I often wonder if John Moses Browning had any idea how impactful and lasting his design, the 1911 pistol, would become. There is no rival to its longevity and use by military as well as civilian competition and self-defense users. It offers rugged reliability as well as dependable performance. In addition, it has expanded well beyond its original chambering of ...
A quick look at KRISS USA’s new modular KYMERA 9mm DA/SA hammer-fired pistol. KRISS USA has just announced the KYMERA, a 9mm handgun with the kind of futuristic flair one might expect from the company. While the KYMERA is a double-action/single-action hammer-fired pistol at its heart, its other features appear to be more tailored to the 21st century. The biggest ...
On September 11, 1944, a recon patrol of the U.S. 5th Armored Division waded across the Our River from Luxembourg into Germany. What they discovered was somewhat shocking — parts of the vaunted Siegfried Line had been abandoned, and for the moment it seemed like the Third Reich was open to attack. The bloody Battle of Aachen — one of ...
A Memphis grocery store manager shot an armed suspect during an attempted robbery in Frayser, TN. The incident, which occurred amid a snowstorm, involved multiple suspects stealing groceries. LISTEN TO THIS STORY FRAYSER, TN (2-minute read) — A Memphis grocery store manager acted in self-defense last Friday during a snowstorm when he shot a man who had threatened him with ...
The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Maryland’s strict gun licensing law, which requires safety training, fingerprints, and background checks. LISTEN TO THIS STORY WASHINGTON, D.C. (1-minute read) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case challenging Maryland’s stringent handgun licensing law, effectively allowing the regulation to remain in force. This law, introduced after the ...
Sound suppressors are expensive. Truly top-end sound suppressors are really expensive. Bidenomics has taken some of the teeth out of the onerous $200 transfer tax required to own such things, but two c-notes still isn’t chickenfeed, either. Equipped with a Linear Inertial Decoupler, the Omega 36M runs just fine on this Springfield Armory Echelon. Additionally, the process of transferring a ...
A homeowner on Graham Road used a firearm in self-defense after a trespasser made threatening movements in his backyard. The suspect fled and remains at large despite extensive search efforts. LISTEN TO THIS STORY CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS (1-minute read) — A shooting occurred Friday on the 1600 block of Graham Road when a homeowner used a firearm in response to ...
When it comes to an all-purpose optic for your Springfield Armory SAINT 5.56 or .308, in my opinion the “short dot” scope is king. If you’ve not heard this term before, short dot means basically the scope acts like a red dot at low power but has enough magnification to really reach out when needed. And that can be a ...
