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The Great Rifle Controversy: 1955
Controversy over small arms is nothing new. Back in the early 1950s, when the 7.62x51mm was called the “.30 Light Rifle” and NATO still believed it could achieve the goal of a universal standard rifle,...
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BREAKING: Kalashnikov Concern Has Launched The AK-12
Russian news media today reports that, one year after Mikhail Kalashnikov’s death, the company that bears his name has officially launched the AK-12 rifle on the open market. Russia Today reports:...
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BREAKING: Russian Army Accepts Both AK-12 And AEK-971
Coming on the heels of (and surely related to) news that Kalashnikov Concern has decided to launch the AK-12 on the open market, the Russian Army has announced today that both the AK-12 and the A545...
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New FN 15 Rifles for 2015
FN America announced five new models in the company’s FN 15 line of MSR. The new guns will be the Tactical Carbine, DMR, MOE SLG, Sporting, and Patrol Carbine. The Tactical Carbine will have a 16″...
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Pocket Rifles – The Origin of .22 LR
Have you ever wondered about the origin of the .22 LR? Have you ever wanted a small, utility rifle for bicycle or pocket carry? It turns out those two subjects are related: The New Model Pocket Rifle...
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What Really Happened At Wanat?
In discussions about the suitability of the M4 rifle for combat, the Battle of Wanat comes up quite a lot. To some, Wanat represents the continuation of past mistakes; more dead soldiers with jammed...
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CZ Adds 26 Nosler to the Sonoran Rifle Offerings
CZ USA first showed the Sonoran rifle – a long range, mountain rifle that weighs less than 8 pounds – at the 2014 SHOT Show. At the 2015 show, the company will have a new version of the gun chambered...
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KPOS G2P Pathfinder PDW Conversion Kit
FAB Defense, Israeli manufacturer of weapon accessories such as the KPOS pistol chassis and the Pentagon Magazine Kit, and subsidiary of The Mako Group, have introduced a variant of the KPOS that is...
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Mod*X – Modular Rifle System
American Built Arms Company (A*B Arms) is now manufacturing a rifle chassis for the Remington 700 short action called the Mod*X. The system weighs less than four pounds and carries a suggested retail...
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Small Caliber Book Reviews: Zen, Meditation, & The Art of Shooting
Don’t Worry, Be Happy; that was my eighth uncommon shooting tip from back in November. So then, Zen, Meditation, & The Art of Shooting by Ray Mancini is a book that immediately interested me....
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Ruger Hawkeye FTW Predator Rifle
Just days ahead of the SHOT Show, Ruger released another new rifle: the Hawkeye FTW Predator. These new rifles expand the current Hawkeye line with a combination of features from the existing Hawkeye...
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POTD: Wall of Wooden Guns
I have blogged about the wooden replica guns made by Jenni Edwards in the past. She emailed me this photo of the last of her wooden guns, which she is selling as a set. They now feature EOTech...
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Seekins Precision’s new SP-10 308 Rifle
Seekins Precision have just announced their first .308 Win. chambered rifle. Seekins Precision SP10 is a high end .308 AR-style rifle featuring their new ambi SP 308 Lower, 308 iRMT-3 upper and 15″...
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POTD: Francophile (Dog and Gun #1)
Jeff sent us this photo of his Papillon (a French breed) and his French Berthier rifle. The Berthier was chambered in the 8mm Lebel, the world’s first smokeless cartridge, and introduced in 1890. It...
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POTD: An AR-15 Inspired By Our Cousins Across the Pond
Todd, who lives “behind enemy lines”, built a 100% New York compliant AR-style rifle by building it without any gas system and so creating a manually operated bolt action rifle rather than a...
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Ruger AR-556 Modern Sporting Rifle: Ruger AR-15 on a Budget
Ruger’s first entry into the AR-15 market was the Ruger SR-556 introduced in 2009. Selling at the premium price point of $1995, it was a solid addition to the AR-15 market, but it was never going to...
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POTD: A Swedish Mauser Carbine
Andrew sent us this photo of his Swedish Mauser M1894 Carbine chambered in the classic 6.5×55mm. It features a custom full length sporting stock with a beautiful antler crown at the muzzle end. The...
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AAC Helps a Young Gun Nut Experience Hunting
AAC staff met a young man named Aaron Patrick at the NRA Show earlier this year. He suffers from a terrible disease called encephalomalacia that has made him legally blind, effects his motor skills...
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Kalashnikovs of The Ukrainian Conflict
Babywookie put together an epic collection of photos showing most (all?) of the AK variants that have shown up in the Ukrainian conflicts. The photos all have descriptions and are arranged in...
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Weekend Photo: Noveske N4 upper with 12.5″ barrel
Eddie sent us this photo of his AR-15 featuring the following components … * Noveske N4 upper – 12.5” crusader barrel – silencerco trifecta flash hider * Ares armor 7075 lower, geisselle trigger, Bad...
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