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“Knockdown Power” Is the Biggest Myth in Big Game Hunting
Sign up for the On The Gun Newsletter The latest for gun hunters and competitive shooters. For generations of gun writers, an occasional article on knockdown power has been money in the bank, as readers are ever-ready for yet another round, and then another, of this inexhaustible topic. Personally, I’ve been content to leave the topic to others. Not because…
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A 65,000-ton aircraft carrier that cost £6.2 billion and £96 million a year to keep defends itself with three Gatling guns that reach about two kilometers and nothing that fires farther, leans on destroyers its navy is short of, and keeps getting sunk in exercises
Summary and Key Points: The Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, displace 65,000 tonnes, carry 921 crew, and launch F-35B STOVL fighters from a ski jump, with…
I Am a Retired US Army Special Forces NCO: 37,000,000 Mosin-Nagant Rifles Were Built in Russia Alone, and Donbas Conscripts Carried Them Into Ukraine in 2022
Summary and Key Points: The Russian Imperial Army adopted the Mosin-Nagant in 1891, marrying Captain Sergei Mosin’s bolt to Léon Nagant’s magazine and firing the rimmed 7.62x54R cartridge still in service today. Remington and New…
The US Military Destroyed $600,000,000 in SR-71 Blackbird Parts After Retirement, the Jet Needs 300 Hours of Maintenance per Flight Hour, and NASA Still Wants to Fly One
Will the SR-71 Blackbird and F-14 Tomcat be flying again soon, at least on a limited basis? Without a doubt, the Lockheed “Skunk Works” SR-71 spy plane and the Grumman F-14 fighter plane are two…
Lockheed Drew Up an SR-71 Blackbird Firing 210-Kiloton Nuclear Missiles From 80,000 Feet at Mach 3.2, Range 500 Nautical Miles, and Half Would Have Missed
Summary and Key Points: The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird began flight testing on December 22, 1964, and, in 1966, deployed from Beale Air Force Base, cruising at Mach 3.2 near 90,000 feet on two Pratt &…
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The 7 Best Lakes and Rivers for Catching Trophy Smallmouth Bass
Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics There’s no denying that smallmouth bass…
Four US Navy battleships mothballed for decades came back in 1982 for $1.7 billion to answer a Soviet nuclear battlecruiser, one plan cut off an aft 16-inch turret for a Harrier flight deck, the Navy bolted on 32 Tomahawks and 16 Harpoons instead, and all four were gone by 1992
Summary and Key Points: The US Navy mothballed and reactivated its four Iowa-class battleships for decades, but brought them all…
Marine Who Helped Rescue Officers at Ground Zero on 9/11
Jason Thomas had already left the Marine Corps when the first plane hit. He had a newborn daughter in a…
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Senate Blocks Report on Nine Americans Killed in the West Bank
The U.S. Senate blocked a measure Sept. 29 that would have required the State Department to account for the deaths of nine Americans in the West Bank. The 47-51 procedural vote stopped a resolution seeking information about killings attributed to Israeli security forces or settlers. Senators declined to advance a…
Solo Bushcraft Shelter Build | Survival Camping ASMR
One man, a shelter, and no narration.
Why the U.S. Army Used Camels in the Southwest
In September 1857, a government survey expedition crossing the Southwest was running dangerously short of water. Its mules crowded around a small barrel, desperately trying to drink through the opening. The camels kept browsing. The leader of the expedition, Edward Fitzgerald Beale, saw this contrast as the perfect reason that…
The Most Satisfying PCC I've Ever Shot (And It Isn't an MP5)
The video presents the Springfield KUSA as an exceptionally satisfying pistol-caliber carbine, arguing that its appeal comes from both refined engineering and distinctive personality rather than reliability alone. The reviewer praises its textured grip and controls, smooth roller-delayed recoil, flat-faced trigger, charging handle, integrated sights, and suppressor-ready tri-lug interface. Although…
You Won't Believe The Price On This Critical Strike Knife
The price is the whole story here.
Inside the CIA, the White House & the Intelligence Purges | Julia Curlee
Langley, the White House, and the purges in between.
The Weapons That Changed World War II | Ultimate WWII Weapons | Full Special
The guns that turned that war. Full special, no rush.
This Is What an MP5 Would Look Like in 2026
The video reviews Springfield Armory’s Kuna Tri-Lug, a modern roller-delayed 9mm pistol-caliber platform framed as a contemporary interpretation of the MP5 concept. The reviewer praises its adaptive grip texture, smooth trigger, compact charging handle, quality iron sights, and exceptionally soft recoil, especially when suppressed. The integrated tri-lug mount is presented…