by Greg Chabot In the shooting community hearing loss is a major concern. As someone who has lost most of his hearing, I look for products that will help me keep what little I have left. Muzzle blast, especially at indoor ranges or shooting with friends, can be an unpleasant …
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by Susan Katz Keating and Austin Lee Firearms manufacturer SIG Sauer has known for years that its P320 handgun could fire unexpectedly and without the shooter pulling the trigger, according to an attorney who sued the company last year in a wrongful death case involving the pistol. A SIG engineer …
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by Austin Lee In the escalating drone wars, where fiber optic and First-Person View (FPV) drones threaten soldiers and civilians alike, one man is turning the art of clay shooting into a battlefield advantage. Lieutenant Marco Angelelli, an Italian Air Force reserve officer and Italian Clay Pigeon Shooting Federation (FITAV) …
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by Susan Katz Keating The U.S. Air Force’s Global Strike Command has ordered all units under its command to immediately stop using the M18 Modular Handgun System, citing an ongoing safety investigation. The directive follows the death of an Airman while on duty Sunday morning, an Air Force official confirmed. …
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by Friedrich Seiltgen I was invited to take control of the boat… During Special Operations Week in Tampa, Florida, Soldier of Fortune publisher Susan Katz Keating arranged a test demonstration with RAD Propulsion of their RAD 40 extended-range pack electric drive system, mounted on a Zodiac Milpro MK 5 inflatable …
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by James Parker Northern Ireland’s paramilitary underworld is learning to fight with the tools of the digital age, and these tools are becoming more sophisticated and accessible. As a crowd gathered in Belfast to commemorate Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising, something new made an appearance in the arsenal of Northern Ireland’s …
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by Austin Lee In the pantheon of firearms, few pistols command the reverence of the 1911. Its century-plus legacy, forged in the crucible of conflict, continues to inspire innovation. Enter Military Armament Corporation’s (MAC) latest offering: the JSOC 1911, a .45 ACP masterpiece that channels the gritty, high-stakes modifications of …
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by Austin Lee In the 1970s, Israel aided South Africa in obtaining Galil pattern rifles to replace South Africa’s FN-FAL/R1 battle rifle, which had been in service since the 1960s. The Israelis had just replaced their version of the FAL with the Galil platform after facing issues with the FAL …
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by Greg Chabot Back in the summer of 2019, I was looking to review an oddball type rifle. At my local shop I noticed a rifle that had been marked down a few times. Talking with the manager, he gave me the deal of a lifetime. I could have it …
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by Friedrich Seiltgen TAMPA, Florida – I opened the email from Soldier of Fortune Chief Susan Katz Keating and read her message: “Would you by chance be interested in taking a demo ride on a speedboat during Special Operations Week”? During SOF Week in May, Sharrow Marine had two boats …
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