Wideners has been around since 1978, selling reloading equipment and shooting supplies. Known largely as a great source for powder and projectiles to reload with, Wideners also offers a wide variety of factory ammo. When you are looking for an accurate load for your rifle, you need to try different bullet weights and loads to see what performs best in your gun. Wideners makes … [Read more...]
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New Mosin Nagant Chassis System on the Market
Ukrainian company called "Crook" (Крук – means "raven") makes an aluminum chassis for Mosin-Nagantrifles. It fits all models of Mosin Nagant rifles including the early ones with hexagonal receivers and doesn't require any modifications to the rifle. Basically, you just remove the Mosin-Nagant wood stock and drop the action into this chassis. If you visit the company's … [Read more...]
AR vs AK: Which is Better?
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...]
AK-47 vs AR-15: The Small Arms Showdown
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...]
Best Time to Build a Rifle ?
In this post 2016 election world many gun owners have spent the last few weeks rejoicing that a clearly Anti 2nd Amendment candidate was defeated. In the euphoria that has followed we have seen the prices of all models and makes of military sporting rifles return to normal levels, easing all of our collective psyches. A secondary effect of this election is the rise in … [Read more...]
AK47 Rifle Stock Fix
Have you ever typed AK47 Rifle Stock Fix into Google? There is not much there even though the under folder stock models of the AK47 family are terrible, everyone knows it. Even all the die hard AK47 fanboys (myself included) will tell you they just suck. If Uncle Ivan or whoever could have made a cheaper more uncomfortable stock for Mother Russia he would have. The ergonomics, … [Read more...]