The Battle Rifle is commonly accepted to be an autoloading combat rifle that feeds from a detachable magazine and fires a full-sized .30-caliber round. While Battle Rifles found their stride in the years following the Second World War, they have been largely replaced by small caliber Assault Rifles nowadays. However, combat in such places as Afghanistan has shown us in recent years that the need still exists for a man-portable .30-caliber rifle that can offer precision fires out past the range of the 5.56mm cartridge.
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Birth of the Modern Battle Rifle – The US Army Infantry Board Service Rifle Trials
Updated: April 27, 2018
Seekins 6.5 CM – Semi Auto Powerhouse
Updated: April 1, 2018The world has been waiting for a reliable, available, semi-auto AR platform in 6.5 Creedmore and today we have it. I got my hands on the latest Seekins Precision SP10 in 6.5, and it did not disappoint.
M&P-10 Sport – Bargain Bin Price That Is Big On Performance.
Updated: March 1, 2018I must confess that sometimes I am a bit of a gun snob, especially as it relates to rifles. I don’t have any full custom second mortgage guns, but I generally look well above the price point of the M&P 10 that came in for review this week. As a retired military sniper and [...]
Up Close & Personal: Stag 10S Heavy-Hitting .308 in close quarter situations — Full Review
Updated: February 21, 2018Whether you’re talking about hunting or military applications, the.308 Winchester is by far and away one of the most versatile and popular cartridges ever made. Introduced in 1952 and later adapted for military use as the 7.62 NATO, or 7.62x51mm NATO, the mighty.308 was first chambered for Winchester’s legendary Model
Aeroknox Showing Off Futuristic 1911 Slides and Grips
Updated: August 3, 2017Texas-based Aeroknox may not be a well-known manufacturer right now, but with eye-catching products like these that won’t last much longer.
A Street-Legal 66mm Cannon? X Products’ .308 M.U.L., The Ultimate Fun Gun – Full Review.
Updated: June 2, 2017X Products’ new Can Launcher Upper for 7.62mm ARs in .308 caliber, dubbed the M.U.L. (for “multi-use launcher”), is the Can Cannon with bacon; it launches cans and all manner things harder and farther.
Big Boar Buster: Going Hog Wild with the New Savage MSR 10 Long Range .308
Updated: May 18, 2017If your goal is to exterminate as many pigs as possible, your best bet is to shoot as many as you can very quickly. That’s a task best suited to an autoloading rifle. I also prefer something more powerful than a .223 Remington, and that’s why I chose Savage’s new MSR 10 Long Range rifle for a recent Texas hog hunt.
U.S. Military Branches Exploring New Cartridge Options
Updated: April 26, 2017SOCOM is looking for a new mid-to-long-range round for snipers. At the same time the Army is looking at ways to improve the range of front-line troops.
A 3-Gun Heavy Metal Hammer? CMMG Mk3 3GR .308 Rifle – Full Review
Updated: March 29, 2017Are you a shooter that likes the biggest and baddest guns and chamberings? Well, then the 3-Gun Heavy Metal class is just the thing for you. And, if you are this kind of shooter, then the Mk3 3GR .308 from CMMG was developed just for you.
A 5.56-Sized .308 AR? The POF-USA Piston-Operated Revolution – Full Review.
Updated: March 23, 2017Patriot Ordnance Factory (POF-USA) looked at the 7.62mm AR design and began to crunch numbers and inspect designs. They believed that there was a way to merge the two worlds of the 7.62mm AR and AR-15. Essentially to make a gun that has .308 performance with a 5.56 size. They decided it was time for a revolution.