Shomer-Tec: Stay Safe Abroad!

Shomer-Tec stands out for its unusual catalog. The company promotes itself as a source for law enforcement and military gear, but also leans into spy tools and revenge gadgets. That pitch alone led me to a conversation with Jeff from Shomer-Tec about their lineup. A search for a compact escape-an...

By Reuben Bolieu

Ayoob: Was the 10mm Destined to Fail?

No other handgun cartridge has experienced quite as many ups, down and reinventions of purpose in so short a time as the 10mm Auto. Generally thought to have been a product of the 1980s, the 10mm’s whole story actually goes back further. A Brief History of the 10mm The mid-twentieth century saw...

By Massad Ayoob

The Lost Art? How to Read a Map

It was Thanksgiving weekend. James Kim and wife, Kati, with their young daughters Sabine and Penelope, were motoring on their trip home to San Francisco on I-5, then turned toward Gold Beach on Oregon’s southern coast. The road James took began to climb. There was no traffic, and soon no cell s...

By Wayne van Zwoll

[SHOT 2026] Franchi MULE - Scout-Style Utility Rifle for Work & Play

Franchi introduced the MULE (Momentum Utility Lite Elite) at SHOT Show 2026, and it's a modern take on the scout rifle concept built around their Momentum platform. The company isn't explicitly calling it a "scout rifle" in their marketing, but it checks all the boxes Jeff Coo...

By Sam.S
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