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Photo: Massaro Media Group. When it comes to your reloading recipe, the technique is just as important as the ingredients. I attended a cookout late last summer, spending a wonderful afternoon with some friends and acquaintances well versed in reloading. Over a couple of cold beers, the conversation turned to reloading gear and techniques. I’m

We take a quick look at the .480 Ruger cartridge, Bill Ruger’s handheld namesake. After a half-century of production, millions of shooters use Bill Ruger’s firearms—but only one very special pistol cartridge bears the man’s name. The .480 Ruger was never intended to be the biggest and heaviest-recoiling handgun cartridge on the block. It splits

We take a quick look at Weatherby’s new lightweight Mark V Backcountry Guide and Guide Ti hunting rifles. Weatherby is continuing to expand its Backcountry line, this time with two models of lightweight mountain hunting rifles. Called the Mark V Backcountry Guide and the Mark V Backcountry Ti, the two models are available in 12

Photo: Rock Island Auction Company. We discuss the development, design, history and use of the FN FNC, an oft-forgotten Cold War military rifle. It took years for NATO to agree to standardize on the 7.62x51mm cartridge only for the U.S. to turn around and lobby for the adoption of the 5.56x45mm cartridge instead. This made

A blowback rimfire pistol, which can be safely dry-fired, represents a great feat of German engineering. A Blackhawk Knives Bunker Buster is an outstanding flipper knife that pairs well with the WMP. We check out the Walther WMP, a versatile and capable semi-auto .22 WMR pistol that has all the makings of an excellent modern

The Wilson Combat EDC X9 is the next step in the evolution of one of the best self-defense handguns ever created. We hit the range to test out Wilson Combat’s compensated EDC X9 2.0. Not only is the 1911 pistol iconic, but it’s also a timeless design that’s more popular a century after Colt introduced

Looking for a new iron or piece of kit to enhance the one you already own? Check out these 7 new bits of guns and gear to grow your firearms wish list. The New Guns And Gear: Bergara B-14 Crest Carbon At this point, it’s safe to say the B-14 is a stone-cold classic. Precision,

The 21-Foot Principle, often mistakenly referred to as the “21-Foot Rule,” gained prominence through the work of Dennis Tueller, a police officer with the Salt Lake City Police Department. This principle emerged from Tueller’s informal studies on the potential threat posed by an attacker armed with a knife. His findings suggested that an able-bodied male

The RTS IFAK is meant for serious problems, and it’s built to withstand hard use. We take a quick look at the RTS IFAK, a serious medical kit for serious injuries. Firearms are dangerous … and that’s why we have them. But we also have “blow-out” kits, right? Right? A blow-out kit is a first-aid

We take a quick look at .356 TSW, aka .356 Team Smith & Wesson, one weird step-cousin of a cartridge The .356 TSW centerfire pistol cartridge was designed by Smith & Wesson in 1994 as an IPSC round. The .356 TSW fit into a 9mm magazine, and Smith & Wesson convinced Federal to load it

Want a 1911 with a red dot? Here we check out Springfield Armory’s new 1911 AOS pistols. Over 100 years later, the 1911 is still going strong, but that doesn’t mean the guns don’t deserve a little modernization. For those interested in an optics-ready 1911 to mount a red dot on, look no further than

Galco Gunleather’s Fastrax Pac Waistpack doesn’t look tactical and doesn’t have any logos to give it away as a holster. If it conceals a gun, you can keep your man card. Here we discuss the pros and cons of fanny pack concealed carry. The struggle is real: Comfortable everyday carry of a completely concealed handgun

We hit the range to test out the Fulton Armory M14, discuss the rifle’s military history and how it fares in civilian hands today. The M14 rifle has enjoyed an interesting but largely unknown history. It’s a direct descendant of the famous M1 Garand; however, it has a much more convoluted and harder to understand

We take a look at the 22 Nosler cartridge and discuss its ballistic properties, practical applications and whether it still has a place today. The idea behind 22 Nosler was to develop the most powerful .22-caliber centerfire cartridge compatible with the AR-15 platform. It was designed to be so compatible, in fact, that all an AR-15

Century Arms has just released the CA-3, a 7.62x51mm NATO G3 rifle built using original surplus and new-production parts. Battle rifle enthusiasts continue to debate over what the best platform is, and they don’t seem any closer to reaching an answer today than they did years ago. Whatever side of the argument you find yourself

We pieced together a custom Thompson Center Contender carbine, so let’s take a look at the build process, the parts used and assess the final product. Even a very brief look at a rifle beyond my financial means fueled my desire to build one close to it. The rifle in question was a custom one-off

A quick look at .30-40 Krag, or .30 U.S. Army, America’s first small-bore military cartridge. The .30 U.S. Army, or .30-40 Krag—the first United States small-bore military cartridge—was adopted in 1892. The Winchester high-wall single-shot was the first commercial rifle in the United States produced for a small-bore smokeless-powder cartridge. This happened when the .30-40