Fiddling with Ruger’s Scout Rifle

This guest post is courtesy of Richard Mann, author of Empty Cases. I’ve been playing with the Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle for several months now. Long enough to develop an informed opinion and long enough to try various sight arrangements. One of the great things about this rifle is the versatility it offers which is…

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The 10 Manliest Firearms

This was a hard piece to write, because guns by definition are manly, except for Berettas, gold-plated TEC9s, .25 caliber pistols or anything made by the French. To simplify things, I have limited it to modern cartridge firearms a man might, can, and should collect and shoot. There are certainly other manly weapons, and you…

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Anzio Ironworks Monstrous 20mm

The use of 20mm precision fire started before WWII with the Finns who fielded the Lathi M39 that helped them slow and almost defeat the Soviet invasion of their borders by Stalin before he became a buddy of FDR. The Finns were able to penetrate the thin armor of pre-war Soviet tanks and force disproportionate…

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NGA X7

This guest review of the NGA X7 was written by Michael Z. Williamson. I spoke to Michael this morning, and he put another 500 rounds through the NGA X7 last night. An updated review to follow tomorrow. The X7 is billed as extremely accurate, durable and low maintenance. To test this, the first thing I…

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Politics Arsenal Found in Mexico Contains Guns From U.S. Probe

An arsenal found in Mexico included at least five assault rifles that U.S authorities trace to a federal operation gone badly awry, according to government documents. The discovery appears to confirm for the first time fears cited by Republican lawmakers that a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives operation called Fast and Furious failed…

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