Double D Armory SST, not your father’s AR-15. I met the owner of Double D Armory at The NRA show 2015 as we struck up a conversation about the show, how it was going, and so forth. I found out he was also a former Marine and manufactured boutique AR-15s. It was not long before…
Ruger Mini-14 tactical rifle, in 300 AAC Blackout The Ruger Mini-14 has been a very popular carbine for about forty years, initially and still offered in .223 Remington, then the Mini-30 in 7.62×39, and now the Tactical Rifle in 300 AAC Blackout. The Ruger Mini-14 is very similar to the M-14/M1A as far as design…
GLOCK 40 MOS 10mm Auto, longslide, size matters. Glock 40 MOS 10mm Auto review GLOCK, in my opinion, stepped up their game SHOT show 2015 with the GLOCK 40 MOS in 10mm Auto. If you have been reading rangehot any at all or know me even a little, you will know I love the 10mm…
Boberg Arms 9mm, a whole lot of little. Testing the XR9-S and XR9-L I remember reading about Boberg Arms a few years ago and some of the reviews were unfavorable. Now I get it, no firearm is prefect but generally speaking today’s modern firearms are not all bad. Do I find some things I do…
Magpul Glock PMag 17 GL9 magazines, is it live or is it Magpul I spoke to Magpul at the 2015 SHOT show and really wanted to try out their new PMag 17 GL9 for the fullsize Glock 17. They also offer PMag 15 GL9 which is a flush fit for the Glock 19. Now the…
.30 Carbine ballistic test Not too long ago the good people at MKS Supply sent me a new Inland M1 Carbine to review, you can read that review here. In researching the rifle and cartridge I learned that is was not considered the man stopper as the larger caliber rifles but as a carbine it…
M1 Carbine, by Inland Manufacturing. What was old is new again. Originally the United States Carbine, Caliber .30, M1 was developed to be issued to soldiers with a more specialized training than the standard infantryman who was issued the M1 Garand. The M1 Carbine was smaller and easier to wield for soldiers such as tankers,…
.44 Magnum conversion kit for Desert Eagle .50 AE It was not long after 2015 SHOT show I received a new model of the Desert Eagle in .50 Action Express (you can read that review here). Truly it is a fine pistol and cartridge but the big 50 can get expensive to shoot, especially if…
Dan Wesson ECO, a match grade pistol for your pocket. With the popularity of legal concealed carry growing exponentially , which is great by the way, finding the right sidearm to carry is about as important as training. By training, I do not mean just your concealed carry class, that is another article all together….
.22 Winchester Magnum ballistic test (.22 WMR) handgun vs rifle. The .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire (or .22 WMR) was introduced in 1959, and in 1960 the Winchester Model 61 was chambered in this cartridge. The .22 Winchester Rimfire (or .22 WFR) is the parent cartridge for the .22 WMR . By lengthening the .22…
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