James Burton

ARBuildJunkie Editor in Chief, James Burton is a writer and shooter, immersed in gun culture since before he could walk. His earliest memories were smells of musty military surplus stores, his father’s large collection of H&K rifles and stacks of Soldier of Fortune magazine. Throughout his impressionable youth, family vacations were wandering the grounds twice a year at the Knob Creek County Machine Gun Shoot. Please feel free to reach out to James for story ideas and more at [email protected]

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SHOT Show 2020 – Brownells Retro Rifles and the BRN-180

February 2, 2020

Roy Hill from Brownells give us an overview of the Brownells Retro line of ARs at SHOT Show 2020.

SHOT Show 2020 – Caracal

May 17, 2020January 29, 2020

A visit to the Caracal booth resulted in one of our personal highlights, which is featured in this video. We love the CAR 814 7.5″ 300 Blackout with its 1:5 twist barrel.

SHOT Show – Cloud Defensive OWL & REIN

January 28, 2020

We visit the Cloud Defensive booth at SHOT Show 2020 and get an overview of both the Cloud Defensive OWL and the new Cloud Defensive REIN.

SHOT Show 2020 – Magpul Industries

May 1, 2020January 24, 2020

We were able to speak with Duane Liptak, Executive Vice President of Magpul Industries Corp. about Magpul’s latest offerings including Short Tower PCC Drums, Magpul AR pistol stabilizing braces, and a PC carbine stock…

SHOT Show 2020 – Todd Huey’s Favorite Hog Gun

January 24, 2020

We ran into Todd Huey at the LWRC booth and talked about what he’s been hunting with, and what one rifle and caliber he currently prefers over all others for hog eradication.

SHOT Show 2020 – Sneak Peak at a Knight’s 14.5″ 6.5 Creedmoor

January 22, 2020January 21, 2020

ARBuildJunkie was fortunate to recently interview KAC’s Jack Leuba about upcoming Knight’s Armament offerings in 6.5 Creedmoor. While these rifles were not on display at SHOT Show 2020, we were able to get a brief overview from Jack of a 14.5″ 6.5 Creedmoor Knight’s Armament SR-25.

SureFire Launches Scout Light® Pro Weapon Light

January 20, 2020

SureFire has launched the new ScoutLight Pro…curious how this stacks up to other lights on the market like the Cloud Defensive OWL and the Modlite offerings…We’ll be doing a video on this new light from SHOT later this week. Via SureFire Press Release SureFire, LLC, manufacturer of the world’s finest—and most innovative—illumination tools and tactical … Read more

Primary & Secondary Training Summit

July 7, 2020January 17, 2020

Primary & Secondary is a go-to destination for those looking to do more than validate preconceived concepts, procedures and ideas. Pushing that idea forward, founder Matt Landfair has announced the Primary & Secondary Training Summit, an event designed to present new ideas about gear and training methods to those who perhaps need them most…

Vortex Razor HD Gen III 1-10 – Overview with Steve “Yeti” Fisher

May 26, 2020January 14, 2020

With the announcement of the Vortex Razor HD Gen III 1-10, our first thought was to contact Steve “Yeti” Fisher , owner and lead instructor of Sentinel Concepts, for his opinion. We were thrilled to learn that Steve had been living with the new optic for several months.