Stern Defense makes great AR magazine well adapters and conversion kits which turn your AR Lower into a Pistol Caliber Carbine. They come in 9mm versions for Glock, Beretta and M&P magazines, but the one that caught my eye uses S&W M&P .45 ACP mags and installs in seconds.
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Turn Your AR Lower into a Pistol Caliber Carbine: Stern Defense Conversion Kit
BY Mark Miller Published: November 3, 2018 { 9 comments }Gear Review: Burris 3-12x32mm Handgun Scope
BY Brian McCombie Published: November 3, 2018 { 10 comments }On a recent South Texas hunt with the Nosler M48 Handgun, the Burris 3-12 let me see well enough to shoot right up to dark and then several minutes beyond. It took some good bouncing around, in hunting blinds and vehicles, and held zero.
PHLster Glock Classic Holster Review
BY Kat Ainsworth Published: November 3, 2018 { 4 comments }Some hate the idea of appendix inside waistband–carry (AIWB). But the PHLster holster is a game-changer, and may even convince a few of the naysayers.
The PIAT Gun That Saved the World: “It Was Rubbish, Really.”
BY Will Dabbs Published: November 2, 2018 { 19 comments }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
BY Brian McCombie Published: October 28, 2018 { 20 comments }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
BY Jake Wallace Published: October 28, 2018 { 13 comments }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
BY Clay Martin Published: October 28, 2018 { 5 comments }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
BY Ivan Loomis Published: October 27, 2018 { 1 comment }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)
BY Jordan Michaels Published: October 27, 2018 { 24 comments }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
BY Will Dabbs Published: October 26, 2018 { 10 comments }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.








