Shooting

Ranger Proof Enhanced ELC Carbine: Tough by Design

AR-15s have been described as the “barbie dolls for men”. I prefer to look at them as Legos with which we can build any rifle, pistol, or Short-Barreled Rifle style we want from a $400 plinker, to $3,000 safe queens. The available mix of after-market and factory parts is bewildering and offers more choice than […]

Watch: UH-1Y Door Gunners conduct aerial gunnery

U.S. Marines participating in Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 1-16, conduct an aerial gunnery with GAU-17 Minigun and GAU-18 M2 machine gun on UH-1Y Venom helicopter near Yuma, Arizona. *Photo courtesy of AirSource Military Youtube channel

Nikon Introduces Match-Ready First Focal Plane Riflescope

Melville, NY (March 2018) – Nikon just made competition-grade FFP scopes accessible–to everyone. For 2018 Nikon expands its flagship BLACK tactical optics family with the introduction of the FX1000. Competition-ready straight from the box, the BLACK FX1000 combines match grade features such as a first focal plane optical system, high-speed turrets, integral zero stop and choice of glass-etched MOA or […]

Recoil Management For Fast Double Taps: Shoot Faster with Better Shot Placement

One of the goals that many shooters aspire to is being able to put fast, accurate double-taps on target. Definitions vary, but for most people, that’s getting one sight picture and putting 2 rounds on or incredibly near your point of aim in rapid succession (.1-.2 seconds between shots) without getting a second clear, crisp […]

First Look: Canik TP9 SA Mod 2 Pistol

Century Arms now offers nine variants of the Canik TP9 series. The TP9 SA Mod 2 offers a few small tune-ups from the original. The single-action trigger has been improved and top of the slide flattened. These updates bring the gun more in line with the other TP9 models. If you’re not familiar with the […]

AR vs AK: Which is Better? - TheArmsGuide.com

Best Modern Sporting Rifle: AR vs AK

One of the fiercest, and longest running, debates within the firearms community is this: which is the better “battle rifle:” the AR or the AK. The topic has been done to death, so I thought I’d feature the two rifles in a different setting: working together. The video embedded above features an AR-15 and an AK-74. […]

Get a Grip and Stick to Your Guns with Talon Grips, Inc.

An Option to Stippling Talon Grips offers a creative solution to a common problem amongst polymer gun owners; lack of traction when gripping the gun. Granulate or Rubber With two primary grip styles of granulate or rubber, Talon Grips offers a precise custom fit for many different guns. They even have custom colors. The Grip […]

Watch Nikon’s All-New M-TACTICAL Rifle Scope: Affordable Performance

Through a profound mix of optical design, superior glass, innovative materials and 100 years of Nikon optical ingenuity, Nikon’s all-new M-TACTICAL has brought affordable rifle scope performance to a new level. The proprietary glass and multicoating technology used in these optics prioritizes bright, high contrast sight pictures–and those views are complemented by purpose-driven reticles designed […]

A Clean Glock is a Happy Glock

How-to videos on the Internet are like a box of chocolates. And like a box of chocolates, every now and again you’re rewarded with an especially tasty one. If you have a new Glock or just can’t remember how to get the slide off, pull this up on the old smartphone and clean away. This […]

Lessons from the Great Mills School Shooting and Training

On Tuesday, a student at Great Mills High School in Maryland stole a pistol from his father and went to school and shot his ex-girlfriend and another student. Initial estimates are that, within a minute, a resource officer from the St. Mary’s Sherriff’s Department, Blaine Gaskill, audibly observed what was happening, and based on his […]