The ACOG has spent four decades being the optic with the reticle built for one cartridge. Trijicon has now gone a new way, adding MRAD reticle options to the 4x32 and 3.5x35 ACOG. They have my interest, so the question is: should I go with a dual-illuminated or an LED configuration?
LIFT Airborne Technologies Awarded Landmark U.S. Air Force Contract with $83.4 Million Ceiling for AV2.2 Next Generation Fixed Wing Helmet 10-year contract supporting up to 16,000 helmet systems establishes LIFT as the new technology leader in military aviation helmet systems, setting a new stand...
Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is a gear week, and the topic is K9 patrol equipment: the gear that keeps both the handler and the dog alive and working across a career, not a demo. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers , whose support keeps this column going ever...
Columbus Police First Assistant Chief LaShanna Potts left her gun in a public restroom. The Inspector General has opened an investigation. Read the original story: Columbus Police Chief’s Second-in-Command Left Her Gun in a Public Women’s Restroom at Ohio Public Safety Headquarters
Following the Fixtures: A Smarter Way to Organise a Sports Week Following the Fixtures: A Smarter Way to Organise a Sports Week Following a team across a busy week takes more than checking a result after each match. The fixture list, travel, recovery time and competition format all influence what...
October's adjusted NICS checks rose 7.9% and a new Congress is seated in January. A 90-day operating plan for the surge: counter throughput, first-time-buyer follow-up, and the listing details that decide who gets found.
Welcome back to another Wheelgun Wednesday here at TFB! Timing is everything. Two weeks after Ruger pulled the plug on most of its revolver catalog ( source ), Smith & Wesson went the other way and released a pair of .45-caliber N-frames whose family tree runs straight back to the trenches. M...
The construction is authentic to the original. Walnut makes up the body, the side-folding mechanism is stainless steel, and the pistol grip is injection-moulded. Against the matte stainless receiver and barrel, it gives the rifle the exact silhouette that a generation of shooters recognises insta...
In the 1970 film Patton, the legendary U.S. Army General George S. Patton is seen arriving in North Africa to command the Second Armor Division. Moroccan troops are lined up holding a unique-looking weapon. It is an anachronism – one of many in the Oscar-winning film – and a reminder that the...