Shooting

Arex’s rexZero1 Handgun: Select Single or Double Action

I was fortunate enough to be part of a small batch invited to try out the Arex handgun. What I saw reminded me a bit of the Zastava handguns in that it was heavily based on the SIG 226/229 design, but unlike the SIG handguns some improvements had been made and unlike the Zastava handguns […]

How to Legally Avoid Registration of AR & AK Rifles and Pistols in California

The California Rifle and Pistol Association (CRPA) together with the NRA, recently produced a webinar to explain the new California laws regarding “assault weapons.” CRPA also explained how to avoid registration by converting your rifle to make it California compliant or featureless. Gunguy has boiled down the webinar to the bare facts for you in […]

Ready for Anything: Grab-and-Go Tactical Sling Packs from Ammunition Depot

Everybody needs ammo and a way to carry it. Ammunition Depot Tactical Sling Packs come pre-loaded with a variety of ammo for bug out grab and go or a trip to the range. Combining a rugged sling pack with a variety of ammunition choices for that grab and go situation, the sling packs can be […]

First Look: Colt Competition 9mm 1911

Few companies are as much as an American Classic as Colt. In 1855 Samuel Colt, the man credited with making all men equal, founded the company in Hartford, Connecticut. Since that time the company has had many ups and downs but remained as American as apple pie. Though the 9x19mm cartridge may not be native […]

Do Gunsmiths have to pay? ITAR Explained: Watch The Legal Brief!

There has been a ton of talk about the recent changes with ITAR and whether or not gunsmiths will have to pay a large fee to stay in business. Some were calling it an executive order, some were saying it was illegal… is that true? Adam Kraut breaks it down in The Legal Brief. ♦ […]

Caldwell’s Pic Rail XLA Bipod: Stability for Long Range Shooting

The Caldwell® Pic Rail XLA Fixed Bipods provide a stable shooting platform that conveniently attaches to almost any pic rail forend. The integrated 1.5 inch long pic rail clampfastens directly to a firearm’s pic or quad rail. The bipods are collapsible so they can remain affixed to a firearm foreasy transport. The XLA Bipods are […]

Rifle Set-Up: Lights, Fights and the Humble Handstop

My first experience with a handstop came in the form of an obligatory “bump” on an MP5 handguard that warned me of further farther digital exploration would equal digital reduction. The HK-MP5 was one of the first fully auto firearms I’ve been lucky enough to tinker with, and began an unrequited love affair that cannot […]

First Look: Llama Micromax .380 1911

After a long wait the Llama Micromax is finally here and in our hands. If you’re not sure if you’ve heard of Llama before it’s because you have and you haven’t. The original company closed down some time ago but their ideas are now living on through the craftsmen of Metro Arms and brought to […]

“I’m a Concealed Carrier; Should I Engage an Active Shooter?”

Should a Concealed Carrier Engage an Active Shooter?

With the spate of mass shooting attacks the last couple years, I’ve had a few people ask my thoughts on responding to a mass shooting as an armed citizen. Someone else asked the same question on a forum recently, and I’ve decided to give my opinion. When someone asks, “If I wind up in a […]

Magazines: Know When to Hold Them, Know When to Fold Them

Magazines: Manipulation, Care and Feeding

Magazines and the firearms they fit can be fickle. Some guns will hum along on whatever magazine you put in them, while others…not so much. At this point, I will again say that no maker that might be named pays me anything. I do indeed have one “diva rifle”, that doesn’t like certain magazines, and […]