Author: Braxton Taylor

Davidson’s and Smith & Wesson recently teamed up to bring back the Smith & Wesson Model 940, a five-shot, snub nose, J-frame revolver chambered for the 9mm cartridge. Originally, Smith & Wesson introduced the Model 940 snub revolver in 1991 and had it available as a regular catalog item through 1998. These revolvers were similar in appearance and function to the classic J-frame Model 40/640/Centennial series. Because the 9mm cartridge is rimless, the 940 relies on moon clips to hold the rounds correctly in place over the cylinder’s charge holes. The new Davidson’s Exclusive Model 940 brings back the versatility…

Ousted DIU leader leaves behind a blueprint for faster tech. Defense Innovation Unit Director Doug Beck, a champion of acquisition reform who was instrumental in the Pentagon’s push to rapidly build and deploy new technology, resigned Friday due to political pressure, Defense Department sources told Defense One’s Patrick Tucker. Pentagon officials had raised concerns about Beck’s political donations to Democrats, Reuters reported Monday.Beck’s efforts had received broad endorsement from Republican lawmakers and SecDef Hegseth. A March memo from the Defense Secretary’s office essentially directed a scaling-up of DIU’s practices: removing barriers and contract restrictions so the services and the combatant…

Austin Dillon, driver of the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Deer Season XP Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, took first place in the Cook Out 400 NASCAR race at Richmond, VA, on Aug. 16. Dillon led for 107 of the 400 laps to secure his second consecutive victory in the event. Dillon’s victory has locked him in to be a contender in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, which are contested over the final 10 races of the season. The regular Cup Series season came to an end with the conclusion of the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona…

Legacy Sports International is now shipping a version of the Howa 1500 bolt action rifle with an H-S Precision Superlite Gen 2 lightweight rifle stock. The Japanese-made Howa 1500 bolt-action rifle combines elements from classic bolt-action rifles like the Mauser 98, Winchester Model 70 and Remington 700 to create a rugged and accurate rifle action that doesn’t break the bank. The Howa 1500 rifle models the come equipped with an H-S Precision Superlite Gen 2 stocks are available in the following calibers: .223 Rem., 6.5mm Grendel, 7.62×39mm, 6mm ARC, .22-250 Rem., .243 Win., 6.5 Creedmoor, .308 Win., 7mm Rem Mag.,…

Regardless of age, all shooters at one time or another experience some type of physical ailment. Ranging from injuries like a broken arm or leg to joint or tendon pain to muscle strain, pull, ache or cramps; there are any number of ailments that come and go over time. As much as we want to fight through these and continue to develop our shooting skills, it behooves us to find a middle path between allowing your body to recover and continue training. Specifically identifying what you can and can’t do based on your current ailment(s) or health issues is paramount.…

Bowhunting requires more than just a good eye and a steady hand—it demands a body that can move well, stay strong, and recover fast. One of the most overlooked aspects of that equation is shoulder health, especially before and after shooting your bow.We’ve all heard it before: “You won’t get time to warm up in the field.” That’s true. But the better question is: Why warm up for anything? Whether you’re stepping up to the bar or drawing back a bow, you’re asking a lot from your body. And if we’re not preparing it properly, especially those shoulders, you’re walking…

It was one of those, just-soak-it-up moments in the outdoors. The mid-morning sun lit up the winter wheat field in front of me, and next to my jake decoy, I could see the feathers of a real jake blowing in the gathering breeze. Aesthetically, it was beautiful, and what made it even better was the nearly nonstop calling of a male bobwhite quail looking for a girlfriend.That sound, which used to be far more prevalent throughout much of the South, is a rare treat these days. Yet, it’s not as rare as a lot of upland hunters would like to…

00:00:00 Speaker 1: Thoughts are what you hear, but thoughts have no instruction. Thoughts have no strategy. Thoughts cannot solve a problem intent, right, So it’s thinking is what you say. Thoughts are what you hear. Thinking is what you say. It’s your voice and it’s got to be the loudest one in the room. So you can imagine when a big bull’s coming and you’re like, oh my god, that thing’s giant. Right, Well, that’s a thought that has no instruction, that has no strategy to it. But you also can’t necessarily control that thought because it’s coming in…

A major Chinese espionage group targeted some 80 nations—and likely more than just telecommunications companies—in a sweeping hack discovered last year, U.S. investigators said Wednesday.At least 600 organizations were notified by the FBI that the group — known as Salt Typhoon — had interest in their systems, the FBI’s cybersecurity division director Brett Leatherman said in media interviews Wednesday that dovetailed with a release of a technical advisory about the hacking activity. Nextgov/FCW previously reported that hundreds of entities — telecom providers and others — were notified of potential compromise.Salt Typhoon breached major telecom carriers in a global, multi-year espionage operation that,…

The military’s reserve components now issue departing reservists a new standard service record that summarizes their periods of active and inactive service as well as their “points” earned toward retirement: Form DD214-1, the Certificate of Uniformed Service, Reserve Component Addendum.Unlike active-duty members who may receive only a single DD Form 214 to verify aspects of a single active-duty commitment, reservists may amass a multitude of DD214’s during their careers, up to one for each time they enter and then leave active service, including full-time National Guard duty or mobilization for an emergency or other contingency operation.A Defense Department memo, published…