Flying with archery gear usually means dragging a giant bow case, a stuffed duffel, and a credit card for oversize fees. I wanted to see if I could skip that circus. So I packed the KUIU Waypoint 10000 Roller with everything I needed for multiple hunts. I loaded it with my compound bow, longbow, arrows, broadheads, releases, tools, boots, layers, and toiletries. Then I hauled it from elk camp in the mountains, through an airport in Montana, down to Texas, and straight back to the mountains again. And I never once needed a secondary bow case. The Waypoint handled it…
By Patrick Sweeney The late Col. Jeff Cooper had no use or love for the 9mm Parabellum cartridge, but there was one 9mm pistol for which he had a good word: The CZ 75. Cooper revealed its existence in a one-page article published in Guns & Ammo’s February 1977 issue. Until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the Czech Republic’s independence in 1993, the CZ 75 possessed an aura of secrecy and intrigue among firearm enthusiasts.(Photo by Michael Anschuetz)For 2025, CZ-USA is offering a CZ 75 B anniversary model. Guns & Ammo first spotlighted the…
When a U.S. airman dropped his Sig M18, the military version of the P320, and the gun fired, killing another airman, the U.S. Air Force suspended the use of the pistol at all nuclear weapons sites for a month. Now, more than three months later, the real story has come out. The accidental shooting had nothing to do with dropping the pistol, and the now deceased airman who accidentally shot his comrade talked his buddies into helping him cover up the deed. According to a report at airforcetimes.com, two airmen at F.E. Warren Air Force Base outside of Cheyenne, Wyoming,…
A small, seemingly innocuous update is sometimes all a piece of gear needs to become a near-perfect design. For example, Fenix’s PD36R ACE is now “near perfection” just by adding USB-C charging. Turtlebox did the same thing with waterproof speakers, just by taking its flagship design and shrinking it down to the Ranger. With the Garmin Instinct Crossover AMOLED, the beloved technology brand has finally made a hybrid watch that looks and feels like the premium product that it is — just by adding a better display. Garmin first released its Crossover lineup in 2022, blending smartwatch technology with functional…
Maybe I’m just getting old, but I don’t really understand crypto all that well. I hate that I didn’t jump on the Bitcoin bandwagon when it first started rolling, because I could be rich right now, but I didn’t and that’s because I really don’t get it. But a lot of people do, and one thing I do understand is that it’s a handy way to get around banks. This makes it attractive for people involved in illicit activities, but it also makes it useful for those who are engaged in legal ones, but that…
A Michigan defense contractor has developed a mobile refueling system that generates hydrogen fuel from solar power and atmospheric moisture, enabling military drones to operate continuously for up to six months in remote areas without fuel resupply.Sesame Solar and hydrogen drone manufacturer Heven AeroTech announced the Drone Refueling Nanogrid last week, a trailer-sized system designed to address fuel logistics challenges in contested or remote environments. A prime contractor is already marketing the technology to War Department customers and allied nations, with particular interest from the Indo-Pacific region.The system pairs with Heven’s Z-1 vertical takeoff and landing drones, which run on…
Forget the days when shooters had to spend a fortune for reliable glass. We’re living in a golden age of optics, where even newcomers are producing high-quality, feature-packed sights at reasonable prices. One of those rising names is Gideon Optics, the optics division of JSD Supply. Founded in 2022, this Pennsylvania-based company set out to bridge the gap between affordability and performance. Interestingly, it was named after one of my Old Testament heroes, Gideon. He was a warrior, a leader, and a prophet, and is found in the book of Judges. During the summer of 2023, the company launched its…
I booked a 2-week trip to Iceland in September, knowing the weather might be rainy and unpredictable. Still, I hadn’t anticipated the amount of cold and muck that such conditions create in that part of the world. Thankfully, I’d packed my Merry People Tully Ankle Rain Boots. Whether I was traipsing through puddles at a campsite, enduring a brief sunshower in the capital city of Reykjavik, or hiking through the mist at some of Europe’s largest waterfalls, these boots kept my feet dry and warm. This well-made boot can be worn in all seasons; (photo/Michelle Polizzi) Plus, the platform sole…
A couple of days ago, I wrote a story about a man in the UK who was arrested and charged with terrorism-related offenses simply because he had the recipe for gunpowder. While the story doesn’t explicitly say exactly which recipe he had, it was probably black powder, which is actually a pretty simple concoction. But just possessing the recipe may well land this man in prison, all for a bit of information written on a piece of paper.Now, this is in the UK, not the United States, but some here want to try and prohibit people…
ATF’s grace period for registering pistol brace-equipped pistols, which they insist are SBRs, with a waiver of the $200 tax ends soon. For those who are abiding by ATF’s ruling rather than removing the pistol brace from their gun or choosing some other option, the simplest and most accurate way to file an ATF Form 1 is through Silencer Shop’s eForm 1 service, but you’re almost out of time! Silencer Shop’s press release follows: Silencer Shop Extends Deadline for Tax-Free ATF Form 1 SubmissionsNew ATF Rule Affects All Owners of Pistol Brace-Equipped Firearms Austin, TX (04/26/2023) – Nobody makes filing…
As handguns get more compact, so must rail-mounted lights. Carrying a compact pistol with a light almost as big as it is counterintuitive. For this reason, Nightstick launches its TCM-10 and TCM-10-GL compact weapon lights. The 650-lumen beam provides critical threat identification and target discrimination. Likewise, the green laser on the TCM-10-GL offers a quickly identifiable aim point.Nightstick TCM-10 and TCM-10-GL Compact Weapon LightsFeaturing a 6061-T6 aluminum construction with type III hard anodized finish and polymer rear housing, the lights are rugged and have a drop rating of 2 meters. Likewise, the IPX7 waterproof rating provides waterproof properties down to…
While anti-gunners’ dreams of an “assault weapons” ban died in a Colorado House committee earlier this month, the Democratic majority in Denver has been much more amenable to a number of other infringements on our right to keep and bear arms, and on Friday Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed four new gun control measures into law. Second Amendment activists have acted quickly, suing to block at least two of the new laws from being enforced. Colorado’s governor signed four gun control bills Friday, following the lead of other states struggling to confront a nationwide surge in violent crime and mass shootings, despite…
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ new electronic health record system experienced the second outage in eight days on Tuesday, a setback VA Secretary Denis McDonough called “extraordinarily frustrating.” The 224-minute outage of the Oracle Cerner system, during which health care providers could not utilize it, affected the five medical centers and affiliated clinics that have started using the system at the VA — as well as all Defense Department and Coast Guard health facilities also using the software, according to VA officials. The event occurred just days after the VA announced it had halted expansion of the program to additional…
The World Health Organization is warning the Americas that outbreaks of dengue and chikungunya could plague the areas. Due to the “climate change” narrative, alarming rates of these mosquito-borne illnesses could occur. Climate change is one of the biggest lies the ruling class uses to gaslight the slaves into compliance with the most draconian measures. Hopefully, people will see through this scam. Is The World Waking Up To The Climate Change Scam? According to a report by Axios, higher temperatures favor the life cycle of the mosquitoes that carry the viruses, said José Luis San Martín, regional adviser for dengue…
Sako M10 at contract signing ceremony (via ECDI) The Estonian Defence Forces have selected their new 8.6mm (.338) precision rifle. Following the recent news of Finland and Swedens selection of a raft of Sako firearms Estonia has signed agreements to procure the M10 as their new precision rifle. As of March 2023 the competition to replace the Sako TRGs procured back in 2007, included the CG Haenel HLR Pro, Desert Tech SRS M2, Sako TRG M10 and the Unique Alpine TPG Nx. Magnus-Valdemar Saar, Director General of ECDI and Estonian National Armament Director, explained that: “though the initial order is rather small the overall volume of…
PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. — Despite a second autopsy concluding Marine Pfc. Dalton Beals may have died from heart problems instead of heat injuries while training on Parris Island in 2021, his mother said the focus of the upcoming trial should be on a drill sergeant’s alleged negligence. “The issue at hand is gross negligence and lack of integrity along with abuse of power and authority,” Beals’ mother, Stacie Beveridge Beals, said. “I am not a doctor nor am I a lawyer. I have no doubt that my son would be here today if Steven Smiley (Beals’ drill instructor) had done his due diligence as a drill instructor.”…
A 17-year-old has been arrested in the killing in Atlanta of a transgender woman who was featured in a coming documentary, police announced Thursday.Koko Da Doll was killed in the shooting, which occurred around 10:40 p.m. April 18, Cinetic Media, the publicity firm representing the film, “Kokomo City,” has said.On Wednesday, a 17-year-old male turned himself in after a warrant was obtained for murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, Atlanta police said.Police have not publicly identified the shooting victim. The arrest announced Thursday is from the same incident.Police did not respond to…
[This article originally appeared at Handwaving Freakoutery and is reprinted here with permission. To subscribe to HWFO, click here.] By BJ Campbell, Handwaving Freakoutery Repeatedly in the press, we see “it’s the guns, it’s the guns, it’s the guns” as the explanation for homicide in the United States, but this rhetoric only serves to obscure the actual homicide problem. I don’t believe that black Americans are more inherently violent than any other group of Americans, but I do believe the country at large, particularly its white liberal faction, needs to come to grips with what’s going on in the black community before anything can…
Nazis were gaining an ever-tighter grip on the people of Germany. Tales of their foreign atrocities and the evidence of the tyranny that the German people were now living under became clear. A monument of replica White Rose resistance leaflets outside of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Bavaria, Germany. (Photo: Sirithana Tiranardvanich/Dreamstime.com) As these events unfolded, more and more German citizens began to realize the horror of their situation. Frankly, not many Germans saw the bigger picture — but there were some, and among them, the White Rose. Table of ContentsLoading… Budding of the White Rose Hans and Sophie…
There seems to be an industry-wide effort in the media to manufacture consent against gun ownership, whether it’s Hollywood inserting anti-concealed carry plotlines into TV shows, actors/directors/producers demanding less portrayal of firearms in the movies, or Fox News starting to push gun control. It almost reminds me of the run-up to the Iraq War in 2002. There was overwhelming propaganda in the press at that time, and those of us who knew right away that the claims of Iraqi WMDs and a Saddam–Bin Laden link were claptrap were ignored, ridiculed, and sometimes even called traitors and America-haters. Yet another gun…
A 20-year-old Marine, Lance Cpl. Jackson Forringer, died during pre-deployment training at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, officials confirmed, saying his death is under investigation by the Navy Criminal Investigation Service. The Marine from Chesnee, S.C., was part of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment based at Camp Lejeune, N.C. He and his unit were at the Southern California base as part of routine training. “I can confirm that NCIS is conducting a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Lance Cpl. Forringer, as we do in response to any non-combat, medically unattended fatalities of Department of the Navy service members,” said Jeff Houston, a spokesperson for NCIS. “Out…
