One of the main things that make the modern AR platform so versatile, is adaptability. The potential customization and configurations are endless. Whether it’s an AR-15, an AR-10, an AR-9, or an AR with .300 Blackout, and so on, you have options. Many serious shooters and firearms aficionados prefer building or customizing their own ARs, […]
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The 350 Legend – Big Bore AR Calibers Part III
The latest big AR cartridge is the 350 Legend. The 350 Legend came to be in 2019, and it became an instant hit. The AR is a very modular platform and has become an extremely competent hunting rifle. Lots of people hunt these days with AR-15s, and that opened up a new market for ammunition, […]
Delta Force Operator on the Evolution of the Rifle
Editor’s Note: Geo’s memoir, “Brothers of the Cloth,” a true account of special mission unit soldiers, has sold out in hardcover and will soon be coming out in paperback! You can keep an eye out for it here. In the beginning, Man created the gun and the cartridge. The gun was without form and […]
3 home defense firearms that’ll make you prepared like John Wick
You roll to your side to take a quick glimpse of the clock: it’s 3 AM. You’ve been awake for the past 2 hours, trying to go back to sleep. You couldn’t. Something’s off…you can just feel it. “Ah, it must be paranoia,” you think. When you’re about to close your eyes, you suddenly hear […]
Choosing between the AR-15 and the AK-47
The debate between AK-47s and AR-15s is perhaps a bit more civil than the digital spats between the likes of Glock fanboys and 1911 historians in your Facebook newsfeed, but there are certainly some similarities. Arguments about stopping power, reliability, and accuracy get touted about by both sides in such generalized and exaggerated ways that […]
Adaptive Tactical’s EX Performance Adjustable Stocks – Not Just for AR’s
The EX Performance Stock is a Perfect Pairing on the VR80 I love my VR80 shotgun but I didn’t love the OEM stock and handle. Adaptive Tactical provided me a solution that was more than just aesthetics. EX Performance Adjustable Stock The EX Performance Adjustable Stock from Adaptive Tactical comes with a non-slip vented rubber […]
Spend More Time Shooting and Less Time Loading with MagPump Pro
The easiest way to load magazines New to the lineup of products from MagPump is the MagPump Pro Series. The MagPump pro is capable of handling large capacity, high-frequency magazine loading for 9mm and AR-15 magazines. The two new magazine loaders are a hybrid of the already trusted and loved MagPump models. The Pro offers […]
How to Build an AR-15: A Beginner’s Guide
You do not always have to go to a gun store to purchase an AR-15. Surprised? I know I was when I first ventured into the hobby of building custom AR-15s. Some of you may not know, but building your own AR-15 is actually quite simple. However, if you do not know anything about the […]
V-TAB from Fast Acquisition: Accuracy Through Design
The V-TAB or Vertical Tactical Adjustable Buttstock from Fast Acquisition is a design concept to help the rifle shooter obtain a proper cheek weld when shooting. I’m surprised somebody hasn’t thought to build this product already! When working with newer rifle shooters on the AR-15 style platform that have some experience on hunting style rifles, […]
How the M-16 and AR-15 work | Detailed animation
When Eugene Stoner designed the AR-10 platform in the late 1950s, it is unlikely he could have imagined the success this rifle (and it’s progeny) would achieve. While the total number of AR platform rifles in civilian hands isn’t known, estimates range from 2-30 million. Combine that with the multitude of M-4’s and other descendants […]