We’d pop a red star cluster to get your attention on this, but that won’t work in a digital AO, so just bring it in, take a (notional) knee and listen up. This here is Breach-Bang-Clear’s definitive Black Friday Gun Deals guide for 2025. We’ve listed the Friday Tactical Gear sales sale notifications from across…
Micro compact pistols deliver good fighting capacity without losing ease of carry. But when you use a service pistol cartridge like 9mm Luger in a relatively light handgun, recoil and muzzle rise is magnified compared to service pistols. Some micro 9s are coming from the factory with compensators and porting, but these options have their…
Haysville, OH – HOP Munitions, a veteran-operated ammunition manufacturer based in Ohio, is proud to announce its new partnership with ARK Protection Group, a premier security and executive protection firm. Through this partnership, HOP Munitions will serve as ARK’s official ammunition provider for both training and operational requirements. Several key factors contributed to this collaboration,…
When you combine low interest rates and slow growth, you come to find it is hard to get a good deal when buying a product. That is particularly true with guns and accessories where balancing features with price is a hard trick. One brand that has consistently exceeded expectations is Vortex. Eons ago, in my…
There’s an Atropia movie coming out, a military-centric film that promises to be a little more light-hearted than the recent Warfare…even though it looks like it reflects at least a little of the ridiculosity inherent in any large military/bureaucratic endeavor. Most of ya reading this don’t need a bunch of background on the failing nation-state…
An artist named Kerr Eby is the focus of this biographical homage by OG Breach-Bang-Clear writer/photographer Chris Hernandez. Eby witnessed a significant portion of the Pacific War, including the Battles of Tarawa and Guadalcanal. Some people (including Chris) say he’s responsible for an image that best exemplifies the spirit of the Marine Corps in WWII…maybe…
In June 1966, a significant portion of the 1st Marine Division’s Area of Operations (AO) included the provinces of Quang Ngai and Quang Tin, in the southern portion of the I Corps Military Region. Straddling the two are the hills of Que Son Valley, including Nui Vu: also known as Hill 488.. Reports of North Vietnamese forces moving…
Marines don’t like to be called soldiers – because they are “Marines” first, last and always – and these days it would be hard to confuse the two. On the battlefield, U.S. Marines don’t look like those serving in the U.S. Army because for nearly 20 years, the United States Marine Corps has been wearing…
There’s no more recognizable American knife than the USMC KaBar. The iconic Marine knife is it–nothing else comes close. It’s the knife equivalent of the 1911. The iconic Marine knife went to war in 1942 (specifically, the M1219C prototype did), and it hasn’t left the battlefield since. It needs little introduction for our readers, so…
Here we go. It’s the start of Gyrene Week. Or Marine Week, or Leatherneck Week, etc. Call it what you want, just don’t do it disrespectfully. One week from today marks 250 years of Marine Corps history. That’s right, it’s the Marine Corps’ 250th birthday, and you, oh lucky, lucky reader, are about to get…