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It’s been an interesting couple of years. Even not-so-astute observers will have been shocked not only by the utter incompetence of our so-called elites, but their dogged determination to blame you, dear reader, for their shortcomings. We’ve been tre

ELF 700 PRECISION RIFLE TRIGGER MSRP: $296 URL: elftactical.com The Remington Model 700 has been a reliable workhorse for all sorts of roles, from hunting and killing varmints to police and military operations. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be impro

Located in Fredericksburg in Texas’ Hill Country, the National Museum of the Pacific War is a state-owned museum run by the Admiral Nimitz Foundation. The museum opened February 24, 1967, and was originally named the Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz M

Like it or not, the manual transmission is going the way of the dodo, at least when it comes to new vehicles. According to a study by CarMax, only 2 percent of the vehicles sold by the company in 2020 had manual transmissions, a number that has plumm

If you were to trace through human history from the Stone Age to the present, you’d find three things that every culture has in common: dogs, drums, and knives. Although each is different in each culture, there’s enough similarities to make them trul

Pistol-caliber carbines have come a long way in the past decade, so in this build we wanted to construct something that would serve as a cost-effective training tool, a decent competition gun, and something that was just downright fun to shoot. It’s

The invasion phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom took place not even two years after 9/11 and officially lasted a mere 43 days. While there had been some fighting in Afghanistan as well as a couple of other smaller “police actions” going on at the time,

Do fun-sized candy bars taste better than the full-size versions? This has been a debate amongst candy scholars through the years. The correct ratio of chocolate to filling varies depending on the size of the candy, but the truth is it depends more o

There was a time when silencer ownership used to be infuriating. You might want to put a can on every gun you owned, but between different bore diameters, different thread pitches, and the way most silencers were built, it was an exercise in futility

About five years ago, RECOIL hosted its first-ever live event, Summit In The Sand. The idea was to bring RECOIL readers face-to-face with the gear, staff, and subject matter experts that make our brand what it is. Ever since, we’ve been working to fi

American manufacturing is better and more accessible than ever. Our collective knowledge and understanding of the AR-15 platforms has resulted in mid-market rifles in 2021 with more accuracy potential than the premiums of the past. The modern AR-15 i

It’s a tale as old as time: Someone hits the range with their brand-new 5.56 silencer, tax stamp still fresh off the printer — and when they pull the trigger for the first time, they start gagging on gas, their eyes watering from the assault on their

Advocating for the Second Amendment is never a simple job. Your opponents have easy, emotionally driven arguments that appeal to people who have no interest in the topic beyond the fear generated by highly sensationalized events that are rare in prac

Choosing your first thermal optic can be a confusing set of hard choices. You know you want thermal capabilities. You think you might want a stand-alone sight to gleefully eradicate hogs at 100 yards, but then it occurs to you that you might get more

When the U.S. Army launched their search for a Modular Handgun System back in 2015, a ton of companies stepped up to the plate. Though SIG Sauer would ultimately be rewarded the MHS contract with their M17/M18, most of the rest became available on th

In 1953, my grandfather Ralph Hubbell was a high school sophomore in Montrose, Colorado. For his first firearm, his family bought a second-hand target rifle for about $50 so he could join his high school rifle team. As it turns out, that secondhand t

Americans have always enjoyed whiskey. But it was the prohibition of 1920 where their taste for Canadian rye whiskey really developed, and the running of whiskey across the border was nicknamed American Drought Relief. Even today, Canadian whiskey ho

As you turn off the sleepy Texas country backroad onto an unmarked gravel road, you question if your GPS directions are correct. Nearly a ¼ mile down the lane, the road is blocked by a nondescript ranch gate; the only hint that you might be in the ri

After 20 years in the military between the Marines and SEAL Teams, Eddie Penney has spent his fair share of time solving problems with violence. At first, you probably wouldn’t know it, though. Eddie radiates an energetic peacefulness that’s contagio

What follows here is the story of the Imperial Russian Smith & Wesson Model #3. The development of this gun directly involved the likes of one George Armstrong Custer, Buffalo Bill Cody, a healthy amount of Buffalo hunting, and an enormous f*ck you f

When the Sept. 11 attacks shook our nation to its core, 17-year-old Nick Slatten was one of thousands who answered the call to stand and fight. Soon after graduating from high school in his hometown of Sparta, Tennessee, Slatten was on his way to bas

Cigar smoking often holds a special significance for veterans — especially those who picked up their taste for cigars on a deployment or while in the military. Time spent in quiet reflection or bonding over a shared vice can be hard to come by in aus