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| Striker-fired | Action |
| MOA | Optics |
| Twist rate | Ballistics |
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| NFA tax stamp | $0 |
| Permitless carry | 29 states |
| Suppressors legal | 42 states |
50+ NFA, carry and gun-law terms, from Freedom's Lodge.
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Eye relief is a lot more than turning off “The View.” Just ask Cyclops … The Burris RT-6 Tactical Kit was created for shooters like you. Shooters who run an AR-15 and know they don’t need 6X magnification to do it. Shooters who want to get into 3-Gun without spending thousands. Shooters with two eyes….
It almost seems too good to be true … but it’s not. The Tactical Life Duty Series Pistol 10.5 made history before it was even released. From the very first viral video depicting this tiny takedown AR pistol, America just knew we had to get our collective hands wrapped around this one. It’s tiny. It’s…
XDMAN is the go-to gun guy for all things Springfield … and the king of custom firearms art! When the expert engineers of Springfield Armory meet the go-to Gonzo gunsmith XDMAN, magic gets made. What kind of magic? He’s the king of custom firearms art, able to create a custom look and feel for your firearm–regardless of manufacture–that…
Today, we have an informative how-to from our partners at 1791 Gunleather, a proud sponsor of our Hunter’s Dream III $9K Guns & Gear Giveaway! Don’t forget to sign up here for your chance to win a $750 1791 Gunleather Gear Package, including $500 of branded gear and a $250 gift card to purchase whatever…
You spin me right round, like a record baby! Hunting, home defense, and target shooting all rolled up into one six-cylinder revolving shotgun … that’s the LKCI REV 410! Chambered in .410 bore, this Rossi Circuit Judge clone may have just outstripped the original. Famed reviewer Who_Tee_Who takes this “intense, awesome, incredible, epic” .410 out…
Once again, the gun grabbers are telling the Hispanic population how to feel. Let’s see how it works out for them! Remember Speedy Gonzales? Of course you do. A few years ago, pretty much every channel that carried that cartoon stopped doing so because they had decided that the Mexican mouse was “problematic.” The real…
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When your eyes lock with those of a Cape buffalo—one of the most dangerous animals on the planet—pulses race and the lines between hunter and hunted blur. The only thing separating us was a few yards of South African sand and a Magnum Research BFR. Many months of planning, permits, dreams, nightmares, travel, and logistics…
The first thing all trial lawyers are taught is this: Never ask a question that you don’t already know the answer to. There’s a reason why trial lawyers learn the lesson “never ask a question you don’t already know the answer to” before they even learn how to bill in 5-minute increments. That’s because, sometimes,…
Today, we have some cheeky fun courtesy of our friends at the Second Amendment Foundation … The Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Journalism Project (SAF/IJP) has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the White House, seeking copies of documents, both digital and print, “that show interactions between White House staff and members of gun…
Is the Cape Buffalo the nastiest thing on four legs? Maybe … The Nosler Model 21 has been the ne plus ultra of long-range, hard-hitting accuracy since the day it was released. But the real proof of a rifle isn’t found in sub-MOA groups fired leisurely from a benchrest on an autumn day. The real…
Do you dream of dawn in the darkened blind? Do you dream of the soft thump of a buck’s hooves, or the clatter of wild wings? Whatever your game, whatever your dream, you can make it happen this fall with our Hunter’s Dream III $9K Guns & Gear Giveaway! Starting with the crème de la…
