The Beretta APX pistol was designed as the company’s potential entry into the Army Modular Handgun System trials. Knowing that the M9 family was ready for replacement after the past several decades of service, the company veered away from their traditional double-action / single-action preference. What? The striker-fired Beretta APX is the company’s entry into […]
Uberti’s El Patron Six Shooter: A Cowboy Classic
I’ve always wanted a pair of matching “cowboy guns.” By matching, I mean a six-shooter and a classic lever-action rifle, chambered in the same caliber. Ideally, that caliber would be .45 Colt. Childhood dreams? Maybe. Or perhaps just because. When we decided to do some stories and videos on these classic guns, we quickly looked […]
Range Test: Savage MSR 15 Valkyrie
Over the past couple of years, enthusiasm for long(er) range shooting has exploded. Sure, there are competitions that make it structured, but part of the reason for the boundless popularity is that it’s just fun. Hitting a target at long range requires 50 percent skill, 50 percent science, and 43 percent pure VooDoo. Oh, and […]
A Quality Pocket Pistol: Springfield Armory’s 911
Talk about the little pistol that could… I’ve had a few opportunities to shoot the Springfield Armory 911 at industry events here and there. Based on quick experiences shooting a magazine or two, I walked away impressed. Recently, one showed up here, so I had a bit more quality time with the pistol. Make no […]
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 […]
Handgun Accuracy Pet Peeves, Gripes, and Outright Lies – The Mag Life
A man has got to know his limitations. What drives me crazy about many gun reviews is how the shooter doesn’t realize his or her own. Consider this common observation about a gun’s “accuracy.” “I DECIDED TO TEST THE ACCURACY OF THIS PISTOL BY USING A TWO-HAND STANCE AND SHOOTING GROUPS AT A TARGET 25 […]
CMMG Banshee Makes Good Use of a Short Barrel
This article originally appeared at Ammoland. How short is too short? Does length matter as long as you use it right? What about diameter? Does a large caliber make up for a short barrel? Wanting to know the answers to all of these important questions, I was super jazzed to get an advance copy of […]
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 […]