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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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You don’t know how it happened, but it’s happened: You’re lost in the woods. The bad news is that you’ve already made a couple of mistakes. The good news is that you are going to be all right. So you’re lost in the woods. What now? Although Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is…
Today, we have a guest column from our resident gun-control expert Ima Nidiot, personal-odor trainer and vagina-hat knitting queen. Take it away, Ima! Hello to all you deplorable gun-rights troglodytes! Ima Nidiot here to educate you about how your intellectual betters have determined you’ll be exercising your so-called “Second Amendment ‘rights.’” (Swear to Caitlyn Jenner,…
It’s not paranoia; it’s responsible gun ownership. The self-defense visualization technique for armed citizens known as “Condition Yellow” has recently been the centerpiece of a typically disingenuous article from the anti-gun establishment, which won’t surprise those of us who keep an eye on the mainstream media. Misrepresenting the intentions and mindset of armed defenders as…
Y’all, I think Prince had a song about this. If you ninjas are out there getting weak-ass accuracy out of your guns, maybe your problem is that you don’t understand the shooting fundamental that is trigger control. So many clowns don’t get that it’s not all about you—you gotta learn how to master that trigger…
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA Incorporated 1871 11250 Waples Mill Road – Fairfax, VA 22030 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 10, 2018 Contact: nragomedia@nrahq.org; (703) 267-1595 MEDIA ADVISORY: NRA Carry Guard Expo in Richmond CANCELLED Ahead of Forecasted Landfall of Hurricane Florence RICHMOND, Va. – The National Rifle Association has cancelled the second annual NRA Carry Guard Expo, which was scheduled…
Who put all this Nature in my Nature?!? Ask any native Coloradan, and they’ll tell you: The Californians have arrived…and they’re in for a big shock. It’s a trend that’s been going on for some time now: The blue-state Millennials—many of whom are entering their late 20s and early 30s—are realizing that their urban Utopias…
The revolver revolution will not be televised. About 32 years ago, in the wake of a famous FBI vs. Bad Guys shootout, America’s law enforcement began to transition from the traditional revolver to polymer-framed, high-capacity semi-automatics. American civilians fell in love with them, too—for a while there, it looked as if the venerable wheelgun might…
From the Special Forces playbook right to your shooting diary. Larry Vickers of Vickers Tactical gets a lot of questions, which is only natural: As a retired US Army 1st SFOD- Delta combat veteran, combat marksmanship instructor, and industry consultant, Vickers offers the kind of battle-tested intel that can be tough for those among us…
The legendary Austrian firm speaks American English all month long. This September, Steyr Arms has some wunderbar news for Americans: They’re offering three ways to help you translate their famous precision engineering into your own outstanding shooting skills. Even better is that despite their European roots, they’re ready to make that translation easier (and better)…
Open Carry (OC) is like concealed carry (CCW)’s redneck cousin. Much of the talk surrounding the “and Bear Arms” part of the Second Amendment centers around concealed carry, but there’s another option that some people exercise—open carry. But why do people carry their self-defense handguns openly? That’s the question at the heart of one of…
You got your permit, your gun, and your training…now what? You’ve purchased your concealed-carry (CCW) gun and learned how to use it, but your journey as an armed citizen is just beginning—now you need to work on your strategy to keep your handgun concealed from everyday view. There are a couple of reasons why that’s…
Does a real straight shooter let it out or hold it in? My favorite argument to read online right now is whether a shooter should breathe while they’re squeezing their trigger, because it generates more hot air than my crew after a giant-ass pot of my old lady’s famous beanie-wienies. Some peeps think you oughta…
