Article first appeared at Cheaper than Dirt. The pistol-caliber carbine enjoys a long and storied history. The Winchester lever action and Colt Single Action Army combination started the ball rolling. Today, the modern self-loading carbine is the popular option. Buy All-American! Bring health and vitality back to your body with …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. When I heard the news, I probably made the same noise you did. “What? Springfield Armory is releasing an AR-15-style rifle? Well, at least they beat Glock to it.” When even Ruger—long the holdouts given the company’s existing Mini-14—enters the AR-15 market ahead of …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. Fast and accurate shooting with a handgun requires a stable shooting stance that allows the shooter to exercise the proper degree of sight alignment, trigger control and recoil management. There are a number of stances that can do that, but there’s no “one-size-fits-all” solution. …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. Gun store groupies are quick to bash anything new—unless that new thing appeals to one of their desires. Quite often, new cartridges are shunned because niche-minded experts couldn’t divine their usefulness or application. Or, just as often, they use numbers to illustrate why the …

Article first appeared at Ammo Land. I’m a relative newcomer to the world of the AR-15-pattern rifle. Until fairly recently, I languished in the People’s Republic of Massachusetts, where such rifles are still subject to the vagaries of the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban that expired in 2004 in Free America. …

Article first appeared at American Rifleman. As one of the most popular pocket-pistol cartridges today, the .380 ACP round is actually quite long in the tooth. Dating back more than a century to its creation by John Moses Browning, the .380 has a long and storied history. However, it was not …

Article first appeared at American Rifleman. It should be obvious that a gun intended for concealed carry on the person should be small, but more importantly, it should be light. Often, however, the small, light handgun delivers ballistic performance on the light side. That forces the defensive handgunner hard up …

Article first appeared at American Rifleman. When it comes to .223 Rem. semi-automatic rifles, Ruger’s Mini-14 has long been one of the obvious choices. And it’s no wonder, considering it offers nearly the same handiness as the M1 Carbine, the ballistics of the AR15, and the feel of the classic M1 …

Article first appeared at American Rifleman. Building sleek, sexy, tricked-out AR-15 rifles is all well and good. But what about folks who just want a dependable rifle for less or first-time builders who want to get their feet wet at an affordable price? Building an AR-15 yourself is an effective …

Article first appeared at American Rifleman. The AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle has become one of the most popular guns in the United States. Experts cite a variety of reasons as to why this platform is such a crowd pleaser, including its accuracy, flexibility, and at the top of the list, …