A suppressor is a gas management device, not a magic wand. Its whole job is to trap, slow, and cool the hot gas that rushes out of the muzzle, thereby reducing the sound signature and recoil. A longer barrel gives the powder more time to burn and the gases more time to expand before they ... Read...
Midwest Industries is most likely known for its various handguards, most notably its AR-15 and AK handguards. Today, with the massive amount of mission diversity that is necessitated by modern warfare, the ability to reliably mount a significant number of various accessories to a handguard is a g...
Open the action on these rifles and you can almost smell the campfire smoke from a time and place long ago and far away The post America’s Classic Deer Rifles, According to Jim Carmichel appeared first on Outdoor Life.
The Global War on Terror has been protracted, seeing its reach stretch to every major part of the world. As this global conflict has progressed, so too have tactics and technology, culminating in a new and frightening blend of technology and tactics never before witnessed. Regardless of the advan...
More than eleven million Remington 870s have left the factory since 1950, and by Remington’s own count the number now stands above thirteen million. That output makes the 870 the best-selling shotgun of any type in history, a title it earned by doing what a working pump gun is supposed to d...
Birds are migrating, the weather is cooling, and that can only mean one thing: it’s time for hunting season! No matter what type of bird hunting you do - quail, grouse, waterfowl, or sporting clay - there are new flavors of shotgun shells that are now shipping to dealers across the US.
Just picture it for a second. It’s 1910. You walk into Abercrombie & Fitch, arguably the premiere outfitter for American sportsman of the day. As you get to the gun counter you see something different; it’s not the typical wheelgun dominating the American market. You’re taken in by the ...
Photo Of The Day and we go to India to take a closer look at some marketing images of SSS Defence’s M72. Chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO and built around a short-stroke piston architecture, the design distills lessons learned by others and mimics similar systems already in use. In case yo...
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.
We pitted modern rifles against wood-stocked classics The post The Truth About Traditional Hunting Rifles (and New Ones) appeared first on Outdoor Life.