Rifles, optics, plate carriers and more: we at Loadout Room test and review a wide variety of gear. Sometimes though, we like to sit back and watch shit blow up. While I’m excitedly working on this week’s reviews, I currently have exactly zero .50 BMG chambered rifles, armor-piercing-incendiary-tracer (APIT) rounds, or even a nice little […]
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Reloading .300 Blackout Subs for 6¢ a round
We all love new calibers right? Whether you need one, want one, or you even feel like it has a place in the industry. We love new calibers because they represent R&D within the industry, a sure sign of health. Tough times means slashed R&D budgets with companies focusing on producing only what is necessary. […]
Puckle Gun: Ahead of its time
One common (and nonsensical) anti-gun argument is that the Founding Fathers couldn’t imagine modern firepower and thus wouldn’t have approved of enumerating a right to protect the use of such arms. While this has been roundly disproved by said Founding Fathers own writings (which are available on our free-speech protected websites), the argument remains in […]
Choosing electronic hearing protection
Having recently reviewed a set of electronic hearing protection that didn’t live up to the high standard set by it’s predecessor, I set out to get some opinions from around the web on a few good sets of hearing protection to check out next. One of the videos I enjoyed was from YouTube channel Military Arms […]
A beginners guide to ammunition reloading
For many of us, shooting is the ultimate hobby; even those who train hard and “live by the sword” often find themselves out target shooting as a way to blow off steam, also known as trigger therapy. For others, there’s a competitive angle- from local shooters to national competitors. One thing nearly all of us […]
AR15 Charging handle mod for suppressed rifle
While there are many products offering “fixes” for common problems on the market in this- the platinum age of Modern Sporting Rifles- many times a do-it-yourself approach is preferred. One such problem is that many rifles are a bit over gassed in an attempt to provide the system more energy to cycle thorough dirt and […]
Watch | Learn wind calls for long distance shooting
In the world of long-range shooting, it is often said that “Beginners talk ballistics, experts talk wind calls”. Indeed, there seems to be as much myth as there is math regarding the correction of the horizontal component of trajectory, so here’s a video from Outdoor Life’s “Gun Lab” series, covering wind reads. -Rex Nanorum @Rexnanorum […]
Watch | Best method constructing a homemade shooting range
More and more often, private landowners are eschewing driving to public shooting ranges when they could build a safe and private place homemade range. After doing a considerable amount of research on various construction methods, one of the safest and most economical seems to be to use old railroad ties backed by an earthen berm. […]