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]

Cavity Back Bullets – Next Level AR Performance

A projectile getting a major buzz in professional hunting circles for 300 Blackout, 6.5 Grendel and more is a supremely lethal copper bullet called the “Cavity Back.” Due to its unique design, these bullets are hitting harder, faster and with more accuracy than almost anything else currently on the market. To learn more about the bullet’s unique design, we reached out to the inventor, Robert DeBell.

Forward Controls Design – Simple Function Over Form

For Roger Wang at Forward Controls Design, the small things aren’t small…in fact, they’re everything. As a maker of high quality AR parts and accessories, Forward Controls Design is consistently putting out a wide variety high-quality AR parts. We recently sat down with Roger Wang learn more about the company and some of the small, well-thought out small parts he is producing.

Geissele Super Modular Rails – An Overview

When discussing high-quality, handguard choices for the AR-15, Geissele Super Modular Rails are something we hear mentioned often. To learn more, we sat down with Diego Muya and Nick Serena from Geissele.

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