Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Making Percussion Caps and Primers But Were...
Guns aren't hard to make. Third world workshops and first world hobbyists routinely manufacture firearms using both common and exotic materials, by methods as varied as simple hammering all the way up to 3D printing. Many...
Classic Caliber Comparison: .270 vs .30-06
The caliber wars were old long before tactical enthusiasts left angry comments on blogs via their cell phones whilst patrolling their local mart store for Isis, and indeed among the oldest debates is 270...
Five Easy Ways to Make AR-15 Lower Receivers at Home
It's still very much legal to build your own firearms for personal use at home. Lots of shooters enjoy the process and many also appreciate the fact that their firearm doesn't appear in any...
AR-15 Rifle Basics: Understanding Iron Sights
There is literally no end to the number of items that can be mounted on an AR-15 rifle in some fashion, whether it's a high-end $4,000 scope designed for extreme range shooting or a...
Going Quiet: How to Buy a Suppressor in 10 Easy Steps
A lot of shooters still don't realize that they can own silencers legally, or if they do, they're intimidated about the process. And it's true, making your initial silencer purchase can be a major...
The 3 Best Handgun Calibers for Armed Self-Defense
Caliber wars -- gun owners arguing over the relative merits of various calibers of self-defense ammunition -- are an ugly, protracted business. This article will do nothing to reduce the hostility and much to...
If an AR-15 Lower Isn’t a Firearm Under the Law, Why is a Semi-Auto...
There has been much notice taken lately that judges are having a bit of trouble with the ATF's interpretation of the law by which AR lower receivers are firearms in and of themselves. By...
What’s the Difference Between Rimfire and Centerfire Ammunition?
Are you a newbie when it comes to shooting? There are millions of new, first-time gun owners out there who have come to own a firearm in the last three-plus years. Are you confused...
6 Best .308 Rifle Plaftorms For Beginners
Is .223 just not cutting the tactical mustard anymore and you're looking to get into your first .308 rifle? Atta boy. (Or girl. Or other, if you thusly identify.) The .308 Winchester/7.62mm NATO is one...
The Mechanics Behind SIG P320 Drop Safety Failures
If every degree on the X, Y, and Z axes is a data point, there are over 46 million potential orientations in which to drop a firearm. Unfortunately, the SIG SAUER P320 has shown...
The Four Rules of Gun Safety for New Gun Owners…and Everyone Else [VIDEO]
Col. Jeff Cooper furthered the cause of general gun safety by distilling and popularizing the four rules of safe gun handling. The purpose was to minimize accidents, otherwise known as negligent discharges (every accidental...
Data Reveals Murders and Violent Crime Decrease as More People Carry Guns
John Lott has published his Concealed Carry Permit Holders Across the United States: 2020 and there's lots of good news in it.
The number of concealed handgun permits has soared to...