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When a National Forest Trained Americans for War

It’s 1941. Monday morning, mid-September, has dawned rainy and overcast. Gray clouds hang over the sweltering heat of south Louisiana. Deep in the tall pines of Kisatchie National Forest, a tense, humid calm coils around the thick trees. Shortly, though, it would be shattered by the largest military action to

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cold weather and ammo

SHOOTING 101: Understanding How Cold Weather Affects Ammo

A seasoned hunter in the Colorado Rockies, poised for the perfect shot at a prized elk. The crisp mountain air bites at his cheeks as he squeezes the trigger, confident in his aim. But the bullet strikes low, too low, and kicks up a splatter of snow. The elk bounds

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Rock River Arms RBG-1S Bolt Rifle

Spotter up. Steel silhouette at 1075 yards.  Half-value wind, hold a right edge. Send it. The shooter presses the trigger, and the shot rings out. About 1.9 seconds later, the round impacts the steel, and a faint sound echoes through the canyon back to the shooter. After a quick cycle

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ShootingFiocchi 4.6 x 30 Ammunition

TESTED: Fiocchi 4.6×30 Ammo Brings Fabled HK Round Stateside

By now, you’ve likely heard of the FN 5.7×28 cartridge. This pint-sized pistol round was set to replace the 9mm Luger as NATO’s handgun ammo but met some .18-caliber opposition: the H&K 4.6×30. Heckler and Koch’s answer to the Belgian wonder, neither would go on to fill any contract with

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M1919A6 Light Machine Gun

M1919A6 Light Machine Gun: The Stop-Gap Defender of Freedom

If you watched HBO’s World War Two saga “Band of Brothers,” you may recall the Browning 1919A6 Light Machine Gun making its appearance in the Bastogne episodes. It was a stop-gap gun that looked a bit like what you’d get if you crossed a M1919A4 belt-fed light machine gun with

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Eastern Bloc Classic – The Type 1 AK-47

It is undeniably one of Earth’s most easily recognizable and widely used weapons. The AK-47 is found in the hands of everyone, from major armies to rebels across the globe. Developed by Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1946 for use by the Soviet Armed Forces, it quickly gained approval and entered production.

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The Primary Arms GLx MicroPrism

The optics market in the US seems to be flooded with options. This is especially true when it comes to red dots. A company that quietly makes some of the best options available is Primary Arms. One of their newest offerings is exceptional: the Primary Arms GLx MicroPrism. The Primary

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The MK12 SPR in combat.

MK12 SPR: The History Behind a U.S. Military Sniper System

The MK12 SPR was created to fill a gap in the arsenal of special operations between the M4 and full sniper rifles. This concept had multiple variations through its service life with the main variants being the Mod 0, Mod H, and Mod 1. The weapon was a complete system

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Zenith ZF-56

Dear Santa, I want a rifle with a manual of arms similar to an AR15 yet all the internal magic found in an H&K33. Well, it’s only November, and Santa showed up at my door dressed like a UPS driver. His bag this year contained something new from Zenith Firearms.

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