[XMOD] FOLDING WITH STYLE: The LAW-300 This project has been in development for a while. It was finally classified as part of the XMOD column due to all of the inherent modifications of existing parts required to get it done. I wanted to make sure I got this thing as right as I could before…
State of the Industry Q1/Q2 2026 In a world where anyone with a smartphone can upload content saying whatever they want with a confident tone, that’s enough to be extremely misleading or distracting on a variety of topics we’re passionate about in these circles— unintentionally out of cognitive dissonance, or deliberately and disingenuously, both of…
R&R: Reintroducing & Recognizing TNVC The first time I considered the fact that I was able to purchase night vision was almost 20 years ago. Back then, as a tadpole in a huge pond, I would sometimes peruse the night vision setup picture threads on arfcom to see what was possible. As cool as everything…
ADVOCATE SPOTLIGHT: Isaac Demarest, NRA Board Of Directors At the age of 49, Isaac Demarest does more shooting than most members of his generation and the two that followed. For nearly two decades, Isaac has been an avid participant in tactical training; he’ll take 1-2 months off work from his private business to attend a…
THE NEW STANDARD: SOLGW MK1 CAR UPDATE, 5/29/2026: The work on this article took place between November 21, 2025 and January 12, 2026 when it was originally published. At the time of development, the details that were disclosed during the interview, fact checking, and editing process are described in the article below. However, since then, those…
ADULTS ARE TALKING: Magpul Straight 20s, EMAGs, R×M, Waffles, and more. I don’t remember the last time I was able to read a Magpul post anywhere on the internet without seeing a bunch of casuals that don’t know what they don’t know badgering the company with a tone of entitlement, making product demands or telling…
[AAR]: RESTON RESTORATION Author: Frank Woods It’s been a while, and I apologize for my absence. Late last year and carrying forward into the beginning of this year (and in some respects still continuing to this day), I was faced with a set of circumstances that had an extremely demotivating effect on me. I didn’t…
MAGPUL GRID: ROUNDED RECTANGLE RELIABILITY In the last twenty years, Magpul has earned for itself a reputation of trustworthy innovation that elevates the standards we expect of our hardware, be it by upgrading the benchmark or replacing the status quo with something better all together. Having introduced myriad firearms related products over the years, hearing…
[REVIEW] Trijicon RCR: One Year Later First impressions, findings, and a look inside the product development process over at Trijicon. It’s been exactly one year since I received my Trijicon RCR. When I got it, I mounted it to my Accuracy X Gunfighter 2011 using one of their RMR plates, and it has remained there…
[RANGE REPORT] GPR-K Author: Frank Woods I finally got the GPR-K to the range to zero its main optics. This report is long overdue because of an unforeseen problem that took a while to diagnose and solve. Fortunately, the issue has been rectified and I can speak both on the performance of the rifle as…