Review: CORD Pandora PB-K Red Dot

Editor’s Note: This CORD Pandora PB-K review is based on hands-on testing of the red dot sight that was provided to the author by the company. All impressions regarding durability, glass clarity, reticle performance, and mounting are based on the author’s own range time and daily carr...

By Matthew McClellan •

Front Line Friday #28: Field Training Programs

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week's editorial is on what separates field training programs that produce street-ready officers from those that produce paper compliance. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers , whose support keeps this column going every week.

By Tom R •

US Army Announces Vendors for Infantry Last Tactical Mile Operations

DETROIT ARSENAL, Mich. – Today, the U.S. Army announced the selection of six vendors for the Infantry Last Tactical Mile (ILTM) initiative, a key effort within our mission autonomy portfolio to modernize infantry support for Soldiers on the battlefield. “This project will deliver pro...

By Eric G •

PKM Headspace And Keeping It In The Fight

For maintainers, particularly those supporting partner forces, the PK series offers a notable advantage over many Western and other Soviet-designed systems with its adjustable headspace. This feature significantly simplifies sustainment and repair in austere environments, with the ability to mism...

By Lynndon Schooler •

I Finally Opened Up a Glock: Installing the Apex Evo 6 Trigger in My Glock 17 Gen 6

I have owned Glocks for years and never once touched the internals. Honestly, I did not trust myself to. Fire control parts are not accessories. Glock builds three safeties into the pistol, and every one of them depends on parts you are pulling out and putting back. Since starting USA Carry, my m...

By Luke McCoy •

Mission First Tactical Expands Holster Line with Affordable AIWB WML

Mission First Tactical  expands its holster lineup with the new AIWB WML, a light-bearing appendix rig designed to balance modularity with affordability. The holster accommodates Streamlight TLR series weapon-mounted lights and works with RMR reflex sights, positioning it squarely in the aff...

By Eric B •

Ayoob: Is Open-Carry Irresponsible (or the Right Move)?

Open carry – the wearing of a holstered gun in plain view in public – has become a hot-button issue among our nation’s pistol-packers. There are, naturally, talking points on both sides of the debate. A few years ago, Mark Walters invited me to join a panel on this topic on his popular show...

By Massad Ayoob •

POTD: The H&K G11 - Tomorrow's Rifle, Yesterday's Budget

The G11 represents a peculiar Cold War tragedy: a rifle so technically advanced that it arrived exactly at the moment its creator could no longer afford it. Developed across two decades by a West German consortium and completed in 1990, this caseless-ammunition assault rifle was supposed to defin...

By Eric B •

Wheelgun Wednesday: This Hideout Revolver Is A Colt CCW Rarity

Colt was the king of the wheelgun world in the 1800s, even though other manufacturers made arguably better revolvers. That’s because Colt’s reputation was built on the rough, tough frontier; they were the first company to sell revolvers, and their handguns were arguably the reason tha...

By Zac K •
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