Guns & Gear

by Igor Rozin The world’s most popular rifle, with 100 million units in circulation, is not without its drawbacks. The AK platform is popular worldwide for its reliability and ease of production. Today, there are roughly 100 million Kalashnikov rifles in 55 countries around the globe. And that’s only those …

Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard and the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces received field training on machine guns and a Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle at the Aurora Range in Tantan, Morocco. Soldiers took part in machine gun crew drills where they learned about swapping barrels, handling a malfunction, …

Review by Greg Chabot I’m always looking to upgrade my EDC when it comes to edged weapons. Preferring a fixed blade over folders it can sometimes be difficult to find a knife that has mounting options and ease of concealability that a folder can give. I believe I have finally …

by Robert Ramsour The FP-45 was an unknown and surreptitious pistol developed in WWII to help our captured allies regain control of their country, or province. In order to conceal its real function as a firearm, our government represented this pistol as a flare projector. It was officially called the …

Snipers are masters of disguise, sometimes changing their camouflage several times before reaching a target. British army snipers show us how it’s done in the snow, at a military base in Estonia. Thanks to the folks at NATO for making the vid.

by Harold Hutchison While all snipers are elite, some of the crème de la crème of snipers have recorded kills at ranges of over 2,000 yards. Ten snipers… some of whom have not been identified, have made those incredible shots. The first sniper to do this was Gunnery Sergeant Carlos …

Estonia’s Camp Tapa hosted Winter Camp this year in the forests of the Baltic nation. The camp held exercises to include mock ambushes, with NATO forces playing opposing roles. On the U.S. side, the Bradley OpFor included soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division. Here, the new M2A4 Bradley moves into …

Russian social media on March 22 buzzed with reports of a Su-34 Fullback fighter jet hitting the runway hard at an undisclosed location. The jet is shown on video as it comes in for a landing, and careens to a stop. The jet is shown on video as it comes …

Since its development during the First World War, the military gas mask has turned into the modern-day respirator. But what the steps did it take along the way? The advent of chemical warfare saw the German army deploy chlorine gas against British soldiers at Ypres, killing more than 1,000 troops and injuring over …

To launch a Lancer… The annual Red Flag exercise in Nevada brings in a lot of aircraft for combat training, including this B-1B Lancer. The aircraft flew in from the 34th Bomb Squadron out of Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota not long ago. The crew shows us what goes into …