A Pilgrimage to the CMP North Store
If you like military surplus weaponry, either as a shooter or a collector, then you’re probably familiar with the Civilian Marksmanship Program(CMP). In addition to promoting marksmanship and hosting the prestigious Camp Perry service rifle shoots, the CMP also runs the program where U.S. citizens...
Most girls do not think they could succeed in the military: DOD data
Youth interest in military service is in a long plummet, and teenage girls are dramatically less confident than boys that they have what it takes to be successful in uniform. That’s according to a new data compilation from Joint Advertising Market Research & Studies, or...
Another commissary closure leaves customers seeking answers
For months, customers at the Forest Glen Annex commissary in Silver Spring, Maryland, have asked: When will our commissary reopen? As of now, the answer remains unclear. RELATED The garrison commander closed the store in the Washington suburbs in May because of “visible cracks observed...
Gun Review – Cimarron ’62 Pocket Navy Conversion
Gun shows aren’t always bad. Most of the time, the modern gun show is terrible. It’s a waste of time, and it’s occupied by overpriced guns trying to draw in impulse purchasers. Not to mention piles of Chinesium, crappy knives and the sound of a...
Kombou’s Prydwen Takes its Name from a Famous Virtual Vessel
The Bestech Excentric debuted recently, a collaboration model between Toni Tietzel of TNT Knives and Grzegorz Grabarski, AKA Kombou. Well, Grabarski has been a busy man, and has another Bestech knife with his name on it out now – this time a solo effort called...
While Some Clamor for More Gun Laws, Judges Aren’t Enforcing Existing Laws
The battle against gun control activists who proclaim ad nauseum that more Second Amendment restrictions on law-abiding Americans is the only answer to combatting crime never ceases. This is despite the fact, played out repeatedly in the real world, that criminals don’t follow laws. On...
The next defense reform must fully bring the US tech sector on board
The American defense community is balancing a robust yet aging defense industrial base with an emerging $130 billion-dollar defense tech ecosystem. We have the opportunity to increase our military might if we embrace the moment and inject modern cyber, software, materials and electronics technology to...
Biden DOJ Rolls Out New Gun Control Measures
The Department of Justice under the current Biden administration, has introduced a new pair of gun control “rules” with the goal being to bring regulations into compliance with the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA). The BSCA, mostly passed by Democrats, saw 15 “Republicans” led by...
Review: Springfield’s 1911 DS Prodigy AOS Comp
DON’T CALL IT A 2011 Whether you want to call them double-stack 1911s or 2011s, guns like these used to live solely in the domain of gamers, paraprofessional tinkerers, and shadetree ’smiths. They started gaining popularity in recent years because of the combination of reduced...
10mm For Christmas Anyone?
Yes Please Santa! Just beware, you’ll do more than shoot your eye out with this one. The 10mm cartridge was designed in response to the cataclysmic 1986 FBI Miami shootout in which FBI agents using 9mm caliber pistols were seriously outperformed. Regardless if the argument...
