Nothing stirs more of an emotional divide in the 2A community than the bullpup. While there are factual arguments for the practical use of the platform design, the emotional responses are rarely middle ground. The bullpup is a rifle that end users either love or hate; rarely is it undecided.
Back in May, when NSWC Crane posted the Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle (HICAR) solicitation, I closed my article by asking whether any currently available carbine platform was genuinely built to handle sustained fire at 82,000 PSI, or whether every vendor would need a...
Trijicon has a way of building what you might call the "desert island" rifle, the kind of rifle equipped with every capability at arm's reach. The rifle looks like a LWRCI IC-DI 14.7" , stacked with optics and accessories that will get most people’s attention immediately...
Russell Phagan has never met a shooting sport rule he didn't want to push. From building out the Brutality match series with InRangeTV, to founding FAST (Firearms Action Shooting Trials) as its own standalone series, to his day job as VP at KE Arms, he's spent ...
There is a difficult balance to be struck with training shoes. You want the cushion and give for running, but also the stability for the gym and the durability to stand up to some hard use off the pavement. The 5.11 PT-R Inure Runner is their attempt at a Physical Training Ready shoe to handle [&...
I presume the naysayers’ idea was that hipsters are urbanized young adults who reject mainstream culture and like niche equipment to pursue their interests—fixie bikes, old record players, and so on. I think naysayers also believe hipsters don’t have the physique to handle highe...
Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week we took a look at how less truly can be more and how keeping it simple can sometimes have more benefits than installing a ton of accessories on your handgun. If you happened to miss that article, be sure to click the link here &...
I met our guest today, Derrick Ratliff, at this year's Leupold Relentless Rifleman , the NRL Hunter match I wrote about here ; he was working the same brutal high-desert terrain I was, and it turns out talking to the guy who made the rifle you’re competing with is some of th...
The Tank Museum isn’t on the way to anywhere. Located one mile north of the village of Wool in Dorset in southwest England, The Tank Museum is collocated with the British Army Armor School in Bovington. Nobody gets to The Tank Museum by accident. It’s in the middle of no place. Considering th...
1,500 rounds, zero malfunctions. See how the PSA Dagger Compact 9mm holds up long-term with real-world testing, upgrades, and carry considerations.