American Suppressor Association Range Day

Yesterday we got the chance to venture out to Strategic Edge Gun Range in Chapel Hill, TN, as guests of the American Suppressor Association (ASA). Numerous stations were created for pistol, carbine, rifle and shotgun, and all stations featured suppressed firearms. One...

Arsenal SLR-104UR Review

AK carbines are known for their legendary reliability and ruggedness, but few shooters consider Mikhail Kalashnikov’s crowning achievement when searching for a compact fighting rifle. That’s because many of them don’t know about Bulgaria’s take on Russia’s AKS-74U,...

Hi-Point .380 Carbine

With a 16.5 inch barrel the Hi-Point .380 Carbine will launch .380 bullets as fast as a full-power 9mm Parabellum handgun extending the .380’s effective range to a couple hundred yards. Hi-Point offers several options for the .380 Carbine, including a vertical folding...

Mad Gun Science: Is Buckshot Best for Home Defense?

If you’re going to use a shotgun for home defense, why not get eleven? Recently we looked at the pros and cons of using birdshot loads for home defense. Now it’s time to look at the flip side – using big and heavy buckshot for the same purpose. The timing for this...