Surviving Bear Attacks: Life-Or-Death Decisions
Big bullets or cans of bear spray? From a father and son who fought a Grizz to expert trainers in bear defense, what will keep you alive?
Posts about "recoil"
CANiK PRIME RADIAN Review: Flat 17+1 EDC
This content is copyrighted and may not be reproduced without the express permission of GunsAmerica.com and BAAANG Media LLC. CANiK PRIME RADIAN Review: Flat 17+1 EDC The CANiK PRIME RADIAN packs Radian’s RAMJET and AFTERBURNER recoil-control package into a 17+1 micro-compact 9mm that shoots fl...
22 Creedmoor: The Wildcat That Went Legit
This content is copyrighted and may not be reproduced without the express permission of GunsAmerica.com and BAAANG Media LLC. 22 Creedmoor: The Wildcat That Went Legit The 22 Creedmoor launches heavy .224 bullets fast, shoots brutally flat, bucks wind, and delivers almost no recoil. This former w...
KelTec PR57 Review: How Accurate Is This Top-Loading 5.7 Pistol?
The top-loading KelTec PR57 carries 21 rounds of 5.7x28mm while weighing only 19 ounces loaded. Our range testing produced tight groups at 25 yards and repeatable hits at 100.
TFB Review: Springfield Armory Echelon Alpha 4.0C 9mm
The Springfield Armory Echelon has been the darling of Geneseo, Illinois ever since its inception for innumerable reasons. The supremely-clever optics mounting system, texturing/stippling that borders on coming from a Custom Shop, a chassis design for ultimate modularity, and flat out performance...
Fudd Friday: Five Handguns For Big Game Hunting
You don’t hear a lot about handgun hunting these days, and I don’t know why. Maybe it’s the rise of the autoloader—I’d argue there was more interest in handgun hunting when six-guns were the norm. Or maybe it’s just because hunters interested in the up-close-an...
Review: Fiocchi Hyperformance SBR Enhanced .223 Ammo
In today’s article, Joe Kurtenbach reviews the Fiocchi Hyperformance SBR Enhanced ammunition. The tested load, the .223 Rem. 77-gr. hollow-point boat tail (HPBT), was provided by the company for this review. “It’s about the most accurate AR ammo I’ve ever tested,” I said to Matt Gan...
Springfield Armory Kuna Review: Is This Roller-Delayed 9mm PDW Worth It?
The Springfield Armory Kuna packs a roller-delayed action, 6-inch threaded barrel, folding brace and two 30-round magazines into a compact 9mm platform. Mike Hardesty puts this Croatian-built PDW through its paces.
Ichord Report: What If Congress Had Let the M16 Die?
“Practically every one of our dead was found with his rifle torn down next to him where he had been trying to fix it.” – Excerpt from a letter written by Marine in 1966 to his family after a firefight in Vietnam. Parts of this Marine’s letter was read by Rep. James J. Howard (...
MG5 - Germany’s Modern Machine Gun
Previously, I wrote about the HK43 and how it eventually evolved into the MG4. From there, the design continued, leading to the HK121, better known today as the MG5. That’s where this picks up. The Heckler & Koch MG5 is Germany’s modern general-purpose machine gun, developed to re...