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'Spectacular' Remington Bicentennial Celebration Set at Auction

‘Spectacular’ Remington Bicentennial Celebration Set at Auction

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Remington is celebrating two centuries of business with a gorgeous trio of their best designs with their Bicentennial Set at auction with James D. Julia.

SquareDrop by AAC: KeyMod Compatible Honey Badger Handguards

SquareDrop by AAC: KeyMod Compatible Honey Badger Handguards

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The Advanced Armament Corp. is launching a new standard for their in-house handguards called SquareDrop, based on the open-source KeyMod standard.

Project Appleseed Bans Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22 Rifles

Project Appleseed Bans Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22 Rifles

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Appleseed claims that the popular M&P 15-22 rimfire rifles after at least four serious malfunctions at Appleseed shooting events.

The Masterpiece Arms BA Lite PCR certainly lives up to its name. Shown here with a Burris Veracity 4-20x scope.

SMG Company Makes a Precision Rifle? MPA BA Lite PCR—Full Review

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This MasterPiece Arms (MPA) rifle is impressive. When I opened the box of this puppy at my FFL, I floated into a state of rifle euphoria. And, the fact that it is from a company that made its name producing semi-automatic versions of stamped sheet steel SMGs makes it all the more impressive.

Green Beret Responds to Report: 'Half of Today's Army Recruits Have Never Held A Gun'

Green Beret Responds to Report: ‘Half of Today’s Army Recruits Have Never Held A Gun’

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A nation of people unfamiliar with arms is a soft nation, and none of this bodes well for the military charged with protecting our way of life.

MilSurp: The SKS Carbine—What You Need To Know

MilSurp: The SKS Carbine—What You Need To Know

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The SKS Carbine has been called the Soviet Union’s M1 Carbine. Like the M1 Carbine, it was designed as a lightweight, semi-automatic rifle that was handier than the standard infantry rifle.

There are at least three main categories of AR optics, red dot, fixed power scopes, and high-magnification scopes. Which do you choose?

Optics Buying Guide: AR-15 Optics and Scopes

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Matching the seemingly infinite number of AR rifles on the market is a multitude of suitable optics. Red dots, holographic sights, fixed-power scopes and variable-power scopes fill the shelves, so how do you choose? Let’s take a look at some factors to consider, then we’ll discuss some pros and cons of some of the common categories of AR-15 optics.

Gear Review: Streamlight ProTac Dual Fuel Multi-Battery Lights

Gear Review: Streamlight ProTac Dual Fuel Multi-Battery Lights

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Streamlight’s got a handy lineup of small, versatile and light flashlights and weaponlights that run off multiple power sources called the ProTac series.

Prepping 101: 4 Dollar Fire Starting Disk From China - Rocks!

Prepping 101: $4 Firestarter Disk From China – Field Test

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This week I’m just sharing a pretty cool find with you guys that I scored on a website called Banggood. It’s about the dumbest name for a retail website ever, but they do a good deal of advertising on Facebook and I’ve ordered from them before. A couple weeks ago this nifty little fire starting disk came up on my ads, and I just assumed I’d order it and it wouldn’t work.

Deer Camp: Keeping Warm When Temperatures Turn Cold

Deer Camp: Keeping Warm When Temperatures Turn Cold

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Cold can be the deer hunter’s friend. A good pre-rut chill can kick deer movement into overdrive while serious cold settling in during the late season can inspire deer to move and feed. However, cold can also be as challenging to withstand for the hunter as it can be for the deer.