Construction is expected to be completed at the U.S. Military’s new 6.8 mm cartridge-manufacturing facility at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in 2027. Winchester Ammunition developed the design, is overseeing all aspects as it is built and will manage production at the site.  Kenneth Lane, president, CEO and director of Olin—owner of Winchester ammunition—updated participants on progress during an ...

In March of 1915, the 16th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment under the command of LTC Phillipp Englehardt was posted along a two-mile length of defensive trench near Fromelles, France. This regiment had already survived Ypres and had been well-blooded. Amongst the surviving veterans was a skinny, hard-charging 26-year-old Austrian. The German Gewehr 98 represented a massive leap forward in military rifle ...

There’s a reason why the AR-15 has earned the moniker “America’s Rifle.” The modularity and flexibility of the AR-15 means you can alter it to perform any number of tasks, from close-range, home-defense drills to shots out to 1,000 yards and beyond. This “jack of all trades” capability makes the AR popular, but the second part  of that “jack of ...

Even as reddish flames were visible from my bathroom window, it still seemed absurd to think that my house would burn down. There’s something particularly ghoulish about a house fire that makes it almost too large to fully process: it’s the immediate elimination of so many memories, the loss of so many physical artifacts that come to define our identity ...

With E-filing and NFA Form 4 processes becoming more streamlined and the tax on suppressors going to $0 starting in 2026, the suppressor market is set to take off like never before. This trend of suppressors becoming common-use items also intersects another current trend in the industry, that of additive manufacturing, aka 3-D printing. Dead Air Silencers took full advantage ...

Springfield Armory is launching a new accessory bundle called Gear Pac. This option is now offered with the company’s most popular handgun models, and bundles optics and accessories together to create more value for you. Each Gear Pac comes with four magazines, a Viridian RFX11 green-dot optic and a premium pistol bag, which comes out to a total retail value ...

A Mississippi mother shot and killed an escaped Rhesus monkey in her yard after a truck crash released the primates along Interstate 59. The incident has sparked ongoing concerns about public safety, animal containment, and the risks of transporting research animals through residential areas. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE HEIDELBERG, MS (3-minute read) — A mother of five in rural Mississippi ...

A Birmingham woman who fatally shot the father of her child during a violent altercation was acquitted of capital murder. The jury found that she acted in self-defense after enduring years of abuse. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE BIRMINGHAM, AL (4-minute read) — A Jefferson County jury has acquitted 27-year-old Tykirel Jordan in the 2022 fatal shooting of Alpatrick McKinstry, ruling ...

Owned and operated by Jeff and Kristi Hoffman, Black Hills Ammunition has been in business for over 40 years. Jeff, a former police officer, handles the technical side of the business. Kristi, with a background in business and accounting, handles the necessary business operations such as human resources, bookkeeping, payroll and more. The author tests Black Hills Gold .308 Winchester ...

Economists have a term they like to use called “complementary goods.” It’s fancy talk for items that are often bought alongside others. A few examples? Hot dogs and buns. Printers and ink cartridges. Also, guns and gear. Just as you’re probably not going to buy a bare eight-pack of Ball Park franks, it’s unlikely you’re going to purchase a new ...