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Bear Creek Arsenal is offering .277 Fury upper receiver assemblies that fit with standard AR-10-pattern lower receivers. Bear Creek’s new uppers, which consist of three individual models, are available with traditional charging handles and side-charging handles. A third model consists of a manually operated bolt-action variant. All three new Bear Creek Arsenal .277 Fury upper receiver assemblies are built around 16-inch .227 Fury barrels and feature BCA Talon Split M-Lok hand guards.   Bear Creek Arsenal .277 Fury Upper Receiver Features Precision-driven barrels: Tuned for peak performance with the .277 Fury’s ballistics Complete uppers: Everything is included; the barrel, BCG, charging…

The Army is preparing to roll out a new policy that could lead to soldiers diagnosed with a chronic skin condition that causes painful razor bumps and scarring to be kicked out of the service — an issue that disproportionately affects Black men.The new guidance, expected to take effect in the coming weeks, would bar permanent shaving waivers and require medical personnel to craft formal treatment plans for affected troops, according to multiple service officials and internal documents reviewed by Military.com.Soldiers in need of prolonged waivers may be directed to get laser treatments. Those who need shaving exemptions for more…

Whether you’re preparing for a fitness test, looking to increase your running performance, or simply seeking a challenging and effective way to train, this dynamic workout delivers. By combining sprint intervals, incline training, goal-paced runs and a strong emphasis on mobility, this session improves strength, speed, flexibility and endurance.A longer warm-up is included because the demands of sprinting — especially when mixed with leg exercises, hills or bleachers and goal-pace efforts — place high strain on the body. This type of training, though intense, becomes more effective and safer when paired with mobility and flexibility work. Together with a 15-…

After two days of a ceasefire, Israel’s military chief is signaling more strikes on Iran could be on the horizon. With Tehran’s nuclear program believed to be badly damaged after Saturday’s U.S. strikes, Israel is now focused on “preserving aerial superiority, preventing the advancement of nuclear projects and preventing the advancement of threatening long-range missiles,” Defense Minister Israel Katz told Israel’s Channel 12 on Thursday, according to the New York Times.Katz noted Israel would have killed Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the nearly two-week war “if he had been in our sights.” Katz also reiterated his threat above, saying…

“This class isn’t just about shooting at close range but also about managing the human dynamics and situations that occur during a self-defense incident.” With that opening statement, Chuck Haggard of Agile Training began his ‘Close Quarters Handgun’ class hosted by The Complete Combatant in the mountains of North Georgia. Almost everyone in the class was shooting full-size service pistols with red-dot sights. Nonetheless, a “stubby gun” with iron sights like the HK CC9 proved more than capable of solving all the shooting problem encountered in the class. But the first half of the class wasn’t shooting, it was practice…

Hey everyone, this is Shooting Illustrated bringing you another episode of “I Carry.” In today’s feature, we’re taking a look at the new Savage Stance XR 9 mm pistol and some related gear. Let’s take a closer look at this kit: Firearm: Savage Stance XR FDE (MSRP: $469) Savage revamped its Stance line of pistols, adding double-stack capacity and optics-ready capability to the Stance line with the Stance XR. The original Stance has been discontinued, although all models are recreated in the Stance XR line. It’s not surprising, given the prevalence of the double-stack, micro9 mm pistol; even more so…

In this week’s interview episode, Cal sits down with Wired to Hunt’s Mark Kenyon to give you all the latest on the public land battle in Washington, D.C., as well as a trip update from their adventure in the Arctic.To learn more and get involved with any Cal to Action, click here. Read the full article here

Hosts Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, and Cory Calkins catch up with former Vermont forester and owner of Greenfire Enterprises, Michael Snyder, to chat logging and deer management, throwback to favorite memories on our public lands, get a roundtable fishing report, hold the inaugural MeatEater Pond Punch-out in a competition between Seth and Cory, and pick the winner of the Moultrie trail cam photo contest.  Read the full article here

On this episode. we’re going behind the scenes of Brent’s first ever solo hunt film. He’s out in Kansas with his good friend, Jeff Writer, along with Jeff’s decoy dogs, hunting coyotes. Brent shares the inside scoop on the challenges that arise in filmed hunts, and how this particular one went. He also learned that what he thought he knew about coyotes may have been quite the opposite. He’s talking about coyotes, decoy dogs, and predator control on this week’s episode of MeatEater’s This Country Life podcast. Read the full article here

TikTok can be a great place to find dinner ideas, laugh at cat videos or learn how to fold a fitted sheet. Even though its use is banned on Defense Department devices, and troops are warned to be cautious when using it on their personal phones and computers, the military is using TikTok.But when it comes to financial advice, TikTok trends should be approached with extreme caution. While the app is full of energetic creators who present fun content, the financial guidance circulating on the platform is often incomplete, misleading or flat-out wrong. Remember that just because something goes viral…