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GForce Arms recently showcased additional models of its American-made GF9 Rapture polymer-frame, striker-fired subcompact pistol with some new bold and bright frame options. These new colors include pink, purple and teal frames all paired with silver/nickel-colored slides. The GForce Arms GF9 Rapture is a thinner polymer-frame striker fired 9mm pistol. It’s equipped with a 3.25-inch barrel and has a standard magazine capacity of 10 rounds. Except for its magazines, the GForce Arms GF9 Rapture is compatible with the Glock G26. The GF9 Rapture is also made in the United States of America. These pistols ship with optics-ready slides that can…
Banish Suppressors is announcing the new Banish 12 shotgun suppressor. Designed with the outdoors in mind, the 12-gauge shotgun suppressor is built to reduce report and recoil while preserving the shotgun’s handling and performance. With that in mind, the Banish 12 was engineered to be as light and compact as possible while still delivering hearing-safe suppression. It also offers unobstructed sight lines and utilizes interchangeable chokes to ensure shooters can see their targets and adjust their shot patterns. “I am excited to finally unveil the Banish 12 shotgun suppressor,” said Brandon Maddox, Banish Suppressors founder and CEO. “Our engineering team…
Cornerstone Performance is a small training outfit located in Central Texas, and its skipper, Eric Wise, presents an incredible and in-depth two-day LPVO (Low Power Variable Optic) course which I recently attended. During the afternoon of the first training day, Wise lectured students on the finer points of boosting carbine performance and accuracy. There was something that Wise said that I still haven’t forgotten, even more than a year later. He mentioned that in most cases, shooters are actually better off upgrading their carbines’ triggers before trying to do anything more drastic, like swapping the barrel or rebuilding the firearm.…
The Shooters World gun range in The Villages, FL, was designed with the senior citizen in mind. This is the sort of thing that makes it ideal to host Gunsite Academy’s Seasoned Citizen 150 Basic Pistol class, an off-site, three-day version of Gunsite’s longer five-day basic pistol class in Arizona. The class in Florida began with an introduction to firearm safety and the “warrior mindset.” The instructors shared real-life examples and personal stories, making the lessons engaging and helping the students relate to the material. “It doesn’t matter what we did in our previous life; we have slowed down a…
Steven Rinella talks with Morgan Potter, George Dodds, Seth Morris, and Garrett “Dirt Myth” Smith. Topics Discussed: Watching a new moon get full; last chance to get a raffle ticket for the TRCP turkey hunt with Steve and Janis; how African game animals just taste better; slow moving puff adders and truck-denting black mambas; tons of antelope species; burning to open up the landscape; the terrible tsetse fly and sleeping sickness; the magic of trackers; the honey guys; how wearing military style camouflage is illegal in Tanzania; how wealth is stored as livestock; and more. Connect with Steve and The MeatEater Podcast…
Welcome to this Friday’s edition of The D Brief, a newsletter dedicated to developments affecting the future of U.S. national security, brought to you by Patrick Tucker with Lauren C. Williams. Share your tips and feedback here. And if you’re not already subscribed, you can do that here. Around the Defense Department‘Top Gun’ but made for drone pilots. The Pentagon is launching its very own Maverick-approved school for first-person view drone pilots. Next month, teams from across the services will gather at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, for a training camp and competition. There they will hone skills on FPV kamikaze drones, as seen in Ukraine, Patrick Tucker reports for Defense One. A little…
On this episode of Backwoods University, we are going to learn about one of the most extraordinary, impactful, and bold conversations to ever live. And here’s the twist, you probably have never heard of her. Fannye Cook was a Mississippian born into a farming family that grew an early love for the natural world. When the demise of most all of the state’s forests and game animals faced seemingly eminent peril, she was there to save them. Read the full article here
Microsoft said Friday it will end the use of China-based engineers to support its cloud services for the Defense Department after a ProPublica investigation found that the company was using Chinese personnel monitored by U.S.-based “digital escorts” to help maintain sensitive military systems.The IT servicing model—where the digital escorts serve as a go-between connecting foreign engineers’ tech fixes to the systems that need patching—could open some of the most sensitive U.S. national security and military secrets to China, according to the report. It cited people aware of the program and former U.S. officials who commented on potential security risks that…
In this episode, Clay leads the pack and teaches us about the wolf, we try to “gekk” that critter with Maggie, and Spencer leads another round of MeatEater Kids Trivia! Connect with Clay, Spencer, Maggie, MeatEater, and The MeatEater Podcast Network MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Check out our Kids Merch! Read the full article here
This week, Cal covers budget cuts to the duck banding program, a river controversy in Nebraska, and one lucky puppy. Connect with Cal and MeatEater To learn more and get involved with any Cal to Action, click here. Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal’s Week in Review Merch Read the full article here