Author: Jack Bogart

MATBOCK Monday: MWAD 2.0 Building on the success of the Multi Weapon Aiming Device (MWAD) 1.0, we are proud to introduce the next generation: the MWAD 2.0. This new and improved model enhances the user experience and provides even greater accuracy and reliability for indirect fire weapon systems. The MWAD 2.0 is a multi-platform capable digital firing solution device that displays range and azimuth of your target. It provides real-time ballistic solutions that account for environmental conditions, round type, platform, and lot deviations, allowing the user to put rounds on target more accurately and in less time than with legacy aiming systems.…

By Morgan Gregory Posted in #Gear Editor’s Note: The author was provided the product for this article by Vortex Optics and Silencer Central, and creates content for both companies. The rifle was provided by Springfield Armory. As a professional photographer in the hunting and shooting industry, I spend over 100 days a year in the field — either behind a rifle or behind a lens. That time has given me a front-row seat to the small mistakes that cost hunters big opportunities. Before we dive into my solution, let me lay out a scenario that I have…

SIG SAUER KILO Micro LRF They really pulled out all the stops during last week’s SIG NEXT event, but of all of the new products, my favorite is the smallest. I first saw it in a photo with no frame of reference for its size. Turns out, it’s truly palm sized. Below you can see it next to the WARP, SIG’s full featured LRF. It started out as an archery LRF but proved to be much more versatile and they’ve added eight onboard firearm ballistic groups to the archery setting. Weighing just 3.4 ounces, this small, handheld laser range finder…

The Problem on the Pavement I arrived at the crash a few minutes behind another officer. His trauma kit was already open on the pavement. Gauze wrappers moved in the wind and caught against the edge of the road. Under the rotating emergency lights, he dug through the pouch, lifting one item after another and putting each one back as if the answer might be underneath it. The patient was nearby. The ambulance was still miles away. The officer was not panicked. He was not frozen. He was lost. The kit had been issued years earlier. He had trained with…

In the vast, unpredictable Indo-Pacific, islands dot the expanse of the sea for miles. Close enough to be a positive, yet far enough apart and sparsely populated to qualify as austere. This part of the world doesn’t provide an answer to accessibility, and that question gets even foggier when you employ strategy and tactics. But 3d Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) has an answer: the KC-130J, an aviation platform built for this exact venture. Operation Slingshot is a proof-of-concept strategy hailing from historic times when the Corps used island-hopping to win wars, and although aviation platforms are sleeker and more technologically…

(Editor’s Note: This article appears in the October 2026 issue of KNIFE Magazine. However, we are very excited about it, and wanted to share the whole thing here in these digital pages. Like what you see? You can read the entire issue, and every issue of KNIFE and Knife World in our 50 year archive with a Premium Online Membership. Click Here to join today) Reborn: Little Valley’s Giant Knife and Fork are back in a Big Wayby Mark D. Zalesky Most of you have seen the historic image before, a young man standing next to a gigantic knife and…

There were a whole bunch of reasons on paper, why the project should be a success. It was the first production mid-engine car made in the US. It was a two seater. It has non-load bearing body panels and a number of touches to make the car lighter. In some ways it seemed to be an American answer to newer, smaller, post-Oil Crisis European sports cars like the Lotus Esprit. The problem was, on this car everything was cheap. The engine was a heavy-for-its-size 95 hp unit nicknamed the Iron Duke because of its weight. The suspension and handling were…

The CRKT Fulcrum 2 is back after a bit of a hiatus. This folder is a Russ Kommer design and its re-emergence means that one of the most interesting production folder deployment mechanisms is available again. The Fulcrum 2 has a history that goes back to the realm of high-end custom knives. Maker Charles Kain is the creator of the custom piece on which the Fulcrum 2’s unique mechanism first appeared. Kain operates in what you could call the “art knife” arena, but he has always been just as interested in the engineering as the look of a knife, and…

And this isn’t the first time I’ve gone to Tuscany with only one Spyderco. The first time, it was the Tuff by Ed Schempp. Last year, it was the Serrated Chaparral, which turned out to be Walter‘s favourite knife after 6 years of using the Michael Walker in ZDP189. That was the new experiment. The new road sheet. The new main bearing. Is Rex 121 too fragile to withstand normal EDC in the countryside? At twice the price of other super tool steel folders, I wanted to know.Especially after seeing broken Rex 121 blades on Reddit…“I was just cutting cardboard…” Tu parles !…

By Kit Perez Posted in #EDC #Gear Winter is coming for much of the United States, and in many regions that means bitterly cold temperatures and snow — lots of it. Do you have a winter emergency car kit? If so, when’s the last time you checked it and made sure everything was fresh and worked? For most of us living in areas that are frozen for a solid chunk of the year, having a winter car kit is old hat. We all know to have things like water, a blanket, or a flashlight. Some of you…