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The late 1970s was an interesting era when it came to compact pistols. In the United States, the .45 ACP was king; 9 mm was something best left to Europeans. This was well before NRA helped pass the first Right-To-Carry law in Florida in 1987, and there was limited demand for concealable pistols—but there was some. To combine .45 ACP punch with a very compact pistol, inventor and manufacturer Philip R. Lichtman set up the Semmerling Corporation in Massachusetts. The Semmerling LM-4 was the smallest .45 ACP handgun available to date. It was not a semi-automatic, but rather a manually…

First introduced in late 2002 as a 2003 model, the Honda Pilot is an attractive, roomy, and durable three-row SUV that has built up a loyal following among U.S. family buyers. Sharing the same platform as the Honda Odyssey minivan and the more up-market Acura MDX, the Pilot is produced at the automaker’s Lincoln, Ala., assembly plant. A fourth-generation Pilot was launched for the 2023 model year and was aimed at Toyota’s own three-row package, the Grand Highlander. Pilot gets a modest mid-cycle update for 2026. It’s offered in six different trims, from base Sport to more exclusive Black Edition,…

Blaser Group to Showcase New Blaser R8 Professional 2.0 Rifle and New Mauser 98 Das Original at the 2026 Dallas Safari Club Convention San Antonio, Texas (January 28, 2026) – Blaser Group is excited to return to Atlanta for the Dallas Safari Club Convention and Expo February 6-8, 2026, and will have its two newest rifles on display – the state-of-the-art Blaser R8 Professional 2.0 straight-pull rifle and new Mauser 98 Das Original bolt-action rifle.  Blaser Safaris will also be there representing their premium global hunting properties. Come by booth #1259 to meet with the team and see all of…

Elbit America to Continue Delivering Night Vision Systems to USMC through 2027 Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggle systems allow Marines superior situational awareness no matter where the mission takes place FORT WORTH, TEXAS – Jan. 28, 2026 – Elbit Systems of America (Elbit America) received a delivery order valued at approximately $74.4 million for Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggle (SBNVG) systems from Marine Corps Systems Command. The SBNVG systems will be produced at the company’s facility in Roanoke, Virginia through 2027. The delivery order was placed under a multi-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract valued at roughly $500 million secured…

The Midwest Industries Bounty Hunter Series of stocks and arm braces offer a bold new way to work with the big irons.Unconventional? Absolutely.Practical? Most definitely.More fun than having to watch your kid’s first baritone recital while the Super Bowl is on? Just a little.The Bounty Hunter Series is designed to deliver consistent stability across a wide range of revolver calibers, from small to large. Its multiple points of contact enhance shooting accuracy, giving every revolver shooter the confidence to center-punch targets every time. The stock and arm brace are properly aligned for seamless integration with iron sights and red-dot mounts,…

AFSOC Releases CV-22B Accident Investigation Board Report HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. —   Today, Air Force Special Operations Command released an Accident Investigation Board report on a CV-22B Osprey mishap that occurred Nov. 20, 2024, near Melrose Air Force Range, N.M. The aircraft and crew were assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing’s 20th Special Operations Squadron, at Cannon AFB, N.M. The mishap resulted in no injuries or fatalities nor damage to civilian property. The estimated cost of damage to government property was valued at approximately $2.8 million. The AIB President found by a preponderance of the evidence, the cause for the…

Plenty of Americans still might not even recognize an Ineos when they see one on the road. But the off-road and overlanding crowd should know this upstart automaker well by now. Surprisingly, Ineos can report with pride that after two model years on sale, over 12,000 vehicles now roam the United States. That’s out of 30,000 sold globally after originally launching the Grenadier worldwide for model year 2023. Now, for 2026, Ineos wants to show that a new automaker believes in listening to customer feedback. For this model year, a new “Black Edition” joins the lineup with the same aesthetic…

Viktos Public Service Announcement We are sharing this on behalf of our friends at Viktos: PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT // We’ve been made aware that someone is impersonating VIKTOS and emailing people about fake collaboration opportunities. ? This is a scam. Do not engage. ? VIKTOS will never reach out for collaborations using a Gmail account, request fees, or ask for personal details in this manner. We’ve informed our IT team and are actively addressing the issue. If you receive an email claiming to be from VIKTOS, check the domain. Official communications will always come from @VIKTOS.com. We sincerely apologize for…

Even before the explosion from an IED changed everything, Hari Budha Magar had lived an extraordinary life. The 46-year-old grew up in a family of nomadic cattle farmers in the foothills of the Nepalese Himalayas, where the colossal mountains Dhaulagiri and Sisne were often visible over the horizon. He was fascinated by black-and-white photographs of the historic first ascent of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. But it would be many years before his dream of reaching that summit could be realized. As a child, he managed to avoid the violence of a civil war gripping Nepal.…

SHOT Show 2026 didn’t feel like a hunting show. Tactical and home-defense shotguns dominated the floor, with rails, optics, and black polymer everywhere you turned. The shift was obvious and intentional. Even hitting the range felt foreign. There was almost no one there, and not a single shotgun to be found. The firearms industry is responding to a tense political moment, and product development reflects that reality. Defensive platforms are selling, and manufacturers are chasing demand. That totally makes sense from a business perspective, but it isn’t why we attend SHOT Show. We’re hunters, first. We spend our seasons in…