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How To Measure Your Rifle's Headspace
Gunsmithing

How To Measure Your Rifle's Headspace

Here's how to use go and no-go gauges to check your rifle's chamber dimensions.

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There are many different metals used to manufacture guns. Here is why they are important and which metals matter most to you.
Gunsmithing

What Makes Premium Gun Metal? Breaking Down Gun Metal Basics

There are many different metals used to manufacture guns. Here is why they are important and which metals matter most to you.

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A rifle without a sling is like a pistol without a holster. Here is how to install sling-swivel studs into a rifle stock.
Gunsmithing

How To Install Sling-Swivel Studs Into Your Rifle Stock

A rifle without a sling is like a pistol without a holster. Here is how to install sling-swivel studs into a rifle stock.

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Rifle Shooter Photo Wilson Combat Super Sniper Review
Reviews

Wilson Combat Super Sniper Review

The Wilson Combat Super Sniper is a beautifully made, utterly reliable rifle that the shooters at the gun club will envy.

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We think of them as the same, but the 5.56 NATO and .223 Remington are different enough to matter.
How-To

.223 Rem vs. 5.56 NATO: What's the Difference?

We think of them as the same, but the 5.56 NATO and .223 Remington are different enough to matter.

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Alexander Arms' Beowulf Tactical puts .50 caliber power in the AR-15 platform.
MSR

The Big Bad "Wulf"

Alexander Arms' Beowulf Tactical puts .50 caliber power in the AR-15 platform.

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One of the last daring designs to come out of Colt turned the gas-operated .223 Stoner carbine,
Other

Stag Arms Model 9 Review

One of the last daring designs to come out of Colt turned the gas-operated .223 Stoner carbine,

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The Ruger M77 Hawkeye not only measures up to the legendary pre-'64 Winchester Model 70, in some areas it surpasses it.
Bolt-Action

Ruger M77 Hawkeye vs. Winchester Model 70

The Ruger M77 Hawkeye and the Winchester Model 70 share many similarities, but which is better?

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When the subject of AR and AR-like rifles comes up, for some reason Patriot Ordnance
MSR

POF-USA ReVolt Review

When the subject of AR and AR-like rifles comes up, for some reason Patriot Ordnance

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Stag is an AR-15 maker that is often overlooked by the mil-spec crowd for reasons I really don't
MSR

Stag Arms Model 3T-M Review

Stag is an AR-15 maker that is often overlooked by the mil-spec crowd for reasons I really don't

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You have to have both a long memory and have been at this for some time to remember the last time
Other

Colt M2012 Review

You have to have both a long memory and have been at this for some time to remember the last time

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If you have ever had the experience of trying to learn to play music, you've heard the common
Bolt-Action

Freight Train: Mossberg 100 ATR Night Train II Review

If you have ever had the experience of trying to learn to play music, you've heard the common

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