Author: Wyatt Johnson

There is an increasing interest in suppressor ownership and calibers which are short barreled rifle friendly, such as 300 blackout. Quiet firearms are more pleasant to shoot, help protect hearing and are less likely to disturb the neighbors. However, these types of items are subject to additional tax and regulations by the federal government. One legal way to simplify these paperwork and ownership issues is with a NFA Firearms Trust. These trusts can allow certain...

One of the advantages of the AR weapon system is that there are options for pretty much every interest, budget and intended use. Patriot Ordinance Factory got their start back in 2002 and now represents the higher end of the AR spectrum. Frank DeSomma, who comes from an aerospace background, started the company with the idea of innovating the AR platform. Since then, they have been a pioneer with ideas such as piston driven systems,...

We should all be able to agree that bad things sometimes happen unexpectedly. Taking that first step from being unprepared towards being ready for these events does not have to be complicated or expensive. If someone is starting from a preparedness level of zero, they can put together their first, survival starter kit in about fifteen minutes from things that are probably already around the house. This would be a simple kit that would be...

If you are going to do any amount of shooting, good eye and ear protection is a must. The problem with most of the inexpensive ways to keep your hearing, such as earplugs, is that they make it very difficult to hear what is going on around you. But, at less than forty bucks, Howard Leight Impact Sport Earmuffs are the best solution to the problem that we’ve found.

The stock trigger that comes with most factory AR15s does its job, but is often described as “heavy”, “gritty” or “rough”. Thankfully, if you ended up with a less than ideal set of parts, swapping out for a new, aftermarket unit like the HiperFire EDT2 trigger is pretty darn easy. For most owners, this is a task that does not even require the aid of a gunsmith and can be knocked out in about fifteen...

Monoprice probably isn’t the first or even the second name that comes to mind when you start looking for a hard case to protect your gear. But, they do have twenty different case sizes available for around half the asking price of some name brand cases. So, what are you giving  up when you buy a Monoprice hard case, instead of a more expensive one to protect your radio, pistol or camera? To answer this...

A frequent argument against 2nd Amendment rights that has been popular recently goes something along the lines of “the founding father’s gave people the right to own guns back in the days of single shot muskets which had to be reloaded by hand. They couldn’t have foreseen where technology would take us today.” This is used in support of the idea that modern, semi-automatic firearms whose magazines can carry multiple rounds are outside of the...

AR15s are the closest thing that the world of firearms has to a Lego set. There are multiple options available for every part of the gun and the magazine is no exception. At their core, these magazines were designed to be disposable boxes that hold ammunition and feed it into the weapon. However, in a system whose original design goes back to the 1950s, advances in technology have opened the door to innovation. Magpul is...