James Burton

ARBuildJunkie Editor in Chief, James Burton is a writer and shooter, immersed in gun culture since before he could walk. His earliest memories were smells of musty military surplus stores, his father’s large collection of H&K rifles and stacks of Soldier of Fortune magazine. Throughout his impressionable youth, family vacations were wandering the grounds twice a year at the Knob Creek County Machine Gun Shoot. Please feel free to reach out to James for story ideas and more at [email protected]

RISE Armament RA-140 Trigger Overview

Jeremy Bedsaul of TacFix.com recently took a look at the “entry level” RISE Armament RA-140 Super Sporting Trigger and sent us over a brief video review. Is it a worthwhile upgrade to your AR?

Caracal CAR816 A2 – An Improved H&K 416?

So, just what is the Caracal CAR816 A2? It’s something we had mentioned to us several times after our recent article on the H&K 416. To learn more about it, we reached out to Jeff Spalding, Caracal USA’s president.

Weapons Light for Your AR-15 with Kyle Lamb

Weapons light for your AR-15? For being something widely agreed on as a vital component of a defensive carbine build, it’s something that is easy to ignore. For a reminder and perhaps a wakeup call, we touched base with Kyle Lamb of Viking Tactics to tell us why having a weapons light for your AR-15 is a smart idea.

5.56 vs. 7.62 with Chuck Pressburg

In the third and final part of our recent conversation with Chuck Pressburg of Presscheck Consulting, we discuss 5.56 vs. 7.62. What advantage are we really gaining when we use a 7.62 x 51/.308? AR-10?

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