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TacJobs – Manufacturing Solutions Engineer at Spiritus Systems Position: Manufacturing Solutions Engineer Job Description: Responsible for designing, building, and implementing custom manufacturing fixtures and tooling solutions that improve production efficiency and solve practical workflow challenges. This role emphasizes mechanical problem-solving, hands-on fixture development, and CAD/CAM design, with additional responsibility for supporting time studies and basic workflow analysis. Collaborates closely with production, engineering, and quality teams and is expected to spend the majority of their time on the production floor, actively identifying inefficiencies and creating solutions to improve safety, ergonomics, and output. For further information, check out the careers section of…

You can have the best collars on the market and a rock-solid handheld, but if you’re squinting at a 3-inch screen while navigating rutted-out mountain roads, you’re still flying blind. The Garmin Alpha XL is Garmin’s answer to the houndsman who lives half their season behind the wheel and needs to keep eyes on the chase without fumbling with a handheld. For those of us who actually use our gear instead of reviewing it from a parking lot, that matters. Garmin has long been the name in hound tracking, and the Alpha lineup has become a staple among serious dog…

We take a quick look at .450 Marlin, a big and nasty capable performer for any task.Hornady and Marlin announced the .450 Marlin at the 2000 SHOT Show. This was the first new chambering from Marlin since the introduction of the .444 Marlin, in mid-1964. The motivation for this cartridge is simple: Handloaders had been souping up .45-70 loads for use in Marlin’s modern 1895 since the day that gun was introduced. Owing to the many weaker .45-70 rifles still in use, Marlin could not condone this practice, nor could the company stop it.Something had to give.Some have asked why…

Sponsored ContentNew for 2025, Armasight has introduced a new line of thermal vision optics: the Warden 640 monocular, Commander 640 weapon sight, and Operator 640 clip-on. We’re excited to take a closer look at each of them to test out exactly what they can do.Clip-on thermals can provide the versatility of a handheld monocular while also giving the option to turn your low power variable daytime riflescope into a thermal optic.The most powerful of the new Armasight thermal optics, the Operator has a 1,305-meter detection range for human-sized targets and a 1-4x digital magnification with a true 1x optical magnification…

FirstSpear Friday Focus: New MultiCam Black Drop Now available at First-Spear.com/MultiCam-Black is our full line of MultiCam Black featuring products such as the Strandhogg v3, LaserFrame Primary Pocket Panel, Fleece Pullover, and more! MultiCam Black features a distinctive pattern of blacks and dark grays, offering a sleek, aggressive aesthetic that emphasizes intimidation and authority and visually aligns with the gear used by SWAT teams and special response units. MC Black works well with night operations and urban landscapes. The subdued palette minimizes visual signatures under low-light conditions while maintaining a professional, unified look. MultiCam Black represents a fusion of function and form,…

I’ve built three solar power systems for three different vans, and every time I recalculate watt-hours, loads, battery capacity, and figure out how many solar panels I’ll need to power lights, charge computers, and maybe run an immersion blender. The biggest power drain by far is always the refrigerator. While electric fridges have come a long way, they’re still expensive and require a couple of lithium-ion batteries to keep them running, especially if it’s cloudy and the panels aren’t getting much sun. Draining your house batteries and losing your way to keep meat and veggies fresh on your trip is…

By Will Dabbs, MD Posted in #History If you hang out in this hallowed space, you clearly like guns. If you like guns and you don’t live under a rock someplace, you already know the news. President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”, which recently passed the House, includes a snippet of language that removes sound suppressors from the purview of the 1934 National Firearms Act (NFA). This came about by the bill including Section 2 of the Hearing Protection Act. Trust me, this is a really big deal. I’m not a lawyer. I took civics in high school, but that’s…

Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More With more than 2,000 miles of rivers and the most whitewater rivers in the southeastern U.S., North Carolina is a paddler’s paradise. From mellow riffles and Class I rapids to more challenging runs, North Carolina’s whitewater scene has something for all experience levels. But one river has earned a reputation among experienced paddlers as a bucket list whitewater experience. Known for its steep and technical rapids, the Cheoah River offers tantalizing Class III to V rapids that give even the most experienced paddlers a…

For someone like me, who has been competing in USPSA and other practical shooting competitions since the mid-2000s, the idea of mounting a red dot sight on your pistol is nothing new. I was used to seeing red dots on the Open Division pistols from the very beginning of my time in that sport, and red dots actually pre-dated my involvement by almost twenty years.  One of the first movers in the world of red-dots sights was Shield Sights of Great Britain, who pioneered the compact RMSc footprint. RMSc stands for “Reflex Micro Sight Compact,” and those initials should give…

Anduril and Meta are partnering to design, build, and field a range of integrated XR products that provide warfighters with enhanced perception and enable intuitive control of autonomous platforms on the battlefield. The capabilities enabled by the partnership will draw on more than a decade of investment by both companies in advanced hardware, software, and artificial intelligence. The effort has been funded through private capital, without taxpayer support, and is designed to save the U.S. military billions of dollars by utilizing high-performance components and technology originally built for commercial use. This partnership comes at a pivotal moment in the evolution…