Author: Braxton Taylor
Six F-35Bs were spotted landing in Puerto Rico on Saturday as the Trump administration continues using the military to fight drug trafficking around Latin America, Reuters and The War Zone reported Saturday. Four more are reportedly on the way. President Trump last week ordered 10 of the cutting-edge aircraft to the region just days after the U.S. military said its troops killed 11 people in a speedboat allegedly transporting drugs to the U.S., though no evidence has been provided to back up those claims, as the New York Times reported Wednesday following a Pentagon briefing on Capitol Hill. For what it’s worth,…
This profession we call “gunwriter” rose to prominence with the introduction of sporting magazines in the late 1800s. The field grew larger as our population grew, and the technology and social aspects allowed an even bigger audience. At one point, many of the top magazines had circulations in the millions. The guys who wrote about guns at that level had paid their dues. They had to be right, as their work was filtered through an editorial board and judged by all those readers. They were true experts in the field, well respected and extremely knowledgeable. The next generation saw a…
00:00:10 Speaker 1: From Meat Eaters World News headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. This is Col’s Week in Review with Ryan cow Callahan. Here’s cal Georgia. Game wardens patrolling a creek in Wilkes County noticed something last month you don’t see every day in the woods. A man holding an old style crank telephone. For you younger listeners, these phones were made from a wooden box about the size of a milk jug. They had a speaker you held to your ear, a microphone to talk into, and a crank handle on one side. When you wanted to make a call,…
The only thing more American than the 1911 might be our insatiable desire for “more.” If you ask a purist, they’ll say that the only way to improve the design is to add capacity. Now, it might have taken another 100 years to get there, but it’s safe to say we satisfied that crowd with the 2011, and thanks to the influx of recent introductions, it’s here to stay. While dealers’ shelves have been flooded by dozens of both domestically built and imported renditions, one iconic entity has yet to put its hat in the ring—until now. Known for its…
Future attack drone swarms over Ukraine may come in the form of first-person-shooter drones produced in the country, or the new platforms Western defense companies are putting into the mix. But it’s also possible they’ll be a combination of both—old and new drones working together with minimal human interaction. That’s the vision of a Ukrainian startup called Swarmer, which is pioneering what could be the next evolution of drone warfare: software that can work with virtually any platform. The technology would make a do-it-yourself drone swarm possible, and the swarm as a whole would be able to detect targets and plan…
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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii—Robot boats. Counter-drone systems. A prototype Army landing craft. A million dollars in cash prizes. It’s all part of the Army’s effort to overcome logistics challenges in the Indo-Pacific and get new technology in the hands of soldiers more quickly. Experimentation for the Army’s xTech contest started Sept. 9 with sunshirt-clad representatives from HavocAI wheeling small gray autonomous boats down a concrete ramp on Ford Island into the cerulean waters of Pearl Harbor. Soon, the boats were zipping through the harbor, protecting a Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) from an unnamed adversary. A total of 10 companies tested their tech as…
00:00:02 Speaker 1: Welcome to Backwoods University, a place where we focus on wildlife, wild places and the people who dedicate their lives to conserving both. Big shout out to Onyx Hunt for their support. I’m your host, Lake Pickle. On this episode, we’re focusing in on the Star of September, the object of desire for most hunters in North America, and the mammal with arguably the most recognizable mating call out there. We’re talking about Elk, but not so much where they are right now. That’s too easy. We’re talking about where they’ve been. I remember the whole thing…
Galco Gunleather is expanding its top-of-the-line Masterbilt holster series by adding new styles and models. The latest member is the new RevSolution leather revolver holster. This holster is a multipurpose field holster that allows the wearer to don the holster across different belt and body positions, including the traditional strong-side OWB (Outside the Waistband) and cross-draw positions. Since the RevSolution can be worn in different positions, it allows wearers to clear things like backpack straps and buckles when in use. The crossdraw position is also often preferred when wearers are seated, be it in a car, on a horse, ATV…
There’s something about the first time someone calls out your “stance” that makes you feel like you’ve been caught doing something terribly unflattering with your body. Shoulders? Too high. Hips? All wrong. Feet? A mystery. And then the classic correction: “Fix your stance.” But here’s the truth most instructors won’t tell you right away—there isn’t one magical, one-size-fits-all shooting stance. There’s only the one that works for you. So, before you get stuck trying to cram yourself into someone else’s silhouette, let’s do some honest exploring. No, not with hiking boots and granola. This is a posture audit that reveals how your body works best…