It seems that the German Bundeswehr’s current Sturmgewehr Saga is still a long way from being fully and finally resolved, and in the meantime the (allegedly) flawed G36 soldiers on… While the German’s try to untangle themselves from the knot they got themselves into with the whole ‘replace-the-G36-with-an-AR-based-platform-at-the-lowest-cost-technically-acceptable-option’, along come the Austrians at Steyr Arms […]
The Infantry’s job is to find, fix, and finish the enemy on the field of battle. It is also only the infantry that can secure, occupy, and defend the ground captured as a result. But the job of the boots-on-the-ground is now more complex than ever – whether its combatting asymmetric threats and insurgents, or […]
A U.S. Army Soldier aims at a target in the distance during advanced rifle marksmanship training at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. US Army photo: by Staff Sgt. Amber Martin […]
IWI US, a subsidiary of small arms manufacturer Israel Weapon Industries, last week released a new ‘GEN II’ version of its Galil ACE assault rifle. The original IWI Galil ACE was introduced in 2008 as a modernized and improved version of the famous Galil rifle that entered IDF service after the 1973 Yom Kippur War. […]
FN Herstal has unveiled a completely new machine gun – the FN EVOLYS. It features a dual-calibre architecture, and other unique characteristics, in a package that combines the firing capabilities of a belt-fed machine gun with the ergonomics and balance of an assault rifle. A true, ultralight machine gun… The FN EVOLYS has been […]
Primary Arms Optics has released a brand-new reticle option for their popular GLx 2x Prism Scope: the ACSS Gemini. Designed for 9mm carbines and AR pistols, the ACSS Gemini reticle incorporates all the advanced features of ACSS and adapts it for a Pistol Caliber Carbine (PCC) format. Originally released in June 2020, the Primary Arms […]
Soldiers assigned to 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, recently conducted a platoon live fire using the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binoculars at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular (ENVG-B) provides the U.S. Army’s close combat forces with the capability to observe and maneuver in all weather […]
According to to the recently launched GunMag Training, “…the hardest part of any defensive shoot occurs prior to and after the trigger press.” If you consider the totality of what leads to such an occurence, and all that will follow (even when a shooting is clearly justified), that seems like a reasonable statement. GunMag Training (GMT) […]
SIG SAUER is honored to announce the creation of the M17 Trophy Pistols for the U.S. Army Best Ranger Competition being held at Fort Benning, Georgia, this weekend – April 16-18, 2021. The custom M17 pistols were designed and built by SIG Custom Works and beginning this year, the custom M17 pistols will be presented […]
An accurate replica of the WWII German ZF-4 telescopic sight is one thing, showing it attached to what is apparently an airsoft G-43 replica is quite another – and its causing quite a stir. The real-deal ZF-4 was quite revolutionary in its day. It offered clear 4x magnification in a compact package with a quick-release […]