Best Tanto Knives For EDC [Buyer’s Guide 2025]
Every culture has their own distinct blade — be it the Filipino balisong, Scottish Sgian Dubh, or Old English seax. But perhaps none is as enigmatic as the Japanese tanto. Most of the time, however, our preconceived notions of the tanto are completely wrong. In...
CANCON Carolinas, November 7-8! The World’s Largest Fully-Suppressed Range Day!
BACK IN THE CAROLINAS FOR A SECOND YEAR Welcome to CANCON 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 on November 7th & 8th, 2025 for an action-packed weekend...
Tom Fuller: How an End-of-Times Mindset Changed the Long-Range Game [ZEROED IN]
Photos by Sunni McAllister ‘‘Beans to bullets.” That was the initial goal when retired Army Ranger Tom Fuller founded Armageddon Gear. Every item one would need should the world go to sh*t, all in one place. Just as importantly, he wished to share the knowledge:...
CANIK TTI Combat Smoke: Turkish John Wick [REVIEW]
Turkey imports more firearms to the United States than any other nation, and in the 21st century they’ve earned a reputation for producing affordable arms — and Canik is the reason why anyone takes them seriously. It was 2015 and RECOIL Issue 18 when we...
Political Prisoners: Battlefield Contractor Speaks Out On The Murky Legalities Of Asymmetric Warfare
Pictures by Nick Slatten When the Sept. 11 attacks shook our nation to its core, 17-year-old Nick Slatten was one of thousands who answered the call to stand and fight. Soon after graduating from high school in his hometown of Sparta, Tennessee, Slatten was on...
Better Shooting Through Technology [Cabinet of Curiosities]
Photography by Straight 8 & Kenda Lenseigne Editor’s Note: In this column, we look back at iconic guns that have either stood the test of time or vanished without trace. About a decade ago, the folks at TrackingPoint seemed to have a whole pot of...
10 Guns You Can Legally Get WITHOUT a Background Check – No FFL Required!
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These 5 Guns Will Not Jam Even If You Want Them To – Insane Reliability!
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Sam Tran Makes We Knife Co. Debut with the Ryson
We Knife Co. is set to drop their first collaboration piece with designer Sam Tran in the near future. It’s called the Ryson, and it makes a statement with its characterful blade and cool utilitarian styling. Even before you see the blade, learning that the...