Growing up, the house rule was that if you shot a gun, you cleaned a gun. As a youngster, this was great, because I thought cleaning guns was fun. Now, as a busy adult? Not so much; it’s just another necessary chore. But, there’s a difference between cleaning your duck-hunting shotgun and your shotgun meant for home defense: One might cause you to be one shy of a limit of ducks; the other might cost you dearly. The point is, most modern shotguns, even semi-automatics, are extremely reliable—when kept clean. We all know this, and so excuse me if I…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Actress Natasha Rothwell went off-script and condemned ICE as she spoke at the Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday. As with the Grammys earlier this month, many celebrities used the award show as an opportunity to condemn the men and women in uniform at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as President Donald Trump’s administration works to enforce immigration law. Natasha Rothwell, a writer and actress known for her involvement with “The White Lotus,” “Insecure,” and “Saturday Night Live,” took a step beyond simply wearing an anti-ICE pin.”Hi, everyone! I’m going to go to the prompter,…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One of Rep. Eric Swalwell’s, D-Calif., top Democratic opponents in the race for California governor unleashed a “savage” campaign ad using Swalwell’s own words against him.Billionaire gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer, who was also unsuccessful in running for president in 2020, used multiple videos Swalwell posted on social media during the 2025 government shutdown by the pool and at the gym as an attack on his missed votes in Washington, D.C.The Swalwell videos, which were initially intended as an attack on Republicans and blaming them for why he wasn’t working during the 40+…

TAG Precision is now offering RMR-footprint optics plates directly compatible with Kimber 2K11 and 1911 factory slide optics cuts, manufactured in Dallas, TX. The units are machined from sturdy 4140 steel and finished with a durable black nitride QPQ finish. Each TAG Precision Trijicon RMR unit includes a Torx driver and all the relevant mounting hardware and screws for added convenience.   The Trijicon RMR optics-mounting footprint is one of the most significant footprints industry wide. This pattern obviously fits all of Trijicon’s micro-red-dot sights including the RMR itself and models like the SRO and RCR. Beyond that, the RMR pattern…

Echo Core is a new suppressor company, and they came out swinging. These are Silencer Shop exclusives with five models launching, including two 5.56 cans, two .30 cal options, and a modular multi-cal suppressor. What makes them different is what’s happening inside. The Sector 5.56 and Sector 5.56 Compact are fully 3D-printed Inconel suppressors using a helical flow-through baffle system. Instead of straight-through gas and that familiar hiss, gas moves through corkscrew-style channels designed to reduce back pressure while keeping a deep, clean tone. And the results speak loud and clear. At the 2025 Silencer Summit, the Sector 5.56 full…

The Navy has dismissed the commanding officer of the destroyer USS Mason, service officials announced Friday.Rear Adm. Alexis Walker, commander of Carrier Strike Group 10, relieved Capt. Chavius Lewis of his duties due to a “loss in confidence in Lewis’ ability to command,” the Navy said in a release.The brief release did not provide additional details regarding the circumstances surrounding Lewis’ firing. The Navy often uses “loss of confidence” as a blanket statement when dismissing senior leaders.“The Navy maintains the highest standards for leaders and holds them accountable when those standards are not met,” the service said.Lewis, who assumed command…

A quick look at .17 Remington Fireball, another brainchild of P.O. Ackley.One of many wildcats dreamed up by P.O. Ackley through the years was the .17/221 Fireball, which is the .221 Remington Fireball case necked down for bullets measuring .172-inch in diameter. When Las Vegas gunsmith Vern O’Brien started building custom rifles around the small Sako L461 action, he obtained permission from Ackley to chamber them for the .17/221 but decided to rename it the .17 Mach IV. O’Brien offered the same chambering in custom single-shot pistols built on the XP-100 action, but called it the .17 Mach III, due…

Staying warm in cold temperatures isn’t always as easy as you think. Most people know that layering is the best option, but there’s more to it than just looking like Ralphie’s little brother in the classic movie A Christmas Story. It’s not enough to just pile layer after layer; to be effective, you also need to understand what kind of cold weather you’re dealing with and what your layers are made of. Today, we’ll talk about some pro tips for how to layer for cold weather in a way that keeps you warm in all kinds of harsh conditions. The four-layer…

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The End of the American Dream.  Whether we like it or not, AI is radically transforming virtually every aspect of our society.  We have already reached a point where AI can do most things better than humans can, and AI technology continues to advance at an exponential rate.  The frightening thing is that it is advancing so fast that we may soon lose control over it.  The latest model that OpenAI just released was instrumental in creating itself, and it is light-years ahead of the AI models that were being released…

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