The following on the TOPS CUMA Kage is from the October/November 2020 issue of Ballistic Magazine. Want to read the entire story? Grab a copy at OutdoorGroupStore.com. The world of knives might seem a benign place to the uninitiated, but to hardcore blade carriers it is a universe of its
The AR-15 is America’s firearm and there are plenty of them on the market. Everywhere you turn these days another company is making its own version of the AR platform. However, most of these guns are just “another AR” — a few fancy improvements here and there, but nothing really
Following the success of a subcompact pistol, fans almost immediately demand a larger, higher capacity model. Mossberg is no different and riding off of the success of the MC1sc comes the MC2c. The new, larger compact pistol sports more than twice the capacity of its little brother while sacrificing very
To say 2020 is a year of unprecedented firsts would be an understatement. While society is forced to think outside of the box, many manufacturers are doing the same on their own volition. My new favorite example of this is Springfield Armory and its Model 2020 Waypoint — the company’s
Editor’s Note: On July 31, Henry issued a safety warning and recall for its Single Shot rifle. Read more on Tactical-Life.com. There’s something about hunting with a single-shot rifle. It just brings out the best in marksmanship. One good shot was good enough for longhunters, mountain men, pioneers and soldiers
How did the mils vs MOA debate get started? We’ll get there. Before the advent of affordable rangefinders, range was determined using an instrument of measure, like the reticle in your optic. Given two “knowns” we can solve for the third (Algebra). The reticle provided one known, a mathematical scale. Given a known
A .22 LR rimfire for survival? Really? We’ll get to the Savage Minimalist Mark II, but before we do, some context. Like other members of the duck-and-cover generation, I grew up with fallout shelters, tests of air-raid sirens, nuclear-war drills at school and frequent tests of the Emergency Broadcast System.
After more than 90 years, the classic Tommy gun is finally available in 9mm. Externally, the only visual difference between the 9mm and .45 ACP versions, besides the caliber markings, is that the 9mm uses a slightly scaled-down magazine. Otherwise, all the classic lines of this iconic firearm remain, but
Angstadt Arms is well known for its innovation in the pistol-caliber carbine (PCC) market. For 2020, the company raised the bar with the MDP-9 pistol. Angstadt Arms MDP-9 Details We often talk about “truck guns” or bug-out guns here; the MDP-9 pistol definitely fits that bill. The AR pistol is
