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Hey everyone, this is Shooting Illustrated bringing you another episode of “I Carry.” In today’s feature, we’re looking at a retro Smith & Wesson Model 36 No-Lock revolver and some related gear. Let’s take a closer look at this setup: Firearm: Smith & Wesson Model 36 No-Lock .38 Special Revolver (MSRP: $849) Where to begin with today’s kit? For starters, you can immediately tell we’ve got a retro vibe going on, starting with the Smith & Wesson Model 36 Classic No Internal Lock .38 Special revolver. One of the, ahem, more contentious components of Smith & Wesson’s revolver lineup was…

Hosts Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, and Corinne Schneider chat Seth and Corinne’s return from Africa, talk with Pennsylvania BHA’s Adam Eckley about the recent lift on PA’s Sunday hunting ban, run through a bucket list hunt Top 3, discuss all things sage grouse with Ted Koch of North American Grouse Partnership, and have YOU choose the winner of a fishy Hot Tip-off. Read the full article here

This week, Cal talks with Tate Morgan, founder of Sons of Smokey and the Gambler 500: a road rally, festival, and North America’s largest public lands trash pick up. Cal and Tate discuss how Sons of Smokey went from launching an eight-man COVID-era road race to creating an “anti-Burning Man” trash clean up powered by a unique phone app. Today, it’s a near lawless public lands trash clean up where the number one rule is “don’t be a dick.” Long story short, everyone needs the SOS app.To learn more and get involved with any Cal to Action, click here. Read the…

Brent’s back for part two of his conversation with Dr. Drew Ricketts. After his Kansas coyote hunt with decoy dogs, he sat down with Kansas State University professor and Kansas Extension Service Wildlife Control Specialist, Dr. Drew Ricketts, to correct Brent on some coyote facts. Read the full article here

The White House’s pick to lead naval operations wants shipbuilders to double their production capacity to honor the trilateral agreement with Australia and the U.K. “We need a transformational improvement and the ability to deliver twice the capacity that we’re currently delivering,” Adm. Daryl Caudle, who leads U.S. Fleet Forces Command and is nominated to be the chief of naval operations, told senators Thursday during his confirmation hearing. “The delivery pace is not where it needs to be to make good on the [pillar] one of the AUKUS agreement, which is currently under review by our Defense Department…I think rightly so.…

If you are looking to shave seconds (or even minutes) off your run times, you might think the answer is simply to run more miles per week or push harder on your goal-paced intervals.However, as anyone who has prepared for a tactical career knows, real performance gains come from a smarter, more holistic approach. As a tactical fitness coach, I’ve seen time and again that integrating strength training is a game-changer for anyone chasing faster run times, especially those with no prior experience in lifting weights.This holds true whether you are prepping for a physical fitness test, a marathon or…

A new joint task force will help active-duty troops and their families with problems they experience while moving from base to base, the Pentagon announced Wednesday, after a multibillion-dollar contract aimed at streamlining and centralizing the military relocation process was terminated in June amid an avalanche of complaints. “It became very evident to me that they were either unwilling or incapable” of properly executing the contract, a defense official said Wednesday. The Pentagon awarded the Global Household Goods Contract, or GHC, in April 2020,  to serve as a single hub managing all subcontracted military moves across the department. The goal was to…

A former Space Force officer who was booted from the service after making unfounded allegations that Marxism was spreading throughout the military has been confirmed by the Senate to be the Air Force’s No. 2 civilian.In a 52-46 party-line vote Thursday, the Senate approved former Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier to become the under secretary of the Air Force.Under secretaries are typically seen as the day-to-day managers of the military services, essentially serving as the chief management officer while the secretary serves as chief executive officer. But for the Air Force, as well as the Navy, President Donald Trump nominated an…

ROYAL AIR FORCE FAIRFORD, England—A new control system will require fewer Patriot missiles to down incoming threats, conserving interceptors as stocks dwindle, a Northrop Grumman official said.The company is equipping the Army’s air-defense battalions with its Integrated Battle Command System, or IBCS, which aims to stitch together sensors and weapons to give commanders a clearer picture of the battlespace. That need was on display last month when the U.S. fired more than two dozen Patriot missiles to intercept Iranian ballistic missiles coming at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, in response to the U.S. strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran. IBCS-equipped batteries will…

Four of the Army’s newest Reserve lieutenant colonels are a few weeks out from finishing training, after which they’ll put on the uniform for one weekend a month and dedicate their time to advising the Army on “rapid and scalable tech solutions to complex problems,” according to a June news release. In theory, anyway.Though four recently commissioned Silicon Valley leaders are set to graduate from Fort Benning’s direct commission course and join Detachment 201, the Executive Innovation Corps, an Army official told Defense One, there is little detail available about what they’ll be working on or how they’ll be expected to…