Author: Braxton Taylor
Chiappa Firearms is now selling two modern commemorative versions of the venerable US M1 Carbine. Chiappa only produced 1,945 units of this limited special-edition production run to commemorate 1945, the year that World War II finally ended. These semi-automatic carbines will be available in 9mm or .22LR chamberings. In addition to the reproduction Chiappa-manufactured M1 Carbines themselves, each customer will also receive a few extras. All Chiappa M1 carbines include a World War II-style canvas carry sling, and all carbine stocks include commemorative embedded eagle coins as well as a commemorative stamped box and certificate of authenticity that match and…
Northrop Grumman has selected six defense tech companies as the first group of participants in a new program aimed at developing and deploying autonomous flight software quicker.Applied Intuition, Autonodyne, Merlin, Red 6, Shield AI and SoarTech will use Northrop’s Beacon ecosystem to test their offerings and see how they perform during a series of flight demonstrations planned for later this year.These companies will work with a Scaled Composite Model 437 Vanguard aircraft, which has digitally-engineered wings and software both supplied by Northrop. That aircraft can be modified for optionally-autonomous flight.“Beacon is about collaboration across industry between companies of all sizes…
A Navy F-35 crashed close to Naval Air Station Lemoore, in central California on Wednesday evening around 6:30 p.m. local. Fortunately the pilot ejected and is safe, base officials announced on Facebook. The aircraft was assigned to the VFA-125 Rough Raiders, which is tasked with training pilots on the Navy’s F-35C variant. See video of the crash’s fiery aftermath via a clip posted to social media, here. The crash was the second for an F-35 since late January when an A-variant crashed at Alaska’s Eielson Air Force Base. An F-35B crashed in New Mexico in May 2024, though the pilot was injured…
Many years ago, I had someone at the range tell me “You can’t miss fast enough to win.” The context, in this case, was at a practical-pistol match, but the same holds true for defensive encounters. Shooting quickly is only effective if you get your hits: Spraying pellets in the general direction of the bad guy is a great way to learn about the American legal system from the inside out. Every gun owner is familiar with setting up targets on the range to test accuracy. However, the idea that we can measure how quickly we send rounds down range…
A few weeks ago, I drove out to a local reservoir for an afternoon of fossil hunting. My route took me across the reservoir’s outlet, where a few fishermen were posted up with catfish rigs. For curiosity’s sake, I parked and walked up to the railing to take a look at the water.Pinned between the rocky banks of the narrow channel were hundreds of common carp and smallmouth buffalo feeding in the current, with the occasional longnose gar surfacing for air. In an instant, my plans for the day were rewritten.Thirty minutes later, I was back at the outlet with…
The Army’s counterdrone mega-exercise in Europe isn’t over, but at least one thing seems clear: senior officers need more data training.For the past five months, Project Flytrap has assembled U.S. soldiers and counterparts from Australia, Poland, and the United Kingdom to learn and improve on how to use counter unmanned aerial systems. Acquisition officials and industry representatives also joined the event, whose fourth phase wraps up on July 31. There are plans to add two more phases in fiscal year 2026.Soldiers adapted quickly during the exercises, said Col. Donald Neal, who leads the 2nd Cavalry Regiment. “We have years in the…
If you’re like most Americans, you live in a populated area; you have neighbors on either side of you; and, if you’re lucky, you have a not-too-big backyard. While I couldn’t find any statistical information regarding the number of hunters that live in urban areas, the fact is that over 80% of Americans live within city limits, so I think it’s safe to assume that the majority of hunters also live within the confines of a town or city.If you’re a hunter who owns a bird dog and lives in an urban area, that can present some training challenges. Packing…
I wish we all had a military-sized budget for car shopping and no obligation to recoup money by selling our old cars, but that’s not the case. If you want to get the most out of your current car and upgrade with your next promotion or permanent change of station, you need to figure out how to get top dollar when you sell.Here are some tips that can put money in your pocket, whether you plan on selling your car next month or several years down the road.Stay on Top of Maintenance Regular oil changes are one of the best…
00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast, your guide to the white tail Woods, presented by first Light, creating proven versatile hunting apparel for the stand, saddle or blind. First Light Go Farther, Stay Longer, and now your host, Mark Kenyon, Welcome to the. 00:00:20 Speaker 2: Wired to Hunt Podcast. 00:00:22 Speaker 3: Today we are going to be discussing how we came to have fifty eight point five million acres of protected roadless areas here in the United States of America, and how those same roadless areas, those best places to hunt and fish and…
00:00:11 Speaker 1: Welcome back to another episode of Cutting the Distance. ELK season is right around the corner, and I’d be lying to say that this isn’t my favorite time of the year to record podcasts because I get to talk about ELK. I got to talk about ELK calls, ELK calling, the strategy, the what works most of the time, what works not very often, what can improve your odds of when you go to make that call that that bowl ends up into archery range or muzzle at range or whatever your your your weapon is. And…