POTD: Prussian Potsdam Model 1809 – Flintlock Converted to Percussion

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Prussian Potsdam Model 1809 percussion conversion rifle-musket with buttplate tang and barrel dated 1832. The base gun started life as a flintlock. The 1832 date tells you when Prussia decided to modernize it, pulling the flintlock hardware ...

By Sam.S

US Army Establishes Space Operations Branch to Enable Multidomain Dominance

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Army announced it established its newest branch, the Space Operations Branch, marking an historic milestone in the service’s continuous transformation to meet the challenges of modern, multidomain warfare. The Space Operations Branch consolidates and formalize...

By Eric G

TFB Review: Meprolight MVO 6-36x56

Meprolight is a name that most shooters have heard of, whether for tritium night sights or reflex sights like the venerable M21. But over the last few years, they have been expanding their product lineup to include magnified optics as well. The newly released MVO 6-36x56 is the highest magnificat...

By Daniel Y

Darley Welcomes Jim Johnson to Board of Directors

ITASCA, IL – June 25th, 2026 – Darley, a leading provider of defense, fire, and emergency services equipment, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Johnson to its Board of Directors. Jim Johnson brings decades of leadership experience and deep industry expertise to support Darley...

By Eric G

A History Of American Service Rifles

We take a look at some of the lesser-known service rifles that helped shape America’s first 250 years. The post A History Of American Service Rifles appeared first on Gun Digest.

By Josh Wayner

New York State Targets 3D Printers With New Laws

The state government in New York continues to find new ways to complicate the lives of gun owners and residents in general. Their latest attack on 3D printers will make at least some of these modern tools effectively impossible to buy legally in the state.

By Zac K

AllOutdoor Review – Wiley X WX Alpine Men’s Safety Sunglasses

One of the most overlooked pieces of equipment we should be using on a near daily basis for all of our work efforts and outdoor explorations are safety glasses. Whether you are a CDL truck driver, hitting up the gun range, or are going bass fishing, you should be protecting your eyes and vision e...

By Adam Scepaniak

Inland Mfg Brings Back the Classic Maxim Model 1910 Suppressor

Luke C. catches up with Dave Kiwaka from Inland Mfg at GunCon 2026 to talk about the new Model 1910 suppressor, a faithful homage to Hiram Percy Maxim's original 1910 offset-bore design built to keep the can out of your sight picture. Inland's version, available in .30 caliber and .357/...

By Luke C.

TFB Review: Vortex Optics Viper Shotgun Enclosed Micro Green Dot

Red dots - and green ones, too - have been the future of many firearm platforms in recent years; especially handguns. One of the most clever innovations that I have witnessed from an optics company in recent years is the shotgun dot. The Vortex Optics Viper Shotgun Enclosed Dot has such a clever ...

By Adam Scepaniak
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