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You only get one chance to make an big impression in a gunfight. 1. Bring a gun. That makes what you carry, when you carry, and how you carry the most important question. 2. Carry the most effective ammunition available that may get the job done. By effective, I want bullets that...

Whether a certain pistol cartridge is suitable for Self Defense is a opinion you need to decide for yourself. There is a lot of data to make an informed choice if you look. The FBI wound experts recommend a 12 inch minimum penetration in ballistic gelatin. Its not because bad guys are...

There really isn't any good SD ammo available for the 9mm Mak. The Soviets and their Eastern Bloc cronies were content with FMJ bullets being military issue guns. Since the 9mm Mak is not a Western or American design, I doubt there is any interest to make modern day quality expanding SD ammo...

How did soldiers in WWII clean their guns firing corrosive ammo on the battlefield? They fought in some pretty hot steamy places like the South Pacific or Italy/South France. Perhaps they were more concerned about dodging shrapnel and bullets rather than letting a little rust build up in the...

http://www.hornetproducts.com/ This vendor sells drop in trigger assemblies which reduces the stock trigger pull weight to less than 3 lbs for $90-100. The assembly also comes with a automatic bolt release (handy) and an easier to operate mag release. Makes shooting more fun for low $ and...

I new barrel still usually requires an new Upper receiver since most folks--myself included--have no idea how to change a barrel and its certainly not convenient to change barrels as opposed to change upper receiver groups. If you had to have a new upper for this round, the only true cost...

Not to doubt Bill Wilson because he is certainly successful at building and selling quality pistols and rifles. But why did he need to invent a new cartridge for the AR? Aren't there enough AR varients to pick. Most will probably fade into obscurity in the next decade. The new 7.62x40 has...

What kind of accuracy are you acheiving with your Mini-30 with Wolf? 3-4 MOA? The internet is full of reports of Mini-30s not running well with steel cased ammo.

What are my options is I want to utilize cheap, inexpensive Russian imported 7.62x39 centerfire ammo for plinking/target shooting that is not an AK or SKS? Not that I think anything is wrong with an AK or SKS, the ergonomics (short stock), terrible sights leave much to be desired. I'm...

As a natural followup to this question...why are police sniper rifles usually made with thick heavy contour barrels like the Remington 700P and 700P LTR. At the target range, a heavy barrel is an advantage because you can take multiple shots without heating up the barrel and affecting your...

I was wondering for a given length and caliber, say a 20 inch .308 Winchester rifle, would a heavy thick contour barrel be inherently more accurate than a thinner contour barrel? I know a heavier barrel takes longer to heat up and cool down. Thus it more resistent to change from prolong...

I'm not so sure you would want to go with quick release bases as you will loose your zero between mounting and remounting. Probably not by a lot for a good QD mount (1-2 MOA) but why deal with changes in your point of impact. Why do you need to remove your scope once it is mounted? You...

I recommend the Weaver RV-7 2.5-7x28 Rimfire scope. It sells for about $130 and has a fixed parallax set at 50 yards which is appropriate for 22LR. The glass is as good or better than a similar Leupold rimfire scope which sells for over $200. I recommend putting rimfire scopes on rimfire...

Is the GSG field stripping complicated, i.e. requires tools or fancy manipulation? I sold a Ruger 22/45 pistol because I couldn't deal with all the twist and turns required to field strip it for cleaning. Not to mention needing a rubber mallot to disassemble the barrel from the...

I'm contemplating a GSG-5 22 LR replica of the classic MP5 for a plinker. Does anyone have any experience with this gun? Does it seem as reliable as a standard 22 LR semi-auto such as the Ruger 10/22 or Marlin? The manufacturer is a German company which hasn't been importing firearms into...