Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have Colt’s first long gun and one of the more alarming ideas Hartford ever put into production. The Colt Model 1855 sporting rifle is a scaled up Root revolver. Side hammer, solid frame with a top strap, creeping loading lever and an oile...
Back in May, when NSWC Crane posted the Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle (HICAR) solicitation, I closed my article by asking whether any currently available carbine platform was genuinely built to handle sustained fire at 82,000 PSI, or whether every vendor would need a...
Chicago is preparing new purchasing requirements for firearm and ammunition vendors, but the order does not address the repeat offenders and concentrated violence driving the city’s bloodshed.
KÖNIGSLUTTER, GERMANY (1 September 2026) At SMM 2026, Mehler Protection is set to unveil SCILT NAVAL, a new active counter-UAV system developed specifically to protect ships from close-range threats. The threat posed by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is evolving: Recent conflicts have demonstra...
A Limestone County robbery victim was armed when a suspect pulled a gun and demanded their wallet at the Cowford Boat Ramp. Read the original story: Alabama Robbery Victim Draws and Fires at Boat Ramp Suspect Who Pulled a Gun and Demanded Their Wallet
For more than a century, infantry units have fought under an unforgiving reality: When you’re humping a ruck through non-cooperative terrain and you run face-first into an entrenched bunker, fortified machine-gun nest or enemy light armor, your options for immediate heavy fire support are painf...
The M14 rifle holds a significant place in the history of American military firearms, serving as a bridge between the battle rifles of World War II and the US’ military’s modern assault rifles. Developed in the post-World War II era, the M14 was the standard-issue rifle for the U.S. m...
Recent blog post as seen on Bodi.Me Continuous innovation is the heart and engine of Bodi.Me. Fashion fit technology cannot stand still because bodies, garments, workforce demographics, regulations and business systems are constantly evolving. Continuous research and development keeps sizing tech...
Before I had kids, my every day carry (EDC) setup was rather minimal. My pockets held my daily-use tools (such as a knife, flashlight, wallet and phone), while my waistband held my pistol. If something didn’t see frequent use, it didn’t make the cut. At that point, my EDC was built entirely a...
Former Canadian MP Inky Mark spent years opposing Canada’s restrictive gun laws. He now faces 12 charges after RCMP officers seized 439 firearms, an antique cannon, ammunition, and more than C$300,000 from his Manitoba residence.