When I walk into any gun store looking for something new, I inevitably walk out with something old but with a story. Don't you hate it when that happens? Despite that dreadful habit, I am a fellow of varying and ever changing tastes. So inevitably, I would end up targeting America's favorite rifle--the AR-15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPHNryPo8Ok Like … [Read more...]
The Sig Sauer 556 Classic SWAT rifle was Sig Sauers attempt at bringing an updated version of the Sig 550 series of rifles to the North American shooting market. Like the Sig 550, the Sig Sauer 556 never gained traction, It wasn't a mistake on Sig's part so much it just was a rifle that was lost in a sea of cheaper rifles. The AR-15 had been for the most part standardized long … [Read more...]
One of the fiercest, and longest running, debates within the firearms community is this: which is the better "battle rifle:" the AR or the AK. The topic has been done to death, so I thought I'd feature the two rifles in a different setting: working together. The video embedded above features an AR-15 and an AK-74. The featured AR, like many rifles of its type, is a custom … [Read more...]
The newest rifle from the oldest firearms manufacturer in the world has hit the shelves. Allow me to introduce you to the Beretta ARX100. Here's a little background. Hailing from the same era as the American M16, the Beretta AR70/90 series carbines served the Italian Army for over thirty years until Italy decided it was time for an overhaul. As one of the developments of … [Read more...]
The AR-15 has become the best-selling rifle in the U.S., while the AK-47 is one of the most widely recognized assault rifles on Earth. Both controversial weapons might be similar in appearances, but on closer observation, they are truly worlds apart. We go beyond all the tactical gear and accessories to compare the basic functionality and facts of these two popular … [Read more...]
When I started putting together my first AR-15, my goal was to keep it fairly light weight so that it would be easily maneuverable for me (despite not being blessed with an abundance of upper body strength). In my research, I found several different approaches to custom rifle builds in the interest of weight saving. Most "lightweight AR-15 builds" included shorter and thinner … [Read more...]
