Author: Jack Bogart

Boost your shooting skills with the new Double Alpha EDGE shot timer.Fundamentally, shot timers work by combining a timer with a microphone that detects gunshots. It logs exactly when each shot was fired relative to the starting point, initiated with an audible buzzer. Whether you’re performing a drill or shooting a course of fire at a match, the data tells you how long it took from the initial buzzer to the last shot—plus everything in between, such as how long it took you to draw your gun and fire the first shot, the time between shots on the same target…

H. Clay Aalders is a lifelong edged tool user. He spent the past 20 years as a woodworker and fishing guide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Tennessee. While guiding in Idaho, Clay worked part-time writing for a local newspaper, and upon moving to Tennessee began writing for the blog The Truth About Knives – spending his last 5 years there as Managing Editor. His background is in fixed-blade hunting and bushcraft knives, but has jumped into the world of vintage slipjoint collecting with both feet since coming to work at Knife Magazine. Clay’s primary role is as Digital…

Most tactical belt systems force a binary choice: either you’re fully rigged or you’re not. HRT Tactical Gear’s new Quarter Belt — or “QTR” — throws that logic out the window. The Quarter Belt is a modular belt system built around swappable “quarter sections” that attach directly to a standard 1.5″ inner or EDC-style belt via an included quick-clip system. Instead of rebuilding your entire loadout when your mission changes, you pre-configure sections for specific roles, medical, duty, range day, less-lethal and simply clip in what you need. No belt removal required. No reweaving MOLLE. Just swap and go. The Setup…

Michigan (July 6, 2026) – Colt Electro Optics LLC (“Colt Optics”) today announced the launch of the LP5X-P Laser Aiming Device. Modern weapon systems continue to demand more capability from every accessory mounted to the rail. Professional users need visible and infrared aiming capability, effective illumination, and reliable performance, but they also need to minimize weight, preserve rail space, and avoid unnecessary complexity. The LP5X-P was developed around a simple objective: deliver maximum capability in the smallest package possible. Offered by Colt Optics in partnership with Brolis Defense, the LP5X-P is based on a proven laser platform fielded by NATO…

Attacks by bison are a frequent occurrence in Yellowstone National Park — but they don’t usually involve children. So it was a bit surprising to see that a 12-year-old child was attacked by a bison in the park on Friday morning, the National Park Service (NPS) said. Park officials were short on details about the incident, which received a three-sentence description on the NPS website on Friday. “The incident occurred near Mud Volcano, just north of Fishing Bridge,” the NPS said. “The visitor sustained injuries, and emergency medical personnel transported them to a nearby hospital. The incident remains under investigation.”…

In the middle of Georgia lies a 3,300-acre piece of land that has been home to human settlement for over 12,000 years. Before colonization, four prehistoric cultures lived in today’s Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park. With so much important history, it’s no surprise that FDR named the site a national monument in 1936. And now a local congressman is attempting to turn it into a national park. What Is Ocmulgee Mounds? This area, not far from Macon, Ga., was home to peoples even before the Ice Age. Multiple cultures, including the Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian Indians, lived here. From 1300…

ORCHARD COMBAT TRAINING CENTER, Idaho — A heavy-lift drone climbed into 25 mph gusts above the high desert June 22, carrying a live Bangalore torpedo toward a wire obstacle. For combat engineers, breaching that kind of obstacle is one of the most dangerous missions on the battlefield. Army doctrine accounts for that risk with a 50 percent casualty planning factor for a deliberate breach. This time, no Soldier had to sprint forward to place the charge. Soldiers from Bravo Company, 741st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard, used a drone-delivered Bangalore torpedo to breach…

Surge Capacity: How Anduril Delivered a Month of Production in a Week In under a week in March 2026, Anduril delivered more than a full month’s of Pulsar production output off the shelf and directly into active operations for two U.S. government customers. These systems were immediately installed for fixed-site EW protection and aircraft survivability. While the surge was underway, Anduril was already doubling its EW production capacity — a line that once delivered 500 Pulsars per year now delivers 1000. Anduril built Pulsar to interrogate a wider range of the electromagnetic spectrum autonomously, deploy software updates in hours rather…

Prolific knifemeister Grzegorz Grabarski is seeing his latest Bestech collab model roll out, the Wet Nellie. The name is admittedly pretty weird, but the piece itself is a buttoned-up, stylized mid-sized flipper. Honestly, the name sounds like it would belong to some forgotten traditional knife pattern, rather than futuristic piece we have before us. The Wet Nellie’s blade is an elegant, 3.53-inch drop point, very low slung with just a kiss of belly and a nicely tapered tip. It will be a familiar shape to any user with any knife experience, and an intuitive one even to those without. Opening…

1 in 10 Have No Plan New DroneShield Report Reveals Serious Gaps in Airport, Critical Infrastructure Counter-Drone Security29 June 2026 – New research released today finds that unauthorized drone activity has moved well beyond a theoretical threat, according to international airports, aviation authorities, correctional facilities, and port operators across North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. DroneShield, a global leader in advanced counter-drone technology, released the findings of Airspace Under Pressure: A Global Assessment of Counter-UAS Readiness Across Airports and Critical Infrastructure, a new industry report drawing on direct survey responses from more than twenty airport and critical…