Time for CANCON to return to Arizona at the Ben Avery Shooting Center! Join us April 11th & 12th, 2025 for an action-packed weekend of fully suppressed shooting! Not only are there two complete days of fully-suppressed shooting (plus a third early access day exclusively for VIP ticket holders) but we’ve added events and opportunities…
Stun grenades, commonly called flashbangs, are diversionary devices intended to distract and disorient enemies in a non-lethal manner. First used in the 1970s, they’re explosive devices that rely upon a blinding burst of light, painfully loud noise, and overpressure to disorient the enemy. The flash of light is generally measured in millions of candela, and…
The folks at LANTAC first caught rumor of an exciting new round in development for the AR-15 back in 2018. They were part of a military research project looking for both a new rifle and corresponding intermediate caliber. In January of 2019, they were among a small, select group of companies handpicked to further develop…
No longer the micro-compact that took the world by storm, the SIG Sauer P365 has grown like a family of rabbits. With so many options, it’s easy to get lost in the forest without seeing the trees. While each of the many versions of the P365 has its own flavor, the XMACRO is the choice…
Photos by Tyler Edwards Having been fortunate enough to be around a multitude of firearms in my military, professional shooting, and overseas contracting careers, as well as writing for RECOIL, I can say I have never after seeing it, wanted another man’s rifle. This all changed on the cold side of a mountain in the…
Not all gun people are knife people, and not all knife people are gun people. Those of us who balance both (or who can at least appreciate both) without going too far overboard either way are probably the most well-adjusted. Nevertheless, there are folks who balk at carrying a pocketknife. They open their delivery boxes…
Photos by Iain Harrison and John Carughi In the summer of 2025, policy changes enacted by the Trump administration slowed the flood of migrants across the U.S./Mexico border to a steady stream. The cartels, in order to protect their income, stepped up their efforts to corrupt local law enforcement in the border region, and where…
Sponsored Content New for 2025, Armasight has introduced a new line of thermal vision optics: the Warden 640 monocular, Commander 640 weapon sight, and Operator 640 clip-on. We’re excited to take a closer look at each of them to test out exactly what they can do. Monoculars are the most versatile and often the most…
The Kurdish people are the largest ethnic group in the world without their own country. They are a non-Arab ethnic group who live in northern Iraq, western Iran, and southern Turkey. The independent Kurds were a threat to Saddam Hussein, and, in 1988, Hussein embarked on a campaign (Anfal) to exterminate the Kurdish people. This…
It’s true, you can turn any fanny pack into a cross-body bag. And you can put some sort of gun into either one. But the fact of the matter is that with many of the so-called “carry bags” on the market (we covered an awful lot in a Buyer’s Guide in Issue 39) the gun…