Today In Guns, 01 January 1888 (a Sunday). Today in Guns, back in 1888, a young man named Jean Cantius Garand was born in Quebec, Canada. You may remember him as Mr. John Garand, designer of the weapon described by Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr. as the “…greatest battle implement ever devised.” I’m talking,…
On December 22nd, 2025, our 47th President announced a new class of naval vessel: the “Trump-Class” battleship USS Defiant, designated BBG-1. Estimated reading time: 9 minutes The TRUMP Battleship David Reeder Table of contents The new surface warship will reportedly be the centerpiece of what the US Navy is calling the “Golden Fleet.” Technically, a guided…
Looking for a good optic to put on your concealed carry pistol? Then bring it in and take a knee. Jim’s here to talk to you about the Vortex Defender CCW micro optic, specifically the Vortex Defender CCW green dot optic. Read on for his Vortex Defender CCW review. ~ Mad Duo Estimated reading time:…
Many of us struggle with Christmas. Not just this year, but every year. In the face of everything going on, everything we see, the seemingly incessant trials of a turbulent society and years of war, just what is the reason for the holiday? It can be particularly difficult for those experiencing the working end of…
Ah, the Red Ryder BB Gun. It’s iconic. Almost as iconic as the phrase it birthed: “You’ll shoot your eye out!” The quote is from the holiday classic A Christmas Story. Those of a certain age, and by that, we mean anyone who grew up in the 1980s or early 1990s, must know of the…
The forced reset trigger was the new kid on the block several years ago. The trigger transformation allowed you to shoot faster because a spring reset the trigger for you instead of requiring you to let off the trigger and pull it again. Similar mechanisms prior to FRT triggers included binary and bump-stock triggers, which…
Bullpup rifles are far from an American tradition, but they have their fans. The pros include the short Over All Length (OAL), the cons include virtually everything else, and…I still love them. I’m here to share that love and explain why these guns are great for far more than just looking cool in Sci-Fi movies.…
The PSA Olcan is a bullpup configuration JAKL rifle. If you hate bullpups, you either don’t care or you’re already making fun of it. If you do like bullpups, you probably have a tingle in your britches. And that’s okay. I like the idea of a JAKL bullpup, too. Being a cross-platform~ish bastard combo of…
The SureFire SOCOM-4 suppressor is, according to its designers, the answer to a critical question they began asking after the success of the SOCOM 556 RC3: “Can we honestly develop an even better combat-grade suppressor than the RC-3?” The answer is apparently the RC4. That’s the focus of this SPOT REPORT. Estimated reading time: 5…
“They say he was once a knight, before the war against the Dreadites…” They’re talking, of course, about Deathstalker 2025, a fantasy movie that channels all the worst parts of those cult classic 80s movies that were so wonderfully terrible. What’s the movie called again, you ask? Glad you asked. If you thought Dungeons &…