While the AR-15 has been subject to just about every modification imaginable, the quest for a belt-fed version took longer to come to fruition than anyone imagined. Way back in 1998, rumors started circulating of an AR upper that could be fed from ei

With regard to home or personal defense, everyone knows the line: “When seconds matter, help is minutes away.” Such logic is the reason many of us carry daily or keep a firearm bedside. But what about those moments outside the home, perhaps in a remo

Bourbon and cigars. Steak and lobster. Peanut butter and jelly. What do they all have in common? Each is an artful marriage of two good things that, when combined just right, produce an experience more refined — and more impactful — than their indivi

Sealed reflex sights offer advantages over their open-top brethren. They’re more durable, far less likely to fog up from temperature changes, and the LED emitter itself is better protected from the elements. Until relatively recently they’ve remained

I attended Sniper School in October of 1986. I entered the course as a PFC, which was pretty rare. In fact, I was the lowest ranking member of the class. My partner from 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines was a Corporal from Charlie Company. Entering Sniper

During World War I, Henry Johnson suffered 21 knife and bullet wounds while he engaged at least 15 German soldiers in hand-to-hand combat, killing four and wounding 10 to 20 more. William Henry Johnson was born July 15, 1892, in Winston Salem, North

MSRP: $110 URL: regimentblades.com When it comes to knife fighting, it’s hard to beat Filipino and Indonesian martial arts. The problem? It takes years to become proficient in those systems. Most military and law enforcement members don’t have that k

Last year, the BATFE pulled another random, arbitrary, and capricious ruling out of their collective asses and decreed that non-lethal training ammunition (NLTA) was verboten for civilian use. With the main players — Simunitions and UTM — out of cont

From the very beginning, triggers in American AKs have kind of been a problem. The briefly imported Chinese guns could be OK, but many of the Romanian models copied the original full-auto trigger groups too closely and had trigger slap so bad you’d e

The firearms community has always been home to a broad cast of characters, but they broke the mold after they made Mike Pappas. It’s not the way he looks, either; Pappas could be used as the archetype for an American dad. He’s not a business magnate,

In military conflicts, the concept of fire superiority is to deliver a greater volume of fire upon your enemy than they’re inflicting upon you. It’s a critical element of military strategy. Once you’ve established fire superiority, then by definition

It was 1981 when Ohio Ordnance Works was first established by Robert Landries II. Not in a backyard workshop, like so many small American businesses, but inside a basement. President of OOW Robert Landries III, son of the founder, literally grew up w

The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force opened its doors on May 14, 1996. Located in Pooler, Georgia, just a short distance from Downtown Savannah, where the Eighth Air Force was activated in January 1942, the museum features over 90,000 s

In an age where the market places a premium on lightweight, conveniently sized pistols, we still appreciate a well-built piece of Big Iron riding on our hip. A few years ago, Walther launched their “SF” series of steel-framed striker-fired pistols: t

The Vickers MkI machine gun entered British service in 1912 and was retired in 1968, having served in two world wars and a list of conflicts as long as your arm. To reduce its legacy to just a couple of dates in a history book would be an extreme dis

In 1940, as a response to war in Europe, the U.S. government established the Radford Army Ammunition Plant, in a bend of the New River. Following the Allied victory, the plant was mothballed, only to be resurrected to supply ammunition for the Korean

Every brand featured in Veterans Vices is a story about real people trying to make their way in a post-service world with nothing but a passion to pursue and determination to succeed. Dominique Waite and her literally home-baked brand, Waite’s Sweet

Pistol-caliber carbines (PCC) are either loved or hated. Outside of fun at the range, most of the time if there’s going to be a carbine or a rifle used, it’s going to be in an actual rifle caliber. As it’s not 1876 anymore, it’s not always necessary

It’s no surprise that the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) is a bit secretive — so much so that the CIA has a museum that isn’t actually open to the public. Likewise, the FBI Museum now requires a special background check to visit. But then there’s t

On May 18, 2022, William English of Georgetown University published the most comprehensive gun owner survey ever undertaken. The numbers within have been highly publicized, including by such admirably wonderful outlets like The Reload, but there hasn

Back in 1988, Benchmade Knives introduced their patented Axis lock. This was a lock mechanism designed and made by custom knife makers Bill McHenry and Jason Williams. McHenry and Williams sold the rights of the mechanism to Benchmade who renamed it

The U.S. suppressor market is screwed up due to our insane laws. Because of the $200 transfer tax and monthslong wait time for approval, we gravitate toward cans that have the widest range of capabilities, no matter what host they’re destined for. So

Many prospective students ask what equipment to bring. Here are six key recommendations to get the most out of your experience and to use your MP5 to its fullest potential. Some of these accessories are platform-specific, so we cover both the full-si

You know that feeling when you pay a ton of money to go to a training course, and you either begin to feel like you know more than the instructor or that he’s just full of sh*t? The experience at the Teufelshund Tactical Advance MP5 Operator’s Course

Pistol cans, for the most part, suck, but if you’ve got to have one, you might as well get something that can be used on rifles as well, to balance out some of the suckiness. Dead Air’s Mojave 9 sucks less than most, because not only can you use it o

5.45x39mm — the famed “poison bullet” according to the Mujahadeen who first encountered the round back in the ’80s. Only a few short years ago, these rounds could be had by the case for less than $250. Thanks to the ATF and some idiot who allegedly b

The Walther PPK is, in the scheme of things, a very influential pistol. Not only was it the choice of various iterations of James Bond, but it also served military and police organizations for decades after it made its first appearance in the 1930s.