Albert Speer noted in his book “Spandau: The Secret Diaries” (1975) that Hitler fantasized about seeing New York City consumed in flames. The fantasies had their beginning in August 1938, when a Lufthansa airliner, a four-engine Focke-Wulf Fw 200, made the trip from Berlin to New York City. New York City was the prime target in the German plans to ...
The U.S. Army has awarded O.F. Mossberg & Sons with an $11.6 million contract to supply it with additional Mossberg Model 590A1 pump-action shotguns. The Mossberg 590—an early iteration of the trusted platform—was first adopted by multiple branches of the U.S. Military in 1987. It has since proven its reliability and durability in the hands of our troops and by ...
Everyone wants to be John Wick until it is time to act like John Wick. The mythical “Baba Yaga,” the boogeyman and one-shot legend, represents the highest standard of shooting performance: precision, efficiency, and lethal focus under pressure. Wick is fast, cold, and efficient, and he does not get to rehearse. He acts decisively in the moment. The Baba Yaga Drill captures ...
DeSantis Gunhide is releasing a variety of holsters designed to work with the new Springfield Armory Hellcat OSP .380 micro-compact pistol. The Hellcat OSP .380 is chambered for the popular and easy-shooting .380 ACP round, and this new version of Springfield Armory’s popular striker-fired pistol is designed to be an easy-to-shoot, optics-compatible micro-compact that blends defensive performance with easy concealment. ...
Nothing in life is perfect — and this is especially true with a sight picture with iron sights. For centuries, iron sights — also called open sights — have been the de facto device for aiming both rifles and handguns. If you take one thing away from this how-to on irons sights, it should be this: focus on the front ...
At the very end of an impressive row of firearms that terminated right behind the cashier sat an odd and lonely little double-barrel scattergun. It looked out of place in terms of both size and technology, just a relatively small amalgamation of blued steel and walnut, its price tag dangling from a white string tied to the trigger guard. I ...
Police in Delaware say a simple late night patrol may have stopped a violent plot after a man was found with a firearm and detailed assault notes in a Wilmington park. The FBI has taken over the investigation while the suspect remains jailed. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE WILMINGTON, DE (4-minute read) — A routine patrol through a closed city park ...
A Denver family woke to the terrifying sound of a stranger climbing their stairs before the father confronted him and forced him back down. Police arrested the suspect shortly after, and the family is grateful the situation ended without serious injuries. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE DENVER, CO (3 minute read) — A quiet school night turned into a frightening ordeal ...
A man who forced his way into a Shreveport apartment by climbing onto a second floor balcony was shot multiple times by a person inside the residence. Police say the intruder survived and is now charged with unauthorized entry. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE SHREVEPORT, LA (2 minute read) — A man is recovering in the hospital after a tense and ...
The Winchester Model 1907 firmly established the company as an innovator in semi-automatics shortly after it parted ways with John Browning. In 1903, the Winchester Repeating Arms Company was trying to reinvent itself. The company that made a fortune, created a legend and helped shape our country’s history with its lever-action rifles designed by John Moses Browning now wanted people ...