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Mag of the Month: Lancer Systems L7AWM
For the longest time, the only .30 caliber rifle I shot with any regularity, was the en bloc clip-fed M1 Garand in .30-06. This changed when I recently found a CMMG MK3 CBR in FDE for a price I...
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Got AR-15 Mags? Get these rifles!
The STANAG or standard M-16/AR-15 magazine is the most common rifle magazine in the United States. Inexpensive, lightweight and available in dozens of capacities, these little ammunition delivery...
View ArticleDo you load your magazines to full capacity?
Do you load your magazines to capacity? This seemingly innocuous question evokes a very different response depending on whose answering and their life experiences. The average duck hunter would scoff,...
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Armatac CL Drum Review
Double drums have been in use since about 1930, where German forces employed the MG13 light machine gun using a 75-round stamped steel design, as well as the aircraft-mounted MG15. Even the precursor...
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+10 rd Extenstion for CZ Scorpion Evo3
Yeti Wurks has been making 3D printed upgrades for the CZ Scorpion Evo3. One of the items they make is a US made 3D printed magazine base plate. They even made a +3 mag extension. I reached out to...
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Crimson Trace MVF-515 Review
Crimson Trace MVF-515 Review A few years ago, I had a chance to compete in the last Crimson Trace Midnight 3-gun event to ever be held. Part of my invitation as a writer, included my choice of a...
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AR-15 Mag Guide Part 3: Metal
Throw up some Devil Horns, it’s time for part three of our, ‘AR-15 Magazine Guide’ – the Metal issue! Metal magazine have gotten bad rap as of late, industry giants like Glock and Magpul Dynamics have...
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Mag of the Month: CZ Scorpion EVO 9mm
When CZ-USA released the Scorpion 9mm pistol for civilian sale in the United States, it completely bucked a trend in SMG-based, pistol-caliber carbines: it was affordable. In the past, examples from...
View ArticleAdd 8 rounds to a Colt/UZI magazine
My friend Brian Miller is a firearm tinkerer. He has a milling machine and a 3D printer and makes his own custom parts for his guns. He made a coupler to connect two Vepr 12 magazines end to end, so it...
View ArticleMagazine Options For The SCAR 17S
The FN America SCAR17S is one of the best battle rifles out on the market. It fires a 7.62x51 cartridge but the recoil is oddly soft for a .308 winchester rifle. The short stroke gas piston system...
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Lube For Your Magazine
Earlier this month I was at the 2016 FN 3Gun Championship match at Peace Maker National Training Center. I have staffed this match for five years. This year, Lucas Oil was one of the largest sponsors...
View ArticleSmith and Wesson Acquires Crimson Trace and New Strategies
What do you do when your accessory sales are outrageously low? That’s a no-brainer. Buy Crimson Trace. Smith and Wesson began the process of acquiring Crimson Trace back in July and finalized the...
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Second Fastest Way To Reload: Coupled Magazines
The fastest reload is when you don't have to do one. That is why high capacity magazines or drum magazines are awesome. However what if you don't have those types of magazines? How can you make your...
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Running a suppressor? Don’t forget to clean your mags!
Sound suppressors, silencers cans – whatever you want to call them, are great to reducing the volume of a gunshot. While they aren’t as quiet as the bird-chirping-into-a-pillow Hollywood suppressors...
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Polymer Magazines For The MP5
Thanks to a MP5 Enthusiasts group on Facebook, I learned of an inexpensive polymer magazine for MP5s. It is made in Turkey by MKE. MKE are the ones who make MP5s and are imported by Zenith Firearms....
View ArticleIs Ruger's 10/22 still an ideal first rifle?
For years gun writers, forum-posters and gun shop clerks alike have almost universally recommended the 10/22 as a new shooter’s first rifle. Their reasoning was sound back when .22LR ammo was cheap and...
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Ruger announces release of Mark IV pistol
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past 70 years, you’ve see, shot or know of the Ruger MK series of rimfire pistols. The brainchild of the late, great Bill Ruger, this Nambu-influenced...
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Mag of the Month: Korean M1 Carbine Mags
The M1 carbine has an interesting, amazingly complex and controversial history – invented by a convict in prison, built by Winchester (and other arms makers) for the US military and was the first step...
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Blackhawk! QuickMod Case Mag Pouch
According to Larry Houck, Product Manager of Holsters and Duty Gear at Vista Outdoor Inc., the Blackhawk! QuickMod pouches have been around for two years. However not many people know about them or...
View ArticleShooting the New Avidity Arms PD10
Avidity Arms is getting very close to shipping its new PD10 pistol. Developed under the supervision of noted firearms trainer Rob Pincus, a working pre-production model was available for shooting at...
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