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As Christmas draws closer and closer, bearing down on us like the Polar Express, anybody in search of a high-utility stocking stuffer – or just another piece to add to their own collection in this Season of Plenty – should check out the Voidflare, a new piece from the busy bees at Civivi. While Civivi and its sister brands Sencut and WE Knife Co. have wrangled themselves a hefty group of designer/maker collaborators, the in-house crews have amassed quite the portfolios for themselves as well. There probably isn’t a major knife genre that they haven’t taken a crack at over…

McLEAN, Va., Dec. 08, 2025 — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Mission Technologies division has deployed and operationalized a next-generation high-performance spectrum dominance solution, now available for rapid detection and location of hostile communications, radar and other electronic threats. HII will showcase its GRIMM® technology — and its field-proven capabilities in situational awareness, intelligence support and force protection — at the Association of Old Crows’ 2025 International Symposium & Convention at National Harbor, Maryland. GRIMM® leverages decades of HII expertise developing electromagnetic warfare technology for national defense. Now deployed with mission success across a range of defense customers,…

Chevrolet wants to say happy birthday, America! To put its mark on the 250-year celebrations in 2026, Chevrolet is launching a range of Corvettes and pickups called the Stars & Steel collection. Each one will get special graphics and trim, and the sale of each vehicle will mean a donation to nonprofits that support veterans. It’s a Party, But Not a Brash One For marking 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, these Stars & Steel Chevys are surprisingly subtle in their designs. If you were hoping for something more rockets’ red glare and bombs bursting in…

Volquartsen Firearms and Davidson’s have teamed up to launch a special edition version of the new Voltquartsen Mini Mamba TF-22 rimfire semi-automatic pistol with an FDE finish and complimentary FDE grips. The Volquartsen Mini Mamba TF-22 .22 LR is a compact pistol with a shorter, threaded barrel ready to accept any suitable rimfire suppressor without becoming overly cumbersome. Like the rest of Volquartsen’s rimfire pistols, the new Mini Mini Mamba TF-22 is based on Bill Ruger’s original semi-automatic Ruger Standard design dating back to 1949. This design is one of the most successful rimfire pistol designs of all times, and…

By Robert A. Sadowski Posted in #Guns While we might hear the terms “machine gun” and “submachine gun” a lot, a more detailed discussion will often touch on the terms “open bolt” and “closed bolt.” But, what do these terms mean? The Differences Between Open and Closed Bolts The difference between a firearm with an open-bolt design versus a closed-bolt design is the position of the bolt prior to firing the gun. On an open-bolt gun, the gun is ready to fire when the bolt is locked open and there is no cartridge in the chamber. When…

Whiskey Two Four PALS Loader Panels WTF’s PALS Loader Panels offers a method for your excess pouch madness. Breath new life and purpose into old pouches. Better organize your load. Shock cord snaps smartly into place offering ample retention for glass vials, syringes, Sharpies, small hand tools, LifeStraws and similar, glow sticks, and more. Connect multiple panels with optional VELCRO® Brand ONE-WRAP® connectors. Laser cut from Berry compliant CURV® thermoplastic*, PLPs are as light as they are tough. Available 1×3, 2×3, 3×3, 4×3, 5×3, and 6×3 PALS fields. Add optional handles & pull straps, shock cord, and panel connectors to…

The shotgun’s weakness is twofold: First, it doesn’t hold many rounds; and second, it’s slow to reload. But, with the proper setup, techniques and practice, these weaknesses can be mitigated. Here’s how to do it: As a quick caveat, I realize that there are non-traditional shotguns available these days that hold lots of rounds, while a few others are easy to load: KelTec’s bullpup KSG holds 14 rounds, for example, while Mossberg’s detachable-mag-fed 590M series loads quickly—but I’m talking about the more traditional, tubular-magazine, pump- and semi-automatic models that represent the majority of those found in homes across the nation.…

USSOCOM Cancels LMG-A Effort, For Now USSOCOM has updated the call for white papers issued in March of this year for their Lightweight Machine Gun – Assault effort with the following statement: PEO-SW PM SOF Lethality has adjusted the LMG-A Prototyping Project.  SOF AT&L-KR will no longer be moving forward with the prototyping effort.  Instead, the Navy Crane Contracting office will restart the effort.  That said, expect something to be announced by that office in the very near future.  This Other Transactional Agreement procurement effort was intended to seek out a life cycle replacement for the MK48 Light Machine Gun…

Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More Kia wants the new Seltos to be fancy. The company’s smallest model with all-wheel drive is brand-new. It’s also larger than before, and it gets the same nose as the rough-and-tumble face of the just-revealed Telluride. If the old one was cheap and cheerful, the 2027 Kia Seltos is affordable and a little angry — in design, at least. 2027 Kia Seltos Will Be Larger Inside and Out The company calls the design “Relentless Innovator,” meaning “harmonizing rugged SUV strength with refined modernity.” To…

FORT RUCKER, Ala. – The Army Drone Team competed in the National Drone Association’s Drone Crucible Competition Dec. 4-6, joining some of the military’s top drone operators and industry experts in a series of combat-focused challenges. The event, held at Camp Blanding, Fla., brought together teams with their own unmanned aircraft systems to test and refine squad-level drone capabilities. Scenarios included close-quarter breaching and room clearing, strikes against moving enemy convoys and aerial targets, long-range engagements on critical assets, and integrated missions against multiple targets and counter-drone systems. Capt. Jacob Bickus, officer in charge of the Army Drone Team stationed…