Gear Review: Faxon Firearms ARAK-21 Upper Receiver
ARAK. That's AR as in AR-15, plus AK as in AK-47. From Faxon Firearms, the ARAK-21 is a long-stroke gas piston upper receiver with a self-contained recoil system that fits on any standard AR...
Gun Review: Caracal Enhanced F Limited Edition
RF's tragic on-again, off-again love affair with the Caracal is the stuff of legend. Against all odds, after Caracal recalled and destroyed every pistol they sold in the U.S., the new, redesigned Caracal is...
Gun Review: Weatherby Mark V Accumark in .308 Win
There's no doubt that Remington's 700 is the champ, the long-time gold standard in bolt action rifles. But much as Romeo y Julieta is (arguably) the gold standard of cigars, that doesn't mean there...
Gun Review: IWI Galil ACE in 7.62 NATO
I was impressed by the IWI Galil ACE in 7.62x39 I reviewed last year. But even as I reviewed it, I was intrigued by the idea of testing the same gun chambered in the...
Living the Dream, Or the Last Rifle I’ll Ever Need
I had a pretty awesome childhood. As young as eight years old, it consisted of days, and often weeks completely on my own, wandering thousands of acres of Texas hill country land and creeks....
Nordic Components Pistol Caliber Carbine: Gun Review
Pistol caliber carbines are all the rage these days, and for obvious reasons. They're fun to shoot, the ammo is inexpensive, there are competition divisions just for them, and they often share the same...
Gun Review: Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle in .450 Bushmaster
There are a few true gun heroes in the pantheon of greats, and Colonel Jeff Cooper, the founder of Gunsite Academy certainly earned his place among them. Often outspoken, the former Marine made a...
Gun review: Remington 870 SPS SuperSlug 12 Gauge Shotgun
Living in Texas, I never thought I'd have the need for a dedicated slug gun. Most of the time when I'm shooting I'm surrounded by wide swaths of land. I can be fairly sure...
Gun Review: Desert Eagle .44 Magnum/.50AE Combo Caliber Package
I was in college the first time I shot a Magnum Research Desert Eagle in .50AE. The slide going into battery sounded like a car door slamming shut. Over the next 20 years, I've had plenty...
Editor’s Note on Re-Testing Firearms: Housekeeping
Jon Wayne Taylor recently re-reviewed the Metro Arms American Classic II .45ACP 1911 (click here for original review). The "new" gun was reliable, save one malfunction. This is not the first time we've re-tested a...
Metro Arms American Classic II: UPDATE
In my last review of the Metro Arms American Classic II, I noted numerous first-round failures to feed FMJ ammunition, using multiple magazines. The value-priced made-in-Manilla 1911 had a lot of things going for it....
Gun Review: Bersa BP9CC 9mm Handgun
With an ever-increasing population of concealed carriers, the U.S. market is lousy with single-stack, sub-compact pistols. I don't think we're anywhere near saturation, either. Which opens up the doors to handguns like the inexpensive,...