When it comes to choosing between a 10.5-inch and an 11.5-inch barrel for a 5.56 rifle, the debate often revolves around performance, reliability, and intended use. While the difference of one inch may seem negligible at first glance, it can have implications depending on the shooter’s needs. Let’s break it down based on input from … Read more
Shell Tech rifle and pistol ammunition is different. Using a two-piece case made of a stainless steel alloy body and either a stainless or aluminum base, Shell Tech is able to create ammo that is lighter, has a higher muzzle velocity, can be more accurate and more reliable with no extra wear on the gun. … Read more
With the NRA Annual Meeting coming up we’re starting to see a flurry of new gun releases, and the latest one is from Rossi. I was pretty enamored with the .45 Colt/.410 Tuffy Survivor they released not long back, and now they dropped a whole family of compact, lightweight, single-shot break open rifles called, appropriately … Read more
I actually have a lot of buddies who are lefties so, while I do poke fun at them for living in a right handed world, I do try and keep an eye out for products that work for them. Rock River Arms (RRA) just announced their latest AR the BT-2 Ambidextrous Tactical Rifle (ATR),which should … Read more
Smith & Wesson just dropped their latest AR pattern rifle, the M&P Sport III. It’s a 5.56mm rifle with a 16-inch barrel and mid-length gas system. It has a free-float handguard with tons of M-LOK slots. It also features a 16-inch, 1:8 Twist 5R rifled barrel and A2 flash hider. Luckily, the press release explained … Read more
A couple of weeks ago, about 20 anti-freedom state attorneys general led by Letitia James from New York petitioned Joe Biden’s administration to stop the sales of surplus 5.56mm ammo from the Lake City Army Ammunition plant. Each of those statist AG’s tried to score virtue signaling points with their hard-left constituents with the political … Read more
I retired from full-time law enforcement two years ago, and I took a job as a part-time school police officer at a local school district. That means I now have summers off for the first time since I graduated high school. Last year I got a long-awaited shoulder replacement so that put a crimp on … Read more
By Matt Sandy Yes, another 300 AAC Blackout vs. 5.56 NATO article. However, in this one, I’ll compare the two specifically by looking at their ballistics. Ballistics is a broad term that actually covers three subsections: Internal ballistics, external ballistics. Let’s look at all three. The American-made 300 Blackout was Advanced Armament Corporation’s solution to … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNlUSq_dIsU With all the CoronaZombies out and about I’ve upped my EDC gun to a Brownells BRN-180S upper on their BRN-180M lower (review coming soon). Chambered in .223 Wylde and in my case shooting either 5.56 NATO or .223 Remington, this beast needed to be suppressed . . . but in the most compact, unobtrusive … Read more
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