Premier Body Armor engineers have uncovered an unsettling practice in the manufacturing process of UHMWPE ballistic plates in China. Ironically, environmental regulations may be compromising the durability and safety of some of this offshore-made body armor. Recent findings suggest the adoption of water-based resins—part of China’s regulatory push for environmentally friendly manufacturing—can significantly reduce some armor’s longevity and compromise ballistic protection. ...
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Editor Forward: It was more than twenty years ago in November 2004 when the second battle of Fallujah, Operation Phantom Fury, officially kicked off. More than 12,000 coalition troops, the bulk of them Marines, would push into and through the city in the largest urban warfare operation since the Battle of Hue City. Though the worst of the fighting was ...
Ambrose Everts Burnside is a name that should be familiar to all NRA members, as he was our first president when the NRA was formed in November of 1871. His list of accomplishments is impressive: During his short life (57 years) he graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY, (Class of 1847); participated in the Mexican-American War ...
Ruger doesn’t come to mind when one thinks of silencers, but since 2017, the company has offered two rimfire suppressors of its own design and build: the Silent-SR detachable can, and the Silent-SR ISB, an integrally suppressed barrel that fits the receivers of Ruger’s 10/22 takedown rifles and takedown 22 Charger pistols. “SR ISB” is shorthand for Sturm, Ruger Integrally ...
Ed Brown Products celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Kobra Carry, one of the most popular, longest-running custom 1911 pistols out there. First released in 2000, the Kobra Carry was the first custom 1911 to include the Ed Brown Bobtail frame, Ed Brown Snakeskin treatment and to be available with an all stainless-steel finish. Ed Brown’s Kobra Carry has been ...