Navy Special Warfare lights up the night, training by the glow of the moon. Watch this boat crew in action using live fire, below.
Read More »Aimpoint’s Acro P-2 Red Dot Sight Will Equip Duty Weapons for Pennsylvania Police
Here’s something to sight in on. Aimpoint, the leading manufacturer and innovator of red dot sighting technology, was selected by the Pennsylvania State Police to supply the Aimpoint® Acro P-2 red dot sight to equip their new official duty weapon, Walther PDP Series from Walther Arms, Inc. Built to exceed …
Read More »WATCH: The Patience of a Sniper
These Marines show how snipers proceed in the field, under cover of natural surroundings. Watch how they creep forward, one twig at a time. From DVIDS.
Read More »WATCH: How to Spot a Sniper Before the Sniper Spots You
“It’s more than putting a bit of grass on your helmet and thinking that’s sufficient camouflage.” Shine, shape, shadow, and more… these are the factors a sniper must consider when working to remain hidden. British Army instructors from 1 Royal Anglian conducted a stalking exercise where six potential snipers aimed …
Read More »Shooting Canada’s Version of the SVD Dragunov, the Type 81 Sporting Rifle – With Russian Scope
By Royce de Melo Our correspondent has high hopes for his new sniper rifle, but finds that the knockoff Soviet-style Dragunov has a few surprises. As soon as we finished the club’s Saturday morning orientation for new members, I went out the main building’s door and headed to the 300-yard …
Read More »WATCH: The U-2 ‘Dragon Lady’ Spy Plane in Flight
Pilots call it the Dragon Lady because the U-2 is tough to handle when taking off and landing – and isn’t easy to fly at altitude, where thin air at 70,000 feet is a tricky environment. The U-2 airframe that played a significant role during the Cold War appeared in …
Read More »Boy Suspended For Playing With Toy Gun During School Zoom Class
by Fred Ganous A 13-year-old student attending a virtual class from home on a snow day was suspended after a teacher saw him playing with a toy gun he had received for Christmas. The incident occurred at Spring Grove Middle School in York County, Pennsylvania, after the boy showed his …
Read More »John Browning’s M1911 Was Patented on Valentine’s Day
And look at it now…
Read More »How I Got My M1911: Military History I Can Take to the Range
by Scott Stipe My first exposure to John Moses Browning’s iconic .45 caliber 1911 pistol was in the 1980’s, during my enlistment in the Arizona Army National Guard. Our unit had a weapons cage with a grumpy old sergeant who allowed us to touch and fire the M1911A1 45’s during …
Read More »Would Putin Launch a Nuclear First Strike Against NATO?
“If Russia believes they have escalation dominance, Putin might get it into his head to launch a surprise attack.” Russia is far more willing to deploy tactical nuclear weapons on the battlefield than NATO, a study by the International Institute for Strategic Studies has suggested. Tactical nuclear weapons are small …
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