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Sometimes I think I’m the only person in the shooting/self defense field who’s actually thinking about the average person: the man or woman who doesn’t want to become a soldier or a police officer, doesn’t want to look like one, doesn’t want to spend all their free time on a shooting range, and doesn’t care […]
Nothing raises the blood pressure of anti-gunners like firearms and accessories that fall under the purview of the National Firearms Act (NFA). The NFA, passed in 1934, governs the sale and production of all the truly fun toys of the firearms world, namely suppressors, machine guns, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns. Many people mistakenly believe that these items […]
Yea, that is right, a tactical candle holder. I saw this on Odin works site and I had to have it, along with a few other products they sell. When I got the candle holder, I instantly noticed that it had key mod slots and QD points, and yes both are functional. For me, this […]
An aluminum alloy ventilated barrel sleeve sets Sturm, Ruger’s latest takedown apart from the venerable 10/22 rimfire rifle line from which it descended. Unveiled at the 145th National Rifle Association’s Annual Meeting and Exhibits in Louisville, Kentucky this week, the 10/22 Takedown Lite has a new lighter weight 16.12-inch barrel and features Ruger’s Modular Stock […]
Everything you need to upgrade your 308 AR to an anti-tilt buffer tube and assembly. Spoiler alert: $59 Grab a couple of POF’s excellent Mil-Spec 7075-T6 aircraft aluminum Anti-tilt Buffer Tube Assembly kits before they come back to their senses and raise the price. The POF tube uses a carrier cradle extension to support the […]
Hexmag is the maker of the innovative Hexmag line of AR-15/M-16 platform magazines. Although fairly new to the industry, they have created a unique, patented, tough, reliable with some distinctive features and industry first-designs at a low-tech price. So how did a couple of guys build Hexmag into a multi-million-dollar business in such a short […]
Like many couples in this modern “information age,” I first met this KVD-15 over the Internet. I received an email from a shop in Georgia called Vidalia Police Supply. They told me they made some lovely little carbines and wanted to send one my way to see what I thought about it. How could I say […]
Windham Weaponry unveiled a new prototype carbon fiber AR-15 at SHOT Show 2013. It caught my eye because I recently assembled my first AR, and one of my primary design goals was to keep it lightweight. As an average sized female, I am not particularly graced with upper body strength. Any extended shooting with a […]
Not too long ago, I got my first chance to shoot a .50 cal rifle: a Barrett Model 99. With how large .50 BMG cartridges are, I prepared myself for some pretty substantial recoil. It was there, but not as bad as I had anticipated. What I didn’t anticipate, however, is the concussive force of […]
The M16 has been a standard issue military rifle for the United States since 1962, although before Colt’s contract with the US military, they bought the design from Armalite (AR stands for “Armalite Rifle”) in 1959. Since then, it has spawned hundreds of variants and has become a favorite design of civilians across the US. […]
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