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Budget 5.56mm Gas-Piston Rifle: Century International Arms PAP M80

byRobert Campbell
January 10, 2017
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I have fired quite a few AR-15 rifles, including both direct impingement and piston driven. Performance has varied, but all piston guns were more expensive than the standard direct-impingement AR-15.

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Semi-Auto on Steroids: SRM Arms 1216 Shotgun

byDenny Hansen
January 9, 2017
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What if you could have a shotgun built from the ground up as a fighting shotgun, shorter than most while weighing within a few ounces, and with a total capacity of 17 shells? The SRM Arms 1216 makes this a reality.

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Wheelgun Wisdom: Running Double-Action Revolvers

byKevin McPherson
January 9, 2017
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Recently I had the privilege of instructing the "revolver day" of a New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy's Firearms Instructor Course. Fourteen cops were in the class, and experience ranged from a few years to one gent with 27 years in the bag...

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Hot Trends vs Cold Facts: Perspectives on .308 ARs

byJustin Dyal
December 26, 2016
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The past seven years or so have seen a strong trend toward 7.62x51mm (.308 Winchester) semiautomatic rifles. Each service has dabbled in a handful of platforms, several federal agencies are issuing them in decent numbers, and the market response has been strong. Most shooters want one and many are convinced they need one. I’m here to throw a mildly wet blanket onto the idea and help sort tactical trendiness from actual capability.

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Prepper Special: Versatile Pump Shotgun

byJeff Hall
December 25, 2016
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I’ve had the good fortune to train with some of the great instructors, most of whom come from Gunsite lineage—Chuck Taylor, Clint Smith, Bill Jeans, Pat Rogers, Bill Murphy, and Louis Awerbuck. Bill Murphy ran the 260 Shotgun class at Gunsite, and Louis taught “the gauge” through his company, Yavapai Firearms Academy.

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Benefits of Selective Breeding: Faxon Firearms ARAK-21

byWill Dabbs M.D.
November 21, 2016
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Mendelian Genetics is a fascinating field of study. By carefully manipulating breeding patterns, scientists can produce orange roses, grain that is resistant to blight and foul weather, the fastest horses in all of human history, and carp that will eat the weeds out of my farm pond while remaining unable to reproduce.

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Keep Your Carbine Running: Dispelling Lubrication and Cleaning Myths

byPatrick A Rogers
November 20, 2016
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I grew up at a time when most every male had seen some military service, and I was treated to numerous tales of life in the service of this country in combat and in peacetime. That exposure, and a strong desire to get out of the city and do something that mattered, led me to enlist in the Marine Corps shortly after my 17th birthday.

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Primary Weapons Systems MK1 MOD 2

byDave Bahde
November 13, 2016
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Dressing to blend into an urban environment is not that hard. It just takes some thought. Coveralls, overalls…

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Budget-Minded Marksman: Mossberg MVP-LC Rifle

byTom Marshall
October 13, 2016
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True precision shooting is both a science and an art. For those who were not formally trained in this discipline, the prospect can be intimidating. There are complex mathematical formulas for everything from bullet drop to mil-ranging and the Coriolis Effect.

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Rediscovering the Wheel: Revolver Drills To Improve Shooting

byEthan Johns
October 12, 2016
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Many shooters who have come into the community in the last decade view the service revolver as a throwback one-half step ahead of cowboy action shooting. Others view it very specifically as a pocket and/or ankle gun à la the five-shot J-Frame.