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The Best Retro Shotguns – You Can Still Buy

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The American shotgun market is huge, but it’s not necessarily ruled by American shotguns anymore.

The M388 Muzzleloading Micro-Nuke: Serious Man-Portable Firepower

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Estimated reading time: 0 minutes On 6 August 1945, Colonel Paul Tibbets dropped the first atomic bomb from the B29 Superfortress Enola Gay on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. This weapon, an enriched uranium gun-type design designated “Little Boy,” exploded 1,500 feet above the ground and had a nominal yield of around 15 kilotons. That [...]

Vitalii Volodymyrovych Skakun: Some Gave All

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There is a fellowship intrinsic to military service that is tough to describe to those who have not lived it. For starters, we were all so terribly young.

Diana: Huntress of Bus Drivers

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Warlords, drug kingpins, or just garden-variety criminals can make life a living hell for good folks who just want to go about their business.

The Inimitable Power of Cold Steel

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I was eighteen years old. It would be another three years before society would trust me to drink a beer or buy a handgun, but Uncle Sam had taught me how to kill a man efficiently and effectively with a bayonet.

Vortex Viper Shotgun Enclosed Micro Red Dot Review

Vortex Viper Shotgun Enclosed Micro Red Dot Review

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Traditionally, mounting a red dot on a shotgun meant using rib-mounted solutions or aftermarket plates, often resulting in awkward positioning and a compromised cheek weld.

Magnite AR Accessories from 1791 Industries — SHOT Show 2025

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1791 Industries has recently introduced a groundbreaking line of AR-15 accessories made from Magnite, a magnesium-based ceramic nanocomposite.

ATN Unveils New TTM-18 Thermal - SHOT Show 2025

ATN’s 4-In-1 Thermal — SHOT Show 2025

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The TTM-18 is being touted as a multifunctional thermal device. The version on display is the mill/gov model, but a civilian version, the Odin XMFT, will hit shelves in about six months.

SG Pulse Review: Electronic Level Designed for Precision Shooting

SG Pulse Review: Electronic Level for Precision Shooting

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Tools that enhance consistency and accuracy are invaluable in the realm of precision shooting.

Viktor Bout: The Merchant of Death

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Lord of War was a simply magnificent movie. Second only to Raising Arizona, it was my favorite Nicolas Cage film ever. Cage’s character, a Ukrainian arms dealer named Yuri Orlov, was loosely based on Viktor Bout.