TFB Behind the Gun #240: Inside PSA with Cameron Tapler

This week, I'm joined by Cameron Tapler, Director of Branding and Product Management at  Palmetto State Armory  and the face most people see on PSA’s growing YouTube Channel. Cameron didn't come up through marketing. He started at PSA nearly a decade ago as a compli...

By Luke C. •

American Ingenuity at Work: The Army’s Strategic Capital Initiative

WASHINGTON — The Army is rewriting the playbook on how it partners with the private sector. At a contemporary military forum on the Strategic Capital Initiative during the Association of the United States Army 2026 Annual Meeting, senior Army leaders and commercial executives sent a clear, unif...

By Eric G •

The Soviet AK-74 Inspiration

The U.S. Small Caliber High Velocity concept started in 1950 with a study, then evolved into testing and evaluation. By the late 1950s, they discussed a .22 caliber rifle with respectable accuracy at 300 yards. The Army Infantry Board brought Armalite’s Eugene Stoner, designer of the AR-10,...

By Lynndon Schooler •

POTD: Duck Hunt, Danish Edition - The Benelli M4 A.I. Drone Guardian

Anyone who grew up with a Nintendo remembers Duck Hunt : lead the target, squeeze the trigger, and pray the dog doesn’t laugh. Denmark is now playing the grown-up version, with enemy targets that buzz instead of quack. In this Photo Of The Day, we take a new look at the Benelli M4 A.I. Dron...

By Eric B •

Wheelgun Wednesday: Building A Better Python? Enter The Sidewinder!

Custom & Collectible Firearms isn’t in the business of making their own firearms—they take other manufacturers’ designs and embellish and otherwise improve them. In this case, they’ve gotten their hands on a Colt Python and given it a makeover.

By Zac K •

Mehler Vario System GmbH Prevails in Design Rights Dispute with NFM AS on Appeal

Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf Confirms: Mehler Protection’s Grid Carrier Does Not Infringe NFM AS’s Design Rights FULDA, GERMANY (20 October 2026) Mehler Vario System GmbH, the legal entity operating under the Mehler Protection brand within Mehler Systems, has been successful in the ap...

By Eric G •
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