SIG Sauer may be a well-known name in the firearms industry today, but it didn’t start as one. Instead, Friedrich Peyer im Hof, Heinrich Moser, and Conrad Neher founded the company in Switzerland in 1853 to produce wagons and railway cars. It’s a long road from wagons to handguns, but that’s part of the fun […]
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Titanium is a strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant transition metal with a silver color. It’s often used in the aerospace industry due to its ability to withstand extreme temperatures. Because of its excellent strength-to-weight ratio, this metal has become part of numerous everyday items such as bicycles, golf clubs, and even mobile phones. So why don’t we […]
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Buckle up, we’re driving headfirst into the ultimate rimfire cartridge showdown – the 17 HMR VS 22LR. These little guys pack a punch in their own right and have their own fan clubs. So, grab your popcorn (or gun oil) as we break down the history, practical uses, ballistics, bullet types, and wallet-friendly factors of […]
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You’re not alone if you’ve never heard of the Battle of Athens. Yet, it was an extraordinary event in the annals of American history, unfolding in the summer of 1946 in the small town of Athens, Tennessee. Shaped by disturbing political corruption and electoral fraud, this dramatic clash of local citizens against the oppressive local […]
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Guest Writer: Kenzie Fitzpatrick There’s a brutal difference between fact and fiction. The things we see in the entertainment industry may look cool on screen but have no basis in reality. For example, in Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps, Richard Hannay’s (Robert Donat) life is saved when a hymnal in his pocket stops an assassin’s bullet. […]
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