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“You must have big rats if you need Hattori Hanzo’s steel.” “Huge.” I’m always looking for new tools, tricks, or Hanzo swords when it comes to reducing the local feral pork population. They’re giant rats, and they don’t belong here. Plus, it’s kinda fun to shoot them. Sightmark was kind enough to send over one of their Wraith thermal sights for me to put in some field time chasing pork with, and after a few months of time behind it, let’s get to it. PROS: Compact size Build quality Image quality Field of view Depth of field Uses ACOG mounts…
In early 1918, as the American Expeditionary Force prepared to face battle-hardened German troops in France, the bayonet was a vital component of the Doughboys’ combat equipment. It is difficult for many people today to understand the importance the U.S. military placed on “cold steel” during the Great War. Beyond the material components of a long blade fixed to the end of a battle rifle, the American concept of bayonet fighting was as much spiritual as it was physical. The World War I-era “Flaming Bayonet” was designed to project a burst of flame from five to 15 feet. Image: NARA This…
Wilson Combat has just launched the BULWARK, the company’s first internal hammer pistol.Wilson Combat’s staple product has always been 1911-style handguns, which, naturally, featured traditional external hammers. Now, the company has made a great departure from its norm with the new BULWARK, a double-stack 9mm midsize pistol that utilizes an enclosed internal hammer-fired operating system.Wilson Combat says the thought process behind the BULWARK’s internal hammer was to get the best of both worlds: the excellent trigger of hammer-fired pistols with the snag-free profile and protected action of striker-fired pistols. Speaking of triggers, the BULWARK features a 1911-style sliding trigger with…
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BACK IN THE CAROLINAS FOR ANOTHER YEAR Welcome to CANCON, presented by Wraith Metalworks! A Fully Suppressed Range Day! The World’s Favorite Suppressed Shooting Festival! CANCON is back again on the East Coast: Clinton, South Carolina. Join us at The Clinton House, May 8th-9th, 2026 for an action-packed weekend of fully suppressed shooting! BUY TICKETS IN ADVANCE HERE The Clinton House Plantation Shooting Complex is a massive venue and gives CANCON the room we need to expand! Located just 45 minutes south of Greenville, South Carolina, 1 hour north of Columbia, and 2 hours southwest of Charlotte, NC. More space…
Safariland and Haley Strategic Partners have collaborated to launch the Incog XS IWB holster.From Safariland and Haley Strategic Partners comes the new Incog XS, a streamlined, minimalist concealed carry holster with some interesting features. Engineered with subcompact and micro-compact pistols in mind, but with some full-size fits available as well, the Incog XS is a single-clip, deep concealment inside-the-waistband (IWB) holster designed to reduce printing while still facilitating a good draw.The Incog XS features a microfiber suede-wrapped Boltaron holster body that should be comfortable on the skin, wick away moisture and easily wipe clean. It also comes with three sizes of…
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By Candice Horner & Dave Merrill Two Staff Members Get Into a Death Match This is an argument that has been in the gun community, nowhere near as long as .45ACP versus 9mm or AR versus AK, but it’s been just as passionate. Plastic against wood? Nay nay, short-barreled rifles versus bullpups. Even among our editorial staff, there’s no consensus. So in this piece, we’ll be pitting the SBR-always advocate, Dave Merrill, against the bullpups-aren’t-bullsh*t advocate, Candice Horner. Put into simple terms, a bullpup is a rifle that places the main working action (and thus, the magazine) well behind the…
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We just finished our first CANCON of 2026, and I know we always say it, but we say it because it’s true: damn these shows are great! And here is where I’m supposed to talk about silencers and helicopters, and certainly those articles are forthcoming. But as I think about the weekend, many standouts weren’t about gear, but about people and experiences. Here is one such moment: It’s Friday mid-morning, the first full day of CANCON, and I found myself at the Barrett 1-Mile Challenge. It’s in a separate area from the rest of the show because it has special…
Let’s take a quick trip back in time, around 15 years or so, Travis Haley and Chris Costa had just released a very popular DVD (remember those?) called “The Art of the Tactical Carbine,” and pretty much everyone in the firearms training industry picked up a copy and watched it from beginning to end. The techniques demonstrated by Haley and Costa on that DVD, as well as similar techniques that were coming out of a decade of U.S. involvement in the Global War On Terror, were all the rage in the gun world. The combination of these two forces shaped…
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