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| Term | Category |
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| Striker-fired | Action |
| MOA | Optics |
| Twist rate | Ballistics |
30 gun, ammo and optics terms explained in plain English.
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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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Lordy, lordy, look who’s 40–The Blue Book of Gun Values! In years gone by, if you wanted to know what your gun was worth, you’d try to sell it and whatever you could get for it was the answer to your question. That is, until S.P. Fjestad created their answer to the Kelly Blue Book…
In a move sure to excite hunters and anglers nationwide, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced Thursday that the Trump administration has put forth a proposal for new or expanded hunting and fishing opportunities at 74 national wildlife refuges and 15 national fish hatcheries managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service across…
I’m not Ed Anger, but I do want to be him when I grow up. If you’re older than a certain age, then you no doubt remember that supermarket checkout-line staple, the Weekly World News. Maybe you even remember my favorite columnist, Ed Anger, who was always pig-biting mad about something or other. Today, I…
Tactical, Schmactical. Sometimes all you want is a fun little rimfire… Most gun manufacturers save their big product launches for the large trade shows, such as the Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT), but this year CZ has chosen to break with that tradition in a big way with a new line of 457…
I get the feeling that suppressors are about to get a little more illegal-er. Last Friday, some skidmark decided to shoot up his workplace, and he did it using a suppressor. It’s only been a couple of days since, but already the anti-gunners are (pardon the pun) up in arms about the fact that it’s…
Because not everybody’s comfortable without a manual… When SIG SAUER first released its P365 semi-auto pistol way back in January 2018, the roar of pleased acclaim from law enforcement and armed citizens alike was deafening. This slim, dainty handgun, purpose-built for concealed carry, features an innovative double-stack magazine that fields a remarkable 10+1 or 12+1…
In midsummer, some folks dream of Shakespearean drama, but not hunters—in midsummer, they dream of short days, crisp nights, and all the guns and gear they could ever want to hunt any place or game in the Americas. That’s why Brand Avalanche, together with sponsors Davidson’s Gallery of Guns, SIG SAUER, Lone Wolf Distributors, Crossbreed,…
I feel like this election cycle’s crop of anti-gunners isn’t trying very hard. Here’s my “modest proposal” to help them kick it up a notch. The run-up to the 2020 presidential election is well underway, and already, I couldn’t possibly be more bored. It’s not that the current crop of anti-gunners–Booker, Warren, Biden, et al–aren’t…
Steyr Arms is setting out to solve one of the great conundrums of buying guns: You know that it’s best to test-shoot your gun before you plunk down your hard-earned cash, but most gun stores just don’t have the facilities to let you try before you buy. That’s why it’s such great news that the…
I recently (as in, it’s still mounted to my test bed AR) spent three weeks with the new Holosun circle red dot optic, and I couldn’t be more pleased… A QUICK UNBOXING The Holosun circle red dot optic arrived in a very nice foam-fitted hard plastic box. The packaging indicates to me that they care…
Are you on the lookout for an everyday carry knife that’s tactical and practical? Whether you’re looking to add an edged weapon to your everyday carry (EDC) rig, or you just want to have a knife that will always be handy for whatever everyday task, you may find that Bear & Son Cutlery’s brand-new Bear…
This isn’t grassroots, but it is definitely something you can use to make grass grow… Ah, springtime, when the farmers of the world get the soil ready for crops by spreading the “common sense gun control” they collected from the floors of the barn all winter. It’s interesting to note that although the mainstream media…
