DoD best-value awards still default to lowest bidder, engineer says
DoD source selection, not the lowest-bidder rule, is where contract awards go wrong, a small arms test engineer argues in a new video on the Boondock Ballistician channel.
Chinese Type 56 video traces the AK from Vietnam to Operation Cyclone
Chinese Type 56 rifles armed both sides of more than one Cold War conflict. A new Lujan video traces the AK clone from Vietnam to the CIA's Afghan pipeline.
Colion Noir makes a bear-defense case for forced reset triggers
Forced reset triggers get a new use-case argument from Colion Noir, who says a charging bear is a volume-of-fire problem rather than a shot-placement one.
ZEV FDP-9 folding SBRs get an akimbo spotlight at Classic Firearms
The ZEV FDP-9 folding 9mm SBR gets a two-gun range demo from retailer Classic Firearms, six months into the first production run of a design that spent nearly two decades as a concept.
CAA MCK Evo turns a Glock into a 93-round carbine, reviewer says
CAA's $329.99 MCK Evo chassis puts 93 rounds on a converted Glock, and reviewer Colion Noir says it might outperform a dedicated pistol caliber carbine.
Classic Firearms ranks the Derya AR-12 above PTR, Mossberg, Benelli
Hosts Ryan and Jason count down five short-barreled 12-gauges, from PTR's new Jack to a magazine-fed Derya AR-12, and sort out which ones are legally SBS, AOW, or neither.
Armed Scholar: SAPA 2.0 is Missouri's answer to a stalled DOJ promise
Missouri's SAPA 2.0 bills — SB 858 and SB 955 — anchor Armed Scholar's charge that the DOJ told the Supreme Court it would narrow the SAPA injunction, then never moved.
Ruger RXM clears 1,000 rounds with two stoppages in creator test
The Ruger RXM ran about 1,000 rounds for Boondock Ballistician with two stoppages the creator half-charges to the gun — and the factory Magpul magazines drew the video's only sustained complaint.
A Twelve-Million-View Torture Test Unravels, Frame by Frame
A forensic teardown alleges staged footage in one of the year's most-watched gear videos. The accused channel's response concedes more than it contests.
Data-Driven Gun Training Is Having Its Moment
A instructor channel published its students' timer data — before-and-after, warts included. The transparency is rarer than it should be, and it appears to be contagious.
One Barrel, Ten Cuts: The Velocity Study Forums Will Cite for Years
By sawing a single 5.56 barrel down an inch at a time, a lab channel eliminated the variable every previous dataset tripped over.
The Quiet Un-Banning of Gun Media
Platform policies that once throttled lawful firearms content are being rolled back with none of the fanfare that accompanied their arrival. A new documentary tallies the damage — and the thaw.