I am very excited this week to bring you a science experiment a year in the making! Thanks to some willing donors of time and effort, we have brought to life a Frankenstein Monster. Like many of you, I had entirely too much time on my hands at the peak of the Bat Flu scare, aka China Coof syndrome. My brain turned to crazy ideas, and I started wondering why we have AR-15 pistols, but not AR-10 pistols?
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The Ruger PC Charger – Short and Sweet
Updated: February 13, 2022Trends come and go in the gun industry, and one currently ‘in’ is the subgun. Well, one of the newest subguns is the Ruger PC Charger. It’s the subgun derivative of the newly famous Ruger PC Carbine. The Ruger PC Charger keeps all of the best parts of the PC Carbine, but it just shrinks it a bit.
The Death of Stonewall Jackson: Lee Loses His Strong Right Arm
Updated: February 13, 2022Jackson commanded a brigade at the First Battle of Bull Run. At a critical moment in the fight, Jackson beat back a determined Union assault. Barnard Elliot Bee, himself a distinguished Confederate General who ultimately lost his life in combat, referred to Jackson as a “stone wall” in the face of the enemy. The name stuck.
Could ‘Coordinated Thermal Expansion’ Make You A Better Shooter? — SHOT Show 2022
Updated: February 2, 2022Materials change dimensions with significant temperature changes, but the amount of change differs from material to material. The variety of materials used to build a rifle could affect its performance under such fluctuations. Advanced Shooting Analytics have designed their Disruption rifle to minimize such fluctuations.
College Student Indicted on 304 Gun Charges in ‘Operation Overnight Express’
Updated: January 27, 2022A former Bronx resident attending college in Tennessee has been arrested and charged with over 300 gun-related crimes.
Non-Semi-Auto AR? What the Fox Unit Does that Mean? — SHOT Show 2022
Updated: January 24, 2022One aspect that delineates these guns as so-called “assault rifles” is that they have semi-automatic actions which use the kinetic energy created by firing one round to load the next into battery, making it ready to fire again.
‘Revolutionizing Concealed Carry’? 10 Rounds of .22 LR In a Tiny Semi-Auto Package – SHOT Show 2022
Updated: January 24, 2022The SHOT Show is always good for a few off-the-wall products, and 2022 was no exception. Leading the way was the Ounce Oz semi-auto .22 LR handgun from Third Bay, LLC.
Bushmaster is Back! Rifle Maker Unveils New Straight-Pull Bolt Action, the BA 30 – SHOT Show 2022
Updated: January 22, 2022Bushmaster Firearms is under new management, and they’ve hit the ground running with a new straight-pull bolt-action rifle, the BA30.
KelTec P15: Slimmest, Lightest 9mm on Market — SHOT Show 2022
Updated: January 22, 2022The new KelTec P15 is a polymer-framed, striker-fired 9mm double-stack pistol the size and weight of a single-stack.
Three Funeral-Goers Arrested for Possession of Auto Sears
Updated: January 20, 2022“It can be done in about 60 seconds,” said Assistant Special Agent Jeffrey Reed with the local Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives, the BATFE or ATF.