Author: Braxton Taylor

Compatible with Mossberg 500/590A1 models in 12, 16 and 20 gauge as well as the Maverick Model 88 variants, the Hogue Overmold Stock is designed to re-use the factory-stock bolt with the addition of a flat washer. As its name implies, the stock’s exterior is comprised of the same purchase-enhancing material as the company’s super-popular line of grips by the same name. MSRP: $69.95; hogueinc.com A dedicated weaponlight that does require the added clutter of an accessory rail, the Nightstick Shotgun Forend Light with Green Laser replaces a factory Mossberg 500/590/Shockwave forearm with one constructed from a one-piece body of…

The Army is on the cusp of hitting its annual recruiting target months ahead of schedule, a development that’s prompting Pentagon planners to consider a rare move: increasing the active-duty force without Congress.As of Monday, the Army had brought in 59,875 new active-duty enlisted soldiers with a total goal of 61,000 for fiscal 2025, which ends Sept. 30, according to data reviewed by Military.com. That tally includes about 14,000 recruits who signed up last year but delayed shipping to basic training due to school obligations or training capacity issues. Such recruits are counted in the year they begin service.With the…

Hegseth halves Pentagon testing office. On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo directing cuts to the office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation. The DOT&E workforce will shrink from 94 employees to 30 civilians and 15 service members as the office sheds “redundant, nonessential, non-statutory functions within ODOT&E that do not support operational agility or resource efficiency,” the memo says. In an accompanying video, Hegseth said the moves would save $300 million a year, but offered no details. Defense One’s Patrick Tucker has more, here.A second memo orders a review of DOD’s consulting contracts that “responsibly reduces…

There’s something breathtaking about a high-powered hunting dog doing its job. Speed, athleticism, drive—it’s all personified in that moment, and it’s a beautiful thing. It takes a dog with a lot of courage, endurance, and enthusiasm to do the job of hunting well, but those qualities can also be counterproductive.I suspect most of us have hunted behind a dog that is all gas and no brakes (of course, it was a friend’s dog, not one that you own!). Often, those dogs resist the partnership of the hunt. They hate to come in close enough to make eye contact, get leashed,…

Rossi USA recently added to the lever-action Rossi R95 Triple Black family with the launch of four new large-format, lever-action Triple Black pistols. The new Rossi R95 Triple Black pistol keeps the same features that Rossi R95 Triple Black lever-action rifles and carbines have but brings them over to a slightly more compact and more maneuverable form factor. Rossi R95 Triple Black pistols include several standard and useful features like 13.25-inch threaded barrels, sling mounting points and a mid-size, paracord-wrapped lever loop. The included pistol grip has the common birdshead profile that flares out towards the rear in order to…

Posted on July 15, 2024 (May 23, 2024) by Daniel Mitchell We should all feel safe in our own homes. For this reason, many people choose to purchase a reliable firearm for personal protection. But what are the best home defense guns? “Best” is, in many ways, subjective, of course. What works well for one person may not be the right fit for another. Still, there are some criteria we can use to determine what’s “best” for most gun owners looking to protect their homes and properties. We’ll go into some of those considerations later in this blog piece. For…

A new congressional watchdog report looking into whether U.S. Space Command’s headquarters would be best served by remaining in Colorado found that new construction would be needed to fix significant problems, a major revelation as the Trump administration weighs moving the command to Alabama.The Government Accountability Office, Congress’ watchdog agency, published a report Thursday examining how former President Joe Biden’s administration chose Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as Space Command’s headquarters location despite the Air Force identifying Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, as its preferred location, selected in the waning days of President Donald Trump’s first term…

How can we have forgotten the terrible lessons of the early 2000s, when losses in Iraq and Afghanistan prompted a scramble to deploy up-armored HMMWVs and Mine Resistant Armor Protected Vehicles? Today’s Army, far lighter than the one that took such damage in so-called “low-intensity combat,” is ill-equipped to deter or contend with the likes of China or Russia.Let’s take roll of the Army’s 31 active maneuver brigades. Eleven are heavy brigades equipped with tanks and infantry fighting vehicles—well-protected platforms suited to modern war.Another six brigades are Stryker formations equipped with their eponymous lightly armored, wheeled infantry carriers. Originally called…

The Gnome sipped on some nocino while glaring at an old map splayed across his kitchen table. The pungent, dark walnut liqueur had a spicy heat that wormed its way down his esophagus and into his belly. He’d won the map in a game of throwing bones off a man who promised it led to a patch of morels as big as The Gnome himself. He was fairly certain the map was a mockery—why else would someone give away this kind of information in a game of luck?And yet, the Gnome was captivated by the markings on the old parchment.…

The NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting Course is the national gold standard for teaching both new and experienced shooters how to safely and competently choose, shoot, and maintain a pistol. Each year, NRA courses teach hundreds of thousands of students about gun safety and shooting. Membership in the NRA is not required to take an NRA training course. Gun safety is a primary emphasis of the course, and the basic tenets of firearms safety are repeatedly mentioned during the course. As part of the course, students receive the NRA Guide: Basics of Pistol Shooting handbook.  Not Just For Beginners All…