When I unboxed the Predator, I found a skinny little tapered barrel, a light composite stock, and a surprisingly smooth action. I say surprising because there was really nothing remarkable about the rifle other than the action. Admittedly, I did not have high expectations for the predator. It is a deceptively modest gun. Can a rifle that retails for less than $500 makes hits at 1,000 yards?
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The Cow’s Foot Pistol That Saved the World
Updated: June 6, 2020Winston Churchill’s C96 pistol likely saved his life at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898. Had it not been for Churchill’s indomitable force of personality England might have fallen during the darkest days of the Battle of Britain. Sometimes the fate of the world turns on the tiniest things.
Hornady’s NEW 6mm ARC & Odin Work’s Barrels – First Field Tests
Updated: June 3, 2020The 6mm ARC is a brand new cartridge that Hornady designed to fit into a standard AR-15. Check out the video of us shooting it!
Striker Fired Wunder Nine: CZ P-10F
Updated: May 31, 2020This week, my CZ striker experience finally got to come full circle. I got my hands on a P10-F optics ready, the latest and greatest in CZ’s polymer striker-fired line.
Cold War Classic Cartridge in an AR: Translating 5.7x28mm into American – CMMG Banshee
Updated: May 31, 2020The FN 5.7x28mm is an amazing round designed for a precise ballistic niche. Wither launched from a street-legal PS90, a FiveSeveN handgun or a CMMG AR, the 5.7 is soft shooting and hard-hitting. It is a joy to shoot and accurate enough for varmints or range work.
How-To: Building an IFAK
Updated: May 31, 2020If there ever was a wildly underutilized and misunderstood piece of gear in the gun world it’s probably the Individual First Aid Kit, IFAK. If you can start a bleed you should be able to stop one.
Scoping Things Out: Selecting and Testing A Rifle Scope
Updated: May 31, 2020It wasn’t until the 1920s that telescopic instruments used as aiming devices began to be widely accepted in the United States, but since then scopes have become the primary means of aiming rifles. In fact, they have become so popular and there are so many choices, it is difficult to decide which to buy.
The Violent Accidental Death of Brandon Lee: The Smith and Wesson Model 629 .44 Magnum
Updated: May 31, 2020A horrible on-set accident during the filming of the dark action horror film The Crow ultimately snuffed the career of a promising young actor.
Introducing the Springfield Armory SAINT Edge AR-15 Pistol – Review
Updated: May 31, 2020Springfield Armory is introducing their own compact version of the AR, the SAINT Edge pistol. This new AR, my friends, is a hotrod among performance cars.
The Manliest Actor in Hollywood and the Machinegun that Almost Killed Him
Updated: May 24, 2020John Wayne was an American icon. There has never been an actor that so personified the paragon of manliness as the Duke.