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Seekins Precision: NX3G Rifle

Seekins Precision: NX3G Rifle

In a world where AR-15 clones are built by seemingly everyone but Toyota ( yet), it can be hard to get excited about a new model. But there is something to be said for the companies that specialize in AR’s as the core business. In a hyper-competitive market, they have to come correct to keep [...]

Barnes Precision Machine- Workhorse AR’s At A Price That Won’t Break The Bank

Barnes Precision Machine- Workhorse AR’s At A Price That Won’t Break The Bank

What can I say about Barnes Precision Machine AR’s? Apparently, a lot, since I have written about them here, here, here, here, and here. Oh, and here too. As far as bang for the buck, they are very hard to beat. Most of my personal rifles are BPM, including the one with my ODA number [...]

LWRCI – Patriot Brown, Just In Time For A New Lexington And Concord

LWRCI – Patriot Brown, Just In Time For A New Lexington And Concord

The show stealer this week was the LWRCI PDW, but it wasn’t the only outstanding offering from LWRCI. Until we abolish the unconstitutional NFA, a full sized rifle is a much easier reach for most of us. And LWRCI happens to have that in spades. Fair warning. The MSRP on the LWRC IC-A5 is definitely [...]

SIG MCX Virtus Long-Term Endurance Test Part 2

SIG MCX Virtus Long-Term Endurance Test Part 2

Months ago, we started the SIG MCX Virtus test, to see how it would hold up under 2000 rounds suppressed. The test consisted of no cleaning or lubrication. This has also been in a variety of weather conditions if you remember me cooling the suppressor off in the snow back in December. It turns out, [...]

Ruger SR556 Takedown

Ruger SR556 Takedown

As part of our coverage for AR week, we are leading the charge with a Ruger model sure to make a Californian crap in Xe’s pants. Ruger has been making AR’s for a while now, at a price that makes them attractive. The Ruger SR556 Takedown is by far the most expensive in the catalog, [...]

LWRC PDW - Dynamite Comes In Small Packages

LWRC PDW – Dynamite Comes In Small Packages

I have been on record as disliking short barreled rifles ( SBR’s), not because I think you shouldn’t be allowed to own one, but because they are ineffective. The velocity loss from chopping a barrel below 16 inches in 5.56 caliber is catastrophic in terms of combat effectiveness, with shorter being exponentially worse. I felt [...]

Showdown: Pocket Rocket v. PMR30 — Full Review

Showdown: Pocket Rocket v. PMR30 — Full Review

Why do we die-hard gun nerds do what we do? Sure, we pontificate about self-defense applications, civil unrest, and the pending end of the world. But what really is it that drives this preoccupation we all seem to have with cool dangerous toys that are sleek, black, and oily? I would assert that despite our [...]

SIG Sibling Showdown: The MCX Rattler versus MPX Death Match — Full Review

SIG Sibling Showdown: The MCX Rattler versus MPX Death Match — Full Review

         I live half an hour outside of town on my modest rural farm. I count the local Sheriff and his deputies among my dearest friends, but even in a perfect world it will still take them at least a quarter hour to get to my place from a standing start. I know of three of my immediate neighbors who have been the victims of home invasions in the past five years, two of which occurred while the homes were occupied. In one case the oldest family member present at the time was twelve. Defending yourself against an armed threat in your home is no baseless exercise.  

Perfect Medicine for Predators: Rock River’s LAR-8M in 6.5 Creedmoor — Review

Perfect Medicine for Predators: Rock River’s LAR-8M in 6.5 Creedmoor — Review

There’s no real way to know what you or your firearm are capable of without adequate training. As Jim Mora so famously quipped after his football team suffered a blowout loss, “You think you know, but you have no idea.” And that’s exactly what you find as you start to train with others more competent than yourself — you were never aware of just how much you didn’t know.

Update: Daniel Defense VP7 with SB Tactical Folding Brace — SHOT Show 2018

Update: Daniel Defense VP7 with SB Tactical Folding Brace — SHOT Show 2018

Daniel Defense is no stranger to the AR platforms, they are among the leaders in the field. Arguably, they make the best rifles on the market today. From competition grade 7.62 all the way to the 5.56 upper of choice for SOCOM, they do AR’s right. But what about the pistol market?