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Mike asks: I am new to AR-15s. Then only rifle I own is a Marlin .22. I was interested in getting an AR-15 and was reading your "Best Self Defense AR-15" article. If you were...

JeffD asks: I picked up two boxes of Winchester 9mm bulk at my local Wally World and found five of these red primers. Any ideas? I've got one possible explanation, and it's all about how bringing our...

Brice asks: Why does a revolver need a .22 and .22 mag cylinder?  The Ruger Single Six, Taurus Tracker, etc all come with two cylinders.  Why? Short answer is because otherwise the thing might explode. Here's...

Tim asks: Nick, I need to aks a question... I have a scope mounted to my AK47, but it appears I have "bottomed out" the zero adjustments of the scope. Can you advise on what this means?...

Texas Deputy asks: I know that some makers explicitly state that dry firing is safe, and will not damage the firing pin and related assemblies, but others strongly recommend snap caps for repeated dry firing. What...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbr3d4KR5uM Here's our man Nick, dry-testing the trigger on a tricked-out Steyr TMP at the SHOT Show last month. I had the chance to shoot one a few months ago (click here to read all...

  Tyler Kee writes to RF and me: What gives guys? Both of you carry OWB. How do you keep things tucked away and hidden from view? Let me in on the secret. Okay. The first handgun that I...

There's been some discussion about "offset iron sights" on a gun and why they're useful, so I figured that while I'm stuck on this airplane heading to Las Vegas for SHOT 2012 I may...

Dave writes: I'm shopping for a deer rifle--I'm an older dad of young boys, never hunted before, no family tradition, high time I started, et c. et c. Midlife deal, whatever. Anyway, I've been researching...

A reader asks: I am a Vietnam Airforce Vet and would like to buy a very nice to excellent AR15 for tactical and self defense. Would you mind sharing with me your top 3 choices/picks...

Yesterday I posted a review of a riflescope that had MIL dot markings on the reticle. In the comments there was some confusion about the purpose MIL dots have in range estimation, and so...

This is a question I've been asked a lot recently. Chaz, a commenter on TTAG, asked it this way: The 300 Whisper and 300 Blackout have small differences in their brass dimensions: Blackout 0.004 larger in the neck,...