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Rick Cesak (BigGunner81.com) is a man on a mission to build an AR in each of the 50 states. This week he is talking with John Paul, the founder of JP Enterprises about the company, their products and the Minnesota rifle build of The 50 States of AR-15 project.
Definitive Arms is not a stranger to enthusiasts of the AK family of rifles, or a stranger to controversy at times. The company gained amazing popularity a few years ago when they designed an adapter to allow certain AK rifles to accept AR-15 magazines which made some die-hard guns fans lose their minds. That was […]
For those of you following the How to Build an AR-15 series (thus far, we’ve just finished installing the magazine catch), this article will cover installing the trigger guard. For visual reference for this part of the AR build, check out this video. I’ve included the time stamp for the segment of the video associated with […]
Earlier we covered the 1886 Lebel rifle and its groundbreaking 8x50mm smokeless powder cartridge. But as it turns out, the gun was not suited for some troops of the French empire. France needed a short gun to equip cavalry and artillery troops. A shortened Lebel rifle was tried, but because the gun had a long […]
The market for red dot optics is getting more crowded by the week. This week we have a different brand of optic coming to us, one we don’t hear a lot about, that’s none other than Meopta. When I asked around and dropped the company’s name most people think they are based out of China […]
When it comes to customizing your AR-15, sometimes it’s the little things that make a big difference. In my case, the small change of swapping out my safety selector granted me the ability to switch from safe to fire quicker, the ability to customize they way my safety looks, and the ability to engage and […]
Rick Cesak (BigGunner81.com) is a man on a mission: Build a rifle from each state in the union. Here is an overview of the California rifle build of The 50 States of AR-15. This rifle features components from Spinta Precision, Strike Industries, and Xtreme Precision.
In today’s world the AK47 rifle is arguably one of the most popular sporting rifles on Earth. We all know how they usually show up from the distributor or in that trade you just pulled off. The “Standard” AK47 sports the iconic slant muzzle brake, some form of laminate or stained wood usually Beach, Birch […]
Despite the uneducated jokes, France developed the modern army as we know it today. She also had a hand in many innovative technologies–artillery ballistics, the helmet, the bayonet, standardized weaponry and uniforms. But the innovation we in the gun community take for granted today is smokeless gun powder, invented by–you guessed it–the French. This brand […]
Have you ever shot Fabrique Nationale’s M249 belt fed machine gun and wished you could own one at home? Well not you can own a civilian legal FN M249 if you live in what we like to call a “Free State”. There is only one or two major issues that will stop people from saving […]
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