Featured Just For Fun Training Pistol Basics: The B-8 Bonanza Drill By P.E. Fitch Following my interest in the Super Test, a staple of NRA B-8-based training drills involving the pressure of a shot... Read more »
Every Day Carry - EDC Featured Firearms First Impressions Gear Reviews Beretta APX Carry 9mm Pistol (Part 2) By P.E. Fitch Continued From Part 1: The Beretta APX Carry is Beretta’s first-generation ultra-compact 9mm, which rounded out the APX family with... Read more »
Featured Firearms Mondragón rifle – The First Semi-Auto Combat Rifle By Travis Pike The M1 Garand gets credit for being the first successful semi-auto combat rifle. That’s only partially true. Sure, the M1... Read more »
Featured The Navy, a Rifle, a Blunder, and Social Media By Travis Pike On April 9th, 2024, the United States Navy posted a photo that might make you question the small arms training... Read more »
Featured Gear Optics Reviews Review: The USMC Squad Common Optic (SCO) – Trijicon VCOG 1-8 MRAD By Keith Finch If I had to sum up the US Marine’s Squad Common Optic (SCO) in a single phrase, the modern idiom... Read more »
Featured Prepping, Camping, & Survival Power Station and Electric Pot for Emergencies By Dr LateBloomer As you have heard from me before, when preparing for grid-down emergencies, having back-ups to your back-ups is essential for... Read more »
Every Day Carry - EDC Featured Firearms First Impressions Gear Reviews The Original Beretta APX Carry By P.E. Fitch The first generation Beretta APX Carry is a single-stack striker-fired polymer-framed ultra-compact pistol chambered for 9mm Luger with a three-inch... Read more »
Featured Firearms Why the STEN Gun By Travis Pike There are two things in this world made from a series of tubes: the internet and the Sten gun. Almost... Read more »
Featured Firearms Musings On The Perfect Mini Shell By Travis Pike I’ve dived deep into the world of mini shells. I’ve tested and tried buckshot, birdshot, slugs, and more. I’ve experimented... Read more »
Featured Firearms The Cook Automatic Rifle – The Bullpup BAR By Travis Pike In a post-World War II world, there was a flurry of attempts to better modernize the American fighting man. Lessons... Read more »
Featured Gear The Mitznefet – The Israeli Chef’s Hat By Travis Pike If you’ve been paying attention to the Israeli-Hamas conflict, you’ve likely seen what the internet has deemed the Israeli Chef’s... Read more »
Featured The M27, the Marine Corps, and the Future By Travis Pike When I was a young whipper snapper in the Marine Corps, we joked that we got the Army’s leftovers. That... Read more »
Featured The Mannlicher M1901 – An Elegant Option By Travis Pike Have you ever wondered what happens when you mix a semi-automatic pistol with a single-action revolver? If so, you’ll be... Read more »
Featured Bowen Classic Arms M1917 Redhawk By Travis Pike Sometimes, you stumble across something that is just so dang cool you can’t help but be impressed. I was searching... Read more »
Featured Firearms The Automatic Handguns of World War I By Travis Pike Back to the trenches! When I set out to seek out the sidearms of World War I, I never knew... Read more »