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Bullets vs. Cars: Busting Myths of Using Vehicles for Cover (VIDEO)
While ball ammunition is known to sometimes deflect significantly when going through windshield safety glass, modern bonded JHPs and solid-copper rounds can slice right through it. The author found...
View ArticleVIDEO: Good Samaritan Rams Car into Fleeing Suspect’s Vehicle in Detroit...
We’re constantly hearing stories about a good guy with a gun. This one’s a little bit different. In the dash cam video above, a good guy with a van—yes, a van—puts an end to a high-speed Detroit police...
View ArticleVIDEO: Do Car Pillars Offer Protection from Gunfire?
Newer ballistic labs are claiming that car pillars are a legitimate source of protection during a gunfight, but how applicable is that when translated to real world scenarios? To find out, Athlon...
View ArticleVIDEO: Driving Tanks with DriveTanks.com Is the Greatest Experience Ever
There’s actually a place in America where normal guys can drive and shoot real tanks. Naturally, it’s in Texas. Oriented within the legendary Ox Ranch, about two hours west of San Antonio, our first...
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DriveTanks.com Is Like Disneyland, But with Tanks
Todd DeGidio, the co-founder of DriveTanks.com The Ox Ranch lodge offers high-end accommodations for guests. At the DriveTanks.com facility, you can drive a Sherman tank through rugged terrain on your...
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The ADV80: The Pinnacle Bruiser of Custom Land Cruisers
Over the years, Rodney Wills has tricked-out his 1992 Land Cruiser with dozens of upgrades, including a Front Runner Slimline II roof rack, an Airtec snorkel and Falken Wildpeak tires. You can always...
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The Latest Version of the US Army’s Abrams Tank Has Arrived
Photo by U.S. Army The Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 is a great step forward in reliability, sustainability, protection, and onboard power -- positioning the Abrams tank and the Army's ABCTs for the future. Photo...
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VIDEO: Meet Ford’s New Hybrid Cop Car, the Police Responder Hybrid Sedan
Our boys in blue are going green. Ford is set to introduce a new hybrid cop car that offers improved fuel economy while chasing down the bad guys. Say hello to the Police Responder Hybrid Sedan....
View ArticleUS Army Tests Out New ‘Hunter,’‘Killer’ Multi-Domain Dune Buggies
The U.S. Army recently tested a pair of new vehicles as part of its multi-domain battle concept at the 2017 Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Dubbed the “Hunter” and “Killer”...
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Gettin’ Unstuck: 8 Winches to Pull You Out of a Jam
The great expanses of wilderness stretching through America’s interior are sliced and stitched together by thousands of dirt roads, muddy passes and barely discernable trails. Some are carved through...
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Bullets vs. Cars: Busting Myths of Using Vehicles for Cover (VIDEO)
Before the 1930s were over, major ammunition companies were making special “Hi-Way Master,” “Highway Patrol” and other anti-vehicle loads in .45 ACP, .38 Special and .357 Magnum, and soon urban...
View ArticleVIDEO: Good Samaritan Rams Car into Fleeing Suspect’s Vehicle in Detroit...
We’re constantly hearing stories about a good guy with a gun. This one’s a little bit different. In the dash cam video above, a good guy with a van—yes, a van—puts an end to a high-speed Detroit...
View ArticleVIDEO: Do Car Pillars Offer Protection from Gunfire?
Newer ballistic labs are claiming that car pillars are a legitimate source of protection during a gunfight, but how applicable is that when translated to real world scenarios? To find out, Athlon...
View ArticleVIDEO: Driving Tanks with DriveTanks.com Is the Greatest Experience Ever
There’s actually a place in America where normal guys can drive and shoot real tanks. Naturally, it’s in Texas. Oriented within the legendary Ox Ranch, about two hours west of San Antonio, our first...
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DriveTanks.com Is Like Disneyland, But with Tanks
Jason and I each sat alone in the bleachers during seventh-grade gym class, a pair of skinny, forlorn children new to the school and caught hopelessly within the pitiless throes of puberty. We were...
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The ADV80: The Pinnacle Bruiser of Custom Land Cruisers
Land Cruisers aren’t for everyone, but Rodney Wills isn’t “everyone.” Rodney has lived a life of constant immersion. He just can’t do anything casually. He’s been diving head-first into the deep end...
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The Latest Version of the US Army’s Abrams Tank Has Arrived
The U.S. Army has officially received the latest version of the iconic Abrams tank. Dubbed the M1A2 System Enhancement Package Version 3, or M1A2 SEPv3, the vehicle is the first of six to be delivered...
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Home Sweet Home: Driving a Surplus Humvee Stateside
I lived out of my Humvee in the desert for weeks on end. That truck was stripped down to its bare bones—no doors, no top and no frills. I scrounged some old tent canvas to improvise a bikini top for...
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Aaron Barruga: How Police Can Fine-Tune Car Shooting Tactics
A shooting is different than a shootout. A shooting is an exchange of bullets between two individuals. Whether in extreme close quarters or at distance, this event ends after one party has been...
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High-Tech Police Cruisers and Why Departments Are Choosing Them
As the man exited the hotel, his smile beamed. The speech went much better than expected, and the start of his tenure seemed to be looking up. It was a nice day. The the rest of his schedule was...
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