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First Look: Mossberg Patriot Predator Bolt Action Rifle in 7mm PRC
O.F. Mossberg And Sons are now offering the Patriot Predator Bolt Action Rifle in Hornady’s new rifle cartridge, the 7mm PRC. The Predator rifle is a variant of Mossberg’s Patriot line of bolt-action rifles. These rifles have a threaded muzzle that is ready to accept suppressors or other muzzle accessories. There …
Hardware: Trijicon IR-HUNTER Thermal Riflescope
At 200 yards and in the dark, the new Trijicon IR-HUNTER 35mm Thermal Riflescope allowed me to just make out the outline of the wild boar’s profile printed on the paper target. Not surprisingly, then, the two HotHands heat packs taped to the target stood out like black-hot beacons in the Wisconsin …
Preview: Hardcore Hammers Blackout Survivalist Hatchet
Hardcore Hammers’ Survivalist Hatchet is a multifunctional tool that combines the versatility of a hand axe with the usefulness of a hammer. Thanks to its new inclusion in the company’s Blackout line, the hatchet is now even more durable. The 4140 alloy steel head now undergoes a ferritic nitrocarburizing treatment …
The Guns Of Operation Torch
Lieutenant Junior Grade W.L. McVay, a naval aviator, watches his radio gunner, K.W. Jobe, check the flexible ANM2 .30-cal. machine guns in their Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless of VS-41 during Operation Torch in November 1942, on board the USS Ranger. Eighty years ago, U.S. involvement in World War II was still new. …
New For 2022: B&T USA APC9 Limited
Based on the company’s popular submachine gun, which has seen use with the U.S. Army and Air Force, the semi-auto-only B&T USA APC9 Limited platforms provide a compact, capable pistol-caliber carbine to the U.S. consumer market, albeit only in NFA-regulated short-barreled rifle configurations. “The heart of the new APC9 Limited guns is …
Ruger’s ‘New’ Vaquero: The Wiley Clapp Review
This article, “Ruger’s New Vaquero: Made For The Cowboy,” appeared originally in the November 2005 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. Bill Ruger’s bread ’n butter gun was unquestionably his first—the .22 Auto. But he sensed something significant in …
Battle of Athens: The Forgotten History of the Tennessee Rebellion Against Local Government
The fight for civil rights in America is not limited to black Americans. Nor is the American Revolution limited to the 1700s. Case in point: The Battle of Athens. This was a pitched physical confrontation lasting two days in 1946, but with roots stretching back into the 1930s. It is part of an overall pan-racial …
So, You Want To Know How Our Fathers Dealt With Election Fraud? Take A Look! (Video)
To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions; -Article I, Section 8, Clause 15 USA Constitution A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall …
Gun Skills: Scan and Assess
The human body is a remarkable mechanism; it is advanced, yet animalistic when it needs to be. If we study our physiological response to stress, this becomes incredibly apparent. When a threat appears, adrenaline courses through our veins to assist us in fighting it off or fleeing the area. As …
First Look: Holosun P.ID Weapon Lights
Holosun, the company well known for its durable electronic red dot and holographic sights for pistols and long guns is now releasing the first members of its new line of duty grade tactical LED lights, the P.ID family. The name of this new line of tactical lights is an abbreviation …