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Though the .458 SOCOM is not particularly popular, there are a wide range of factory loads like this hard-hitting one from Buffalo Bore from which to choose. The idea of a large-caliber, anti-personnel cartridge for an infantry service gun is nothing new. In 1873, the United States Military armed troops with the Trapdoor Springfield rifle chambered for the .45-70 Gov’t cartridge. This concept was abandoned in 1892 when the U.S. Military adopted the .30-caliber Krag-Jørgensen rifle. Ever since, the military has prioritized reach as opposed to big bullets that make big holes—it has been more than a half-century since the…

MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 23, 2026 — AltaPointe Health is launching a new weekly online Veteran Peer Support Group designed to help veterans navigate the transition from military to civilian life in a safe, confidential, and supportive environment. The virtual group will meet every Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. CST via Zoom and is open to veterans who may not feel comfortable attending in-person appointments or visiting a clinic. The group is built on a simple but powerful concept: By veterans. For veterans. According to AltaPointe Veteran Program Coordinator Ron Olmsted, the meeting is a peer-led forum where participation…

Raft’s AI Mission System empowers CENTCOM operators with on-demand computer vision tailored to real-world missions – broad-area satellite search, distributed maritime monitoring, and counter-UxS threat detection. MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 22, 2026 — Raft, a leading defense technology company, powering the software-driven foundation of modern warfare, has been awarded a highly competitive Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), in partnership with U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), following a five-day vendor bake-off. Hosted last fall by CENTCOM, the evaluation sought cutting-edge solutions to operationalize AI on the battlefield. Raft’s win underscores its ability to rapidly deliver…

By Friedrich Seiltgen Posted in #History At the close of the Korean War, the U.S. Navy recognized that the rapid pace of jet aviation demanded a new generation of carrier-based fighters. Existing aircraft were quickly becoming obsolete as speeds climbed toward — and beyond — the sound barrier, forcing naval planners to rethink air superiority in the jet age. Grumman’s answer was the F-11 Tiger, a lightweight, high-performance fighter designed specifically for carrier operations. The sleek Tiger became the first Grumman aircraft to break the sound barrier and briefly held the world altitude record at 76,939 feet,…

TAG Precision is now offering RMR-footprint optics plates directly compatible with Kimber 2K11 and 1911 factory slide optics cuts, manufactured in Dallas, TX. The units are machined from sturdy 4140 steel and finished with a durable black nitride QPQ finish. Each TAG Precision Trijicon RMR unit includes a Torx driver and all the relevant mounting hardware and screws for added convenience.   The Trijicon RMR optics-mounting footprint is one of the most significant footprints industry wide. This pattern obviously fits all of Trijicon’s micro-red-dot sights including the RMR itself and models like the SRO and RCR. Beyond that, the RMR pattern…

Multi-Fuel Long Gun Light Provides Both White and IR Illumination EAGLEVILLE, PA, January 23, 2026 – Streamlight®, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting and weapon light/laser sighting devices, introduced the ProTac® Rail Mount VIR PRO, a gun-mounted tactical light featuring up to 1,100 lumens of visible white light and an infrared (IR) LED. The new light is designed to securely fit all long guns with MIL-STD-1913 or M-LOK® and M-LOK compatible rails. The ProTac Rail Mount VIR PRO enables users to easily toggle between bright white and IR light via the head-mounted switch, allowing first responders to illuminate a…

M+M IndustriesNot everything cool we see at SHOT is a new product. Sometimes something is just cool because it exists. This cutaway from M+M Industries isn’t for sale, but it’s awesome to look at.MDT New DNT Lightweight Magnesium Chassis“Lightweight” might not be the perfect term, since MDT offers two chassis that are about half the weight of the DNT, but we’re pretty excited about this chassis either way. Built to be extremely rigid while cutting a ton of weight off the chassis system, the DNT uses almost all magnesium to give hunters a rock-solid platform to get the job done.…

From the lust worthy to the affordable to the extremely expensive, here’s a look at some of the latest guns announced this year!Oh my, it’s that time of year when shooters and hunters wait, anxiously, to see if the gun they have been longing for might make it to production. We walked the floor at SHOT Show until our feet begged us for forgiveness and our knees threatened to never bend again, all to discover the newest and coolest new guns for 2026.Here are our top 10 picks—priced from the least to the most expensive—that include everything from a clown-colored…

OLESZNO, Poland — Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, conducted an armored live-fire exercise and technology demonstrations during Operation Winter Falcon 26 at the Drawsko Combat Training Center in Oleszno, Jan. 13. The event demonstrated how modern military operations rely on integrating multiple systems, including unmanned aerial systems and counter-UAS capabilities, to strengthen defensive capabilities. The demonstration reflected how the United States and its NATO allies are modernizing to reinforce defenses in Poland and across the alliance. Polish and U.S. forces fired their M1A2 Abrams tanks side by side on the firing…

Microtech makes some seriously rugged knives, manufactured in the USA. However, the brand is arguably not as big in the outdoor world as the tactical one. This is largely owed to a majority of its knives being automatic, and thus, not as accessible to the general public. But in 2023, Microtech launched the MSI (Microtech Standard Issue). It’s not the brand’s first manual folding knife, but it certainly became its most popular. Not only is it the first Microtech knife with the brand’s proprietary version of M390 steel, M390MF, but it’s also the first to carry the re-engineered Ram-Lok. As…