Let’s start reloading! In the previous article I looked at some general issues relating to projectiles, but in this article I’ll focus on the various types of projectiles available and the process of selecting a projectile suitable for your specific shooting activity. Projectile Types There are numerous types of projectiles out there, and manufacturers seem to […]
Canik Product Safety Warning and Severe Duty Upgrade
Century Arms Announces Product Safety Warning Delray Beach, Fla. – Century Arms, North America’s premier AK manufacturer, announced today a Canik Product Safety Warning and Severe Duty Upgrade Notice. This notice applies to Canik’s 9x19mm pistols: TP9SA, TP9SF, TP9SFx, TP9SF Elite, TP9SF Elite-S. Canik’s other products are not subject to this notice. All Canik pistols […]
Trijicon MRO: The Eotech Killer?
Is the Trijicon MRO really the Eotech Killer ? That is a challenge that I undertook after I sent my Eotech model 512 in for replacement recently. As you most likely know Eotech admitted to falsifying results during field trials on their holo sights. Part of this admission of guilt was that Eotech voluntarily chose […]
Coach in a Box: The MantisX Training System Tells You All About Your Shooting
The MantisX connects to the accessory rail of any firearm. It’s sensors report the movement of the firearm, describe your trigger pull and coach you for better performance. Works with rifles or pistols in live fire, dry fire, airsoft, and even CO2 powered airguns. MantisX let’s you evaluate shooting performance, identify areas of improvement and […]
ATI AR15 9MM Mil-Sport Carbine
ATI has done it again with their new 9mm Glock magazine AR style carbine. Famous for supplying quality products at reasonable prices, Atlantic keeps overhead and operating expenses low and passes the savings on to you. As a federally licensed firearms dealer and distributor Atlantic Firearms transfers firearms to you through a FFL dealer in […]
Mec Gar Magazines: Reliability for Life
Mec Gar produces more than 200 different models of pistol magazines, covering many of the worlds top brands and models. The privately owned and operated company has made more than 100 million magazines since 1965 in it’s two Italian factories nestled in the foot hills of the Italian Alps. They obviously are doing something right, you […]
5.56mm vs 6.8mm: Can a better bullet keep a bad guy down?
There has been long running debate over which is the most effective round and what our ground troops should be using, 5.56mm x 45, or 6.8mm x 43 SPC. Well, for me, that’s a no brainer – 6.8mm of course. Why? Because of its terminal effects! In layman’s terms terminal ballistics is how the projectile […]
Art of the Long Gun: It’s All About Control
One of the most difficult arts to master, and the most sought after, in the shooting world for most is the art of the long gun. For most shooters, taking their favorite rifle down to the range and shooting at a target at 100 yards is fun and challenging. Hitting a reactive target or even […]
Are You Using the Right Choke Tube? Improved cylinder, Modified, or Full Choke
Bird hunters enjoy talking about shotguns and will vigorously debate loads and shot sizes that give the best results in the field. However, they need to spend more time discussing an equally critical component of their guns’ effectiveness in hunting situations: the choke tube. The vast majority of hunters simply screw in whatever choke that […]
Watch: Hate for the 1911 Is It Old and Busted?
So many people with so may opinions in gun world. What ever you think about the 1911, absuperman has some entertaining ideas for you. There is a whole series of these. Turns out, he hates Glocks too.