing in his way was the French Maginot Line, a collection of massive concrete strongpoints, casemates, armored turrets, and observation posts. Among the barbed wire, mine field...

By Tom Laemlein

POTD: Brown Manufacturing Ballard – Scarce Newburyport Single Shot

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Brown Manufacturing Company Ballard Patent single shot sporting rifle manufactured 1869 to 1873 out of Newburyport, Massachusetts, with at least 500 produced according to Flayderman’s Guide. Brown Manufacturing was one of several small...

By Sam.S

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

Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22 Sport Bundle Drops to $449.99 With 3 Magazines

The popular Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22 Sport is available in a range-ready $449.99 bundle containing three 25-round magazines and a carry case. Its familiar AR-style controls, light recoil and affordable .22 LR chambering make it a practical training and recreational rifle.

By Ammoland Editors & Staff

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

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

Savior Specialist Range Bag Review

In today’s article, Ryan Domke reviews the Savior Specialist Range Bag. This is the author’s personally owned gear bag, and he offers his thoughts on how well it performs. I’ve owned more than my fair share of range bags over the years. Some were bargain-bin finds that barely lasted a seaso...

By Ryan Domke
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