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Gun School: Where, Why, and How

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Several quality gun academies are located across the country, each with pros and cons for attendance.

What Is An Adjustable Gas Block? 

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When a round is fired, some of the gas pushing the bullet out of the barrel is channeled via the hole in the barrel and into the gas block then down the gas tube to the upper receiver.

Real Avid AR-15 Tools: DIY Gunsmithing

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It might come as a surprise, but there are specific tools for the many intricacies of gunsmithing.

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How to Break Bad Shooting Habits

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Being better at shooting isn’t hard. It comes down to breaking bad shooting habits and forming good habits.

Top Five Range Bags

8 Things Your Range Bag Is Missing

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I’m not going to give the common-sense answers. We all know your range bag should contain your eyes and ears, ammo, spare magazines, etc. I’m not going to bore you with the basics.

2 - A Tale of Two Customer Services

Clay’s Tale of Two Customer Services

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Two different firearms that didn’t work required that I deal with Customer Service as a regular guy. This is how it worked out.

Vortex Edge Shooting Classes: The Fast-Track to Firearm Mastery

Vortex Edge Shooting Classes: The Fast-Track to Firearm Mastery

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Working on some pistol drills at the Vortex Edge facility

2 - Making the World’s Best Pistol Barrels (YouTube Video)

Making the World’s Best Pistol Barrels (Video)

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Bar-Sto Precision Machine has been making barrels since 1967 that are considered by many to be the best barrels on the planet.

Relining a Barrel, Or How to Make a Barrel Like New Again

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You know the ones, ”That’d be a nice rifle if the barrel wasn’t so rough”

2 - Bubbagunsmithing Part 2: Barrel Chop

Bubbagunsmithing Part 2: Barrel Chop

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In and of itself, chopping a barrel isn’t rocket science.