Ayoob: Why the “Plain Jane” 1911 is Right for Me

When I was 10 years old, I read Jeff Cooper’s articles in Guns & Ammo magazine in which he extolled the 1911 “.45 automatic” as the ultimate gunfighting/self-defense handgun. What he wrote made a great deal of sense to me. All these years later, it still does. Slim and flat, among ...

By Massad Ayoob •

New App Aims to Unify Military Fitness Training Across Branches

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) —   A newly developed fitness app is giving service members across the Department of War a single tool to build training programs tailored to their fitness test requirements at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 11. U.S. Air Force Capt. Zachary Hicks, a family m...

By Eric G •

Last Minute Mourning Dove Opener Checklist

Summer is pretty much out the door now at this point, so are you ready for mourning dove season to start? The first hunt of the season for many outdoorsman the dove opener is an annual tradition for many, but it still manages to sneak up on me every year. Here’s a last-minute checklist to [...

By Eugene L. •

The Rimfire Report: PMAC Supernova .22LR Tracer - Plink In Color

I don’t think anyone would deny that rimfire is equally as valuable as a training cartridge as it is as a recreational one. While tracers are primarily designed for military use, most often in automatic guns, they are neither impossible to find nor illegal to purchase in the civilian world....

By Luke C. •

M10 Booker: Not Your Daddy’s Light Tank

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...

By Mason Berryman •

Packing a Punch: A History of the M14

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...

By Patrik O •

Savage Expands The Ultralite Lineup With Carbon Fiber Barrel Models

Savage Arms has revamped its Ultralite series with four new models engineered around carbon fiber barrel technology, the updated AccuFit V2 adjustment system, and modular components tailored for specific hunting applications. All four rifles incorporate Savage's lightweight construction phil...

By Eric B •
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