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Be Our Guest Rifle Parody Video

Phuc Long of Firepower United made a parody of Disney’s Be Our Guest, the famous song from Beauty and the Beast. He re-wrote the lyrics to reflect options to accessorize your rifles. You can hear his...

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Portuguese Army HK416A5s

A report by Janes Defense has highlighted the purchase of 24 additional 5.56x45mm HK416A5 rifles and four 7.62x51mm G28 (HK417) rifles by Portugal for their Rapid Reaction Brigade (SOF). This is in...

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Review: AIM Surplus Lightweight Nickel Boron AR-15 Bolt Carrier Group

Aim Surplus (AIM) is a popular online retailer of gun accessories, firearms, and military & police surplus. What many may not know is that AIM is a huge seller of bolt carrier group (BCG) for AR...

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New AR-Ready Optics from Aimpoint

It’s almost Christmas and if you’re looking for a gift for a shooter – or a little something for yourself – take a look at the new optics from Aimpoint. The new line is made up of Micro T-2 and Micro...

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Use the Right Ammo (and Answer Questions from Newbies)

A few years ago I found myself embroiled in an ammo debate – okay, an argument – with someone about .40 S&W versus 10mm. No, this was not a discussion involving name-calling of the .40 S&W or a...

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Ultimag Smart Load

Fab Defense is now selling an AR-15 magazine called the Ultimag Smart Load. These 30-round magazines use a built in loading system that is designed to reduce the amount of time it takes to fill each to...

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It’s Time To Retire “Assault Rifle”

If you’ve spent any time at all in military history circles, you will have probably witnessed or been a participant in an argument about what, exactly, an “assault rifle” is, or whether a particular...

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IV8888 Shoots A Vepr AK To Failure

Gun blogger superstar Eric of the Iraqveteran8888 YouTube channel is happy to once again get behind a rifle going cyclic until failure. This time, Eric’s victim is a Vepr 7.62×39 AK rifle made by Molot...

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Review: Cobalt Kinetics Evolve: An Evolution of the AR

Cobalt Kinetics Evolve As I mentioned in the previous press release last week, I had been invited to a media day to preview a new “AR platform” rifle concept that Cobalt Kinetics will be bringing to...

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Colt Finally Ready To Exit Bankruptcy

Hartford, Connecticut gunmaker Colt has won confirmation of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy exit plan. The plan, which includes a new lease on the company’s Hartford plant as well as negotiated terms for...

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Review: Trijicon MRO

The new Trijicon MRO is the hottest optic currently. MRO stands for “Miniature Rifle Optic”. During the Fall 2015 Big 3 Media Event, I had a chance to try out the Trijicon MRO provided by Georgia...

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POTD: A Blue Themed AR-15 Gunshow Impulse Buy

Andrew writes … After walking away empty handed from my local gunshow Saturday I stopped by one of my favorite gunstores to grab some ammo. While browsing the used guns rack this one stood out to me...

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MagWedge AngelEye: A Mirror on Your Rifle

Just when you thought you’d seen everything… Canadian manufacturer MagWedge has developed a new product they’re calling the AngelEye. It’s a small mirror that mounts onto a section of picatinny rail....

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LWRC’s New, Totally Loaded, Direct Impingement AR15: The LWRC M6IC-DI

In this video, James enlists the help of retired Army Ranger, Jacque B., to review LWRC’s newest model, the M6IC-DI. Bucking LWRC’s piston-gun trend, this is a direct impingement gun with a $1500 price...

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Optic Review: Burris XTR II 1-5x24mm Tactical Scope

The original Burris XTR 1-4x24mm is one of the best 1-4x tactical scopes on the market. Recently Burris replaced the 1-4x model with a much improved 1-5x24mm XTR Gen 2 model. It’s interesting that...

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Gun Review: Colt MARC 901 AR-15

The Colt MARC 901 rifle is a bit of a different take on the .308 AR concept, but is it really necessary? Given Colt’s track record recently I am a bit skeptical, after all they are the company that...

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WPA Steel Case 6.5 Grendel Ammo

It seems like WPA and Alexander Arms have been working on a steel case 6.5 Grendel forever. When it was finally released about a year ago, the steel case 6.5 Grendel was hard to find. Alexander Arms...

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BREAKING: Stag Arms’ Federal Firearms License Revoked!

Connecticut gun manufacturer Stag plead guilty today to violating federal law, including the loss of 200 firearms from its record books, and the possession of 62 machine guns or receivers for machine...

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80% AR Lowers Being Sold On Amazon As “Art Pieces”

Some enterprising individual has listed a 80% AR-15 lower receivers through Jeff Bezos honeypot Amazon.com, a company that absolutely prohibits firearms and related listings to be posted through its...

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BREAKING: IWI Recalls Galil ACE Pistols Due To Full Auto Receivers

IWI USA has issued a recall for their newly released Galil ACE pistols due to the presence of a pin hole for a full auto sear. AKs with this pin hole have long been considered by the ATF to be machine...

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