While the 5.7x28mm cartridge may be new to you, it has actually been around for quite a while. It is significantly older than such popular cartridges as the 300 AAC Blackout, 6.5mm Grendel and 6.5mm Creedmoor for instance. The design was patented back in 1989 by FNH. It was originally...
These rifles had an open top rotating bolt design, which meant that if the rifle went out of battery, you could just smack the charging handle and it would work. Now, this could not be done with the AR-15, and hence the US army wanted a manual forward assist. ...
I’m pretty sure there is a way to build an AR-15 lower receiver out of wood that would last ok,, through careful wood selection, treatment & tempering, extreme high pressure impregating of the wood with special space age polymers & metal reinforcement——> But why? I feel the same way...
For the most part, the .223 Remington has a significantly flatter trajectory with less bullet drop than the .308 Winchester and the .300 Blackout out to 500 yards. However, the typical supersonic .300 BLK round has a slight edge in kinetic energy over the .223 Remington. At the same ti...
“Don’t worry. If anyone messes with us, they’ll be sorry,” he promised, brandishing the first pistol I’d ever laid eyes on. And I was worried aboutotherdrivers. ___ Money: it makes even the most isolated, bull-headed island go ’round. This isn’t news – except perhaps for...