The .30 M-1 Carbine was used by the U.S. Military in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. The carbine was also supplied to allied forces around the world. These fun guns remain popular and effective for civilians today. The M1 carbine became a US Army weapon on October 22, 1941. Of the 6,110,730 carbines of all types […]
Rifle
Watch Double Barrel Gilboa Snake AR: Two barrels, Two triggers, Two Shots
Kirsten Joy Weiss shoots the NEW Double Barrel Gilboa Snake AR! It’s wildly unique. Shooting it is an even wilder ride. There is NOTHING out there like this! Two barrels, Two triggers, Two Shots simultaneously, if you can. Features: Caliber 5.56×45 Method of operation Gas impingement Weight without magazine 4.90 kg Overall length 790mm Barrel […]
CMMG’s .224 Valkyrie Rifle: Exceptional Long Range Performance
Known for delivering innovative, practical products to market, CMMG continues to live up to its reputation with the release of the new Mk4 DTR2 rifle, chambered in 224 Valkyrie. The 224 Valkyrie is designed to be an incredibly flat-shooting round by achieving supersonic velocities out to 1,300 yards. With the added benefits of minimal recoil […]
The World’s Most Powerful AR: Big Horn Armory’s AR500 Chambered in 500 Auto Max
Big Horn Armory AR500 in 500 Auto Max is available to big game hunters, big bore aficionados and law enforcement. Based on a DPMS style AR 308, the gas operated AR500 was designed and produced in the USA . The lightweight aluminum receiver features grooves cut into the front of the mag well for a […]
CMMG 458 SOCOM Anvil – First Look
If bigger is better is your mantra then CMMG has the rifle for you. The CMMG Anvil is a 458 Socom AR style rifle designed to do whatever you need 600 grains of ass kickery to do. This massive rifle isn’t quite a AR 15 or quite a AR 10. This is something entirely different. […]
Axelson Tactical ROC Muzzle Brake
The Axelson Tactical ROC Muzzle brake took me some time to get used to. I’m not gonna lie, while I was impressed by the quality of the muzzle brake I didn’t think tuning a brake was a real thing. I was, however, willing to experiment. The ROC Muzzle brake is more than a gimmick. The […]
Watch AR Hacking: Turning One Gun Into Five
The ArmaLite pattern rifle, specifically the AR-15, is arguably America’s most popular long arm. Villain-ized in the press, issued by the military, equipped in numerous video games, and kept legally in countless US homes… the famous “”black rifle”” is one of the most extensible and configurable firearms, yet so many users do little beyond attaching […]
Suppressed 5.56 Short Barrelled Rifle Velocity Test Data: 41 Factory Loads from 10.5″, 11.5″, 12.5″ & 14.5″
There is much confusion about the effects of these short barrels on velocity. It makes sense that a shorter barrel will produce lower velocity, but how much less? Since the Army rolled out the 14.5 inch barrelled M-4 in 1992, there have been a lot of people shooting shorter barrels. The SEALs developed the Mk18 […]
Dynamic Defense Inc Romeo barrel | Reduce felt recoil
There is nothing particularly jarring about firing an AR-15. The Carbine length gas system has excellent reliability and the felt recoil impulse is more than manageable. The mid-length gas system is longer than the carbine gas system, decreases parts wear and lessens the recoil from the AR-15. Follow up shots and rifle control are simple […]
Aero Precision M4E1 Upper
My first experience with Aero Precision came about 10 years ago in the form of a stripped lower. The build went well and the lower was a breadcrumb on the trail to more parts from Aero. As a gun shop owner, when customers were looking for quality parts at a price that wouldn’t break the […]