Military & Police

Six-Shooting Diamonds In The Rough: Colt Police Positive and Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolvers

As a collector, I usually walk by heavily used and abused guns, the ones that have been ridden hard and put away wet. But that isn’t the case all the time. A normal run-of-the-mill guns…

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DOD Picks Hornady .300 Blackout for CQB Use

Hornady is now supplying an unspecified military unit with a subsonic 190-grain .300 AAC Blackout load for CQB use. (Photos: Hornady/Department of Defense) Nebraska-based ammo maker Hornady  announced this week that they will supply an…


Speer Lands $112 Million DHS Contract for 9mm Service Ammo

Speer’s Gold Dot ammo achieves reliable ignition and cycling in part due to its sealed primers and distinctive nickel-plated brass. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Idaho-based Speer announced Monday they have been selected for the largest duty…


Indian Army Wants Another 72,000 American-Made SIG 716 Rifles

Indian troops have been fielding new SIG 716 rifles over the past several months, replacing troublesome INSAS 5.56mm rifles with frontline troops tasked with counter-terror missions. (Photo: Indian Army) Just a year after ordering more…


Entertainer, Sportsman, and 2A Advocate Charlie Daniels, Dead at 83


70th Anniversary of Korean War: The Guns They Carried

Marines South of Hagaru-ri, Korea, December 6, 1950 while “Marine and naval air are working over enemy positions with napalm.” (Photo: USMC Archives) Some 70 years ago this month, the first U.S. combat troops were…


Happy Independence Day: Guns of the Grunt 1776-2020

Back-to-back World War champs and arguably the strongest military in the world, America’s Soldiers have carried a wide array of rifles in the past 244 years. Colonial origins Going as far back as the matchlocks…


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Blackhawk Unveils T-Series RDS Holster

Blackhawk announced the arrival of a new addition to its T-Series line, expanding the lineup to include a Level 3 duty light-bearing holster compatible with red dots. The T-Series Red Dot Sight Holster can be…


U.S. Air Force Fielding 125,000 New Sig Sauer M18 Pistols

A variant of the Sig Sauer P320 with a number of upgrades to include a coyote-tan PVD coated stainless steel slide and a removable top plate for optics, the M18 can use a 17-round 9mm…


HK’s New Squad Designated Marksman Rifle Fielded with Army

The M110A1 Squad Designated Marksman Rifle, completed by HK’s Columbus Georgia facility after being born overseas at Oberndorf, entered service with the U.S. Army this month. (Photo: U.S. Army) The U.S. Army has confirmed they…