Best AR-15 Lower Receiver – What to Look For

What is the best AR-15 upper receiver for your next build? Author/Gunsmith Todd Gimian gives us an overview of what to look for in an upper receiver, as well as several brands to research as you approach your next AR build.

Latest for ARs – Dirty Bird 2-Stage Trigger

Dirty Bird Industries has announced the release of a new Dirty Bird 2-Stage Trigger.  Dirty Bird Industries is a family owned and operated company in Bakersfield, CA, specializing in custom cerakote and AR15 hardware. In the past few months, we’ve have used Dirty Bird parts on a few occasions…most notably in a 9mm carbine build and … Read more

Sons of Liberty Gun Works – Interview with Mike Mihalski

Since we began interviewing the best and brightest in our industry, we’ve had several requests to do an in-depth profile on Sons of Liberty Gun Works. We’ve heard a lot of good things about the firearms they’re producing…customizable high-quality, “bet-your-life” rifles at fairly reasonable cost. To learn more about the company and some of their recent offerings, we reached out to Mike Mihalski, owner of Sons of Liberty Gun Works.

Barrett REC10 – SHOT Show 2019

We were very eager to visit the Barrett booth at SHOT Show 2019 to go hands-on with the Barrett REC10. Chambered in .308, it is a rifle we have wanted to get our hands on for a long time…ever since Ryan Cleckner relayed to us his belief that it was a rifle that was going to take the industry by storm…

Chuck Pressburg on Consulting and the AR-15

Chuck Pressburg of Presscheck Consulting is one of the industry’s most knowledgeable and experienced voices, having served the United States Army for over two decades in a variety of roles, both in operations and in acquisitions. We wanted to learn more about his very unique skillset, his views on trends surrounding the firearms industry, and his feelings on the AR-15 after living with it for so many years…

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