March/April 2022 #59

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RECOIL magazine is a firearms lifestyle magazine covering not only guns but the lifestyle gun enthusiasts enjoy.

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Editor/ Iain Harrison Managing Editor/ Laura Peltakian Features Editor/ Dave Merrill Senior Editor/ Tom Marshall Contributing Editor/ Steven Kuo Network Manager/ John Schwartze Director, Video Production/ Calvin Coulthard Web Editor/ Forrest Cooper C
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Incoming
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Cody Firearms Museum 2.0
For readers visiting Yellowstone National Park, the Cody Firearms Museum in the Buffalo Bill Center of the West is a mandatory stop, almost on the door-steps of the park itself. And fortunately for RECOIL, the Cody Museum has been featured quite prom
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Sign Me Up!
Back in Issue 48 of RECOIL, we showed you Rodney Dial’s personal APC — proof that the average citizen can (and should) be able to own a military vehicle. Since many of us can’t afford to come out of pocket for an Alvis Saracen or Oshkosh JLTV, the go
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On The Cover
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Textured Handles
Coming from the firearms world, most of us are familiar with the ergonomics of a rifle, shotgun, or handgun right down to the checkering, knurling, texturing, or stippling. For some guns, it makes perfect sense; for others, not as much. It’s pretty m
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Multi - Functional Frankenbuilding
We took the idea of Franken-building to the next level for this build, as there are scant few matching manufacturers among the parts and pieces used. Ultimately what we ended up with was a rifle that looks a little unusual — a 13.7-inch barrel is rar
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Big Sandy Machine Gun Shoot
Arizona’s Big Sandy Machine Gun Shoot is a biannual event that takes place in October and March at the Big Sandy Test Center and Range. The event occurs in the boonies and hills off Highway 93 between Kingman and Wikieup. The location is isolated fro
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Rewarding rimfires
The Ruger 10/22 rimfire rifle was first launched back in the 1960s and has been in continuous production ever since. Reminiscent of an M1 carbine, it first sported an 18.5-inch barrel, wood stock, and iron sights. It was a big hit and has remained po
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Bushmaster’s Best
.450 Bushmaster has an interesting history. It was first designed by the late Tim LeGendre of LeMag as the “45 Professional.” He started by cutting and trimming a .284 Win-chester parent case in order to insert a 300-grain bullet. The idea was to use
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Croatian Sensatio
The U.S. market has never been particularly receptive to the concept of the bullpup, but in certain applications they offer significant advantages over conventional layouts. If you’ve ever tried manipulating a 16-inch barreled AR-15 in and around veh
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Down Range
For a while, it seemed like Springfield Armory was getting a bit stodgy, content to rest on the laurels of its line of XDs, 1911s, and M1A semi-autos, but having been read in to their plans for the coming year, it’d seem that the company has been giv
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Second Amendment Foundation
The Second Amendment Foundation is approaching its 50th birthday. They’ve spent that time wisely, and are today positioned to have a major impact on gun rights in the U.S. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, they advance the 2A through educational outreach, le
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A Kilometer In A Abox
Rifle technology has advanced steadily since the sunset of the fraudulently named “Assault Weapons Ban” in 2004. These modern sporting rifles provide the ability to defend your home, compete in matches, and hunt North American game with just one fire
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Better Than The Predator
Thermal cameras aren’t new, but they’ve always been cool. And relatively expensive. In recent years, we’ve seen prices come down to near-Earth-orbit and more consumer options opening up. In a world of people concerned about COVID fevers, we’re even s
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In Memoriam
It’s with heavy hearts that the RECOIL editorial team found out about the recent passing of one of our own. Chad McBroom was a U.S. Border Patrol tactical officer who wrote frequently for the entire RECOIL family of publications. He was a prolific co
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Beyond Mil-spec
Military gear exists in a state of permanent contradiction. The Venn diagram of “Mil-Spec” includes tip-of-the-spear cutting-edge weapons and technology, a reputation for going with the lowest bidder, and some $200 toilet seats thrown in for good mea
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The Hard Part First
Maxim Defense started as a one-man operation in 2013 with an idea for a new PDW stock. That stock begat a PDW brace, and then acquisition of an awful lot of talent. Three years ago in RECOIL Issue 41, we showed you their PDX, a 5.5-inch barreled PDW
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Youth Brigade
Many of us can credit our initial firearms encounters to family members who wanted to ensure that experience was positive — the parent who took us to the range for the first time, the uncle who took us hunting, the grandparent who gave us a 22. Ask y
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Ruger New Model Single-action Revolver
Firearms and safety have always gone hand in hand. Early depictions of shooting competitions clearly illustrate safe firing line procedures, and these matches often came with lengthy rules and guidelines. The mechanical safety has an equally long his
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Cider Corps
Among the Vets Vices companies we’ve covered, it’s pretty common to see determined former war-fighters turn their hobby into a business. We’re not sure we’ve seen one who has turned their therapy into a business. But that’s the genesis of Cider Corps
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Deep woods Ranch
There are things only the jungle can teach. Stressors like humidity, sand, rain, and an aggressively vibrant insect population are all lessons largely lost on those of us who live outside this environment. Whether military forces deployed to high des

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