Soldiers, Developers Assess Tethered Drones to Extend Maneuver Unit Vision, Range

FORT BENNING, Ga. — Maneuver Battle Lab Soldiers and capability developers gathered at McKenna Field Landing Site July 27 to Aug. 7 to assess modern tethered unmanned aircraft systems — known as Te-UAS — designed to give maneuver units the ability to overcome terrain limitations and conduct...

By Eric G

Backfire Turret Tags

I have always appreciated gear that solves a real problem without unnecessarily complicating things. In the world of long-range shooting and hunting, there is already enough information for shooters to manage between environmental conditions, ammunition selection, ballistic data, wind calls and r...

By Scott Conditt

Ayoob: Why the “Plain Jane” 1911 is Right for Me

When I was 10 years old, I read Jeff Cooper’s articles in Guns & Ammo magazine in which he extolled the 1911 “.45 automatic” as the ultimate gunfighting/self-defense handgun. What he wrote made a great deal of sense to me. All these years later, it still does. Slim and flat, among ...

By Massad Ayoob

Suunto launching the Core 2 Today!

Suunto has introduced the Core 2, an evolution of the brand’s well-known Core series of outdoor watches. It is a reimagined piece of hardware for those who need to put their trust in a tool when conditions are anything but predictable. This update has been a long time coming, as the last update...

By Patrik Orcutt

The Geissele HICAR - Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle

Back in May, when NSWC Crane  posted the Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle (HICAR) solicitation, I closed my article  by asking whether any currently available carbine platform was genuinely built to handle sustained fire at 82,000 PSI, or whether every vendor would need a...

By Eric B

New CZ 612 TAC Shotgun

CZ isn't reinventing the wheel with the 612 TAC , and that's probably the point. You already know the 612 platform , so here's what's new: a 6+1 extended tube, an 18-inch chrome-lined barrel with a tactical brake, a telescopic stock, and ghost ring sights baked in. The company...

By Eric B

Polymer SixPAC - First Major Ammunition Packaging Revision Since WW2

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center  has introduced SixPAC, a polymer and steel ammunition packaging system designed to replace the wood wirebound boxes that have been standard for small-caliber munitions since World War II. The system consists of two light...

By Eric B
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