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Editor’s Pick: Digital AR-15 Collection

Editor’s Pick: Digital AR-15 Collection

Covering everything from maintenance to functionality, the latest models and all the things you could latch on to their Picatinny rails, plus tips on parts and DIY-ing the ubiquitous AR-15, this is the resource to have.

AR Testfire: The AAC Blackout .300

AR Testfire: The AAC Blackout .300

The Advanced Armament Company has been making suppressors for some time now. So when it came time to design a cartridge and build an upper to house it, they knew a thing or two about the job. The result? The .300 AAC Blackout.

The Gun Digest Interview: Jordan King

The Gun Digest Interview: Jordan King

A young gun in Texas builds a reputation for making quality custom rifles. A Gun Digest interview with Jordan King of King’s Arsenal.

The Rock River Arms Pro Series Government exceeded the government's testing and was awarded contracts by the DEA, FBI and Marshal's Service.

AR-15 Review: Rock River Arms Pro Series Government

The civilian version of the AR-15 used by the DEA and FBI is one sweet rifle, with all the needed accessories to boot.

Surveillance Video: Concealed Carry Stops Milwaukee Robbery

Surveillance Video: Concealed Carry Stops Milwaukee Robbery

On Jan. 30, 2012, Dierre Cotton allegedly attempted to rob an Aldi’s grocery store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a sawed off rifle. A customer carrying a concealed handgun changed the outcome of events for the better and stopped the robbery spree.

The rifle that preceded the M16 in combat in Vietnam was the Colt/Armalite-produced 601/601. Issued with a green Bakelite stocks, the 601 featured a hard-chromed bolt carrier group and prong-type flash suppressor. It lacked the forward assist that was added two generations later to the M16A1 series, and the case deflector that appeared on the M16A2. The case deflector has definite merit, which cannot be said of the forward assist.  Left-handed law enforcement M16s need the addition of an add-on to protect the shooters’ faces from cartridge case burns.

Survival Guns: Advantages of the 20-Inch AR-15

Full-length 20-inch ARs with the original pencil-thin barrel profile are rather hard to find these days, but I’m here to tell you, this is the gun I would keep if I could keep only one for civil survival.

AR-15 Review: Windham Weaponry’s Special Build 02

AR-15 Review: Windham Weaponry’s Special Build 02

Windham Weaponry AR-15 rifles are just what you’d expect out of this long-time manufacturer from Maine: Top quality and great shooters.

Still not convinced? Click the image to see photos from the author's AR-15 torture test.

Giveaway: AR-15 Guide With Torture-Test Gun Reviews

When Patrick Sweeney said he was going to put a batch of ARs through some intense torture testing to do gun reviews, we had no idea he’d go this far. Here’s your chance to win a copy of the book that shows the results – “Gun Digest Book of the AR-15 Volume 4.”

A reliable rifle, but one thing I’d have to change is the SAW-shape grip. As you can see, the extra length and swell doesn’t do anything for my grip.

AR-15 Review: Del-Ton Tapco

Del-Ton makes good rifles, even though some shooters are so class-based they won’t acknowledge any rifle not made by the “best” or “mil-spec” companies. Their loss, says Patrick Sweeney in this AR-15 review.

One of the Wilson 6.8 rifles, here with an Aimpoint M4 on it. You’ll note that the Wilson BUIS doesn’t crowd the Aimpoint, and when it flips up the Wilson BUIS won’t bang the M4.

AR-15 Review: Wilson Combat 6.8

Everyone knows a Wilson Combat 1911 is top of the line. In this AR-15 review, Patrick Sweeney argues the same can be said for Wilson’s AR-15s, including this one chambered for the 6.8 cartridge.