Shotgun Modifications: From Good to Great
In spending some extended quality time with a Benelli M2/21 inch with the ComforTech stock over the last…
Pick-Up Challenge: We Double Dare Ya!
Like most gun guys and red-blooded American fighting men, I can’t help but notice the hardware of the locals and police/security forces when I travel. This is partly because I’m interested, but also because you never know when that type/model/series may be the weapon of opportunity in a crisis.
Cheap or Right: Rethinking The Pump 12
The slide-action 12-gauge shotgun is the archetypal American long gun—the everyman’s universal tool that is equally useful harvesting…
Finding Fifth Gear: US PALM AK Upgrades
I have been working with the Arsenal SLR-107F rendition of the modern Russian AK 100 series (MY FIRST KALASHNIKOV, December 2012 S.W.A.T.; D.I.Y. AK MODS, February 2013 S.W.A.T.) and was impressed by the potential of the rifle but frustrated by the limitations of the stock configuration. A trusted friend put me in touch with US PALM to see what some simple upgrades would do. US PALM has spent solid time looking at the AK problem and invested effort in bringing its potential out to become capability for shooters. I ordered some parts and stood by.
Deal of the Century: CZ 82
Among shooting enthusiasts, there are a variety of niche firearms that serve as good excuses to acquire additional…
My First Kalashnikov: Arsenal SLR-107F AK
I’ve been dragging my feet on getting my own Kalashnikov for years now. In the past, I could never bring myself to put down the cash for even bargain-priced variants at gun shows. I would borrow one when I needed to familiarize myself before deploying or, when overseas, shoot the local versions. I always had the nagging suspicion it was more of a “buyer beware” situation with so many inexpensive, rough-as-a-cob variants out there than the general AK reputation for reliability would indicate.
Battle Rifle Realized: LaRue Tactical PredatAR
One of the significant trends in the current Afghanistan fight is the troops’ increasing use of semiautomatic 7.62mm…
Battlefield Trends
Live From Afghanistan: Eyewitness Report War is the ultimate proving ground The last decade of conflict has seen trends…
Rimfire Training Tips: to Improve Service Carbine Performance
AR-type .22 rimfire conversions and trainers have flown off dealers' shelves by the thousands, with shooters looking to mimic the appearance, form or function of their service carbines. Some of these shooters didn’t grow up on a steady regimen of rimfire shooting, while others are now shooting the .22 in volumes not encountered before.
Bringing a Gun to a Night Fight: Viking Tactics Night Fighter Class
Every so often one finds a training experience that recalibrates the measurement of what is possible and pushes the student past all self-prescribed limits. This is advanced training—and what a group of police, military, and dedicated civilians received at the inaugural Viking Tactics Night Fighter class outside of Fayetteville, North Carolina recently.