Archangel Mini-21
THE M14 rifle served as our front-line service rifle for no more than a decade some 55 years…
German K-43 Designated Marksman Rifle
After nearly 50 years of hard combat use, the effectiveness of the 5.56mm cartridge is well established. Out…
German MP44 vs Russian AKM
It was the mid-1940s and the planet was aflame. Two entire continents were awash in war on an…
EMBRACING TACTICAL FLEXIBILITY: Mossberg FLEX TLS
What exactly is the ideal single survival gun? You’d think by now geeks like me would have beaten…
AIRBORNE BUGOUT: Winging It to Safety When the World Goes Sideways
It all started with a text message from his wife that read, “Check news.” He caught something about…
THE CARBINE CONUNDRUM: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
As early as 1938, American military planners were seeking a light rifle with which to arm mortar crews,…
POODLE POPPER SHOWDOWN: East vs. West Small-Caliber High-Velocity Shoot-Off
If ever there was a quantum advance in Infantry weapons, it was the M16 rifle. The StG44 and…
TWO TAKES ON A COMBAT CLASSIC Kimber Warrior SOC TFS and Springfield Armory 1911 Mil-Spec
How many ways might there be to extol the virtues of the 1911 pistol? To hear guys like…
Wehrmacht Sniper: Lessons From the Eastern Front
On 22 June 1941, the German Wehrmacht launched an offensive into Russia with 139 divisions across an 1,800-mile front. Operation Barbarossa was the largest military offensive in human history. Around three million German troops took part. The German war machine was then justifiably thought to be invincible.
DIY Sniper System: Precision Shooting for the Working Man
Have you priced a hand-built precision rifle lately? I am part owner of a small company that builds them, and I cannot yet afford one of my own. A tricked-out top-end minute-of-gnat’s-butt precision rifle costs as much as a family vacation to Australia. But for those willing to sacrifice maybe a quarter inch downrange, markedly cheaper options exist.