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All About Rifle Scopes

July 16, 2021 By Joshua Gillem

What is a Rifle Scope? A rifle scope is a sighting system that sits on top of a rifle to help the shooter aim in on their target. It consists of lenses, a tube and, some sort of reticle (cross hair, dot, etc.) inside. The tube is mounted externally on the rifle’s barrel or receiver […]

Filed Under: Gun Info, Rifles Tagged With: optics, rifle, rifle scope, scopes

338 Federal Ballistics Chart and Cartridge Guide

July 9, 2021 By Joshua Gillem

The 338 Federal got its start as a 308 Winchester, necked up to accept a 33 caliber bullet. 338 is generally a hard hitting caliber, but this one is a bit different than the others that bear the same caliber designation, like the 338 Win Mag. The 338 Federal is a short action cartridge, meaning […]

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AK-47 History and Information

July 5, 2021 By Joshua Gillem

AK-47

The AK-47 is a gas-operated rifle that was adopted and standardized in 1947. It was designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov and produced by Russian manufacturer Izhevsk Mechanical Works. The AK-47 is compact, firing a 7.62×39mm cartridge, and is capable of selective fire (meaning that it can run in automatic fire). It was one of the first […]

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SKS Rifle History

June 24, 2021 By GunnersDen

The SKS is a semi-automatic rifle designed in 1945 by Sergei Gavrilovic Simonov. It is a self-loading carbine Simonov system 1945, or SKS 45. Originally, it was meant to serve alongside Mikhail Kalashnikov’s new AK-47 design, to replace the Mosin Nagant bolt action rifle that had been in service since 1891. However, as the mass […]

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AR/AK Pistols Back on Menu as Law Makers Ask Biden to Put Them on NFA

April 1, 2021 By Joshua Gillem

A group of anti-gun politicians wrote a letter and sent it off to President Biden. It was dated March 31, 2021. That letter spoke about how bad AR and AK style pistols are, and that they want him to consider taking executive action against them. Their request is that they be added to the NFA, […]

Filed Under: Industry News, AK-47, AR-15, Gun Info, Opinion Tagged With: ak-47, ak-47 pistol, ar-15, ar-15 pistol, biden, gun control

Leadstar Arms New 308 DMR

March 21, 2021 By Joshua Gillem

Leadstar Arms is known for their uber lightweight AR-15 platform rifles and pistols. More recently, they’ve branched out from just their competition only rifles and carbines, into a more duty-centered rifle, like the Grunt and the DMR spoken about below. I’ve had a chance to shoot the Leadstar Arms rifles before and the ones I […]

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Can My AR-15 Shoot Steel Cased Ammo?

March 6, 2021 By Joshua Gillem

On the minds of many these days is the great ammo shortage of 2021. This is something that we’re currently still knee-deep in without any sign of us coming out of it at any point soon. I won’t cover why we’re in an ammo shortage, or when I think we’ll be getting out of this […]

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M1 Garand History

February 20, 2021 By Joshua Gillem

The .30″ caliber M1 Garand rifle was a gas-operated, semi-automatic, magazine-fed rifle that was developed by Springfield Armory firearms designer John Garand. The prototypes were refined during the 1920s and 1930s before being officially opted in 1932. And even then, it did not formally enter service until 1936 through an executive decision by then-Army Chief […]

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5 Best SKS Mods and Upgrades

February 20, 2021 By Joshua Gillem

The SKS Rifle was one of the most popular rifles imported during the last century, and with good reason. First designed in the mid-40s by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov, it’s a more accurate rifle, not to mention more affordable, than the average AK-47 is. Both rifles were developed in the Soviet Union around the same time, […]

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M1 Carbine

February 22, 2018 By GunnersDen

M1 Carbine: The .30″ caliber M1 Carbine or M1 Carbine was a lightweight semi-automatic carbine that became a standard firearm in the U.S. military during World War II and the Korean War, and was produced in several variants. It was widely used by U.S. and foreign military and paramilitary forces, and has also been a […]

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