Pirro Threatens to Arrest Lawful Gun Owners in D.C.

"You bring a gun into the District, you mark my words, you're going to jail. I don't care if you have a license in another district and I don't care if you're a law abiding gun owner somewhere else." — Jeanine Ferris Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.

By Ammoland Editors & Staff •

Garrett Shoulder-Fired Mortar: Nice (But Painful) Idea

“Missed Peleliu because of that damn thing.” The old 1st Marine Division veteran massaged a spot on his upper chest and grimaced. “Told us we could fire that mortar from the prone and get direct fire into Jap bunkers. I was one of the first to give it a whirl. Broke my collar...

By Capt. Dale Dye, USMC (Ret) •

The Rimfire Report: Rimfire At SHOT 2026 - What Did We See?

Another SHOT Show is officially in the rear-view mirror, and, as is my custom every year in this series, today we’re going to go over some of the more interesting or intriguing rimfire releases from SHOT Show 2026. While covering rimfire topics specifically is a significant chunk of what I ...

By Luke C. •

Springfield’s 10-8 Performance Master Class 1911

To readers of The Armory Life and many 1911 afficionados, Hilton Yam is going to be a familiar name. In the company of the many great gunsmiths and competitors who have built their professions around the construction or use of 1911 pistols, Yam offers a very unique perspective...

By Joe Kurtenbach •

Heinkel He 111 — Germany’s Jack of All Trades

Editor’s Note: In today’s article, Dr. Will Dabbs examines the versatile Heinkel He 111 in World War II. The German medium bomber became one of the most recognizable Luftwaffe aircraft of the war. Originally designed as a civilian airliner, the He 111 evolved into a versatile combat aircraft ...

By Will Dabbs, MD •

X Series Guns Finally Make Sense To Me

When the Glock 19X came out, I was perplexed. What was the point? Okay, it was part of the MHS handgun contest, and Glock was just releasing it to the market. Okay, whatever. Then they released the Glock 45, and again I was perplexed. What was the point of a gun with a full-length grip […] ...

By Travis Pike •

Skallywag Tactical Riptide Review

Editor’s Note: In this Skallywag Tactical Riptide review, author Eugene Nielsen takes a stab at evaluating an intriguing new knife. The tanto version of the knife was provided to the author by the company for this review. The author states, “All opinions are my own and are based on my persona...

By Eugene Nielsen •
« Newer Posts Older Posts »