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AR-15 Gas Tube Guide: Selecting the Right Size and Installing
If you are building an AR-15 or planning to swap out the barrel, you may be wondering what size of gas tube you need. It can be confusing trying to figure out what barrel, gas tube, and handguard are...
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Building a Battle Belt: The Bare Necessities
When it comes to load-bearing gear, you have roughly three options. First, you have the classic chest rig, which is light, supportive, and easy to carry tons of gear. Second, we have plate carriers,...
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10 Best Gun Safe Accessories
There comes a point where a simple locked case won’t do it anymore. You can’t hide from the need to get a gun safe forever. Gun safes are pretty significant investments and often become a piece of...
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Midwest Industries MP5 Rail: M-LOK on a Subbie
The Heckler and Koch MP5 is arguably one of the most recognizable submachine guns in the world. Developed in the 1960s, it was quickly adopted by German Federal Police. Since its inception, the MP5 has...
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The Civilian PDW: Needs, Wants, and Why
When you think about civilian means of self-defense in public, then you likely think about concealable handguns. That’s the most common method and easily the most convenient method. However, I’ve been...
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Real Avid AR-15 Pivot Pin Tool-Pro: Do You Have One?
One of the coolest things about AR-15 rifles is that there are so many parts to upgrade. Pins, safety selector, mag release, mag catch… you get the idea. But with all those interchangeable bits and...
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Frankenstein AR-15s: Are They Worth the Money?
Terms like custom-built, upgraded, modified, and Franken AR-15 rifles are all used to describe some type or version of an AR. While a Franken gun has different meanings to different people, most all...
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Top 5 Glock Accessories for 2024
Glock pistols are popular for a lot of reasons. They’re affordable, reliable, and durable, and there are practically endless customization options. If you’ve ever checked out the aftermarket...
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TriggerTech Duty Trigger: An Economical Upgrade for Your AR-15
As time goes on, factory AR-15s are getting better and better. Prices are getting lower and features that used to be skipped are now standard. But there are also standard features that have always been...
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Walker’s Ear Protection: Modifying Existing Earmuffs to Fit a Combat Helmet
If you want the perfect combination of affordability and quality, Walker’s Razor Slim earmuffs are worth checking out. But finding ear protection for a combat helmet that doesn’t require a second...
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Reloading vs Factory Ammo: The Pros and Cons
Everyone loves to save money. For folks like me, a good deal on guns and ammo means more money for…guns and ammo. While it’s been a hot minute since my last firearm purchase, I’m a regular consumer of...
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Magpul MOE Carbine Fixed Stock for AR-15 Rifles Review: A Must-Have
AR-15 rifles are the most popular type of rifle in the US and the most customizable gun out there, so it’s only natural that Magpul would design and manufacture some of the best AR-15 parts and...
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Direct Impingement or Piston-Driven AR-15s? What’s the Difference?
Automatic actions on rifles and shotguns have historically separated themselves into two main categories—those that siphon off gas to drive the action and those that use the recoil to keep things...
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AK-47 Upgrades: Why Add an Adjustable Gas Piston to an AK-47?
When I began this project, overhauling a stock WASR Romanian 7.62 x 39 AK, I really wanted to address the externals. AKs have always fascinated me, and I wanted to take one through a solid revision and...
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Performance Over Appearance: Firearm Modifications
In this day and age, firearms have become highly customizable. Somewhat jokingly, I’ve referred to them as Lego’s for adults. They can be modified, customized, and tweaked to your liking. Upgrading...
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Handgun Optic Pairing: Aimpoint ACRO P-2 and Glock 49
Since Glock has produced the G49, it has remained one of my favorite handguns. A crossover between the G19 and G17, the new G49 has the shorter grip of the G19 and the longer barrel of the G17. This...
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Sandbags and Lead Sleds: Best Ways to Stabilize Your Rifle
Lead sleds and sandbags. Which is best to stabilize your rifle? Is one or the other better under certain circumstances? Let’s have a look! First, though, we have to look at how stable we need to make...
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Zeroing Your Pistol Red Dot: A How-To
Red dots on handguns are here to stay. Even some of the smallest guns can now wear dots. If you had told me a decade ago that my subcompact 9mm handgun would be wearing a red dot, I would have “yeah...
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Lights, Slings, and Optics: Setting Up the JAKL 5.56
Most of my 5.56 rifles descend from the infamous family of AR-15 rifles. One of my favorites that is not an AR-15 (at least not completely) is the JAKL 5.56 from PSA. This gun is a hybrid AK and AR...
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Vertical Forward Grip: Still Useful?
There are so many different grip techniques and devices that it’s hard to keep track of them all. Everything in the gun world moves in trends; some are good, some bad, and others receive mixed...
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