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Springfield’s 10-8 Performance Master Class 1911

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To readers of The Armory Life and many 1911 afficionados, Hilton Yam is going to be a familiar name. In the company of the many great gunsmiths and competitors who have built their professions around the construction or use of 1911 pistols, Yam offers a very unique perspective. Excepting, perhaps, a dwindling corps of old-guard military armorers, few have amassed more experience using, maintaining, and improving real-world, hard-use duty 1911’s than Hilton Yam. The Springfield Armory 10-8 Performance Master Class combines Hilton Yam’s decades of FBI duty experience with Springfield Armory’s 1911 manufacturing capabilities. Image: Carson McDaniel The late 1980s and early 1990s…

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Heinkel He 111 — Germany’s Jack of All Trades

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Editor’s Note: In today’s article, Dr. Will Dabbs examines the versatile Heinkel He 111 in World War II. The German medium bomber became one of the most recognizable Luftwaffe aircraft of the war. Originally designed as a civilian airliner, the He 111 evolved into a versatile combat aircraft that participated in every major campaign. Lt. Mikhail Petrovich Devyatayev was a Russian P-39 Airacobra pilot during World War II. The peculiar mid-engine P-39 offered fairly poor high-altitude performance and was subsequently relegated to second-line duties by the US Army Air Corps. However, the Russians desperately needed a nimble ground attack plane.…

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Do You Dot Torture Drill?

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What’s the purpose of your range time? Is it to have some fun? Is it to enhance your skills? Is it both? What if I told you I had the perfect practice tool that combined the two, would you be interested? It’s called the Dot Torture Drill. Do you get the most out of your time at the range? Are you there for fun, skill building, or both? The first question I have for you is, do you have a plan for your days at the range? Most of us plan endlessly in our daily lives from our route to work…

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2025 Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts $45 to $83

Tactical

  Gifts $45 to $83 1 | XS Sights Hawaiian ShirtMade from 100-percent recycled polyester, this bold, colorful, gun-festooned shirt will help show off your love of firearms and superior sight systems while stylishly standing out in any crowd. $50; xssights.com 2 | Arrowhead Tactical Carrier Training Shorts Mk. IIDesigned for the active concealed-carry enthusiast on your list, these shorts offer a slot where a retention belt (sold separately) can be inserted to carry a holstered pistol inside-the-waistband without telltale belt loops and exposed holster clips. $67.99; arrowheadtacticalapparel.com 3 | NRA MembershipGive your friends and family the gift of freedom…

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