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Heckler & Koch G36K
When the HK G36 was introduced, I was a little prejudiced against it. This was at least partially because I liked the previous HK 5.56x45mm NATO HK33 and HK53 a great deal, and one of my favorite...
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Mini Red Dot Sights
Many of you reading this may assume that mini red dot sights are best suited for use on pistols. They are good for that task, and I have used one on my FNX .45 Tactical. However, they can be very...
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Hungarian AMD-65
Regular readers know I have long been fascinated by the short carbine versions of the AK-47 or AK-74 from different countries. I want to discuss one with which a few veterans of Afghanistan will be...
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NightForce Optics NXS 3.5-15X50 F1
In the process, he also mentioned his unit was using a new first focal plane scope on .300 Winchester Magnums. I believe he said they were also using them on .338 Lapua Magnums, but he may have said...
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Leupold HAMR
Leupold HAMR reticle. We all had to sign non-disclosure agreements and not write about the scopes for some months. We tried a number of interesting scopes, but the one that especially impressed most of...
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Steyr SSG 08 .338 Lapua Magnum
In fact, the record for the longest sniper kill is currently held by a British sniper using a .338 LM. As the .338 LM round has achieved wide acceptance among snipers, more sniper rifles have been...
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Leupold Variable-Power Scout Scope
I later got a Steyr Scout Tactical, which allowed me to mount the scope more conventionally, and I then sold the Jeff Cooper Steyr Scout rifle. I’ll admit that one of the main reasons I did was that I...
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Sten Mk II
After the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force at Dunkirk in May/June 1940, Great Britain faced German invasion with few weapons to defend itself. Due to strict British gun laws, few civilians...
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Long Guns: SIG 556 Short SF
Since I’ve been using a SIG 550 for many years, I have to admit that I was a bit skeptical about whether the SIG 556 could measure up to the legendary 550. I started using a 556 SWAT model a few months...
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Mossberg Blackwater Series 930 SPX
Like many of us who’ve been around for awhile, I was a pump-action combat shotgun guy for many years— mostly with the Remington 870. It was the Remington 11-87 Police model that convinced me of the...
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