In 1965, as the war in Vietnam continued to escalate, the U.S. Navy began joint operations in the south to stop the flow of supplies and interrupt communications to the Viet Cong via the Mekong Delta. The U.S. Navy began operating riverine forces throughout the Delta and launched Operation Game W...
Jake Paul says Americans should be able to own drones, EMPs and rocket launchers. There's historical support for broad private arms ownership—but his argument skips some important steps. The post Jake Paul Wants Rocket Launchers. Does the 2A Cover Them? appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
Flock Safety is one player in a gunshot detection business worth an estimated $1.5 billion, and the company’s own marketing describes a capability that should get every armed driver’s attention. According to Flock, a confirmed gunshot “can surface the vehicles seen entering or l...
It feels like the era of subcompacts is coming to an end. Not that small pistols are coming to an end; they’ve just changed. Now it’s all about the SIG P365, the Shield Plus, and similar micro-compact pistols. Subcompacts are what happens when you take a full-sized pistol and chop off a chunk...
The Federal Trade Commission's announcement about Beretta Holding and Sturm, Ruger & Company sounds dramatic. The agency says it is stopping an anticompetitive arrangement between two major firearm manufacturers. TFB covered the companies' cooperation agreement in May ; this i...
Today's TFB Photo of the Day is a rare look at Japan's newest rifle earning its passport stamps. At the Indonesian Marine Corps 9th Infantry Battalion base near Lampung, Indonesia, a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service member with the 2nd Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, Amphib...
Despite the marketing success of the Winchester ‘73, the Springfield trapdoor rifle was more likely the rifle that really tamed the Wild West. The U.S. government equipped its cavalry and other troops with these robust, hard-hitting rifles. A repeater like Winchester or the competition sold...
The Fletcher Rifle Works Texas Flood has spent thousands of rounds living on a Munitionworks Mod J SPR. Here’s how the 10-ounce, 3D-printed titanium suppressor has held up. The post Weathering the FRW Texas Flood on My Modernized SPR appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
The VX-4HD is supposed to split the difference between Leupold's VX-3HD and VX-5HD. After several months behind the 3-12x40, here's where it actually fits. The post Putting the Leupold VX-4HD 3-12x40mm Scope Through Its Paces appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
SK Guns is back with another gorgeous, limited-edition 1911 handgun for us to drool over in the “ Charro Negro ,” or the legend of the Black Horseman . This limited run of only 200 Full Size Government Model Colt 1911s chambered in .38 Super blends traditional charro imagery wit...