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AR15 Trigger-nometry: Instant Accuracy Boost

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There are two quick hacks to wring out more accuracy from your AR. One is to mount an optic. The second is to replace your AR trigger.

Does An AR-15 Use A Direct Impingement System? 

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The AR-15 system does have similar components to a direct impingement system. It also has a piston built into the bolt carrier group or BCG.

Complete Guide (More Or Less) to AR-15 Magazines

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There are three types of AR-15 magazines: metal, polymer, or hybrid. Metal magazines have either an aluminum or steel body. Polymer magazines have—you guessed it—a polymer body. A hybrid magazine has a polymer body with metal feed lips.

True holding out a FightLite Herring lever-action AR rifle.

A Modular Lever-Action AR from FightLite — NRA 2024

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If you follow GunsAmerica, you know that FightLite puts out a lotta cool stuff! Well, this year at the 2024 NRAAM, they delivered once again.

Retro Rifle Builds

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No matter what the latest high-end AR-15 rifle is or how built up an influencer’s Recce setup is, retro rifle builds are just cool.

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HOTEL ECHO ROMEO ALFA – German for AR-15?

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Discover the innovative and high-quality designs of Hera Arms, a German manufacturer leading the charge in modern AR-15 features.

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Remote Controlled Gun Turrets?! Meet the MORPOWER UG-02

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Although reminiscent of futuristic action movies, remote-controlled guns such as the MORPOWER UG-02, are a tangible reality.

Franklin Armory Osprey

The OPS 16R: A Self-Regulating Piston Rifle From Franklin Armory — SHOT Show 2024

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Meet the OPS 16R, a complete rifle featuring Franklin Armory’s Osprey Defense low-profile gas piston system.

POF Sticks It To the Man with Their 13.75″ Series — SHOT Show 2024

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POF’s new 13.75″ Series ARs are maximized to toe the line. The ATF requires that guns with stocks must have barrels at least 16″ long. Typically, you get a barrel that is 16″, then it’s threaded and muzzle devices are added on top of that.

Closeup view of the Warp-15's upper and lower receivers. The gun is pointed to the right.

An All-Polymer AR-15 from Wraithworks — SHOT Show 2024

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We’ve been shooting pistols with polymer frames for decades, but AR-15s with polymer lowers, for no apparent reason, remain suspect as low-quality.