It’s easy to see why this custom AR handguard manufacturer caught my eye. They produce some beautifully designed handguards and rail systems for their customers. I’ll have more on them in a future post. Keep your eyes peeled. Featured image courtesy of Unique-ARs, via facebook.com.
New Benchmade Knives for 2014
Benchmade has a surprising number of new blades releasing for 2014. During SHOT Show 2014, I stopped in to their booth to check out a few. Benchmade has heard the demand for products for bushcrafters and outdoorsman. They responded this year with an all-new lineup of knives:Benchmade Hunt. With the needs of outdoorsman in mind, Benchmade […]
Firearms Registration in Illinois?
If you’re a firearms enthusiast in Illinois right now, you may want to pay special attention to a new proposal submitted last month by State Representative Kelly Cassidy (D). The proposal, HB4715, is referred to in its text as the “Firearms Registration Act.” Flying against the motion last fall that struck down Chicago’s 45-year-old firearms registry, […]
Photo Friday: Glock 42
Glock started a media firestorm in the shooting sports industry when they announced their new single stack .380 pistol, the Glock 42 (we saw it at SHOT Show this year). Most people with whom I’ve spoken about it have expressed passionate opinions; they seem to either completely love it or absolutely hate it. What do […]
Photo Friday: Daniel Defense
The Daniel Defense carbines got quite a workout at Industry Day at the Range during SHOT Show 2014. I have my own Daniel Defense (my AR-15, “Bruce,” has a DDM4V7 upper), so you can probably guess that I’m fairly fond of DD rifles. What are your thoughts on them?
Unload and Clear Your Handgun: Do it, Do It Right, Every Time
 I put this article together after seeing numerous videos of knuckeheads doing stupid stuff. Whether you have decades of experience with firearms or if you are a novice to them, the same rules of safety apply, and for good reason too. The rules of safety are there to protect you and others. My buddy Dan […]
Slide Fire – “Bump Sled” Prototype
With the wave of popularity bumpfire devices earned over the past couple of years, many of you are likely familiar with Slide Fire bump stocks. In addition to the new expansions to their product line for 2014, Slide Fire brought a prototype into which they’ve been putting some time. While functional, the design is so […]
ADCOR A-556 Elite – SHOT 2014
You’ve seen plenty of AR-15 style rifles, but have you seen this one? I hadn’t. I encountered the A-556 Elite during SHOT Show Industry Day at the range and got the chance to put a few rounds through one. Shooting a new rifle has its own charm, but part of the fun in the experience […]
Top 10 guns from 2013
Today I spoke with the guys in the inventory department of Hyatt Guns. According to Fox News, Hyatt is the largest independently owned specialty gun store in America. (You may remember them from this story.) With their size in mind, I thought that a list of their top ten best sellers might prove an interesting […]
Photo Friday: Slide Fire Prototype
Interested in learning more about this bump fire prototype from Slide Fire? Keep your eye out for the article coming soon. This prototype is so new, it doesn’t yet have a name. They’ve taken to referring to it, informally, as the “Bump Sled.”