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SureFire Launches Scout Light® Pro Weapon Light

SureFire has launched the new ScoutLight Pro…curious how this stacks up to other lights on the market like the Cloud Defensive OWL and the Modlite offerings…We’ll be doing a video on this new light from SHOT later this week. Via SureFire Press Release SureFire, LLC, manufacturer of the world’s finest—and most innovative—illumination tools and tactical … Read more

Primary & Secondary Training Summit

Primary & Secondary is a go-to destination for those looking to do more than validate preconceived concepts, procedures and ideas. Pushing that idea forward, founder Matt Landfair has announced the Primary & Secondary Training Summit, an event designed to present new ideas about gear and training methods to those who perhaps need them most…

Machine Gun Announcement From Geissele Automatics and Barrett®

Via Press release from Geissele Automatics: Geissele Automatics is proud to announce their acquisition of the 240LW and 240LWS machine gun technical data package and intellectual property from Barrett Firearms Manufacturing, Inc. Barrett also announced it has entered into a technical support agreement for the 240LW and 240LWS with Geissele. The 240LW and 240LWS are … Read more

MIL-SPEC – A Misunderstood Standard for Weapon Systems

“MIL-SPEC equals lowest bidder” … “Military issued? I don’t want it”. There are a large amount of people within the firearms community who express these sentiments, without fully understanding what they are saying. They do this as a way to immediately denigrate and dismiss a firearm or piece of equipment.  The most recent time these … Read more

AR Triggers & Anti-Rotation Trigger Pins – School of the American Rifle

Anti-rotation trigger pins are something we see on a lot of AR builds, but are they really necessary? More than that, can they be causing more harm than good in certain cases? To learn more about anti-rotation trigger pins and for some basic advice on AR-15 triggers, we reached out to Chad Albrecht at School of the American Rifle.

Triggrcon 2019 – Head Down Firearms

We get an overview of offerings from Matt DeVille from Head Down Firearms, including their affordable HD15 OTG Tactical Patrol Rifle, HD15 Master Series and their C.A.S.S. System. About Head Down Firearms Via the Head Down Fireaarms website: With countless products on the market today it’s hard to determine what products are worth buying. In … Read more

Tactical Hog Eradication on 6.5 Grendel & 7.62 x 39 ARs

We recently reached out to Tactical Hog Eradication to discuss their success using AR’s chambered in 6.5 Grendel on feral hogs. As professional hog eradicators, performance matters, and with more and more AR builders going with 6.5 Grendel, we wanted to learn more about both the cartridge and their builds.

VLTOR A5 Buffer System Overview

In the course of a recent interview with a highly respected AR manufacturer, the A5 Buffer System was mentioned as one of the “most legitimate upgrades” the AR has ever seen. Such praise led us to reach out to Nick Wantland, head of marketing and sales at VLTOR. We asked for an overview and why it might be worth considering for your next build.

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