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As Close to an M16 as You Can Get: FN’s Military Collector Series

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Some shooters want an AR-15 they can manipulate, modify, chop, crop and rebuild. FN makes ARs that fit that bill, but this isn’t one of them. The is the FN Military Collector Series M16, and it is about as close as you will get to an M16 without signing up with Uncle Sam.

5 Dead Giveaways that Out Concealed Carry

5 Dead Giveaways that Out Concealed Carry

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Your gun may be concealed, but the fact that you carry a gun may not be. Here are five signs that others see that are dead giveaways.

6 DA/SA Subcompact Service Pistols for Concealed-Carry

6 DA/SA Subcompact Service Pistols for Concealed-Carry

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If you keep a DA/SA pistol at home for self-defense or range use it makes a lot of sense to get a DA/SA subcompact pistol for concealed-carry, too.

What Hillary Clinton Can Actually Do To Take Your Guns

What Hillary Clinton Can Actually Do To Take Your Guns

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Hillary Clinton’s gun control proposals are, quite frankly, nauseating. Slogging through the nine ways Hillary plans to stop guns from killing people is tough work for anyone who values the Second Amendment and possesses even a basic understanding of U.S. gun law.

KORWIN: Gun Myths Just Keep Coming

KORWIN: Gun Myths Just Keep Coming

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I’m cataloging the gun myths decent people have been enduring in the struggle to preserve, protect and defend the right to keep and bear arms. I didn’t choose those verbs lightly.

Prepping 101: Stovetop Baking With Diesel

Prepping 101: Stovetop Baking With Diesel

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This is my second installment in two weeks on stovetop baking. As promised, this week we take a look at a variety of kerosene stoves that I run with diesel fuel, using ovens made for the stovetop. It is not by accident that propane has become ubiquitous in camp stoves, because propane is never smokey and regulating the burn is easy with modern equipment. The problem is, propane requires a pressurized tank to store it, and by the gallon, propane is two to three times the cost per BTU of gasoline and diesel. Of gasoline and diesel, diesel is safer and easier to store, and of stoves that will burn diesel, the wick varieties are easier to control, and they don’t need pumping.

Expansion results when fired through FBI heavy fabric were picture perfect.

Ammo Test: Barnes Barnes TAC-XPD 9mm +P

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This Barnes TAC-XPD 9mm +P load is capped by an 115-grain, all copper projectile with a hollow point cavity big enough to hold your morning Cheerios. And they expand perfectly. If you are looking for an ideal carry round, consider these.

The resizing step does exactly what the name implies. Using a die like this Hornady .308 resizing die, you squish the fired case back into its original dimensions.

Reloading: Brass Resizing

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If you plan to reload, you will have to get very familiar with your brass. Here we talk about how to resize cases, and what to watch out for. There are a lot of variations from the various manufacturers, and several things you must watch for.

The Used Market: The Full Bodied .380 Taurus PT-58

The Used Market: The Full Bodied .380 Taurus PT-58

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Polymer mouse guns aren’t for everyone. Some of us prefer a more substantial .380–but they’re getting to be rather scarce. Here’s one you should consider if you ever come across one used. The Taurus Pt-58.

Five Reasons Why Guns Will Be Banned in the Future

Five Reasons Why Guns Will Be Banned in the Future

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I was thinking of what the future holds for our right to keep and bear arms. And the more I thought about the question, the farther out in time I began to contemplate it. So, what’s the future of the 2A in 15 years? In 50 years? In 100 years? In 500 years?