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Last year I was talking with master barrel maker Paul Craddock of Craddock Precision about Projekt 457. He mentioned a new barrel and gas system he had created specifically for SBR length-suppressed AR-15s. It sounded perfect for the Civilian Defensive Rifle and I was intrigued.

Building, shooting, and enjoying this LRB/Colt M16A1 gun has allowed me to learn and experience a little bit of history.

Child soldiers are a blight in low-rent hotspots around the globe. Kids lack judgment, and all little boys are stupid. That’s why, in most civilized locales, you have to be a certain age to purchase alcohol or a gun. However, the world has no shortage of heartless monsters more than willing to kit out children to go forth and kill on an industrial scale

The author has a fleeting shot opportunity through a screen of brush at a big Cape Buffalo. He’s worked hard for this opportunity, and he may not get another. Should he take the shot?

Midwest Industries has been around for a while and they have been consistently offering reliable products at a competitive price. Their 10.5” combat rail has just been another continuation of that legacy, and I have had a great experience with mine being installed on my primary AR over for over 2 and a half years.

The incident unfolded when the victim, a homeowner residing in Cross Lanes, promptly alerted 911 upon discovering an unauthorized male on his premises.

Of everything I carry on a daily basis, surprisingly, the tourniquet is the item that starts the most conversations. 

He said, “It was either them or me – that’s how I was looking at it and I was making sure it wasn’t me or my family.”

“Whitey” Bulgar cut quite the dashing figure in his youth, but the kid was a born thug and seemed drawn to the streets at a young age.