Author: Braxton Taylor
Zeroed Enhanced Parts are CMMG’s line of premium rifle parts and accessories, including an array of muzzle devices, charging handles, AR controls and more. Now the Zeroed lineup is expanding to include a new type of muzzle treatment, the Zeroed Suppressor line. Zeroed suppressors are manufactured in house by CMMG and include .30 caliber, 5.56mm, and .36 caliber (9mm) models. Zeroed suppressors keep it simple, with robust build quality and impressive sound suppression at a price to outfit every firearm in your safe. Zeroed 36k suppressors are perfect for PCCs and rifles alike, capable of handling everything from 9mm, 350…
The Army is laying the groundwork for a sweeping expansion of its artificial intelligence capabilities, creating new career fields as the service races to prepare for what top officials see as a tech-driven future fight.Service planners are moving to establish a new enlisted military occupational specialty focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning, designated 49B, according to internal service documents. A parallel track for warrant officers is also in the works, aimed at building out a cadre of technical experts embedded across formations.In addition, the Army plans to formalize an area of concentration for officers, opening the door for troops…
Bear Creek Arsenal has recently brought back its 6.8 SPC II AR-pattern upper-receiver groups. These newly returned uppers can be had with either 16-inch or 10.5-inch barrel lengths. In addition to this, customers can purchase these uppers with either side-charging or traditional charging handles. Bear Creek Arsenal even offers two bolt-action variants in this new 6.8 SPC II lineup. Each upper receiver group is outfitted with either a 10- or 15-inch Bear Creek Arsenal Talon or lightweight Talon M-Lok handguard. Rifling twists for these barrels are 1:10-inch. Gas system lengths are either carbine or pistol length. The 6.8mm (.270-caliber) Remington…
Resuming running mileage after an injury and some recovery time can often create a training dilemma that could lead to reinjury if you are not careful. Here is a question from an Army recruit increasing his running mileage to prepare for Basic Combat Training (BCT), Infantry School and Airborne/Ranger training:Stew, I have built up my running miles so far to 18-20 miles/week and started to feel some stress on my ankles/shins. After you take a week off (just using the bike and pool), do you pick back up at the 18-20 miles you were at or build back up to…
Developing: The Pentagon has put a hold on sending some munitions promised to Ukraine, amid concerns U.S. stockpiles are too low, according to reports in Politico and the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. The Defense Department’s policy chief drove the decision, officials said, following an inventory of missiles and artillery shells. Background: The U.S. has given Ukraine millions of 155 mm howitzer rounds, prompting the Army to open new factories and more than double its production. Read more on all that, here.President Trump said last week he would look for more ways to support Ukrainian air defense, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., pointed…
“You are responsible for your own safety,” is a slogan that applies to all of us whether we choose to go armed or not. When we are faced with a violent criminal attack, there is absolutely no guarantee that anyone will be there to help us—especially in those few moments when lives can be saved or lost. What, then, can we tell those people, many of whom are new to personal defense or simply don’t take it seriously? You know the folks I’m talking about, the ones who buy a gun, load it and think they are good to go.…
Jordan Budd embarks on the hunt of a lifetime, right in her own backyard. After drawing a highly coveted Nebraska resident rifle elk tag, Jordan sets her sights on a bull in the very same unit where her family’s ranch operates. This isn’t just a hunt; it’s a deeply personal journey rooted in tradition, land, and the thrill of pursuing a dream animal on familiar ground. Presented by Sig Sauer Read the full article here
Last week, US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced an intended rollback of a 2001 “Roadless Rule” prohibiting new road construction—and therefore most new development—on nearly 59 million acres of Forest Service lands. The rule was originally established to prevent fragmentation of the nation’s forests, and out of concern that the Forest Service budget was stretched too thin to maintain the roads already in existence.When the 2001 rule was created, it designated large swaths of Forest Service land as officially “roadless” based on the amount of undisturbed soil, water, and forest vegetation present. The term is somewhat of a misnomer,…
Like many of the finer things in life, the best leather holsters are also crafted by skilled hands. A little less than a year ago, Galco Gunleather rolled out its Masterbilt series, which consists of the finest leather holsters that Galco offers. Masterbilt holsters must adhere to certain, rigid requirements. First, the only leather that can be used to handcraft any Galco Masterbilt holster must come from the top-two percent of premium American-produced steerhide leather production. Second, the only craftsmen whose hands touch these holsters are Galco’s most senior and most experienced leatherworkers. Masterbilt holsters are produced so that they’re…
It’s happened to me twice now, in two separate mid-sized western Montana towns — once in Hamilton and once in Dillon, near where I currently live.I’ve been driving along, completely lost in thought and the radio, when crowds of people standing on sidewalks holding signs have materialized in the distance. I’ve stopped at red lights both times and rubbernecked across my passenger seat to take stock of the protesting swarms and their fiery fodder. It would be impossible not to; they demand attention.Both times, the crowds have mostly been protesting public land transfers. Loudly. With very big, very expressive messages…