The M4 Sherman tank was designed in late 1940 with infantry support in mind. However, by the time the Sherman reached the battlefield in late 1942, the technological demands of the rapidly escalating tank war showed that the Sherman was already falling behind in its abilities to combat German heavy tanks. Numerous improvised and field-expedient adaptations were made to the ...
The extra rear plate is a stripper-picker-upper. Use it to collect rounds out of the box and in the plate, then insert the plate into the Ram-It and load your magazine. Ram your AR-15 magazines with a Ram-It speed loader, your fingers will thank you. A day at the range is fun. Well, there are some un-fun parts. You know ...
A quick look at Bear Creek Arsenal’s four new .22 ARC BC-15 rifle and upper options. Hornady released its .22 ARC cartridge late last year and firearms manufacturers have naturally responded by developing new guns chambered for it. Four of the latest semi-automatic options come from Bear Creek Arsenal. Expanding its already impressive catalog of AR caliber options, Bear Creek ...
If there’s one thing I’ve learned after more than four decades on this earth, it’s that “free” is always pretty exciting. When I was a kid, I’d wait the whole year round to fill a backpack up with free candy, and the novelty of cost-free goodies hasn’t much abated. These days, I’ll capitalize on free trials to test out new ...
A domestic violence case in Kannapolis, NC, took a deadly turn when a man fatally shot his wife and stepdaughter in a DSS parking lot before taking his own life. The suspect had been previously charged with domestic assault and was under a protective order. Police are investigating how he obtained the firearm used in the shooting. LISTEN TO THIS ...
A birthday party in Harris County, Texas, turned into a violent shootout when a 63-year-old neighbor allegedly started firing at attendees. The homeowner was hit, and partygoers returned fire, striking the suspect. The suspect, James Thompson, faces multiple felony charges. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE HARRIS COUNTY, TX (2-minute read) — A birthday celebration in northeast Harris County took a dangerous ...
A Pennsylvania grocery store employee was arrested after allegedly making mass shooting threats while gaming on Xbox. Authorities in Cambria County say the suspect, 25-year-old Dylan Shaffer, was reported by an online gamer in Minnesota who recorded the conversation. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, PA (3-minute read) — A Cambria County grocery store employee has been jailed after allegedly ...
Editor’s Note: Massad Ayoob has been covering Post-Shooting Trauma in his classes both for police and armed citizens around the world, currently is teaching through Massad Ayoob Group (MAG), and has been an expert witness for the courts in weapons- and homicide-related cases since 1979. He began debriefing gunfight survivors in 1972. In the wake of a lawful self-defense shooting, the stress can ...
We hit the range to test out the PSA JAKL, a long-stroke hybrid child of the AR and the AK. An AR-15 and a Kalashnikov walk into a bar. They hit it off, go home together, and 9 months later a JAKL rolls off Palmetto State Armory’s production line. At least, that’s how I imagine it happened. Jokes aside, the ...