31 SIG M17 Pistols Go Missing from Georgia Army Base
It seems its former name, Fort Benning, isn’t the only thing Georgia’s current Fort Moore has lost. The Army has also had 31 SIG M17s go missing and they have no idea how or by…
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Missouri Resolution Supports Continued Commercial Utilization of Lake City Ammunition Plant
Missouri state Rep. Aaron McMullen’s introduction of a concurrent resolution supporting the continued commercial utilization of Lake City Army Ammunition Plant is being applauded by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and others who have…
Go Big or Go Home: A Look at the Science Behind Firearm Wound Potential
Before beginning this piece on wound potential of various calibers, I opened a few notebooks and studied the subject again. I ignored reams of paper put out by gun writers but rather concentrated on the…
The M3 Grease Gun: The Poor Man’s SMG
Sergeant Eugene Colter slouched immobile alongside 27 of his mates inside the dark cavernous interior of the big C-47 cargo plane as it droned hypnotically through the predawn darkness toward occupied Europe. He was one…
Which Weapon Could be the Army’s New Rifle & Light Machine Gun?
Despite past programs such as SPIW, ACR, and OCIW that left the U.S. Army still fielding successive generations of Eugene Stoner’s AR platform at the end of the day, today’s NGSW program could be different….
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…
No More German Sigs? Sig Sauer Eckernförde Closing Down
While Sig Sauer is doing great in the U.S., the sister company in Germany is slated to close its factory later this year. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) The German-based Sig Sauer branch is reportedly on the…
Sig Sauer Ships Next Generation Squad Weapon Prototypes to Army
New Hampshire-based Sig Sauer reports they have recently delivered their Next Generation Squad Weapons system to the U.S. Army for testing and evaluation. Sig is one of three contractors who last year got the nod…
A Salute to America’s Heroes, Revisiting Arlington Cemetery
HERE RESTS IN HONORED GLORY AN AMERICAN SOLDIER KNOWN BUT TO GOD These are the words inscribed on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The monument is dedicated to…
Leupold-L3Harris Submit Optic Prototype for Army’s Next Gen Squad Weapon
It is now confirmed that a device made by the team of L3Harris and Leupold will face off against a new Vortex optic for the fire control system to be used on the Army’s planned…