During the recent (April 4-7, 2017) LAAD Defence & Security exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, IMBEL – Indústria de Material Bélico do Brasil showed the latest development examples of its 7.62x51mm IA2 carbine and rifle prototypes which are expected to soon join the similarly-designated 5.56x45mm variants currently in full production at the company’s Fábrica de Itajubá (Itajubá … [Read more...]
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Lucid HD-7 Red Dot : First Look
We were fortunate enough to recently acquire an interesting fixed power red dot optic, the Lucid HD-7. Now as we all know the market for any sort of red dot style optics is extremely crowded and has over two dozen major brands and models to wade through when searching for one. Lucid was a company that I had never really looked into until recently, and that was because I was … [Read more...]
Range Etiquette : A Beginners Guide
Range Etiquette 101, it sounds so very basic but sometimes people forget things like I did this past weekend so we here at The Arms Guide though it would be a good time to write a refresher course. The topic can be as simple or difficult as someone wants it to be, and that is part of the problem. Many shooters forget simple safety rules and acts of courtesy that many of us take … [Read more...]