More than a couple of interesting little gadgets have popped up in the industry over the years, especially in the world of AR-15 accessories. We’ve seen things from ball sack foregrips to can cannons, but this one is different, and I want to know if it works. We’re talking about the Freedom Ordnance crank trigger…
Long before there was such a thing as the Winchester 1300 shotgun, the Winchester Repeating Arms Company was known for lever guns. That’s why Google will often auto-complete Winchester into Winchester rifle, Winchester Model 1886, or something similar. BUT…you’re not here for those!. Not today, anyway. Today, you’re reading about the Winchester 1300 Defender and…
by Anthony Winegar What’s all the hype about regarding Appendix Inside the Waistband (AIWB) Carrying or appendix carry, for short? Let me start by saying that if you are already well versed in the topic and/or have had some training in the topic, what you’re about to read will be way too simple for you.…
For today’s MilSurp Monday, we’re looking at the Colt 1911 pistol in .45 ACP. It was adopted on March 29th, 2011 in the year that gives the pistol its name. And, as it happens, the quintessential version of the 1911, the M1911A1, came out in 1924 – one hundred years ago. That’s right, 2024 is…
If you liked the movie Outland or the series Firefly, then you’re likely a fan of the “Space Western” genre (aka Sci Fi Western). If you appreciate characters like Philip Marlowe or Max Hoover, then you probably enjoy a noir detective story. With Mike Kupari’s Trouble Walked In, you get a little bit of both.…
When gun owners think about the striker-fired pistol, they usually connect it to Glocks. After all, Glocks were the first striker-fired guns, right? Actually, they weren’t. Striker-fired technology came along before Gaston Glock got into the gun market, and now that the tech is here to stay, there are quite a few other firearms with…
It is common – almost too common – for politicians to promise there will be no “boots on the ground,” meaning that U.S. forces won’t be sent troops (who would obviously be wearing combat boots) to some far-off war. Of course, it isn’t just the United States that uses the saying, which has been favored…
In this informational article, Greg Elifritz explores the history of gunslingers and Old Wild West gun fights. Studying the Historic Gunfighters Greg Ellifritz | Follow on Twitter, YouTube and Patreon. I’ve written a lot recently about the history of firearms instruction. That topic has only existed for about the last 100 years. Formal weapons training…
An arakh is an iconic sword-like weapon used by the Dothraki of GRRM’s ASOIAF (Game of Thrones) series. One might say it is to the “horselords” what the kukri is to the Gurkhas of the real world. Though described as “half sword and half scythe”, many readers (and fans of the show) continue to debate its…
Faxon Firearms has released its latest informational effort: The Ultimate Guide to Barrel Profiles. Read about the SOCOM profile barrel (aka government profile barrel) and pencil barrel profile, then compare them to Faxon’s Gunner profile barrel. Building or tweaking an AR-15 can involve a variety of things, some vital, some arguable or even cosmetic. It…