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The PIAT Gun That Saved the World: “It Was Rubbish, Really."

The PIAT Gun That Saved the World: “It Was Rubbish, Really.”

It may have been ugly, almost impossible to cock, and “rubbish, really,” but the PIAT gun was also a fierce weapon against Nazi tanks.

Review: The Rock River Arms Polymer-Framed 1911

Review: The Rock River Arms Polymer-Framed 1911

No one knows what John Browning would’ve thought of a polymer 1911, but it is possible to judge how it performs. And we did just that.

A Beginner's Guide to Knowing if Your Shotgun Fits

A Beginner’s Guide to Knowing if Your Shotgun Fits

If you ended up bruised and annoyed the last time you used your shotgun, there’s a good chance something’s wrong with the fit. Here’s how to know.

Foam Action Sports FoamRest: Not What You Think from the Price Tag

Foam Action Sports FoamRest: Not What You Think from the Price Tag

It’s not often you find something worthwhile for a less than $30 pricetag, but this foam rest surprised me with its usefulness.

Spiritus Systems Micro Fight Chest Rig

Spiritus Systems Micro Fight Chest Rig

Chest rigs are nothing new. They’ve seen military service for years. But they’re also useful in peacetime, and come with limitless versatility.

Big Horn Armory AR500: 3,700 ft-lbs of Big Bore Record-Breaking Awesomeness (Full Review)

Big Horn Armory AR500: 3,700 ft-lbs of Big Bore Record-Breaking Awesomeness (Full Review)

The AR500 is, according to the company’s claims and my own research, the most powerful short-range semi-auto rifle in the world. Chambered in the .50-caliber 500 Auto Max cartridge, the AR500 packs a wallop in a modified AR-10 platform. Combined with Buffalo Bore’s 350, 400, and 440 grain loads, the AR500 is ready to bring down, quite literally, any kind of critter you’re hoping to hunt.

The Webley Revolver: The Seminal British Combat Wheelgun

The Webley Revolver: The Seminal British Combat Wheelgun

Lieutenant Blowers carried nothing more than his six-shot Webley revolver as a personal defense weapon. Crawling through fetid German trenches stacked deep with corpses both fresh and otherwise, Blowers and his crew picked their way across the most dangerous terrain on earth.

Review: The M48 Nosler Custom Handgun. Steady As She Goes!

Review: The M48 Nosler Custom Handgun. Steady As She Goes!

The M48 Nosler Custom Handgun as a hunting handgun which challenges the hunter. It’s also a lot of fun to shoot, once you get used to it.

Shotgun Patterning - How to do it

Shotgun Patterning – How to do it

Need an intro to patterning? It refers to where you’d like to break a target, using the height of the shotgun’s comb to change where the gun shoots.

TANDEMKROSS 10/22 Precision Drop-in Trigger

TANDEMKROSS 10/22 Precision Drop-in Trigger

TANDEMKROSS is joining their flat textured 10/22 trigger and return spring with Brimstone Gunsmithing’s proprietary tool steel hammer and sear for a brand new precision drop in 10/22 masterpiece.