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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.

G-Code Scorpion Soft Shell Kit

G-Code Scorpion Soft Shell Kit

In the past, nobody in their right mind would get excited about universal magazine holders. G-Code has changed that, and boy, they’ve done it right.

Lee-Enfield Rifle: The Long Arm of the British Empire and the story of Lachhiman Gurung

Lee-Enfield Rifle: The Long Arm of the British Empire and the story of Lachhiman Gurung

During WWII, a man from Nepal held off more than thirty Japanese troops, while armed with just a knife and Lee Enfield rifle. This is the story of Lachhiman Gurung and his rifle.

Connecticut Town Bans Home Manufactured 'Ghost Guns,' Violators Face $250/Day Fine

Connecticut Town Bans Home Manufactured ‘Ghost Guns,’ Violators Face $250/Day Fine

Manufacturing firearms at home for personal use is perfectly legal, according to the federal government. But not according to Bridgeport, Connecticut, whose mayor recently signed a measure that would levy a $250/day fine to anyone caught in the possession of a “ghost gun.”

Maximizing Your Marlin Lever Gun

Maximizing Your Marlin Lever Gun

Old West-style lever guns used to be deer hunting mainstay. From Florida swamps to Alaska woods, they’re great brush guns—but they can be so much more.

The Story Behind the SA XDM 10mm, 10,000 Round Test

The Story Behind the SA XDM 10mm, 10,000 Round Test

When the new XDM came up, I asked Springfield Armory if they were ready to dance. Not only did they say yes, but they knew a good ammo guy. My proposal was 10,000 rounds, every round shot on camera. That is a huge risk for a new gun, and I had no way of knowing if it would survive.