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]

Stephen Gutowski of The Reload Talks Gun Control & Firearms Journalism

Finding a trained journalist who writes accurately and intelligently about firearms and who builds ARs in his spare time can be a challenge, but it’s the reality of who Stephen Gutowski is. With the recent launch of his new independent firearms-focused website, The Reload, Gutowski is providing his readers, including other journalists, sober and serious … Read more

Aimpoint Launches Next Generation Acro Red Dot Optic

Aimpoint has revealed the 50,000 hour Aimpoint Acro P-2…retail is $599. The Aimpoint® Acro P-2 is the next generation in the Acro series with a new battery size of CR2032 and new diode technology. the Acro P-2 will last for 5 years of continuous use on setting 6/10 (daylight setting) In addition to use as a primary optic on handguns, the Acro P-2 can be mounted on carbines, shotguns and rifles.

Ammo Shortage Update Via The Reload

If you’re looking for real firearms journalism, be sure to head over to Steven Gutowski’s TheReload.com. No one is doing better, more in-depth original reporting right now on the firearms industry. Well worth subscribing if you’re into that kind of thing… We’re asked quite often how long we can expect the current ammo shortage we’re … Read more

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