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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1127 into law, effectively banning the sale of most Glock pistols in California starting July 1, 2026. The bill focuses on design features like the cruciform trigger bar and the potential for illegal conversion to automatic fire, sparking criticism from Second Amendment advocates who argue it punishes law-abiding gun owners more than criminals. LISTEN TO ...
Over the last several years, the concept of the patrol rifle has caught on in a very big way with U.S. law enforcement agencies. While rifles have always been part of the mix, until fairly recently shotguns were the patrol shoulder weapon of choice and the use of rifles was pretty much limited to SWAT operators. Today, that paradigm has ...
The SureFire XC3 is compact enough to hide away from the muzzle, runs on a single CR123 battery, and you can change batteries without taking the SureFire off of the pistol. You need light, and the SureFire XC3 marks the spot. It’s in the nature of how our eyes work that you need light. While some of us can see ...
Mossberg engineered a near perfect tactical semi-auto scatter gun with the 940 Pro Tactical SPX. From never-fail striker-fired pistols to potent AR platforms, suppressible and manageable at the shoulder, home defense options are legion. Even with these choices, the 12-gauge shotgun still has a certain daunting mystique when manning the ramparts of your property line and addressing bumps in the ...