March 26, 1945. The 300 Japanese soldiers appeared suddenly out of the dark, catching the encampment of US Marines and Army Air Force personnel completely by surprise. A vicious firefight ensued, not ending until the last attacker was killed, three hours later. The Americans suffered 170 killed and wounded. Marines advance under fire on Iwo…
For at least the last 6 or 8 years (maybe more), Breach-Bang-Clear has handed out limited edition I GOT BANGED AT SHOT morale patches to SHOT Show. In 2025, we thought something a little more practical (pragmatic?) might be in order. So we teamed up with Bad Moon Armory and brought a bunch of what…
Henry’s done it again, folks. Under the motto of “Leading Where Others Follow,” Henry has modernized the lever gun with their all-new Special Product Division (SPD) firearms while still (somehow) maintaining that classic appeal we’ve all come to love. And, my goodness, they’re quite the sight to behold. Darn tootin’. The crew and I had…
Sig Sauer revolutionized the concealed carry handgun market with the introduction of the first micro compact 9mm handgun in the from of the Sig P365. The rise of the micro compact 9mm has given the user 9mm ballistics with a footprint little bigger than conventional pocket-sized .380 caliber pistol with double-digit capacity. Ruger made the…
Weapon-mounted lights continue to develop and evolve. The tech behind them gets more advanced along with it. SHOT 2025 gave us several new products, particularly in regard to handgun lights and some upgrades to existing platforms as well. Most of the lights we looked at didn’t have many obvious appearance differences from previous years. Some…
Some LEO agencies inexplicably still limit authorization of pistol lights to specialty units (too aggressive looking!) Some gun owners and CCW types continue to argue against the advantage of a pistol light for concealed carry for reasons…well, reasons — other than concealment difficulties inherent in the WML’s added geometry — that continue to escape me.…
I’ve always wanted a Tomahawk, so it seemed meant to be when I got the Siege Kershaw tomahawk to review. Why do I need one? Well, that’s probably why I never got around to buying one. I don’t go out into the woods much and for all intents and purposes I’m a city slicker. I really don’t. But…
The Colt Viper was one of the rarer snake guns. Originally released in 1977, the Viper was intended to be a longer barreled and more controllable version of the Colt Cobra snub-nosed revolver chambered in .38 Special. The aluminum-framed Viper only sold for that year and was promptly discontinued. In 2024, Colt revived the Viper…
The Colt Viper was one of the rarer snake guns. Originally released in 1977, the Viper was intended to be a longer barreled and more controllable version of the Colt Cobra snub-nosed revolver chambered in .38 Special. The aluminum-framed Viper only sold for that year and was promptly discontinued. In 2024, Colt revived the Viper…
I started planning to build my ultimate ranch rifle a long time ago. The process required me first to pick the rifle, which ended up being a CZ600 Trail. I had initially set the rifle up for night vision but ended up going the thermal route. I needed to pick an optic height that suited…