Col. Jeff Cooper’s Color Code of Awareness (the “Cooper Color Code”) — you’re very likely doing it wrong. There’s a possibility this article will slaughter a few sacred cows. It is certain to cause some ass pain. That’s okay, though. What we want to do, more than anything else is to get engaged professionals talking whether…
The Winchester 1890 pump action rifle was one of the first viable repeating rifles chambered in .22 rimfire and it singlehandedly created the gallery gun genre. But it started life almost as an afterthought. In early 1887, John Browning presented Winchester with plans for a pump action shotgun. This design would later become the Winchester…
Twenty-four years ago (as of this writing), I decided I wanted a .308-caliber “battle rifle”. I was a young man who was still developing his tastes in firearms. Like the young fool I was, only recently old enough to own guns, I bought, sold, and traded guns frequently (and let me tell you, I regret…
Let’s be really clear. The M16A5 was never a real thing. It’s a bit of a meme of an idea the Marine Corps considered for about five minutes. The United States Marine Corps loves their rifle. Yes, the M4 is a rifle, but it’s better described as a carbine. A rifle is a big full-length…
The KelTec SUB 2000 might be KelTec’s most successful weapon and a prolific PCC. It is certainly a popular weapon, having been in production since 2001, and is in its third generation. The weapon came from George Kellgren’s mind. Kellgren isn’t a name that rings a bell like John Browning, but the man is one…
The world of personal defense rounds settles on a total of two cartridges. One being the famed Stargate Command approved 5.7×28 and the other being the “you suck, and we hate you” 4.6×30 from HK. The idea of two rounds designed with a similar purpose leads me to ask: which one is better, 4.6x30mm vs…
Lever action rifles have been part of American gun culture since the Henry .44 Flat hit the market in 1860. The platform has waxed and waned in popularity. Recently, the virtues of a lightweight, fast-firing, rifle with reliable manual operation have been rediscovered and the lever gun is back in a big way. New rifles…
Aerial drones – especially small commercially available drones – have become a unique and ubiquitous challenge on the modern battlefield and pose a major threat to traditional military assets. Such small drones can be used to provide real-time reconnaissance, and/or be rigged with explosives and used as loitering munitions for remote kamikaze attacks. Such weaponized…
When it comes to mainstream concealed carry, pistols chambering the 22 Long Rifle and the 25 ACP cartridges are at the bottom of the list. Although all handgun cartridges are considered underpowered compared to rifle rounds, relatively speaking, the 22 and 25 are as light an option as you can get. Both throw a light-weight…
Though most of the “Great Old Ones” (not to be confused with the Outer Gods) that appear in the works of weird horror writer H.P. Lovecraft and his larger “Cthulhu Mythos” have little ties to existing mythology, one does stand out as a notable exception. This creature, known as Ithaqua, exists in the cosmic horror…