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Meopta releases new sniper scope: 30mm ZD 6-24x 56 RD

European optics company, Meopta, added a new riflescope developed for long-range precision shooting and gave it the fancy title of "30mm ZD 6-24x 56 RD."

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Aimpoint launches affordable new ‘Carbine Optic’ red dot

Aimpoint is getting into the entry-level market with their new ACO red dot sight, which is tailored for the "black rifle" crowd, AR-15s in particular.

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Bushnell Introduces a New and Improved Banner Riflescope

Bushnell, an industry leader in high performance sports optics for 65 years, has introduced an improved version of its popular Banner riflescope line.

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Marine who dove on grenade awarded Medal of Honor (VIDEO)

Marine Lance Corporal William “Kyle” Carpenter, who fell on a live grenade to shield his fellow Marines from the impending blast, was awarded the Medal of Honor Thursday for his heroic and selfless actions that fateful day in Afghanistan in 2010. Carpenter, now 24, was seriously wounded from the explosion. He lost most of his […]

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Medal of Honor recipient Will Swenson returns to active duty

Captain William Swenson, who was awarded the Medal of Honor last year, returned to active duty March 14. Swenson, who left the Army in 2011, was honored with the MOA for his heroic actions in Ganjgal, Afghanistan, in 2009, where he rushed into the fray to evacuate wounded warriors. But upon being given the country’s […]

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Marine who dove on grenade to be awarded Medal of Honor (VIDEO)

The Marine who dove on a grenade while serving a tour in Afghanistan in 2010 is set to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor later this year. Medically retired Marine Lance Cpl. William Kyle Carpenter, 24, jumped on a grenade during a rooftop battle against Taliban in Afghanistan in November 2010. His actions saved the […]

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Last surviving WWII Medal of Honor recipient, who partook in D-Day, dies at 92

Staff Sgt. Walter Ehlers, the longest surviving WWII Medal of Honor recipient, died Thursday at 92. Ehlers and his brother, Roland, enlisted in the Army in 1940, though they both already had several battles under the belt. Ehlers’ actions during the second wave assault on Omaha Beach in Normandy in June 1944 earned him the […]

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