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Win a Gun with Brownell’s Edge Program

March 25th, 2015 1 comment

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Could this Gun be the Best of Both Worlds?

August 13th, 2014 4 comments

Having been involved in the firearms world for the last three decades, I rarely get excited about new products. A mixture of jaded and cynical would best describe my outlook. Early this year while perusing the quarterly catalog/flyer from Century Arms I came across a product that piqued my interest. The Zastava PAP M85 NP is advertised as an AK-style pistol chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO feeding from standard AR-15/M-16 magazines. An AK chambered in .223/5.56mm is not a new item. Such guns have been around for years. The biggest issue I’ve had with .223 AK’s is that they tend to be more expensive to own and shoot than the 7.62x39mm versions. Specially designed .223 AK magazines also have tended to be…

Hear While You Hunt; Protect Your Hearing for Life

April 25th, 2014 1 comment

“Your ears will get used to the noise.” or “Your ears will toughen up.” are two of the stupidest statements I have ever heard regarding gunfire and hearing protection. The sad truth, unfortunately, is that I heard those words or similar ones uttered far too often during my formative years as a shooter and hunter. Getting used to the noise or “toughening up” is incremental deafness. Your ears don’t “get used to” loud noises, they get damaged. Every time your ears ring your hearing is being damaged. Yes, it is true that your ears can heal, but you never get back to the point you were before the noise assault occurred. A fact that many folks don’t understand until it’s…

The Other Black Rifle: Accessorize Your AK

April 24th, 2014 6 comments

“One size fits all” was once considered the perfect solution for manufacturers who wanted to minimize their number of SKUs (Shop Keeper Units). Rather than stock numerous varieties of a product, you come up with a happy medium or “one size fits all”. If you consider firearms today, the vast majority are built with the one size fits all or happy medium concept. Military battle rifles are designed to fit the body size of the “average soldier”. Whether we are discussing the M-16, AK-47, or G3, these rifles were sized for what was considered “average” and that concept has worked very well in practice. Americans, however, are quite fond of personalizing their property. Whether we are discussing cars, trucks, motorcycles or…