Month: September 2022

ARs, Aluminum & Anodizing: Three Bound Mice

Guide to Everything AR The third-most abundant element on the planet, aluminum is used in tens of thousands (if not millions) of everyday objects, but it’s not the easiest material to produce. In order to achieve the stability, oxidation resistance, and strength it’s known for it needs to be combined with other minerals in a… Continue reading ARs, Aluminum & Anodizing: Three Bound Mice

Micro 9 Sales on the Rise in a Big Way

The National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers, kind of the smaller, quieter brother of the NSSF, has crunched the data and found that sales of “Micro 9” pistols– you know, the Taurus GX4, Springfield Armory Hellfire, Ruger MAX-1, and so forth– are steadily climbing the charts.

Team uses one-of-a-kind 416 Barrett rifle to reach 4.4 miles

From a hillside outside of Jackson, Wyoming, a team of extreme long-range shooters and spotters were able to (eventually) lob a round into the 8-inch bullseye of a target set up some 23,322 feet, or just over 4.4 miles, away. The shooters, Scott Austin and Shepard Humphries of Nomad Rifleman, used a custom long-range rifle… Continue reading Team uses one-of-a-kind 416 Barrett rifle to reach 4.4 miles

Beretta Goes Ultralight, or we should say, Ultraleggero

Those Italian shotgun experts in Gardone have flexed their way to another interesting modern design with classic styling: the Ultraleggero. A 12 gauge double-barreled over-and-under design whose selling point is that it uses a steel receiver and barrels but still hits the scales with a fighting weight in the 6-pound range, as you may have… Continue reading Beretta Goes Ultralight, or we should say, Ultraleggero

3 Things to Do Before You Take That Used AR Home

Guide to Everything AR Unless you assembled your upper and lower and plan to build your rifle from the ground up, chances are you purchased (or plan to purchase) a complete rifle, and with millions of used ARs on the market, it’s certainly reasonable to pick up a used rifle to save a few bucks. … Continue reading 3 Things to Do Before You Take That Used AR Home

AR Barrels Explained: From Basics to Bores to Ballistics

Guide to Everything AR While most, the business end of their AR-15 just involves “the barrel” — but that hollow steel tube is a pretty astonishing product of manufacturing prowess, both straightforward and decidedly nuanced. If you’re serious about your AR’s accuracy and performance (or want to be) you could do worse than studying the… Continue reading AR Barrels Explained: From Basics to Bores to Ballistics

Foundation: Shadow Systems Makes a More Affordable Elite Series

Shadow Systems of Plano, Texas has been beating the drum of better Glock clones since 2016 with their (now discontinued) MR918 series and its follow-on DR/MR920s in Combat and Elite formats, the latter of which had all the Gucci high-speed features like compensators, gold barrels, and window-cut slides. The thing is that their Elite series… Continue reading Foundation: Shadow Systems Makes a More Affordable Elite Series

Sig Sauer Debuts the MCX Spear LT series, now in 7.62×39

Launched almost a decade ago, the MCX series from Sig Sauer was originally developed for Special Operations use. Since then, it evolved into two different paths, one military, which saw adoption this year by the Army and SOCOM as the XM5 and Rattler, and the other a consumer avenue exemplified by the MCX Virtus and… Continue reading Sig Sauer Debuts the MCX Spear LT series, now in 7.62×39