Author: Braxton Taylor

Bear Creek Arsenal has just announced the launch of a new semi-automatic, rimfire carbine chambered for .17 Mach 2, the new Bear Creek Arsenal BC 204 series. Bear Creek Arsenal BC 204 .17 Mach 2 rimfire semi-automatic carbines are patterned after the popular and proven Ruger 10/22 blowback rimfire action. This means that BC 204 .17 Mach 2 rimfire carbines also feed from the same rotary rimfire magazines as a 10/22. Bear Creek Arsenal then marries these proven actions to a 416 R stainless steel lightweight, match-grade barrel with a threaded muzzle. BC 204 receivers are machined from industry standard…

I remember about 25 years ago when I first saw a Huglu over/under shotgun used by a member of my trap-and-skeet club. It looked like something I’d envision the Shah of Iran shooting, with its gaudy engraving that encompassed every square inch of metal from the fore-end back. At first glance, the attention to detail in the metal seemed impressive, but upon closer inspection, I learned that the embellishment was of the less expensive, laser-engraved variety and the receiver was made of rather crude aluminum. Wood-to-metal fit wasn’t good, if not terrible in places. Then, when I basically inferred that…

The Safariland Group has just launched a new lightweight OWB (outside-the-waistband) holster: the Gravity holster. This new holster features a wide, open-top design that allows for easy draws and also accommodates handguns with low-cut slides. The external outer shell of the Gravity holster is manufactured from Safariland’s thermo-molded plastic material and wrapped in a durable cordura-nylon material like many other Safariland tactical and duty holsters such as the Safariland 6000 series. In addition, the external contours of the Gravity holster are shaped to a low profile and worked over to be friendly for everyday carry. The Gravity holster also includes…

Just about everyone has given some thought about what they would do if they came upon a violent crime in progress. Some folks even imagine taking action to stop the crime and thereby end up the hero of the day. However, the smart thing to do is to consider the consequences of our actions before jumping in—because we may just not have all of the pertinent details. That scroungy looking guy might well be an undercover policeman making an arrest, and he will probably not be happy if you go to the aid of the other guy. Instead of being…

As Europe rushes to rearm its military and President Trump moves away from NATO, this year’s Paris Air Show will open on a world stage that looks more uncertain than ever.U.S. defense-industry executives flying to the biennial show, which runs from June 16 to 22, aim to capitalize on higher European defense budgets, pledges for which are expected at the following week’s NATO Summit. But the Trump administration’s anti-NATO turn—and a new push from Europe to bolster its own defense industrial base—could dampen U.S. export deals.Europe is “very focused on using some of that defense spending to grow their industrial…

The Army has quietly shuttered a short-lived Defense Department office dedicated to safeguarding civilians in conflict zones, less than two years after its founding, according to a service document reviewed by Military.com.The Civilian Protection Center of Excellence, which once housed roughly 30 staff, has been folded into the Army’s dense web of unrelated bureaucratic policy shops.One Army official described the shift as part of a larger streamlining effort. But another official familiar with the move said it amounts to “strategic sidelining,” warning that the reorganization effectively buries the Pentagon’s already fragile commitment to minimizing civilian harm.Read Next: Army Officials Pushed…

Army vehicle and aircrews were hard at work this week preparing for a massive military parade Saturday to honor the 250th anniversary of the service’s founding, a celebration that coincides with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.Thousands of soldiers have descended upon Washington, D.C., from more than a dozen Army divisions across the force, and many of them have meticulously prepared their machines to roll down Constitution Avenue. They have also planned for contingencies in the event of a breakdown, inclement weather or disruptors.The festivities are estimated to cost as much as $45 million, which Trump said was “peanuts compared to…

President Donald Trump said “Los Angeles was safe and sound for the last two nights” on Thursday morning. By evening, Marines were positioned on the outskirts of the city.Around 200 Marines armed with rifles, riot control equipment, gas masks, roughly 20 hours of civil disturbance training and the ability to temporarily detain civilians arrived in the country’s second-largest city after days of public anticipation. They departed a naval base roughly 30 miles south of LA on Thursday night bound for the Wilshire Federal Building near Beverly Hills.Their stated mission — along with 4,000 National Guard troops who were called up…

Staffing shortages continue to plague the U.S. military’s flagship hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, leading to the disruption of services this month in the nephrology infusion clinic at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.A Walter Reed spokeswoman said Thursday that two nurses at the clinic, which provides infusion services for kidney, some gastroenterology and other department patients, went on emergency leave, forcing hospital leaders to shift staff from other areas of the hospital to support clinic operations.Ricardo Reyes, a public affairs officer at Walter Reed, said no appointments were canceled and “all patients scheduled for this week have been rescheduled.”Read Next:…

A female sailor who went missing from a destroyer based in Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia has been found dead, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service announced in a statement earlier this week.Seaman Angelina Resendiz, a sailor assigned to the USS James E. Williams, went missing around May 30, and a week later missing posters were being distributed as a search for her kicked into full gear. A body was found Monday in a wooded area in Norfolk, and the next day NCIS confirmed it was Resendiz.Another sailor has been placed in custody in connection with her death, NCIS said.Read Next:…