Is “New” really better?
I met my first plastic AR this week! ok, polymer, whatever! …No, It wasn’t Solo cup plastic, but it was so very plastic! It wasn’t one of thos...
Author: Gabby
Shopping for AR Parts
When I told my friend, back in December, that I was ordering my AR receivers, he laughed and said, “Good luck finding a lower parts kit!” Another fr...
AR-15: A Brief History Concluded
On Monday we learned that AR-15 was not automatically accepted by the US army when it was invented. The rifle was too new in concept for the conservative milita...
AR-15: A Brief History
In order to do a better job on my own AR-15 build, I figured it might be handy to learn the history of this coveted weapon system. Having studied architecture i...
Gun-Talk Overload
Does any one else have trouble shutting off their gun brain? The other night I was watching “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” and as the plot reached its cres...
“Gun Registry” via Social Media?
I love how the firearms industry is embracing the inter-webs. It took them long enough. At SHOTShow 2013, I was shocked to learn that there were still manufactu...
Open Letter To Displaced Manufacturers
To the displaced manufacturers of the firearms community: I was sad to hear that the laws in your home states, are causing you to look for new digs. The loss of...
CNBC takes on the AR-15
Last Thursday I was glued to my TV for an hour while CNBC Prime showed “The Rise of the AR-15“. The only thing pulling my attention from this show, ...
My Blue (Turquoise) Gun
As I mentioned on Monday, I have begun collecting parts for my AR build. The lower parts kit has arrived and the lower receiver is on the way, but every other d...
What does this shortage mean to you?
A day or two after the Connecticut shooting, when I was still working at the gun range, the conversations swirled about how such an event would affect the gun-l...