If you tuned in last month, then you already know that one of you is going to become the proud owner of a Ruger Precision Rifle chambered in 6.5mm Creedmoor when that new rifle and scope giveaway begins in a few weeks. [enter our Current Giveaway, while you wait.] During our testing, the Precision Rifle is proving to be […]
Vortex Strike Eagle 4-24×50 Rifle Scope – Win this Scope & a Rifle
You might already know that Ammoland is giving away a sweet 6.5mm Creedmoor AR-10 rifle – the Palmetto State Armory PA 65. You can read more about that here. To add some icing to the cake, the winner will also receive this Vortex Strike Eagle 4-24×50 Scope already mounted with a Burris P.E.P.R. Quick-detach scope […]
Palmetto State Armory 6.5 Creedmoor AR-10 Rifle – Win this Rifle
See this rifle? It’s going to belong to one of you very soon. The kind folks at Palmetto State Armory sent this one to us for testing and evaluation and agreed that it would be a great idea to give it away to a lucky Ammoland reader. Oh, to add some more jazz, the winner […]
What a Suppressed Pistol Should Be: The New Springfield Armory XD(M) OSP Threaded
Once you shoot suppressed, you’ll never want to go back. While suppressed pistols are nothing like what’s portrayed by Hollywood and politicians, they are much more pleasant to shoot. For starters, the noise and blast is greatly reduced. In round numbers for a 9mm pistol, the sound level is reduced from about 158 dB to […]
Ruger Precision Rifle in 6.5mm Creedmoor, an up Close Look
My overall impression of the Ruger Precision Rifle in 6.5mm Creedmoor is simple. It’s a lot of gun for the price considering what’s in this build and how it shoots, that seems like a deal to me. While AR-15 and AR-10 platform rifles are getting more accurate by the month, it’s still hard to beat […]
Springfield’s EMP: The Scaled Down 1911
I like big guns and I cannot lie. But that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate luxury in a smaller package. I usually carry a full-size gun. While some of the pistols I like to tote around might be called “compacts,” they’re not exactly small, unless you consider double-stack 9mm pistols like the Sig Sauer P229 […]
Test Driving Smith & Wesson’s M&P 2.0 9mm Pistols – The Mag Life
The original Smith & Wesson M&P polymer service pistols aren’t new – they’ve been on the market now for over ten years. Like the pervasive Glock, they do an excellent job of meeting a wide variety of “mission” requirements. They’re suitable for duty use and have made big inroads at law enforcement departments across the […]
Illuminating a Black Hole with Crimson Trace Weapon Lights | OutdoorHub
When you want to know how your new Corvette Z06 handles, you’d best head to the Spring Mountain Motor Resort and Country Club test track. When you want to challenge your new “As Seen on TV!” Ginsu Knife, you slice open a few tin cans, chop firewood, and only then dice ripe tomatoes. And when you want to […]
A Look at Beretta’s Optics-Ready APX Pistol
This article originally appeared at Ammoland. One good thing about the recent Army Modular Handgun System Trials is that the process lit a fire at many gun companies to create an entry pistol capable of winning the big bucks government contract. Of course, the intangible value of being chosen as the U.S. Military’s sidearm and […]
The Brownells XM177 Colt Commando: Something Old and Something New
This article originally appeared at Ammoland. They say that those who don’t study history are bound to repeat it. However, in this case, I think it’s the other way around. The folk at Brownells did two things at the 2018 SHOT Show. They entered the firearms business, not just as a retailer, which they were […]