Featured History The Thompson Submachine Gun M1927A1 By Tactical Life Staff • October 15, 2013 The Thompson submachine gun was largely a creation of its time, and like many salient developments, it missed the first... Read more »
Featured Legal C&R License and Military Surplus Guns By Tactical Life Staff • October 15, 2013 For those firearms aficionados who enjoy the charms of classic military-pattern firearms, the cost of transferring and acquiring these often... Read more »
Competition Shooting Featured Training Trending Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) – Access Retired Military Firearms By Tactical Life Staff • October 15, 2013 From Revolutionary War militias delivering accurate long-range (for the time) fire against British Regulars, to Sergeant Alvin York taking on... Read more »
Featured Guns Handguns History Review Semi-Automatic Handguns Walther P.38 – The First Military Double-Action Pistol By Tactical Life Staff • October 15, 2013 Fritz Walther, owner and lead designer for Walther firearms, created a number of semi-automatic pistols known for their elegant lines,... Read more »
Bolt Action Rifles Featured Guns History Rifles M1903 Springfield Bolt Action Combat Rifle By Tactical Life Staff • October 15, 2013 It was brutally obvious to the U.S. military that the Spanish forces were better equipped: The Model 1898 Krag-Jorgenson rifle... Read more »
Featured Guns Handguns Review Semi-Automatic Handguns Sig Sauer P210 and the Swiss Army P49 By Tactical Life Staff • October 15, 2013 Like most gun-writers, I usually hedge a bit and term a gun “one of the best ever.” But I have... Read more »
Featured Guns History Rifles Semi-Automatic Rifles Auto-Ordnance M1 Carbine By Tactical Life Staff • October 15, 2013 All military personnel need a primary weapon, no matter their primary specialty. In 1938, there was an unavoidable punch-up looming... Read more »
Featured Guns Handguns History Semi-Automatic Handguns Russia’s Tokarev TT33 Military Pistol | Combat Pistols By Tactical Life Staff • October 15, 2013 As is the AK47 and its descendants, the Tokarev TT33 pistol is an excellent example of Soviet arms design, which... Read more »
Ammo Featured Handgun Ammo Review Rifle Ammo Military Surplus Ammunition By Tactical Life Staff • October 15, 2013 Twenty years ago, there was a huge influx of dirt-cheap, exotic, previously hard-to-find military-surplus firearms. There were mountains of British... Read more »
Featured History Tet Offensive Memento By Tactical Life Staff • October 15, 2013 One of the most remembered attacks of the Vietnam War is the Tet Offensive. Many readers will be familiar with... Read more »
