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Gear Reviews

10 must-have accessories for your AR-15

By Kyle Mizokami

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Army

Special Operations Command finally found its next-generation personal defense weapon

By Nicholas Slayton

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Gear Reviews

The best shoulder holsters for carrying with class

By Scott Murdock

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Army

You can get your hands on the Next Generation Squad Weapon before the Army does

By Daniel Terrill

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Army

Soldiers will be able to get the Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon – as soon as there is enough ammo

By Jeff Schogol

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Army

Army selects Sig Sauer to produce Next Generation Squad Weapon and ammo

By Jeff Schogol

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Guns

A Toyota truck with a massive Gatling gun that fires 6,000 rounds a minute has surfaced in Yemen

By Max Hauptman

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Guns

The ‘smart scope’ and what the history of optics tells us about the future

By Video Team

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Army

Hands-on with the Barrett MRAD, the US military’s favorite new sniper rifle

By Daniel Terrill

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Army

EoTech has its sights set on becoming the Army’s next pistol red dot

By Matt Sampson

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Army

The Army is on the verge of picking a replacement for the M4 and M249

By Jeff Schogol

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Army

The Army is putting lasers on Strykers powerful enough to shoot down drones and helicopters

By Max Hauptman

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Guns

2 firearms companies are teaming up to make the ‘Halo’ arsenal a reality

By Matt Sampson

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Army

This might be the Army’s next M240 suppressor of choice

By Jared Keller

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Aircraft

The Army is testing a brand-new helicopter-mounted Gatling gun

By Haley Britzky

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Culture

These badass military photos were completely ruined by BFAs

By James Clark

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Culture

A paratrooper turned movie advisor explains why shootings like Alec Baldwin’s shouldn’t happen

By James Clark

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Army

That time the Army nearly replaced the M16 with the pulse rifle from ‘Demolition Man’

By Jared Keller

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Branch

Marines are testing a new scope that ‘locks on’ target

By Jeff Schogol

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Air Force

This fake-looking Air Force photo is totally real and totally amazing

By Paul Szoldra

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Army

The Army has quietly started fielding its newest sniper rifle to these lucky soldiers

By Haley Britzky

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Culture

27 of your favorite fictional firearms, ranked

By Jared Keller

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Analysis

All The Crazy, Legal Ways To Have ‘Full-Auto’ Fun On The Gun Range

By Adam Weinstein

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Army

This US soldier just set a new shooting record at the Olympics

By Haley Britzky

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Branch

The Navy has a 650-round ammo backpack that looks like it’s straight out of ‘Predator’

By Jared Keller

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Branch

The Marines are getting their first new(ish) recoilless rifle in more than 3 decades

By James Clark

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Air Force

The Air Force wants to make its first new pistol in 35 years even smaller than it already is

By David Roza

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Air Force

Oops, I Did It Again: Airmen Lose Machine Gun After Losing Box Of Grenades

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

Why the M16 rifle refuses to go away

By Chris Capelluto

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Analysis

Here’s why the MG42 is basically immortal

By Chris Capelluto

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Analysis

We got our hands on Sig Sauer’s Next Generation Squad Weapon prototypes. Here’s what they’re like

By Jared Keller

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Analysis

Is the new M60E6 machine gun better than the M240?

By Video Team

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Army

Army generals are getting their very own variant of the service’s new handgun

By Jared Keller

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Europe

The French military is phasing out the FAMAS and we’re honestly sad to see it go

By Video Team

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Guns

Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at a Pentagon pitch meeting for the absurd M26 Shotgun

By Video Team

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Branch

Remember the Marine unit that lost two rifles? Their commander and sergeant major just got fired

By Paul Szoldra

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Gear Reviews

F**k Flowers. Give Your Loved One A Bouquet Of Bullets

By James Clark

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Guns

The FN FAL: A classic rifle gets a massive upgrade

By Chris Capelluto

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Army

The true story behind that one belligerent scene in ‘Black Hawk Down’ every veteran knows

By James Clark

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Branch

Marines are getting their hands on a brand new rifle optic

By Paul Szoldra

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Branch

Marines are officially getting a brand new rifle optic

By Jared Keller

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Army

This could be the Army’s next-generation rifle optic of choice

By Jared Keller

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Guns

You can now score your very own version of the US military’s compact new M18 pistol

By Jared Keller

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Army

The Army is officially buying the sniper rifle the entire US military wants

By Jared Keller

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Branch

The Marine Corps has started fielding suppressors to infantry squads

By Jared Keller

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Branch

A Marine’s M107 Sniper Rifle Failed During A Firefight — So He Called Customer Service

By Jared Keller

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Guns

The AK-47 family of weapons is evolving with Russia’s new Ratnik AK-12

By Chris Capelluto

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Analysis

The SVD Dragunov is the rifle we all wish we were issued

By Patrick Baker

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Gear Reviews

The M1911 pistol is exclusively for special forces high speeds

By Chris Capelluto

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Army

The Army just released footage of its next-generation squad weapon prototypes in action

By Jared Keller

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Europe

Glock’s next-generation pistol just picked up a tasty NATO contract

By Jared Keller

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Guns

Colt is offering vintage ‘Black Army’ M1911 pistols to a handful of lucky buyers

By Jared Keller

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Army

This rifle could be a dark horse candidate for the Army’s next-generation squad weapon — and you can snag one next year

By Jared Keller

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Army

Video: Meet one of contenders for the Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon

By Chris Capelluto

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Army

You can now score your very own Army surplus M17 pistol for a limited time

By Jared Keller

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Analysis

7 things you need to know about gun ownership

By Lizann Lightfoot

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Army

Inside the Army’s NEW 6.8mm Next Gen Squad Weapon

By Task & Purpose

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Guns

Check out this slow motion video of an M4 Carbine in action

By Task & Purpose

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Analysis

What do you know about the M4 Carbine?

By Task & Purpose

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Guns

The American pistol that’s served the US military in battle for more than 100 years

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Analysis

3 reasons you need to clean your magazine right now

By T.T. Robinson

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Guns

You’re never too high speed for pistol and holster fundamentals at the Range.

By Patrick Baker

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Guns

Who names a rocket launcher ‘Carl’? New laser-guided round

By Patrick Baker

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Aircraft

Marine Fires GAU-17 minigun from a UH-1Y Venom

By Task & Purpose

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