Smith & Wesson Adds to M&P15 Line with AXE Pistol & SBR in 300 BLK

Smith & Wesson is a household name for many reasons, but something even gun owners might not realize is that they have a military and law enforcement division that is quite popular. To add to that side of their business, they have recently announced an M&P15 SBR (short-barrelled rifle) in...

By Adam Scepaniak

POTD: Ruger PC4 – Carbine Everyone Forgot Ruger Already Made

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a gun that got famous twenty years after it died. This is the Ruger PC4, and if it looks familiar, that’s because Ruger’s wildly popular takedown PC Carbine of recent years is the second act. Almost nobody remembers there was a f...

By Sam.S

FirstSpear Friday Focus: IMBREX Offset Reconnaissance Chest Rig

On a reconnaissance patrol, breaking down the load to reconfigure kit isn’t an option. The FirstSpear IMBREX™ OFFSET RECONNAISSANCE CHEST RIG is a purpose-built, split-front chest rig engineered specifically for the SOF reconnaissance and patrol operator managing simultaneous movement, co...

By Eric G

POTD: Norwegian Crew Qualifies With Glock P80 & HK 416N in Barents Sea

Photo Of The Day: Norwegian Coast Guard personnel aboard the icebreaker KV Svalbard executed a small arms training exercise (GUNEX) in the Barents Sea in mid-June, qualifying with both the Glock 17 P80 sidearm and the HK416N rifles in the harsh Arctic environment. The photographs capture crew mem...

By Eric B

POTD: The Remington Model 30 – Where the Model 700 Was Born

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have the rifle that started Remington’s whole bolt-action hunting empire, and it began life as war surplus. This is the Remington Model 30 Express, and its roots run straight back to World War I. When America couldn’t build enough 190...

By Sam.S

Soldier Systems Digest: 3rd Recon Company

If you’re not a subscriber to our weekly newsletter, Soldier Systems Digest, you missed this entry form last week. Cold War Concepts The US Army has a long history of small units organized for deep reconnaissance. During the Vietnam War each Division along with a few other units had Long Ra...

By Eric G

TFB Review: Viridian Weapon Technologies Closed Emitter Optics

The market for weapon lights and optics has become flooded with domestic and foreign products. When a manufacturer is organic to the United States, it is always well received, but when the products are engineered and manufactured domestically with some overseas manufacturing, it is a noteworthy a...

By Toby M

McDonnell F3H Demon: Troubled Transition to Supersonic Flight

The McDonnell F3H Demon was a single-seat, carrier-based jet fighter developed for the United States Navy in the 1950’s. This aircraft represents a critical but troubled chapter in American naval aviation: one that pushed the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation toward design philosophies that would ...

By Richard Johnson

BFG Monday: Every Movement Has a Cost

A Soldier pauses at a trail intersection beneath a canopy that blocks what little moonlight remains. Through night vision, familiar terrain has changed. Colors are gone. Depth is harder to judge. The field of view has collapsed into a narrow green window. Ahead, the patrol continues moving quietl...

By Eric G
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