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Operation Anthropoid: Killing the Butcher of Prague

Who was the most horrible person in all of human history? Some might claim their mother-in-law. I’m personally crazy about mine. However, I’d like to dig a bit deeper than that today.Reinhard Heydrich, tallest man on the right, along with Heinrich Himmler and other Nazi officials. Image: Public DomainTragically, the competition for that particularly dark superlative is fierce. I would say that human beings are animals, but that unfairly disparages animals. If ever you might have doubted humanity

Silencer Saturday #440: A Special Integral Upper From The DEA Archives

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new Victra 20-gauge shotgun suppressor. This week we are taking a look at a lesser-known integral suppressor upper. This is the Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement Team upper that Knight's Armament created for the Drug Enforcement Administration.Silencer Saturday @ TFB:Silencer Saturday #439: America 250 And Legal NewsSilencer Saturday #438: Wheel Gun Suppression

NEMO Unveils 2027 Collection Built to Expand Adventure, Elevate Comfort, and Extend Gear Life

New ultralight shelters, accessible sleep systems, redesigned camp furniture, and U.S.-made sleeping pad highlight the brand’s 25th anniversary year. {DOVER, N.H.} – Marking 25 years of outdoor gear innovation, NEMO has unveiled its 2027 collection, introducing new products and meaningful refinements across shelters, sleep systems, and furniture, with continued commitments to sustainability, durability, and public lands advocacy. The 2027 line refle

Counter-terrorism police investigate after five injured in Edinburgh attacks

A man has been arrested after multiple members of the public reported the 'violent attacks' ...

Can California protect its own gun control laws?

California Democrats are used to defending gun control measures against lawsuits by Second Amendment advocates like the ...

Divided Seventh Circuit upholds Illinois ban on AR-15-style rifles and large-capacity magazines

Writing for the majority, Judge Amy J. St. Eve concluded that the firearms and magazines covered by the law fall outside the ...

The limits of the Second Amendment

In previous articles, I explored two of the biggest unanswered questions in the Second Amendment space: Who are “the people,” ...

Armaments Center’s Zero-Defect Culture Embraces Agile and Other Modern Software Development Approaches

?PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Armaments Center has become the nexus for cutting-edge, safety critical software systems that deliver battlefield advantages for U.S. Soldiers. While the Armaments Center is synonymous with developing weapons and ammunition hardware that formulate the U.S. Army’s lethal backbone, its software operates unseen in […]

Unbreakable? Not Quite: Common AK Failure Points

AK at the Infantry Museum. By Lynndon Schooler.The AK rifle has earned a reputation as one of the most widely produced and reliable firearms ever made. Designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov in the years following World War II, the platform has served military forces, law enforcement agencies, and civilian shooters across the globe for decades. Its gas system, generous clearances, and relatively simple design allow it to continue functioning in conditions that might disable more tightly fitted fir

POTD: Natural Holly and Satin Hard Chrome Done Right

Photo Of The Day: "White Satin" exemplifies the resurgence of 1970s 1911 aesthetics married to contemporary precision. The Colt Combat Commander frame sports a squared and checkered trigger guard, a hallmark of that era, paired with a Stan Chen Gen 2 magwell. Harrison Design & Consulting controls anchor the platform, while Derr Precision's bobbed grip safety and EGW Inc. bushing deliver both ergonomic refinement and mechanical reliability without sacrificing the cleaner lines of early custo

Fudd Friday: A Winchester 1895 Too Nice For The Job It Was Made For 

I read a lot of books by old hunters, and about old hunters, and it’s even better if I can find one with black-and-white photos of the sportsmen and their guns, or if they talk about their firearms frankly and truthfully. And if you find a book about American outdoorsmen at the end of the 19th century, up until World War II, one brand is predominant—Winchester. And the Winchester 1895 appears to be practically the gold standard for hunters with money.That’s the scene where this rifle, which

Skapion Secures $36 Million Seed Funding to Accelerate Mobile Counter-Swarm Defense System

Funding will accelerate development, system validation and expansion of the company’s engineering capabilities Washington, D.C. / Ramat Gan, Israel, July 09, 2026 – Skapion, a defense technology company developing a mobile counter-swarm defense system for large-scale drone attacks, today announced that it has secured $36 million in Seed funding. The round was co-led by UP. […]

Rheinmetall Offers Croatia a Long-Term Strategic Industrial Partnership: Rheinmetall Unmanned Vehicles to Become a Centre of Future Defence

Croatia is set to become one of Europe’s key hubs for the development, production and export of advanced defence technologies in the field of unmanned systems, creating new opportunities for domestic industry, exports, research and development. ZAGREB, 8 July 2026 – Rheinmetall AG, one of Europe’s leading technology and defence companies, today presented Rheinmetall Unmanned […]

Carrying The Springfield SA-35 Compact

How does Springfield’s SA-35 4-inch stack up as a daily carry gun?The post Carrying The Springfield SA-35 Compact appeared first on Gun Digest.

Big Woods Bucks x Henry Repeating Arms Long Ranger Big Woods Carbine

Henry Repeating Arms has joined forces with Big Woods Bucks (BWB) to create a pragmatic, simple, and extremely useful new lever-action rifle for all of us that should be perfect for whitetail deer hunting and other medium-sized game: the new H14 Long Ranger Big Woods Carbine in .308 Win/7.62x51 NATO.Henry Repeating Arms @ TFB:[SHOT 2026] Name Game And New Features: Henry Rifle Lineup EvolvesHenry H1 Bandit Is The Next Step UpThe Rimfire Report: The Henry Magnum Express ReviewThe New Henry E

TECOM Establishes Marine Corps Robotics Integration Group and Counter Drone Team

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va.— The Marine Corps has established theMarine Corps Robotics Integration Groupas its service-level organization responsible for integrating, standardizing, and institutionalizing training for Group 1 and Group 2 small unmanned aircraft systems and counter-small unmanned aircraft systems across the Total Force, as announced inMARADMIN 307/26. Assigned under Marine Air Ground Task Force […]

NEW Vortex Crossfire II Red Dots - Motion Activation & Solar Options

Vortex Optics has taken one of their most popular rifle and shotgun red dots and enhanced them to be even better. The Crossfire II dot now has solar capabilities, a green dot option, motion activation, and other small upgrades to make it even more desirable for gun owners.Vortex Optics @ TFB:TFB Review: Vortex Venom Enclosed 6 MOA Micro Red DotTFB Review: Vortex Optics Viper Shotgun Enclosed Micro Green DotTFB Behind the Gun #208: Vortex Edge's Chris UrrutiaNew Vortex AMG 1-10×24 FFP High-E

Shell Shock Technologies Announces .50 BMG NAS3 Case

Third-party live-fire testing confirms substantial velocity gains; production is underway with expected availability in August 2026. Eubank, KY (July 2026) – Shell Shock Technologies, LLC. (SST), a leading innovator in the ammunition industry, today announced the completion of independent live-fire testing for its .50 BMG NAS3™ case, with results confirming significant velocity and performance advantages […]

Samson SAS Tactical Folding Stock Review

In this article, Jeremy Tremp reviews the Samson SAS Tactical Folding Stock for the Springfield Armory Model 2020 Heatseeker rifle. The Springfield Heatseeker is a phenomenally accurate bolt-action rifle from the factory, so how much can a third party stock like the SAS really do for the gun? That’s something Tremp explores here. The folding stock was provided by Samson Manufacturing for this review.Bolt-action rifles are in a league of their own when it comes to building, modifying and di

Leupold Adds Three Illuminated Reticles to Mark 4HD Riflescope Line

Leupold & Stevens, Inc. has expanded its Mark 4HD riflescope family with three new illuminated reticle options. The Oregon-based optics manufacturer now offers the Mark 4HD in Illuminated PR2-MOA, Illuminated PR2-MIL, and Illuminated PR3-MIL configurations, available in both 6-24x52 and 8-32x56 magnification ranges.The Mark 4HD 6-24x52 now available with illuminated PR2 and PR3 reticlesThis marks the first time Leupold has offered its PR2 and PR3 reticles with illumination. The company orig