The Beretta 92FS “Samurai Edge”
The Beretta 92FS Brigadier Model “Samurai Edge” from Resident Evil Resident Evil fans know the Samurai Edge as the sidearm of S.T.A.R.S., but under the fiction sits a very specific Italian classic. The in...
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The S&W 632 “Ultimate Carry”: An Independent Review
Intro At SHOT Show this year, one of the handful of new announcements that genuinely intrigued me was the Lipsey’s Exclusive “Ultimate Carry” series of J Frame revolvers by Smith and Wesson. I have...
Smart Starts: Women and Firearms
That first pull of the trigger, when the round hits its mark, has a way of hooking people. That first pull of the trigger, when the round hits its mark, has a way of...
Ordinary Firearm Reviews: The Remington R1 1911
Remington R1. The modernized GI style 1911. A comfortable but perplexing piece of engineering occupying the metaphorical space in between. Modern machining and materials for a design old enough that your great grandparents recognize...
AR Style Rifles – What to Pay Attention to When Buying
Buying your first AR style rifle is exciting and a little nerve racking. The market offers a huge range of options and not every rifle fits every shooter. The good news is that with...
Geha Shotgun: An Interwar Curiosity
Introduction In 2021 I grew a fascination with military surplus, leading me to travel all over South East Pennsylvania looking for small little treasures of surplus in gun stores, usually being turned off by...
Inside JSDF.US
An English Gateway to Japan’s Self Defense Forces Among the world’s many military research and enthusiast communities, few are as focused or as dedicated as JSDF.US, an international collective devoted to the study of...
SIG SG 510 / Sturmgewehr 57: The World’s Deadliest Swiss Watch
The SIG SG 510, known in Swiss service as the Sturmgewehr 57 or Stgw 57, is a machine built around Swiss engineering and stubborn practicality. Adopted in 1957 the rifle served as the Swiss...
Red Dot Sights in the Modern Pistol Technique
The Mainstream Paradigm of Slide-mounted Pistol Optics The paradigm of slide-mounted optics on duty and concealed handguns have been mainstream since the mid 2010s, as optics have gotten durable enough, holsters have become available...
A Comparison of Common Camo Under IR
As someone who is frequently broke, modern civilian camos that are proven to be IR compliant are simply out of budget. Typically this is what will draw some in the market towards surplus camo,...
