Weapons (Page 6)

Military small arms, crew-served weapons systems, and platforms troops carry into combat, with historical context, technical breakdowns, and expert veteran perspectives on what works.

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Why Marines replaced the SAW with the beloved M27

By Harold C. Hutchison

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Snipers made three out of four of their longest kills with this rifle

By Harold C. Hutchison

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This carbine was the predecessor to the AK-47

By Harold C. Hutchison

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How to choose a red dot for your shotgun

By Brady Kirkpatrick

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Best red dot sights for shotguns

By Brady Kirkpatrick

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How to paint an AR-15

By Brady Kirkpatrick

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Why this rifle is one of the most popular in history

By Jim Grant

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The 7 deadliest weapons of the Crusades

By Cam Rea

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Why this gun was the premier anti-aircraft gun of all time

By Harold C. Hutchison

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This rifle optic is powered by the sun and radioactive material

By Miguel Ortiz

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The Army proved semi-auto sniper rifles could kick ass in Vietnam

By Harold C. Hutchison

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This “right arm of the free world” killed Commies and other Cold War-era scumbags

By Paul Huard

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Yes, the mini-nuke launcher was a thing and yes, it was a terrible idea

By Eric Milzarski

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Why America’s World War II torpedoes were horrible

By Logan Nye

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This is what makes the sabot round so deadly

By Harold C. Hutchison

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This is why no one uses water-cooled machine guns anymore

By Blake Stilwell

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The 8 most painful non-lethal weapons

By Logan Nye

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The 6 most favored automatic weapons

By Dave Grove

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Here’s how you can buy a nuke on the black market

By Orvelin Valle

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4 things you didn’t know about trench clubs

By Tim Kirkpatrick

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The 5 most famous real-life swords from military history

By Team Mighty

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These flashbang grenades are legal for civilians

By Recoilweb

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Best hunting rifles to buy in 2022

By Brady Kirkpatrick

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What happened to these missing nuclear weapons?

By Bethaney Phillips

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How the first holographic weapon sight replaced itself as SOCOM’s CQB optic

By Miguel Ortiz

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These are the best lever action rifles

By Brady Kirkpatrick

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The M16 was originally intended to fire the 7.62mm NATO round

By Harold C. Hutchison

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Why the US military switched from 7.62 to 5.56 rounds

By Alex Hollings

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A Green Beret’s thoughts on the great debate: 6.8mm vs. 5.56mm

By Clayton Martin

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Here’s a detailed look at the Army’s M17 and M18 handgun — and how it shoots

By Christian Lowe

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Here’s why the military invented stink bombs

By Bethaney Phillips

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A closer look at the SIG Sauer MCX Spear LT, the light version of the Army’s newest M5 rifle

By Miguel Ortiz

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These are the best bolt action rifles

By Brady Kirkpatrick

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These are the best deer hunting ammo options

By Brady Kirkpatrick

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Best options for a home defense shotgun

By Brady Kirkpatrick

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This is the difference between a magazine and a clip

By Shannon Corbeil

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Everything you need to know about the 155mm Howitzer of WWI

By Jessica Evans

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This is what makes the Javelin missile so deadly

By Harold C. Hutchison

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3 ways the Marine Corps made the M16 worse, according to its designer

By Miguel Ortiz

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6 of the most notable pre-M16 military guns

By Dave Grove

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The Navy designed this lethal one-man turret in World War II

By Harold C. Hutchison

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Barrett is making a more affordable version of SOCOM’s new sniper rifle

By Miguel Ortiz

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Why America built 3,000 B61 gravity bomb nuclear weapons

By Harold C. Hutchison

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The reasons why you should shoot with both eyes open, according to a Green Beret

By Tim Kirkpatrick

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These pistols are carried by NCOs at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

By Blake Stilwell

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This is the best way to prove a samurai sword is authentic

By Ruddy Cano

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This is why the US military uses 5.56mm ammo instead of 7.62mm

By Ruddy Cano

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The ‘mythical head shot’ and why it’s so lethal

By Team Mighty

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Do expert fighters and military personnel really have to register their hands as deadly weapons?

By Today I Found Out

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The Army’s new rifle qualification is more realistic

By Miguel Ortiz

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This is what a silencer for howitzers looks like

By Blake Stilwell

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Things are so bad for Russia it has to buy weapons from North Korea

By Team Mighty

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How snipers psychologically torture the enemy on the battlefield

By Ruddy Cano

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These 9 weapons are banned from modern warfare

By Blake Stilwell

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You can buy the Army’s new rifle from SIG Sauer

By Miguel Ortiz

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5 new weapons Ukraine is using against Russia that could change the tide of the war

By Team Mighty

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The Navy built this pump-action grenade launcher for SEALs in Vietnam

By Miguel Ortiz

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The 1911 pistol is not ‘just as John Moses Browning’ intended

By Miguel Ortiz

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This is what happens to the atmosphere when a nuclear bomb detonates

By Ruddy Cano

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Chain mail: The ancestor to the modern flak jacket

By Ruddy Cano

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Why cluster bombs are internationally banned from civilized combat

By Ruddy Cano

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Vikings showed Imperial Europeans how to win a losing fight in this medieval battle

By Team Mighty

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This machine gun tried (and failed) to replace the Ma Deuce

By Miguel Ortiz

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Ukraine converted .50 caliber machine guns into shoulder-fired infantry weapons

By Miguel Ortiz