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Recent news broke of Salient Security Services (SSS) filing for bankruptcy. At first glance some people jumped to the conclusion that Salient Arms International was also in trouble. Adrian Chavez, President of Salient Arms International (SAI), went on record saying the rumors of SAI’s demise was mistaken. We have since learned that there are many […]
by Jon Gibbon. Republished with permission from Armslist. Link to the original article. PETA recently introduced an anti-hunting Facebook filter allowing users to update their profile pic with a custom filter to promote their “Shoot Selfies, Not Animals” campaign. Hunters across this country and around the world decided they could do both. Is this a hilarious trolling […]
Macaroni or Micro Roni? That Is The Question…
From the Canadian importer Tactical Imports Corporation: We are happy to announce that the Type 81 inspection was a success! Inspection notes are as follows: -30 guns were inspected from random boxes -No aesthetic problems identified -450 rounds tested, no stoppages -No overdrilling of gas ports in barrels -Mistake with wood finish made, guns will […]
This is a Facebook live event and here is the topics for tonight: Hosted by Mikey Hartman, retired IDF LtCol and the former head of the IDF marksmanship program. I went to his special CAA training event for writers last year and had learned a lot of new things from him. John Peterson wrote […]
Alexander Arms announces the departure of the Company’s founder and Chief Engineer, Bill Alexander. He is leaving to assume a new position with-in the defense industry. Alexander Arms thanks Bill for his years of dedicated service and innovation both to the Company and the broader firearms industry and wishes him well as he assumes his […]
Talking Lead Podcast 204: Did the Military Pick The Best Handgun For Our Troops? This week Lefty delves into The XM17 Modular Handgun System (MHS) competition. The United States Army and United States Air Force competition for a new service pistol. With so many complaints with the Beretta 92f aka: M-9, after 2o years […]
IMPACT is a new special interest publication (SIP) magazine by Firearms News and it is now on the newsstands. This special issue covers all kinds of tactical ammunition from the newest defensive 9mm parabellum to the long range .338 Lapua. Here are some of the featured articles in this SIP. My article on the 30 years history of […]
**originally published in may 31 2016** I opened my first beer at 1015 this Memorial Day. Not because of an unmanaged drinking problem or because I had set out to start a personal best for day drinking, but because I was sitting down having a talk with Wiz. Two days before, some scheduling changes meant […]
Bill Geissele grabbed a rifle with a 15″ Super Modular MK4 rail and had a little fun with it!