The first time I ever heard the Bergara name was at a friend’s house, examining his new custom bolt gun that he said had a very accurate but rare barrel from a company in Spain. I wasn’t reacquainted with the Bergara brand until a long time after that when I was given the opportunity to review Bergara’s Premier LRP and HMR rifles.
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Battle of the Asian Optics! Three Budget-Friendly Long-Range Scopes Tested (Including Tracking)
BY Jordan Michaels Published: April 6, 2019 { 23 comments }If you’re willing to buy a scope without the Made in the USA sticker, what are your options? What kind of features, quality, and price points can you expect from scopes made in China, South Korea, or the Philippines? To get a sense of the market, I chose three scopes to test…
Alan Berg Assassination: MAC10 Murder & Gov’t Reclassification of a Semi-Auto
BY Will Dabbs Published: April 6, 2019 { 7 comments }In this installment of our ongoing review of infamous assassination weapons, we probe the very depths of darkness and hate. The victim was a shock radio host, the assassins were dedicated white supremacists, and the weapon was an illegally converted full auto MAC10.
Tragedy, Revenge, and the M41A Pulse Rifle
BY Will Dabbs Published: April 1, 2019 { 52 comments }As March turns into April we will today explore one of the most controversial killings in modern times. This gruesome crime touches on the sticky subjects of corporate greed, combat veterans emotionally damaged by their service, and the unprecedented effectiveness of modern military technology.
Aero Precision’s Slim One: The ATLAS S-ONE Handguard
BY Ian Kenney Published: March 31, 2019 { 5 comments }Originally, I set out to build an upper solely to test the Bergara 20” AR-15 barrel so I was not looking to spend a ton of money on a new handguard. After a failed start using a free float tube that I got on sale I was on the hunt for something that was affordable, free floating, and modular.
Gear Review: Gun Holster Belt and Project Stealth Holsters from 1791 GunLeather
BY Brian McCombie Published: March 31, 2019 { 4 comments }1791 GunLeather makes carry belts and a wide variety of holsters, most of them built with heavy cowhide and state-of-the-art flexible carbon fiber.
Mossberg 590A1 Retrograde – A Birthday Present from Mossberg to Us
BY Clay Martin Published: March 31, 2019 { 46 comments }The Retrograde to me says awesome hair, flight suit, and a really bad attitude cause Ronnie Reagan told us to. Holding it in your hands, you can almost hear the rotors spinning on a Huey and “boarding party to the flight deck” coming over the 1MC. That alone is worth the price.
Head-to-Head: NEW Ruger Competition 10/22 vs. Custom 10/22 Build
BY Jordan Michaels Published: March 29, 2019 { 16 comments }Ruger, at long last, has taken notice of the aftermarket 10/22 world, and late last year the company’s new Custom Shop put together the 10/22 Competition Rifle. It’s a sweet shooter, and it comes with all the bells and whistles you’d expect from a premium .22 firearm.
But how does it stack up against a custom build? That’s the question I wanted to answer, so I reached out to one of my gun buddies who owns one. Before we get down to the nitty-gritty, you should know a few things about Ruger’s new Competition 10/22.
Wilson’s Combat Vickers Elite Commander
BY Rob Garrett Published: March 29, 2019 { 0 comments }The Vickers Elite has everything you need and nothing that you don’t. It is a well-thought-out pistol with a functional need for each feature.
BREAKING: Appeals Court Denies Effort to Block Nationwide Bump-Stock Ban
BY Jordan Michaels Published: March 25, 2019 { 72 comments }GunsAmerica has learned that in two of those four cases, the courts ruled to grant injunctions to the plaintiffs in the suit but not to the hundreds of thousands of bump stock owners nationwide. In the D.C. Circuit Court and the 10th Circuit Court, the judges ruled to give the named plaintiffs a stay but denied the request for a nationwide injunction.








