The complete BRN-180 ain’t cheap ($130-150 for the lower + $900 for the upper + parts), but it’s a great option if you’re in an AR-15 rut. The side charging handle and folding stock are eye-catchers at the range, and the rifle is reliable and accurate. While your buddies are building another AR-15 for their ever-expanding collection, branch out to something a little different and check out the BRN-180 from Brownells.
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Published: January 17, 2021 { 3 comments }FN’s FDE Tactical Carbine Shoots as Good as it Looks
Published: January 10, 2021 { 11 comments }The FN 15 Tactical Carbine FDE P-LOK hasn’t garnered a lot of attention since its introduction a couple of years ago, and that’s a shame because this is one very well-conceived and executed rifle that you can buy at an affordable price.
Top Ten Tactical Christmas
Published: November 29, 2020 { 5 comments }With ever-present threats looming prominently all year, 2020 taught us that preppers aren’t so whacky after all. Take a look at this year’s Top Ten Tactical Christmas list for gift ideas to make yourself and your loved ones more prepared in 2021.
Turnbull Winchester 1886 Buffalo Rifle Deluxe – Review
Published: November 27, 2020 { 19 comments }The Turnbull Winchester 1886 rifle we tested is a spectacular firearm. The color casehardening, in particular, is extraordinary. We had zero malfunctions, the rifle shot well, and carried nicely in the hand and in a saddle scabbard. Accuracy was good.
Henry’s Big Boy X Rifle: The Lever Gun, Reimagined
Published: November 15, 2020 { 35 comments }Even a quick glance tells you this is not your granddaddy’s lever rifle. The new Henry Big Boy X rifle is a modern refresh of the iconic lever-action rifle design, boosting performance and versatility to entirely new levels.
SKS Review: Is the SKS Any Good Today?
Published: November 15, 2020 { 90 comments }Yes, the SKS is good enough. My old test rifle shot a 1.6 inch group at 50 meters from unsupported prone with Hornady 123 gr ammo, it had one stovepipe with 50 year old surplus, and the sights are about as easy to learn as any battle rifle’s. The weak spots are the 10 round [...]
18 Inch AR’s: The Barrel Length that God Forgot
Published: November 15, 2020 { 16 comments }The benefits to an 18 make it something you should reconsider. For that little bit more length and weight, you get a softer shooter, as well as a minor bullet velocity gain. It is absolutely worth trying out.
Bergara B-14 R – Best Bargain in Rimfire Rifles
Published: November 1, 2020 { 9 comments }Extremely useful as trainers for both PRS competition and hunting, not to mention as stand-alone rifles for the NLR22 series, these rifles are gaining in popularity. The unfortunate part of this was that to get a truly perfect, size correct traine…
What Makes the AK47 Special? Genius Russian Solutions to Unique Russian Problems
Published: November 1, 2020 { 17 comments }Kalashnikov’s legendary AK47 is unlike the battle rifles of the NATO. The AK47 was a unique marriage of an intermediate cartridge with a sophisticated mass production design. Perfectly integrated with the Soviet doctrine of mass attacks and mass fires, it became a symbol of revolution.
Marlin 1895 Dark – Reviewed
Published: October 25, 2020 { 25 comments }If you have seen a lever action in the last 30 years, it was an 1895. They are prolific, to say the least, as well as Marlin is nearly synonymous with “lever gun”.









