Thanksgiving, as many of us understand it, is a uniquely American holiday. While the tradition predates the founding of this country, it has been an important part of our culture for as long as any of us can remember. While days of thanksgiving are common throughout many societies, the formal holiday of Thanksgiving in the United States has added weight ...

In the summer of 1957, I was fresh out of college and starting my chosen profession. At the Marine Corps Basic School in Virginia with hundreds of my fellow second lieutenants, we went about learning to be Marine officers. We spent almost all of the first two months learning about weapons and how to use them. Mostly, we learned the ...

This Banish 45-suppressed Sig Sauer P322 is a great utility pistol that rides in the author’s side-by-side. For the average shooter, when and where is a suppressed pistol practical? Movies directly influence the firearms market. In 1971, the movie Dirty Harry made the .44 Magnum revolver famous. The mention of the Glock pistol in Die Hard 2 in 1990 helped ...

RECOIL’s Tom Marshall checks out the new EOTECH Vudu X 2-12×40 rifle scope and gives his real world impression of this affordable, easy to use, and fast to adjust short to medium range scope. NEXT STEP: Download Your Free Target Pack from RECOIL For years, RECOIL magazine has treated its readers to a full-size (sometimes full color!) shooting target tucked ...

Looking to easily swap your suppressor between multiple firearms? Here we take a look at Gemtech’s direct-thread rear caps. A lot of suppressor users are not going to swap their silencer across a whole rack of rifles. Not the first suppressor, anyway. It will spend its range time on one or two—maybe three rifles—ever. If that’s the case, there’s no ...

A random act of violence at the Sandhill Crane Golf Club in Florida left a 65-year-old man dead after being brutally attacked with his own golf clubs. The suspect, 36-year-old Junior Boucher, was apprehended after attempting to flee, and police continue investigating the motive. WEST PALM BEACH, FL (2-minute read) — A 65-year-old man, Brian Hiltebeitel, was killed in a ...

A 63-year-old man, Paul Slane, faces multiple charges after a road rage incident in Port St. Lucie, where he allegedly brandished a handgun, assaulted two individuals, and demanded a passenger’s cellphone. Road rage is a dangerous phenomenon that can quickly escalate into life-altering situations. For concealed carriers, these incidents are especially complex, as they require a strong understanding of situational ...

THE MOST POPULAR OPTION FOR CONCEALED CARRY WEAPONS, A COMPACT 9MM PISTOL IS JUST ABOUT PERFECT IN EVERY WAY Much of life is spent looking for that Goldilocks item. The bed that is not too soft, the coffee that is just hot enough or the compact 9mm pistol that fits just right. While I can’t help you with the first ...

Streamlight Inc. has just unveiled a new ultra compact pocket and keychain flashlight, the Streamlight Nano Light II. This LED flashlight provides a stream of bright light with an hour of runtime using a single AAA alkaline battery. The light is only 2.2 inches long and just over .5 inches wide while weighing only .6 ounces. As small as it ...

For as long as I can remember, the guys at my range were what I’d call “knife people.” I always liked what they were carrying, but was reluctant to spend “gun money” (or hell, even ammo money) on a pocket knife. I had about three designs I generally thought worked well enough for me, and that was that. Of course, ...