THE CAMP BLANDING JOINT TRAINING CENTER MUSEUM

Military History of the Sunshine State

Israel Made. American Tough.

MEPROLIGHT’S QUALITY CONTROL AND INNOVATION

POLICING THE CITY OF ANGELS

A Look at the Los Angeles Police Museum

OPTIMIZING OLD IRON-SIDES

We Combine Our Experience, and Those of the Experts, to Build Out a Template for an Ideal Duty-Use 1911

GOING THE DISTANCE

Demystifying Long-Range Rifle Work

TALE OF TWO SIMULATORS

We Try Out Both Big-Screen and Virtual Reality Training

Israel. Always Ready.

MOTHER OF INVENTION

COLT ANACONDA

The Last Snake Gun Returns to the Lineup

Three Rangers Whiskey

Most veterans, particularly those who serve in special operations units, come away from their service with a strong sense of pride in their branch, unit, or career field.

USS NEW JERSEY

The Big J is One of Three Iowa-Class Battleships That’s Now a Museum

GIRSAN MC9

Black Sea Blaster on a Bargain-Basement Budget

DOWNSIZING

Sometimes Good Things Do Come in Small Packages

CARRY CLONES

Ballistically Matched Carry and Practice Loads

GUNS AND PARTISAN POLITICS

It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again

FORCE MULTIPLIERS

Midrange Game Changers

GUNBUSTERS

We spend a lot of time talking about veteran-owned spirits in this column. But a truly relaxing, rewarding end-of-the-day drinking experience involves more than just good booze. Fortunately, this issue’s Veteran Vices column has you covered. Glenn Yench, former electronics technician, weapons rate, comes to this column all the way from Down Under.

NOT JUST A RED-DOTTED STEPCHILD

Springfield Armory’s Red-Dot-Equipped Subcompact

DUSHKA ON WHEELS

The Tactical Employment of the Motorcycle DShK Heavy Machine Gun in Syria

TITANIUM DREAMS

The JK Armament SBR PRO “Solvent Trap” and the Bad-Idea Oil Filter

SMOKE AND SPICE

Making Your Own Smoke Grenades

DODGING LEMONS

Tips for Buying a Used Firearm

HAIL HYDRA!

The Multi-Headed Glock Solution for Ammo Panics

A DIFFERENT KIND OF AUSTRIAN PERFECTION

Strasser’s RS14 Straight-Pull Renews Our Enthusiasm for All Things Ballistic

PRECISION RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP: THE FUNDAMENTALS

A Marine Sniper's Guide to Long Range Shooting

TOXIC MASCULINITY WHISKEY

While many veteran-owned businesses are small or fledgling, this one truly puts the start in “start-up.”

SELECT FIRE, 7.62, SUPPRESSED, AND DELIVERED TO YPUR DOOR

Interested? We Thought You Might Be

LPVO VS. MAGNIFIER

Grudge Match Between Low-Power Variable Optics and Red Dots With Magnifiers

TEN TIMES CLOSER

The Vortex Razor HD Gen III 1-10x Stretches Past Its Competitors

ILLINOIS STATE MILITARY MUSEUM

Home of Santa Anna's Leg and Much,Much More

SURPLUS SPENDING

An Impulsive Auction Bid Led Jason Squires to Dive Headfirst into the Challenges of Owning a Military Surplus Humvee