Garmin has acquired Applied Ballistics . That's right, one of the most popular and accurate ballistic calculator providers is going to be under Garmin's umbrella. This poses a lot of interesting new possibilities for future product types.
The new 6.5 Creedmoor Plus Peak ammo, which represents a huge leap in technology, is designed for use in existing rifles. Even as some gunmakers embrace it, other stakeholders are pumping the brakes The post The Gun Industry Is Divided Over Federal’s New High-Pressure 6.5 Creedmoor Ammo. Here�...
My reloading bench, much like my desk at work, tends to be messy. This makes reloading more frustrating than it needs to be. Finding the tool or die that I am looking for in a pile of parts and other tools is not very efficient. Can Inline Fabrications' line of reloading bench organization p...
Azerbaijan has been building Kalashnikovs for years. Now the same facility is building AR-15s. Israeli manufacturer Ari Arms has launched local production of its OR-4 rifle in Azerbaijan through a joint venture with the country's Ministry of Defence Industry, and it is the first Wester...
We spied what appears to be a Radical Defense CS5-MOD1 Compact Suppressor with a custom length ModTac cover mounted to an issue carbine on a Diplomatic Security Service LinkedIn post. As DSS doesn’t allow its agents to use personal weapons, we’d say this is the winner of their recent ...
New Crime Prevention Research Center findings show armed citizens stopped 37% of identified active shooter attacks between 2014 and 2025, dramatically exceeding the rate reflected in FBI reports. The research raises questions about federal reporting and the role of lawful carry in stopping violen...
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...
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...
While anti-gun advocates shrilly scream about runaway crime and the need for more gun control laws, violent crime rates are actually at a near all-time low. Meanwhile, a recent study by the Crime Prevention Research Center shows that the majority of murders committed with firearms come in just a ...
“Cheap skills” are one of the quiet traps that catch shooters who believe they are doing the right thing simply because they occasionally show up at the range. The phrase sounds harsh, but it describes a very real phenomenon: nominal skills built quickly, casually, or without standards. The s...