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Dolos Quick Change Barrel For AR-15
Huntertown Arms makes a quick change barrel for the AR-15. Military Arms Channel dubbed it the Dolos after Greek mythology. Tim of MAC even took it a step further and added the Law Tactical folding buffer tube adapter. Check out his video that was posted on the MAC FB page. When folded and disassembled, […]
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Reminder: Send us photos for TFB’s POTD
Just a quick reminder folks: please send us your gun photos so we can feature them on our Photo of the Day feature. We have had lots of great photos submitted but we always need more. Photos can be submitted here.
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Kalashnikovs of The Ukrainian Conflict
Babywookie put together an epic collection of photos showing most (all?) of the AK variants that have shown up in the Ukrainian conflicts. The photos all have descriptions and are arranged in chronological order. Here is just a small sample of the photos …
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Faxon ARAK-21 Upper
Faxon Firearms has been generating quite a lot of buzz on the net with their ARAK upper in the last year or so, and I was thoroughly excited that Bob Faxon showed up at the Blue August Gun Conference with several of his company’s toys for us to beat on. Bob Faxon has a very […]
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ATI Omni Polymer Hybrid Lower
A while back one of our writers, Sam Cadle, had a chance to review an ATI Omni Polymer Lower and his review was less than flattering. Well Maybe someone at ATI was listening because they brought out a couple of them configured in various ways to the Blue August Gun conference for us to play […]
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Pachmayr Dominator .308 1911 Pistol
It’s fun rediscovering something interesting that you didn’t know existed. Here is the Pachmayr Dominator. It was a conversion kit for 1911 pistols. You remove the slide off your 1911 and replace it with a new barrel and bolt action. Oh and it is chambered in .308. It is a bolt action and due to […]
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My thoughts on the Defense Distributed Ghost Gunner
The media savvy Cody Wilson launched the Defense Distributed Ghost Gunner with much fanfare and mainstream media attention yesterday. The press attention will no doubt cause certain individuals to panic, much like his Liberator 3D-printable pistol did a last year. But the better informed folks, like you all, won’t be worrying (the world is not about to […]
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POTD: A Modernized Mosin
There are two schools of though when it comes to modernizing old military rifles: One school says that there is no greater sin than modernizing a gun, the other school does not care less about what other people do to their guns. Personally I take the middle ground: as long as upgrades improve the gun’s […]
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AAC Helps a Young Gun Nut Experience Hunting
AAC staff met a young man named Aaron Patrick at the NRA Show earlier this year. He suffers from a terrible disease called encephalomalacia that has made him legally blind, effects his motor skills and causes seizures. Because of his condition he has never been able to hunt. In this video Buck Holly takes him hog hunting. […]
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Home defense with a gun and boxer briefs
South African gun blogger Gunservant blogged the below CCTV footage captured a week ago in South Africa. A man, now known as Calvin Klein Man, chases armed thugs out of his house with a pistol and not much else … Gunservant writes … A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do. Occasionally that means you have to […]
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Review: Leupold Mark AR 4-12x Scope
What happens when optics guys put their hats on and design a scope for common sporting rifles in common shooting situations? You get a solid concept with the potential for excellent execution. The Mark AR series is designed specifically for Modern Sporting Rifles and similar intermediate caliber rifles. The features, magnification, and adjustment are specifically […]
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Home built self-loading pistols seized in Mexico and South America
The post apocalyptic shimmers intensify… Displayed are various crudely home built self-loading pistols seized mostly in Brazil and Mexico. The designer here chose to build this example inside out using an external slide rail: A neatly made attempted copy of the Beretta 950 in .22lr:
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Carbon Fiber Wrapped Barrel Durability Test
Proof Research posted this gem back in 2012. They proved that their carbon fiber wrapped barrels were strong and durable. They shoot three shots out to 100 yards. Unscrew the barrel and bludgeon a concrete cinder block. Afterward they screw the barrel back in and reshot the target. Surprisingly not that significant of a shift […]
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How-To: High Angle Shooting
I like shooting across flat land, but for those of you who live near elevation changes more than a small hill may find TheLoadoutRoom’s How-To on high-angle shooting a treat. Its an easy read, but requires some basic knowledge of trigonometry to understand. For those mathematically challenged, the writer speaks to the “45 degree” rule […]
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Hawke Introduces Shotgun & Muzzleloader Reticle
Hawke Sports Optics announced a new 3-9×40 scope with a reticle designed specifically for shotguns and muzzleloading rifles. The reticle is illuminated and has an adjustable, step-less brightness control. Eye relief is 4.5″. According to Hawke: The new Slug Gun SR reticle has been designed to calibrate to the trajectory of shotgun and muzzleloader slugs fired […]
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Mesa Tactical Releases Remington 870 20ga Adapter
Many people I have talked to have expressed interest in getting a 20 gauge shotgun. Many of them are looking for one as a home defense gun that their spouse can feel comfortable using as well. 20 gauge is a great round, with relatively low recoil that can be used quite effectively as a home […]
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A horrifying experiment in “Garand Thumb”
Fellow C&R firearms enthusiast Oelund has undertaken a rather extreme experiment. He has given us permission to display the results here: Some of you might have heard the term “Garand-Thumb” or “M1-Thumb”. That is the name for when the bolt of an M1 Garand slams closed on your thumb. A Garand-Thumb often occurs when you […]
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POTD: Your dog poses with a rifle, my cat actually knows how they work.
Damien sent in these two photos of his cat and his custom Remington 700. He wrote … Rem 700 receiver, McGowen Barrel, AICS 2.0 Stock, Mark 4 Leupold Scope, bolt work done by Twistedbarrel.com and one smart kitty. Note: All firearms were unloaded and pointed in a safe direction during this photo shoot I love […]
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Aimpoint Launches New Micro T-2 Sight
Aimpoint, the originator and world leader in electronic red dot sighting technology, has announced the addition of the new Micro T-2 sight to the company’s professional product line. The Micro T-2 will be available for shipment in mid-October 2014, and will be offered alongside the company’s existing Micro T-1 product. From the Aimpoint press release: […]
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The Full Auto SVT-40, The Soviet M14 of 1942
In retrospect, it’s remarkable how much faith the US had in its soldiers’ abilities to control a full-power automatic weapon. The answer to the question “is a full-caliber automatic infantry rifle a good idea” was well within reach by even the early forties, as this Soviet document on testing of the avtomat variant (AVT-40, pictured […]
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