How the AMPV Killed the M113

If you spend five minutes talking to anyone who has served in an Armored Brigade Combat Team, they’ll tell you that the tanks and infantry fighting vehicles usually get all the glory. The public fixates on the 120mm smoothbore cannons and 25mm Bushmaster chainguns punching holes in targets acro...

By Mason Berryman •

Why Everyone Wants Montana — And Why Montanans Are Fed Up

Ask a lifelong Montanan how they feel about the steady stream of newcomers, and you may get pointed to a sign hanging in a Bozeman bar. It reads that you should welcome yourself to Montana while remembering you are a refugee, not a missionary. The message is blunt, but it captures a tension that ...

By James Chen •

My App Automatically Imports Your Shot Timer Data

I am very excited to release Armorer.app V. 1.8 today. The major focus for this update was making it faster to log what you shot. Armorer is the firearm maintenance app I built. It keeps a service log for every gun, tells you when a service interval is coming due, and protects your serial numbers...

By Luke McCoy •

Ikonick Energetics Opens State-of-the-Art Primer Manufacturing Facility

New South Florida campus projected to manufacture approximately 1 billion primers annually and create more than 200 jobs. Stuart, Fla. (September 2026) – Ikonick Energetics today officially opened its new primer manufacturing facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in South Florida, marking a m...

By Eric G •

NEBO SLIM MINI 500 Pocket Light Runs 500 Lumens for $25

Pocket space is finite. Most EDC flashlights are tube-shaped, which means they roll around, print through fabric, and fight with your phone for the same real estate. NEBO built the SLIM MINI 500 flat instead, roughly the thickness of a smartphone, and put 500 lumens behind three LEDs. The body is...

By Sam.S •

Prodigy vs. Echelon: Hammer vs. Striker?

Editor’s Note: In today’s article, Ramon Ramirez wades into the striker-fired vs. hammer-fired pistol debate. In the article, he uses two pistols to demonstrate the different systems: the Springfield Armory Echelon and the Springfield Armory 1911 DS Prodigy. Both guns were provided on loa...

By Ramon Ramirez •

Congress Must Rein In ATF’s Billion-Record Gun Archive After Qilin Breach

Qilin breached a separate ATF system, but the bureau’s massive archive of lawful gun purchases remains a threat to gun-owner privacy. Congress should force a full accounting, end informal record collection, limit retention, and change the law that feeds the archive—before a future administrat...

By John Crump •

The Armory Life Presents: The 2026 Cantius Award

I have worked with Dr. Will Dabbs for much of my career as an editor and consider him to be both an exceptional contributor and a good friend. No matter the deadline or the assignment, I always know that I can count on him to deliver a well-rounded, thoroughly researched and — most importantly ...

By Mike Humphries •

Glock 19 Gen 6 Review: The Carry Gun Glock Owners Asked For

The Glock 19 Gen 6 adds the grip texture, trigger-guard undercut, beavertail, thumb rests, and simplified optics mounting Glock owners have wanted for years. After carrying it for several months, here is what the new generation gets right, and what still deserves scrutiny.

By Duncan Johnson Editor in Chief •

TFB Review: RRS Benchmark Tripod

Really Right Stuff is known for its high-end tripods, which are the best that money can buy. Their most recent product, the Benchmark  series of tripods, keeps that same quality while hitting a price point that more shooters can afford. I had the chance to run one of these tripods in an NRL ...

By Daniel Y •
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