Editor’s Note: Massad Ayoob served 19 years as Chair of the Firearms/Deadly Force Training Committee for the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers (ASLET), more than 20 years on the Advisory Board for the International Law Enforcement and Educators Training Association (ILEETA), and 17 years of the Advisory Board of the Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network. This article is presented for ...

In today’s review, Alan Rice reviews the Leupold Mark 4HD 2.5-10x rifle scope. With Springfield Armory’s M1A rifle as the test platform, the Leupold proved why the company enjoys a great reputation. The scope was provided by the company to the author for this review. Leupold and Stevens has been making precision equipment in America since the earliest days of ...

If people start talking about the Martin B-26 Marauder, the first thing you might think about is its unfortunate nickname of Widowmaker. Sadly, the reputation wasn’t undeserved, at least early on. B-26 Marauder bombers, with D-Day invasion stripes, strike a road and rail junction behind the front lines to slow down enemy reinforcements. Image: U.S. Air Force This was a twin-engine ...

When you are shooting long-range targets and are forced to make corrections, you have two options. Well, three actually. One thing is certain, you have to adjust your scope to hit that target. So, how are you going to do it? Do You Dial? The first option is dialing the scope. If you have a scope with target knobs, you ...

Galco Holsters is now offering its classic Concealable 2.0 holster to fit the Smith & Wesson M&P Shield X 9mm carry pistol. The Galco Concealable is an OWB (outside-the-waistband) belt holster made from Galco’s steerhide and other materials and features a full forward cant design. This is based on one of Richard Gallagher’s original designs which dates back to the ...

Peter Allen, a songwriter who crafted hits for Olivia Newton-John, Melissa Manchester and others—and who co-wrote the hit theme to the movie “Arthur” —crafted the title and song “Everything Old is New Again” in 1974, which was just about the time I began learning how to run a double-action revolver, specifically a Smith & Wesson Model 19. In 2001, the ...

In August, a McDonnell Douglas F-15C (serial number 85-0114) arrived at the National Air & Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. Although every F-15 Eagle could be considered a special aircraft, the particular fighter jet was credited with two MiG kills during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Flown by Captain Cesar “Rico” Rodriguez, United States Air Force, ...

Chiappa Firearms has unveiled a new stainless-steel .357 Magnum revolver, the Chiappa Rhino 30DS X. As part of the Chiappa Rhino family of revolvers, it has an alternative architecture with the barrel and forcing cone being located at the bottom cylinder instead of the traditional top position seen on most other revolvers. One of the benefits of this alternative barrel ...

Police in Rock Hill, SC, have determined that a recent shooting at the Galleria Mall was a lawful act of self-defense. The shooter was initially detained but released after investigators confirmed he acted to protect himself during a physical altercation. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE ROCK HILL, SC (3-minute read) — A confrontation at the Galleria Mall in Rock Hill turned ...

We tell the armed citizen that it is important to keep an eye on a potential threat until the issue is resolved one way or another. One of the best places to focus our attention is on the individual’s hands. While the person may not be holding an obvious weapon, we can still learn a lot by watching their hands ...