Stack-On PDS-500 Gun Safe Review

Stack-On PDS-500 Gun Safe Review

An unbiased review of the Stack-On PDS-500 Drawer Safe Here’s the deal: Not all of us have the cash to splash on top-notch safes, but we still need something solid that’s mountable, and has the capacity to keep our valuables safe and secure when we need it most. The problem is that there are a … Read more

Why You Can Continue to Buy and Build Until July 1, 2018 (Understanding California’s AB 857)

Understanding California’s AB 857

UNDERSTANDING CALIFORNIA’S AB 857!  Many of you have been asking questions about Gunmaggedon.  There has been a misunderstanding that the recent enforcement of SB 880 and AB 1135 applies to the 80% Lower Market.  It does not! The rules around the 80% market are set to change under AB 857, a bill intended to stop … Read more

6061-T6 or 7075-T6: Pros, Cons, and Decisions By Brian McCombie

6061-T6 or 7075-T6

Those of us who build our own AR’s invariably come across the debate: should I use upper and lower receivers made from 6061-T6 or 7075-T6 aluminum? For many, it’s a no brainer. 7075-T6, right, because 7075-T6 is mil-spec for M4 Carbine uppers and lowers, as determined by the U.S. Military. Right? Not so fast. While 7075-T6 has … Read more

AR-15’s for Deer and Hog Hunting? You Bet!

AR-15’s for deer and hog hunting

AR-15’s for Deer and Hog Hunting?  Every fall, the same argument gets churning in the chatrooms and on the hunting websites: is an AR-15 chambered in .223 Rem/5.56 NATO “enough gun” for deer and hog hunting? The short answer: Hell, yes! Despite the nay sayers–and there are many–thousands of hunters fil their deer tags with … Read more