The M3 Fighting Knife was designed with a single purpose: to kill the enemy. It was designed to penetrate deeply into an opponent during hand-to-hand combat, severing arteries and veins along the way, so that the opponent would quickly lose enough blood to cease to be a threat. The M3 and the KA-BAR were evaluated together for the US military in 1942 by civilians on the Smaller War Plants Corporation Board. It was adopted by that board based on civilian rather than military criteria. The chairman of that board was eager to select designs that could be quickly and economically…

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United Kingdom manufacturer Shield Sights is a pioneer in the field of electronic optics on handguns for competition and self-defense. While most of the company’s contributions were behind the scenes, its introduction of the RMSc (Reflex Mini Sight Compact) brought the red dot into the mainstream for compact, concealed carry firearms. New for 2026, the company is bringing out its latest product, the OSMx, a micro red dot designed for competitive shooting. The Shield OSMx takes the OMSsc sight introduced last year and gives it a larger lens. The OSMx is based on the OMSsc (Open Mini Sight subcompact) introduced…

While shotguns provide a host of benefits, one of the most overlooked is that they are a fair bit quieter than most pistols and rifles. To that end, adding a suppressor to one only expands their versatility. Suppressing a shotgun is easier said than done, though, as options are limited, and mounting one involves using the threads that normally hold a choke. Alas, at that point, weight becomes an issue, as shotgun shells require more suppressor volume to house and vent the enormous amount of gas created when they are fired. Taking these issues into account, Yankee Hill Machine (YHM)…

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(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.) Meat, Dairy, and Eggs My first cow to calve this year is due in a couple of weeks, and being that she is a first time heifer, she could calve any time now.  So, I’m trying to finish up house projects, cleaning the farmhouse top to bottom. and get the garden going before I need to ensure a healthy calf, and train its mother to the milking machine.  I’ll be honest.  I’m apprehensive about training this particular heifer.  She’s a big Guernsey, taller than me, and has long “kickers”/legs, and she’s a little skittish.  Some heifers settle…

Last month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced nearly $1.3 billion is being delivered to state conservation and wildlife access programs. The funds—which also help operate, maintain and establish target ranges nationwide—are derived from Pittman-Robertson excise taxes paid by firearm and ammunition manufacturers and Dingell-Johnson excise taxes paid by the angling industry. A total of $804,790,385 of the nearly $1.3 billion is directly sourced from firearm and ammunition excise taxes paid by manufacturers. Since the program began in 1937, more than $31 billion has been distributed through annual apportionments to states. “State wildlife agencies are critical partners who are…

Armed Citizen® Today A man in Houston, Texas, left a gun range around 5 p.m. on Feb. 10. Unbeknownst to him, three robbers observed him leaving and followed him back to his apartment. They then reportedly attempted to rob the man of his range bag, including the guns in it, but the man was able to draw one of two guns he had on his person and fire at the suspects, striking one in the chin. The other two suspects fled on foot, abandoning their vehicle. The wounded suspect was expected to recover, and the investigation was ongoing. (click2houston.com, Houston,…

Taurus USA recently expanded its revolver line with the 66 Combat, a larger, all-steel revolver chambered for the .357 Magnum cartridge. Watch our “Gun of the Week” video above to see the 66 Combat in use on the range and see the details of what Taurus calls the “final word in fighting revolvers.” “This is a brand new fighting revolver from Taurus,” American Rifleman Executive Editor Jay Grazio said. “It’s a seven-round, .357 Magnum revolver with a fluted cylinder, fiber-optic front sight, rear notch, screws for mounting optics, should you desire. There’s serrations on the top of the barrel, Hogue…

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