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You’re three days into a backcountry trip, your filter cartridge just split, and the only water source is a stagnant pond that smells like a wet bag of ass. Or maybe it’s not a trip at all — the tap ran dry after a storm took out the water treatment plant and you’re standing over a 5-gallon bucket of questionable creek water wondering what you actually know how to do about it.Iodine tablets are the answer everybody memorizes and almost nobody actually carries when it counts. They’re slow, they taste like a swimming pool had a baby with a penny,…
In today’s article, Ryan Domke reviews the Savior Specialist Range Bag. This is the author’s personally owned gear bag, and he offers his thoughts on how well it performs. I’ve owned more than my fair share of range bags over the years. Some were bargain-bin finds that barely lasted a season, others held up decently but lacked proper organization features, and some were so floppy you might as well use a plastic grocery bag. The Savior Specialist’s semi-rigid frame and well-planned organization keep shooting gear sorted and within reach when it counts. Over the last few years, I’ve noticed Savior…
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The Brief: The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office cleared a Cordova homeowner after a domestic shooting on June 15, 2026. Deputies found a man with a gunshot wound at a residence on Cloverwood Lane. While the shooter was initially detained, investigators concluded he acted in self-defense during an aggressive physical dispute. Forensic evidence validated the resident’s claim of an imminent threat, meeting Tennessee’s legal standards for justified force within a home. The wounded individual is expected to survive after treatment for his injuries. Authorities closed the inquiry and confirmed that no criminal charges will be filed against the homeowner. MEMPHIS, TN…
PROOF Research is advancing barrel technology with its new exponential twist PXT barrels.Rifle barrel technology has been relatively stable for a long time, but PROOF Research may have just changed that. The company’s new PXT barrels, standing for PROOF Exponential Twist, are introducing a seemingly simple change to barrel design that could offer a big improvement to performance and lifespan.While traditional barrel designs use constant-twist rifling, PROOF PXT barrels instead use a progressively changing twist profile. PROOF says that this reduces initial bullet stress, helps maintain rotational stability and prolongs barrel life while improving consistency and performance. As modern high-pressure,…
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EDITOR’S NOTE: In this column, we look back at iconic guns that have either stood the test of time or vanished without a trace. In Issue 4, we covered the Desert Tech SRS, and as this is our bullpup issue, we figured it was time to blow the dust off this piece from the archives. The SRS is still going strong, having been adopted by several U.S. police departments where its compact envelope lends itself well to deployment in the urban jungle. Desert Tactical Arms (DTA) is a relative newcomer to the tactical precision-rifle market, but in the nearly five…
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Admittedly, the Echelon had a steep hill to climb. At its launch in mid-2023, the then-new Echelon faced a packed market of duty-style, polymer-framed, striker-fired 9mm pistols. To say there was a plethora of choices would be a remarkable understatement. As a result, the Echelon had to bring something new to the table to forge its path. Shown here is the new Springfield Armory Echelon Alpha. The Echelon Alpha is chambered for the 9×19 Parabellum cartridge and is a perfect pistol for self-defense and duty use. Image: Carson McDaniel/Springfield Armory It did just that. In fact, it did more than that.…
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The suppressor-ready JP-5 PDW Package is purpose-built for compact performance.Personal defense weapons, or PDWs, were originally designed for second-line troops who needed more firepower than a pistol could provide, but didn’t want the bulk of a full-sized rifle. Compact carbines were the perfect bridge for that gap. Guns like the FN P90 submachine gun, SR-2 Veresek and the H&K MP7 are some of the early versions of military guns used in the PDW capacity.The evolution of compact firearm platforms has increasingly emphasized portability, modularity and refined shooting performance, opening up a market for civilians. Some notable PDWs that have gained…
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