Due to their lack of protruding hammer, many striker fired pistol designs have flooded the concealed carry market. Manufacturers such as Glock, Smith & Wesson, Springfield Armory all have popular models of striker fired pistols. But, how does striker fire actually work? To … [Read more...]
The RPG is a rocket-propelled shaped charge antitank weapon that took its philosophical foundation from the German WWII Panzerfaust (although it shares little with that weapon mechanically). Over the course of WWII, the armor on tanks quickly because too heavy for man-portable … [Read more...]
The earliest surviving firearm in Europe was found in Estonia and dates back to 1396. Hand held firearms were employed by 15th century armies. They were very unreliable and actually less powerful than bows at the time. Their advantage was that to train a soldier to point a gun at … [Read more...]
David at Brimstone Gunsmithing gives a quick introduction to the concept of headspace, especially as it applies to standard bottleneck, center-fire rifle rounds. https://youtu.be/vAgjvBxzng4 Check out their website, www.BrimstoneGunsmithing.com If you've got any … [Read more...]
Gun-lovers can breathe easily, at least until 2018. The 2016 elections have eased fears that what we want today may be banned tomorrow (Except behind enemy lines in California). We've rushed out and bought our AR-15s, normal-capacity magazines, and loaded up on ammo. At least … [Read more...]
Genesis Arms has released their Gen-12 upper and conversion kit for AR-10s. This conversion upper promises to drop on to your AR-10 lower and with Genesis mags you've got a 12 Gauge AR! Creating such a conversion is not an easy task. A lot has gone into creating the Genesis … [Read more...]
