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Well, we made it. This issue marks the 50th time we’ve sent RECOIL out to newsstands, and the occasion of our half century is a good time to reflect on the changes we’ve seen. When we first launched, there was nothing else like it in the market — sin

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One bag to ruck a full days worth of guns, gear, and ammo. The Kadre is extendable, fitting rifles up to 35” securely within the confines of the backpack. Two interior padded pockets fit full-size pistols with room for extra magazines. The additional

Despite its location, this is one collection of military equipment that doesn’t get anywhere near the number of visitors it deserves. Less than an hour’s drive from downtown Zurich, the Swiss Military Museum is crammed into a rundown industrial compl

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One of the oldest blade patterns, and perhaps the most controversial in modern times, is the dagger or spearpoint blade. Looking back to our Stone Age ancestors, we see that oftentimes knives, spear points, and arrowheads were fashioned from flint, o

CZ’s Bren 805 has been covered in these pages before, and it has a reputation as being brick-like in terms of its reliability. Which it should be, given that it’s been in service with the Czech armed forces and France’s GIGN anti-terrorist unit, and

Primary Arms is no stranger to prismatic sights, and each generation has improved upon the last. This year we’ll see the Gen III (rollout delayed by COVID) which will be part of their new “standard-tier” line of optics. While all of them (1x, 2x, 2.5

John Paul of JP Enterprises makes no bones about it. Within two seconds of our interview about the origins of the company’s MR-19 rifle, J.P. spits fire about traditional, dropcomb bolt gun ergonomics. “Gas gun ergonomics are far superior to drop-com

There’s a saying in Formula One that a 15-cent screw can ruin a race just as fast as a blown motor. The little things matter, especially in a 13:1 compression engine spinning at 18,000 rpm. Guns don’t exactly run on gentle unicorn toots either; they’

This review started out as a joke. We found it in the flood of press release emails that in-undate the in-boxes of registered media in the run up to SHOT Show. In amongst the pressers touting everything from better bore cleaners, revolutionary holste

The Line of Control is the military regulated border between India and Pakistan. It’s been described as one of the most dangerous places on earth. The LOC isn’t a legally recognized international border, but it’s an effective demarcation between the

Today, it often seems, both within and outside the boundaries of “gun culture,” that firearms ownership is intrinsically a one-party issue. And with most Democrat politicians’ stances on gun control today, it’s an easy conclusion to be drawn. But wha

The Pistole 08, commonly known as the Luger in the Anglophone world, is the most iconic pistol in the world. There, it’s been said — sorry not sorry, 1911 fans. Until the Glock 17 (which actually has some of the same geometry as the Luger), few pisto

My colleagues at Open Source Defense and I were recently pointed to a pretty amazing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) project hosted by The Oregonian, which uses CDC data and population rate data to determine the gun death rate, gun homicide rate

Imagine yourself in a world of restrictive firearms laws, global and stateside pandemonium, and a run on rifles, pistols, and ammunition all at once. Now, stop imagining this scenario and accept the fact that it’s occurring all across our country in

Combat Marines are full of sea stories. I’ve heard and loved many of them, even the ones I knew weren’t true. But of all the noteworthy sea stories I’ve heard, the one about three combat photographers who shared a captured-and-then-captured-back Worl

Forty million. Let that number sink in. That’s the consensus total estimate for the number of people in the world who are trapped in modern slavery. That’s more people than the entire state of California and more than the populations of Sweden, Greec

Through this column, we’ve been fortunate to meet veterans from every branch of service and all walks of life. Some of these brands are one-and two-man startups. Others have developed brands with national or even international recognition. Few bring