POTD: The U.S. Colt Match Target Woodsman – A Bullseye Gun in Uniform

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a bullseye pistol that went off to war. This is a First Series Colt Match Target Woodsman that shipped in November of 1943 as government property. Colt shut down civilian Woodsman production for the duration, but the Match Target kept rollin...

By Sam.S •

POTD: The Mk 11 and Close-Quarters Combat In King Crab Competition

Every August, the Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal community assembles for King Crab, a multi-day gauntlet that separates the elite from the merely excellent. This year's third iteration brought two-person teams from across the force to a California training site, where they faced a r...

By Eric B •

Tandemkross TKX22 Light Rifle Review: A Competition .22 Built for Speed

Images by the author We are seeing a spate of rifles being released by companies that you would never have associated with rimfire guns… here is a shot of two of them: On top, we have the Tandemkross rifle that we’re looking at today, and below it, the new CVA Cascade. CVA is known mostly ......

By Mike Hardesty •

AllOutdoor Review – Turtlebox Ranger Outdoor Speaker

One of the biggest names in the outdoor speaker game, Turtlebox has been known for a few years now for making ultra-tough speakers. Capable of surviving water, mud, dirt, and even fires in a few cases for some unlucky outdoorsmen. Last year at ICAST, Turtlebox unveiled their newest model of outdo...

By Eugene L. •

Polymer SixPAC - First Major Ammunition Packaging Revision Since WW2

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center  has introduced SixPAC, a polymer and steel ammunition packaging system designed to replace the wood wirebound boxes that have been standard for small-caliber munitions since World War II. The system consists of two light...

By Eric B •

Capt. Dale Dye: The Battle of Guadalcanal

“It was scary, you know? The damnedest thing…” The old Marine flicked at a bright yellow tie he was wearing. “We were ordered to take Atabrine to prevent malaria. Most of us did that but it tended to turn our eyes and skin a bright yellow. And then a rumor started that the stuff would Rea...

By Capt. Dale Dye, USMC (Ret) •
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