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Lithium-ion batteries power our lights, thermals, tools, cameras, and phones, but when they fail, they can fail violently. After one friend lost a house and my brother nearly lost his, I stopped treating battery storage like an afterthought.

Drills provide a framework for practice and allow you to practice valuable skills in your off time. Using drills properly grows your skills and allows you to get sharp and stay sharp. 

Forced to dig his own grave in Iraq, Fabrizio Quattrocchi answered his killers with one final act of raw defiance. This is a hard look at death, faith, courage, and the Italian who refused to die quietly.

The Stealth Arms Platypus already brings 2011-style performance with Glock magazine practicality, but this custom build takes the platform into dream-gun territory. With Impact Machine Flatty Platy porting, Rising Creek Customs Cerakote, a Vortex Defender-ST Enclosed, and the exact options I wanted, this pistol turned into the flat-shooting, hard-running custom handgun I had been chasing.

The best Father’s Day gifts for shooters are the ones Dad will actually drag to the range, toss in the truck, or brag about when everyone else gets another tie. From hearing protection to optics, holsters, mounts, and a lightweight Ruger 10/22, this gear earns its keep long after Father’s Day.

This Father’s Day gear guide skips the gimmicks and sticks to tested packs, tools, blades, lights, gloves, medical gear, and a dryfire training kit that actually work. If Dad shoots, travels, fixes things, or just likes being prepared, this list has teeth.

Skip the “best Dad ever” mug and give him something that actually earns a spot in the truck, safe, range bag, or hunting pack. These Father’s Day gun gifts are built for stories, not clutter.

A Japanese sword took LT George Cairns’ arm on a Burmese hilltop. He seized that same blade, kept fighting, and earned a place among Britain’s most savage Victoria Cross legends.

The Vortex Talon HD 10K crams rangefinding binoculars, onboard ballistics, environmental sensors, and 10,000-yard capability into one serious long-range tool. It is heavy, smart, surprisingly easy to run, and capable enough to make ordinary rangefinders feel a little underdressed.