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Scout Rifle

Scout Rifles 101

The scout rifle is a rifle configuration loved by some and ridiculed by others.  Where did it come from, what is it and why? It was the vision of the famous Jeff Cooper, founder of the American Pistol Institute which later morphed into Gunsite–the premier firearms training facility at the

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IWI Galil AK Mechanics Course

IWI’s Galil / AK Mechanics Course

I train with a group of fellow instructors, including my wife. When planning out classes for the year, we decided to add a class focused on the AK platform. We wanted more hands-on experiences with things other than 5.56mm AR-15s. After shopping around, we chose IWI’s (Israel Weapon Industries) Galil

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6.5 Creed vs 308 Win – The difference in modern cartridge design philosophy is obvious between the 6.5 Creedmoor, left, and the 308 Win.

Old Versus New Cartridges: Which Rifle Rounds Are Better?

Shooters and hunters love to argue about cartridges. I suspect this began when two cavemen first squabbled over which rock had superior ballistic properties. Today, judging by all the jabs and memes on social media, you might conclude that rifle shooters occupy two camps: traditionalists and modernists. Old Versus New

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FN SCAR 15 Short-Barreled Rifle: The World’s Sexiest SBR

America is awash to its gunwales in AR-15 rifles. We use Gene Stoner’s classic smoke pole for home defense, recreation, law enforcement, and hunting. However, the basic design is fully sixty years old. Six decades is a long time. Sixty years ago a telephone was as big as a running

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Stoeger M3K Tactical

Stoeger’s New M3K Tactical 12 Gauge

Shotguns have a special place in my heart. Like revolvers, they follow a simple philosophy: high power factor, low capacity and an undeniable need for user mastery. There’s a charm in that. When you do get the rhythm down—the loading cadence, the recoil management, the snap-shot mechanics—it feels like you’ve

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Sigurd Shirts — Loaded With Innovation

At first glance the Sigurd Shirt from 5.11 appears like any other camo-inspired base layer available today. However, once I received my test sample and wore it while under diverse outdoor scenarios, my mindset about the Sigurd changed dramatically. This was not just a patterned novelty, but a high performance

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Do You Really Need A $4,000 Pistol On The Job?

All of a sudden the world has decided that double-stack 1911s or 2011s are no longer “just a competition pistol”.  Widebody 1911s and 2011s are moving into the mainstream and models can be found at pretty much every price point. Much of this is the result of Staccato’s (formerly STI)

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Shooting the DIY Colt Model 602 build.

A Colt Model 602 DIY Build Straight Out of Vietnam

I have a friend named Sario who was one of the Army’s first Green Berets. He assessed into Special Forces in the 1950’s before there was a Special Forces school. Back then, senior NCOs taught the special operations trade via OJT. In 1962, Sario was part of a clandestine rescue

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