Zastava ZPAP M70: An Authentic AK for the U.S. Market
The Yugoslav Republic carved out a unique niche in Eastern Europe from its formation following World War I until its demise at the conclusion of the Cold War. The country’s independence streak extended to their arms industry. They proved themselves willing to take the best foreign designs, from the FN …
Buying a Used Rifle: Tips From a Longtime Gun Retailer
Lying there on the gun shop’s counter is a used .30-’06 Sprg. bolt-action mounted with what is supposed to be a pretty good used scope. You’re going with your buddies on a deer hunt out West and didn’t want to mortgage the house to buy a new rifle and a …
“Wrong Man for the Job” – ATF Nominee Chipman Facing Fresh Allegations
April may be the cruelest month, but August isn’t looking so great for David Chipman, President Biden’s nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Your NRA-ILA recently published an alert on Chipman’s work promoting ShotSpotter, Inc., a surveillance tool for local governments that critics call “useless, expensive, racist technology.” …
Gun Controllers Collaborate with Unscrupulous Foreign Regime to Undermine U.S. Constitution
Anyone tempted to think the gun control lobby couldn’t sink any further into disreputable tactics should sit down before reading any further. Last week, Brady – one of the older, gun prohibition advocacy groups in the U.S. – teamed up with the government of Mexico to launch an assault against …
Gun Control and the Elastic Meaning of “Transfer”— Colorado Court Moves the Needle
One of laws championed by the gun-grabbing crowd is the so-called universal background check, in which private sales of firearms are subjected to a criminal background check, fees, and paperwork. What gun control advocates fail to make clear, though, is that their concept of “sale” extends to firearm “transfers,” being gifts, loans …
The Anatomy of the Perfect Long-Range Bullet
Ten years ago, it was a feat to find an average-priced rifle that was capable of sub-MOA accuracy. Today, that simply is not the case. Making a rifle that can produce three- and even five-shot groups that measure less than an inch at 100 yards is more or less the …
Review: Rock River R9 Competition BT-9G
Colt kicked off the 9 mm Luger-chambered AR-15/M16 market when it introduced the Colt SMG in 1982. The SMG made use of a straight blowback action that fired from a closed bolt rather than the M16’s direct-impingement, gas-operated, rotating-bolt system. Three years later, Colt introduced a 16″-barreled semi-automatic model for civilians. …
Loading Bench: The 6mm Creedmoor
The count of .24-cal. rifles that remain in our home and others that stayed for a while then headed on down the road is rather high. My wife’s 6 mm Rem. has now been her constant companion for hunting deer and antelope for more than 40 years. A couple of …
Zastava ZPAP M70: An Authentic AK for the U.S. Market
The Yugoslav Republic carved out a unique niche in Eastern Europe from its formation following World War I until its demise at the conclusion of the Cold War. The country’s independence streak extended to their arms industry. They proved themselves willing to take the best foreign designs, from the FN …
Biden Signals Intent to Go After Manufacturers, Dealers
President Joe Biden (D) and White House officials recently met with attorneys general from seven states and Washington, D.C., to discuss how they can “hold accountable” law-abiding gun manufacturers and dealers for the actions of criminals. Amongst those present were Letitia James of New York (who says she wants the NRA obliterated), …