The Mighty 8th Air Force Museum [VIST]

The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force opened its doors on May 14, 1996. Located in Pooler, Georgia, just a short distance from Downtown Savannah, where the Eighth Air Force was activated in January 1942, the museum features over 90,000 square feet of exhibits, interactive experiences, artifacts, and a chance to walk beneath…

Unit Solutions Training Rifle: Realistic, Projectile-Based Force-on-Force Option for CQB Training

Photos by Kenda Lenseigne Last year, the BATFE pulled another random, arbitrary, and capricious ruling out of their collective asses and decreed that non-lethal training ammunition (NLTA) was verboten for civilian use. With the main players — Simunitions and UTM — out of contention, what options do we lowly civilians have for realistic force-on-force training? …

RECOIL ICONIC: Trijicon ACOG

THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MAGNIFIED OPTIC IN HISTORY This is the first of the RECOIL ICONIC Series. These shorts highlight, celebrate, and discuss guns, gear, and accessories that have stood the test of time and are emblematic of entire categories — those that represent a paradigm shift and influence all those that follow. This article is…

Sniper School [Book Preview]

I attended Sniper School in October of 1986. I entered the course as a PFC, which was pretty rare. In fact, I was the lowest ranking member of the class. My partner from 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines was a Corporal from Charlie Company. Entering Sniper School was less intimidating than you might imagine. I would…

Enclosed MRDS Buyer’s Guide [2024]

Sealed reflex sights offer advantages over their open-top brethren. They’re more durable, far less likely to fog up from temperature changes, and the LED emitter itself is better protected from the elements.  Until relatively recently they’ve remained in the realm of rifles instead of handguns. But there’s been an explosion of options — some of…