Springfield Armory has just announced three new Aimpoint COA-equipped Echelon models.When the Aimpoint COA and its neat new A-CUT mounting system were announced last year, many shooters were excited to get their hands on it. The ability to do so was limited, however, due to it being exclusively available on Glocks for the first year and those sales being limited to MIL and LE customers for much of that time frame. Thankfully, that 1-year exclusivity window has recently ended, and Aimpoint COA red dots are starting to become available on a wider variety of handguns. The latest to be announced…
Author: Tommy Grant
If you’ve spent any time around gun owners, you’ve probably heard the debate: Should you store your magazines fully loaded, or will it wear out the springs? Some shooters insist that leaving magazines loaded for long periods will weaken the spring, while others argue that it’s completely fine. So, what’s the real answer? Let’s settle this once and for all. Will Storing Magazines Loaded Wear Out the Springs? No, storing magazines fully loaded will not ruin them. The idea that keeping a magazine loaded will “wear out” the spring is a common misconception. The real wear and tear on magazine…
This article was originally published by Belle Carter at Natural News. The WHO is preparing for potential radioactive contamination from U.S./Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities (Fordow, Isfahan, Natanz), though no contamination has been confirmed yet. WHO’s Hanan Balkhy stresses that nuclear incidents cause irreversible harm, citing Chornobyl’s thyroid cancer surge and Hiroshima/Nagasaki’s mass casualties as historical precedents. Trump claims Iran poses a “nuclear threat” without evidence, while Iran warns of retaliation. Analysts fear even conventional strikes could unleash radioactive “dirty bomb” effects. Attacks in Iran, Lebanon, and Gaza have destroyed medical infrastructure (94% of Gaza’s hospitals are non-functional), with…
Despite a federal court vacating the Biden-era pistol brace rule, the ATF says it never stopped enforcing its underlying legal interpretation — and it’s not planning to. A bombshell court filing submitted March 16 in a Southern District of Texas case has gun owners and Second Amendment advocates sounding the alarm: the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has quietly admitted in federal court that it continues to enforce its interpretation that some pistol-brace-equipped firearms are unregistered short-barreled rifles (SBRs) — a federal felony carrying up to 10 years in prison — even though the rule that codified that…
When a tornado touches down, and the sirens begin to wail, adrenaline kicks in. For many of us, our path to safety is clear: get to the shelter and hunker down. But for the members of our families with difficulty getting around, or acting on their own—children, those with disabilities, and the elderly—that path isn’t always so straightforward. Speed and mobility are usually luxuries during an emergency. Cognitive challenges can make it difficult to process warnings and unfolding events. It’s the limitations of ourselves and those whom we care about that require a different level of preparedness. It requires us…
As TTAG readers are well aware, the biggest problem with so-called “gun-free” zones is that only people who follow the law are gun-free in such zones. Criminals, who by definition aren’t restrained by gun laws, carry freely and prey upon those who are disarmed by the government. Now, a U.S. Congressman from Virginia has introduced legislation that would place the burden for those wounded or killed in areas where guns are forbidden on the government entity that instituted the restriction. Rep. John McGuire, R-Virginia, introduced the “Shall Not Be Infringed Act” on March 16. The measure would allow people harmed…
Forces successfully countered a drone threat over a “strategic” U.S. installation hours into the joint U.S.-Israeli offensive against Iran, according to Gen. Gregory Guillot, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command.“In the early hours of Operation Epic Fury last month, a deployed [Fly-Away Kit] successfully detected and defeated sUAS operating over a strategic U.S. installation,” Guillot said in his written statement ahead of a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday.Although he did not give details about the installation threatened, Guillot revealed that the threat was defeated by USNORTHCOM’s counter-drone Fly-Away Kit.The FAK is produced by Anduril…
Source: The Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Journalism Project Here’s a question for you: Does it matter if a university psychiatry professor builds his career and reputation on anti-gun research that gets published in one of the most widely read medical journals in the world, without a single disclaimer, bias label, or conflict-of-interest flag? It should. And according to the Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Journalism Project, that’s exactly what’s been happening with University of Michigan psychiatry professor Brian M. Hicks, PhD. Hicks has made a name for himself and secured significant federal funding by producing studies that reliably arrive at one…
Denmark dispatched soldiers and explosives to Greenland in January as part of a contingency plan to obliterate key runways if the United States attempted an invasion, the country’s public broadcaster has reported.The strategy, which focused on landing strips in Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq, was designed to prevent U.S. military aircraft from landing troops and equipment. Danish blood banks even flew in supplies to treat potential casualties. The mobilization came amid President Donald Trump’s ongoing campaign to annex Greenland. He has threatened to seize the semiautonomous Danish territory by force, arguing that American ownership is vital for national and international security —…
When Springfield introduced its Croatian-made XD pistol a quarter century ago, I was already familiar with the P9—Springfield’s excellent CZ clone—so the new striker-fired, polymer-frame XD looked promising. It was. Since then, the lineup has grown to include long-slide and compact variants in multiple calibers, and the platform has steadily evolved. The latest iteration, the XD Mod 3, may be the best of the bunch—and at just over $300 at most retailers, it’s hard to ignore. Features and Design The Mod 3 retains the locked-breech lockup and angled camming surfaces of the original, with noticeably tighter barrel fitting. Like all…