Front Line Friday #3: Stop Buying Gimmicks—Buy Time
Hemorrhage control isn’t about looking tactical. It’s about buying minutes until definitive care arrives—and sustaining the skills to make those minutes count.
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[SHOT 2026] Black Rain Ordnance Freedom Fighter AK - American-Made
Black Rain Ordnance brought their Freedom Fighter AK to SHOT Show 2026, marking the company's first production AK after shelving a prototype back in 2013. Built entirely in Neosho, Missouri, this isn't your typical import or parts-kit build. Black Rain went all-in on American manu...
Henry Repeating Arms Debuts the Explorer Carbine Series
Henry Repeating Arms has started shipping its new Explorer Carbines, first shown at the 2026 SHOT Show.
VA Restores Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights After Decades of Unconstitutional Disarmament
The Department of Veterans Affairs has ended its decades-old policy of reporting veterans to the FBI’s NICS database for fiduciary assistance, restoring Second Amendment rights after sustained pressure from Gun Owners of America and other pro-gun advocates.
SIG Sauer Tango MSR 1-6x24mm Riflescope – $269.99 (33% Off)
Palmetto State Armory has a daily deal on the SIG Sauer TANGO-MSR 1-6x24mm riflescope with cantilever mount marked down to $269.99.
Top .380 Self-Defense Rounds?
A topic that consistently attracts significant interest is self-defense, and the two most common subtopics are home defense and concealed carry. Based on my personal experience and conversations with folks, concealed carry seems to be of the most interest. Why? You don’t go out in public with y...
PMC X-TAC 5.56 NATO 62gr Green Tip LAP Battle Pack (240 Rounds) – $137.74 w/ Code
Ammunition Depot has PMC X-TAC 5.56 NATO 62 Gr Green Tip LAP Battle Pack marked down to $137.74 when you use code ALAND5 at checkout.
[SHOT 2026] Stoeger STR9 Thinline+ & STR-45 Combat - Practical Upgrade
Stoeger rolled out two new STR-series pistols at SHOT Show 2026, and both are refinements of existing platforms rather than ground-up redesigns. The STR9 Thinline+ takes the slim concealment pistol and pushes capacity up to 19+1 with a ported barrel, while the STR-45 Combat brings .45 ACP authori...
The RPD - Soviet Union’s First Squad Automatic Weapon
In the years after World War II, the Soviet military asked a simple question: how could an infantry squad bring a higher volume of automatic fire without surrendering mobility? A lesson they learned from the Eastern Front, where volume of fire was king. The answer, in part, was the RPD; this ligh...
New York Times Returns to Old Playbook in Attack on Lake City Ammunition
What we’re seeing is a practical repeat of what the anti-gunners and their media amplifiers were telling the American public prior to “Gunwalker” in an attempt to swindle them out of their rights...