MG5 - Germany’s Modern Machine Gun

Previously, I wrote about the HK43 and how it eventually evolved into the MG4. From there, the design continued, leading to the HK121, better known today as the MG5. That’s where this picks up. The Heckler & Koch MG5 is Germany’s modern general-purpose machine gun, developed to re...

By Lynndon Schooler

POTD: Cadex Defence Goes Gold with Custom CDX-30 X-LITE FX Edition

Some rifles are built to disappear into the field. The CDX-30 X-LITE Gold FX Edition is built to be noticed, then shoot holes in your expectations anyway. Quebec-based Cadex Defence has long paired uncompromising precision engineering with distinctive aesthetics, and this custom shop offering in ...

By Eric B

Beretta A400 Solo: Speed & Softness in a Mid-Range Semi-Auto

Beretta's new A400 Solo slots into the Goldilocks zone of the A400 lineup: faster cycling and cleaner operation than the A300 family, but without the premium features and recoil reduction of the Xtreme Plus or AX800 Suprema. It's built for hunters who want the A400 platform's prove...

By Eric B

CMP To Being Selling Surplus M14 Rifles

It’s finally happening, boys. The CMP has just announced that it will begin selling surplus M14 rifles . This has been a hoped-for but unlikely step for many years; however, it seems like it is coming later this year.

By Daniel Y

Divide Gun’s MTN Lite Ti Suppressor for Backcountry Rifles

Divide Gun Company  has carved out a nice little niche for itself, building rifles, making ammunition, and now suppressors as a matched system rather than separable parts from different manufacturers. The new MTN Lite Ti is just a continuation of that same line of thinking. The can is machin...

By Luke C.

Steiner M830rc X LRF Gets A.T.A.K. Integration

Steiner has introduced a significant upgrade to its M830rc X LRF 1535nm laser rangefinder binocular, adding native connectivity to the A.T.A.K. Battle Management System . The update rolls out via Bluetooth module firmware, meaning both new and fielded units can receive the capability through a so...

By Eric B

New CVA Cascade SR Will Take The Edge Off

The legal wrangling around suppressors has finally been smoothed out a bit for American shooters, and now sportsmen can experienced the same peace-and-quiet in the hunting fields that their more-civilized European counterparts have enjoyed for years. It’s not that suppressors actually &#822...

By Zac K.

Fokker D.VIII Fighter: The Deadly Flying Razor

In the summer of 1918, a new fighter ascended in the German Air Combat Forces, or Luftstreitkräfte, boasting a level of performance that would outpace any of Anthony Fokkers’ famous designs. The Fokker E.V parasol monoplane, eventually known as the Fokker D.VIII, demonstrated tremendous combat...

By Tom Laemlein
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