Guns and Gear

TOPS El Chappito: Cutest Cleaver on the Market?

Fresh off the line from TOPS we’ve got El Chappito, the frankly adorable, shrunk-down, EDC-sized brother of the company’s famous…

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Understanding Pistol Red Dot Footprints

DPP, RMSc, RMR, ACRO, and Doctor Optics: all similar but different red dot footprints. Are you confused yet? The world…

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Garrett Shoulder-Fired Mortar: Nice (but Painful) Idea

“Missed Peleliu because of that damn thing.” The old 1st Marine Division veteran massaged a spot on his upper chest and…

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LionSteel Preps Skinnier Version of the Skinny

LionSteel is making an even skinnier version of the Skinny this year, called the Emmet. This knife packs a lot…

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Springfield’s 10-8 Performance Master Class 1911

To readers of The Armory Life and many 1911 afficionados, Hilton Yam is going to be a familiar name. In the company…

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A Baer of a Drill

Would you like to make your pistol or rifle skill improvements fun? There are a multitude of drills and targets…

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Heinkel He 111 — Germany’s Jack of All Trades

Editor’s Note: In today’s article, Dr. Will Dabbs examines the versatile Heinkel He 111 in World War II. The German…

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Skallywag Tactical Riptide Review

Editor’s Note: In this Skallywag Tactical Riptide review, author Eugene Nielsen takes a stab at evaluating an intriguing new knife.…

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Kombou’s Latest Bestech Will Release Senu or Later

Grzegorz Grabarski, otherwise known as Kombou, is back at it with a new Bestech collab for the new(ish) year. This…

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First M16 Rifles in the Vietnam War

In the late 1950s, there were basically two camps in the U.S. military on what the next service rifle should…

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