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First Robin Sage Exercise of 2024 Begins This Week

The U.S. Army Special Forces qualification course culmination exercise code-named 'Robin Sage' begins later week and will continue until early February. [caption id="attachment_10393" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Special Forces candidates assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School provide security during the final phase of Robin Sage...

Winter Combat Course – Finnish Style

In April of 2023 Finland officially became NATO's 31st member - ending a journey away from full neutrality that began in 1991 when Finland joined the European Union. However, although Finland's economic neutrality was already a thing of the past, militarily the country had been officially neutral since 1949. Besides...

Enhance Your Glock 48 Experience with Faxon’s High-Precision Barrels

Glock 48 owners looking to boost the accuracy and performance of their firearms can now benefit from Faxon's high-precision Match Series barrels. Let’s examine the advantages of upgrading and explore whether investing in a Faxon barrel is a valuable decision. Faxon Match Series: Expertly Crafted for Glock G48 Faxon has...

New HandALL Models: Slip On Rubber Pistol Grips

Hogue has added a couple of new models to their line of slip on rubber pistol grips: the HandALL for SIG P365-XMacro and Taurus GX4 and XL handguns. The manufacturer says, “Continuing the expansion of Hogue’s HandALL grip sleeve line, models are now available for the SIG SAUER P365-XMACRO and the Taurus GX4 &...

G-FLEX: A GLOCK BINARY TRIGGER

"Double down. Bang it twice...every single time!" That's how the website Tactical Sh!t announced it is taking pre-orders for the G-Flex "warlord class" trigger; it's one of the first binary triggers available for Glock (or any) pistols. How it compares to others, we're not sure, we're passing along news of the release...

Rob Ski of AK Operators Union with the Primary Arms SLX 3x Microprism.

Primary Arms SLX 3x with ACSS: Best AK Red Dot?

Rob Ski from AK Operators Union is back with a look at what he calls “the Little Miracle.” Anyone who has tried to put an optic on an AK rifle knows the inherent challenges. Ski thinks things have been slowly getting better, though. He notes that the improvement of AK-compatible...

Who Dares Wins: The Final Option

Three helicopters swoop menacingly into view, black-clad figures standing on the skids. As the TV news crews swing their cameras around, the choppers hover over the large embassy building while the men rappel swiftly onto the roof. Those same men descend the building's face a moment later. Grenades blow out...

Cuban Winchester

The M1907 Cuban Winchester

This man in the image below is William Morgan, aka the “Yankee Comandante.” During the Cuban Revolution, he was a pro-democracy soldier of fortune who was ultimately killed by a firing squad. The strange weapon you see there is a much-modified version of the Colt 1907 called the “Cuban Winchester.”...

Aero Precision Rifle Successfully Tested to NIJ Standard

An Aero Precision rifle has successfully completed a series of rigorous testing procedures required to meet National Institute of Justice (NIJ) standards for law enforcement. Following that process, the rifle was evaluated with a 10,000-round endurance test. The weapon experienced zero malfunctions during the 10,040 round NIJ assessment, even in extreme conditions that fall outside...