Recoil

In just four short months, team RECOIL will be headed to the Hunter Games. I hope you’ll join us for what should be a fun, exciting, and one-of-a-kind event. Whether you hunt with a rifle, shotgun, or bow, you’ll find a competition to test the skills

Many of you might remember a 1980s arcade game called Spy Hunter, in which you’d use a machine-gun-equipped sports car to take out enemy vehicles that’d shoot at you, try to spike your tires, or run you off the road. Your car would also rendezvous wi

There can be little to no reasonable contest when we make the statement that competitive pistol shooting, particularly at the club level, is gaining ever-broader popularity. More and more handgun owners are realizing that friendly competition is a gr

Now, you could just go out and buy a set of sliding drawers. Nothing wrong with that, and there are plenty of good companies who’ll gladly take your cash for an off-the-shelf product that’ll fit the bill. When you have a vehicle with other modificati

Primary Arms has long been known for its cheap and cheerful line of rifle scopes, loving crafted from 24 karat Chinesium. They’re the kind of aiming device you could buy on a beer budget, yet still not be afraid to take to one of Dan Brokos’ carbine

When you think of quality rifle stocks, there’s no doubt that McMillan is a top contender. For many years, the McMillan name has been synonymous with the best stocks available to shooters across all disciplines. Like to hunt? They have a stock for th

Tactical Edge USA started out as a simple retail store, but has turned into so much more. They first started dabbling with AR-15s chock full of premium parts. But frankly, there are N+1 companies doing that these days. Because they fell in love with

The AR-15 has long reigned as the rifle world’s king of adaptability. Its ambitions were unchained when the bonds of intellectual property rights were cut, and its rise to the throne was supported by a court of manufacturing barons and an army of con

Box magazine-fed shotguns suck. There, we said it. Having used them off and on for the past decade in three-gun competition, we can confidently say that, even in their most highly tuned and massaged state, they don’t achieve anywhere near the reliabi

In late 2017, in Issue 34, I wrote an article about the various “full-auto simulators” that were available at the time. In a tragic twist of irony, I was putting the finishing touches on the story when a mass shooting occurred that made some of the p

This is a love letter to both modern rifles and superbikes. No better culminated than with the Superleggera SCAR. Self-important elites seek to neuter and castrate our society. Socialist billionaires and legions of Marxist lawmakers subjugate us to p

The Haiti gig was a lifeline to a half-dozen men: $10K up front, $20 at the back end. Not bad, for merc work: $2K a day for BYOG (bring your own gear) and the promise of an open-ended discussion on what might come next if things turned out well. The

The Thermal Defense Solutions (TDS) Bantam II isn’t the first 3D printed Inconel suppressor; it’s not even the first one in 5.56mm. Daniel Defense, Delta P Design, and others have their fingers in this category. What initially made TDS really stand o

Rather than follow the MRDS flock, Aimpoint adapted, miniaturized, and improved upon its Micro line of red dot sights, birthing the first purpose-built, fully enclosed MRDS for pistols — the ACRO P-1, short for Aimpoint Compact Reflex Optic. DESIGN:

Hollywood has undoubtedly shaped our values in some ways and even influenced our career paths. Once actors portray an individual we worship or create a movie we’re enamored with, they’re given near God-like status in our culture and often use that po

While at this time of year you’re probably thinking about summer vacations, grilling, and yard chores, the fall isn’t too far off. Many of us will be heading afield to fill the freezer, and while not everyone gets the chance to go on an extreme mount

Artist: Mark Sands Victory Tattoo Fayetteville, NC Isiah Skinner: I got these tattoos because I’ve always regarded the original M1911A1 as the single most important and aesthetically pleasing pistol ever made. Image 1 Artist: Alex Ramil Big Joe and S