The NFA Ruling Is Final: October Market Report for FFL Dealers
DOJ's decision not to appeal the NFA suppressor ruling makes deregulation permanent. Here is what the market data says about demand, margin, and what FFL dealers should do this quarter.
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Army Announces Futures and Autonomous Systems Command
WASHINGTON – The Army is moving quickly to implement Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s direction to expand autonomous and robotic capabilities across the Joint Force. In a memorandum signed today, Acting Secretary of the Army Adam R. Telle directed the establishment of the U.S. Army Futures and...
Silencer Saturday #452: Silent But Deadly Subsonic Rifle Match
Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturer of the new Victra 20-gauge shotgun suppressor . Precision rifle competition is one of the most popular shooting games these days, and a recent match in Utah may have be...
How the AMPV Killed the M113
If you spend five minutes talking to anyone who has served in an Armored Brigade Combat Team, they’ll tell you that the tanks and infantry fighting vehicles usually get all the glory. The public fixates on the 120mm smoothbore cannons and 25mm Bushmaster chainguns punching holes in targets acro...
Front Line Friday #34: Drone and Tech Tools Entering Patrol Work
Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is an editorial, and the topic is the wave of drones, license plate readers, and other technology moving into patrol work, and what actually changes officer capability versus what just moves money around. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air...
HK VP9A1 B-Models: Button vs. Paddle Mag Release
HK's new VP9F-B and VP9X-B bring a button mag release to the VP9 A1 Series. Here's how button and paddle compare, plus my range impressions.
Blast from the Past: M1A-A1 Bush Rifle
Editor’s Note: This piece was crafting as a special retro-style “mini-magazine” within the Winter 2026 print issue of The Armory Life. We styled it to look as though it had been published back when the author was a young teenager poring over his collection of Springfield Armory catalogs. Yo...
KUGS Introduces Bipods For SIG 550 Rifles
Swiss small arms and accessories manufacturer KUGS has introduced a new bipod line for the SIG 550 series of rifles. The KUGS bipods are designed to provide greater stability, which is primarily achieved by increasing the leg angle from the standard 60 degrees to 90 degrees.
Hegseth Delivers ‘State of the Force’ Address, Outlines Series of New Initiatives
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered a speech on the status of the military today, during which he announced six new initiatives for the War Department.  Speaking to both a broadcast audience and 600 O-3 officers and E-6 enlisted service members at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, He...
Senators Demand DOJ Probe and Destruction of ATF’s 1.4 Billion Out-of-Business Records
Eight senators want DOJ to investigate ATF’s 1.4 billion out-of-business firearm records and order the destruction of those held unlawfully. AmmoLand believes the entire collection should go.