The Best Pistol Cases

Part of being a safe and responsible gun owner is storing your firearms securely, especially pistols. You’ll also want a convenient and easy way to transport them and to keep them safe from the elements and from getting scratched and scuffed. Both of these problems can be handily solved with a high-quality pistol case. Today,… Continue reading The Best Pistol Cases

Real Avid AR15 Armorer’s Master Kit Review [Hands-On]

Guide to Everything AR The AR-15 is arguably the most common rifle Americans own, and then can be found at just about every LGS. ARs are also relatively simple to build on your own. Whether you plan to buy or build an AR, someone has to have the proper tools to put it together. Thanks… Continue reading Real Avid AR15 Armorer’s Master Kit Review [Hands-On]

KelTec expanding to Wyoming

Florida-based KelTec has always been in the same general Cocoa area location since formed in 1991 by Swedish-born firearms maverick George Kellgren after he stepped away from Intratec and Grendel. Still, they’ve done fairly good for themselves, making over 185,000 firearms of all types in 2020 alone in their current 125,000 sq. ft. facility. However,… Continue reading KelTec expanding to Wyoming

Solo Blasts Comic Con

As every gun nerd knows, the “BlasTech DL-44 heavy blaster pistol” used by Harrison Ford’s Han Solo in George Lucas’s cinematic epic Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope is a real firearm– a C96 “Broomhandle” Mauser with a bunch of stuff added to it to make it look more sci-fi. Well, the actual gun… Continue reading Solo Blasts Comic Con

AR Gas Systems Explained: Pistons, Ports, & DI Glory

Guide to Everything AR Every autoloading AR-15 has an action that is gas-operated, meaning it uses exhaust gases from the spent propellant to work the bolt. To help clarify this often murky ground we’ll cover the world of gas systems, how they work, and the realities of ports and gas system lengths.

New Springfield Armory OD Green XD-M Elite

Illinois-based Springfield Armory debuted their 16+1 capacity 4.5-inch XD-M Elite series pistols in 10mm earlier in the year but the problem is they are only available in a standard black-on-black scheme. Well, that has changed as Springer now has a variant of the pistol with a slide finished in Magpul’s particular flavor (H-232) of OD… Continue reading New Springfield Armory OD Green XD-M Elite

New Nighthawk Turnbull VIP

To paraphrase Ali, grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand, and Nighthawk Custom makes really nice 1911s. The latest to come from the Arkansas-based gunmaker is a collab with Turnbull Restoration dubbed, logically, the Turnbull VIP. Using a high polished and charcoal-blued slide paired with a matching slide stop, magazine release, pins, and thumb… Continue reading New Nighthawk Turnbull VIP

New Tandemkross Accelerator

Billed as being able to fit any pistol with an M1913 Picatinny style accessory rail, the Accelerator from Tandemkross promises a universal thumb ledge to help with accuracy, especially in rapid fire. The reason this is important is that other “gas pedal” style ledges often require permanent modifications to the handgun or replace the takedown… Continue reading New Tandemkross Accelerator