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Archive for Rifles – Page 4

Quick Sighting: A Fast Way to Sight in Your Rifle

By Aaron on November 9, 2011 No Comments

Quick Sighting a RifleSo it’s early November and all over the country hunters are in the fields stalking that buck of a lifetime. The cool air has arrived, leaves are falling, and some areas of the country already have snow. Rifle season has already begun in some areas, and in others the opening of the rifle season is fast approaching.

One of the most important things a hunter or sport shooter must do is make sure that their rifle is zeroed. The need for zeroing goes for shooters using iron sights, scopes or other optics. Iron sights and red dot optics are their own animals, so I want to focus in on shooters using scoped rifles.

Something I realized recently is that many shooters aren’t aware of the easiest and quickest way to zero in their scoped rifle. Particularly if you have just had the scope mounted to that rifle. Some people think that having a rifle “bore” sighted is sufficient to make the rifle shoot on target.

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Categories : Hunting and Hunting Accessories, Optics and Sighting Systems, Rifles
Tags : hunting, quick sighting, rifle, sighting in

Smith & Wesson M&P15 in 300 Whisper, 300 BLACKOUT

By Richard on November 1, 2011 No Comments
300 Whisper 300 BLACKOUT Smith & Wesson

The new S&W M&P15 rifle comes chambered in 300 Whisper and will also chamber 300 BLACKOUT cartridge.

Smith & Wesson announced a new M&P15 rifle chambered in 300 Whisper.  The S&W rifle will also chamber the popular new 300 BLACKOUT cartridge.

Two versions of the new M&P rifle will be available: one with a Realtree APG finish (shown here) and one with a black finish.  The Realtree version of the M&P15 will feature a 5/8-24 threaded barrel along with an A2-style flash hider, while the black version of the rifle will use a Yankee Hill flash hider.  Both rifles will have a 16″ barrel.

The black version of the 300 Whisper rifle will have a free floating, 10″ quad rail for accessory attachments.  Both rifles are “optic ready” with a Picatinny rail for the addition of traditional or electronic sights.

Both the 300 Whisper and the 300 BLACKOUT cartridges are design to work well with suppressors.  According to Smith & Wesson, “The feed ramps and gas system have been optimized to run effectively with a full-range of factory loaded sub-sonic and supersonic ammunition, both suppressed and unsuppressed. The barrel’s twist rate is compatible with a wide variety of bullet weights from 110 to 220+ grains.”

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Categories : Rifles
Tags : 300 Blackout, 300 BLK, 300 Whisper, AAC, M&P15, rifle, S&W, Smith and Wesson

New Kel-Tec RFB Accessories

By Richard on October 18, 2011 No Comments

Kel-Tec announced three new accessories for the RFB rifle.  The accessories are a short quad-rail, a front sight riser, a tactical operating handle and a muzzle brake.  The Kel-Tec RFB (Rifle, Forward-ejecting Bullpup) is a .308/7.62 NATO rifle available in target and carbine models.

RFB Short Quad Rail

Quad-rails are exceptionally popular on the AR15 platform guns, so it is not a great leap to think that rails for the RFB might be popular as well.  The quad rail for the RFB is a short system, measuring about three inches in length.  The rails run from the rear of the flash hider to just forward of the gas system adjustment.

The rails will accept any 1913/Picatinny mount accessories and is made from “…hard coat anodized 6061-T6 aluminum.”

MSRP will be about $45 and should be available for order next week on the Kel-Tec website.

Kel-Tec RFB Quad Rail

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Categories : Misc Gear, Rifles
Tags : accessory, Kel Tec, RFB, rifle

Ruger Mini-30 Tactical

By Richard on September 8, 2010 3 Comments

Ruger announced the new Mini Thirty Tactical rifle today.  Chambered in the 7.62×39 cartridge, the new Mini-30 has a 16 1/8″ barrel, synthetic stock, ghost ring sights, and flash suppressor.  The Tactical ships with one 20-round magazine.

Ruger machined scope bases into the receiver, and includes a set of scope rings.

Compared to the standard Mini Thirty, the Tactical has a barrel that is almost 2.5″ shorter.  Additionally, the barrel and receiver are a blued alloy steel instead of a matte stainless steel.  The ‘standard’ Mini Thirty rifles don’t have the flash suppressors that the Tactical does.

MSRP for the new Mini Thirty Tactical is $921, which is less than the $949-966 price tags on the other Mini Thirty variants.

And no, it is not California legal.

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Categories : news, Rifles
Tags : Mini Thirty, new guns, Ruger, tactical

AmeriGlo SKS NightSight

By Richard on September 3, 2010 No Comments

AmeriGlo is selling a night sight for the SKS rifle.  The AmeriGlo SK-717 is a replacement front sight for the SKS with a tritium insert.

Somehow, I had missed this option when I was looking for a front sight replacement for my Chinese paratrooper model.  The sight is a screw-in replacement, and should be a quick swap.  I do suggest you get a AK/SKS front sight tool, but you can get by without one.

Categories : news, Rifles
Tags : AmeriGlo, front sight, night sight, SKS, Trijicon

Ruger Boy Scout 10/22 Rifle

By Richard on September 1, 2010 3 Comments

Ruger is making a limited run of Boy Scout 10/22 rifles.  These officially licensed .22 rifles feature rich walnut stocks with laser engravings honoring the Boy Scouts.

Each rifle is factory serialized with the BSA® prefix and includes a commemorative booklet and Boy Scout packaging.

MSRP on these rifles is $479.

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Categories : news, Rifles
Tags : 10/22, Boy Scouts, news, rifle, Ruger

Zel Custom Tactilite in .408 CheyTac

By Richard on August 26, 2010 No Comments

Zel Custom announced they are making a limited run of Tactilite T1 uppers chambered in .408 CheyTac.

As of right now, the uppers are not listed in the Zel Custom web store, but can be ordered by calling them direct at (303) 880-8701.

Categories : news, Rifles
Tags : .408 CheyTac, rifle, T1, Tactilite, upper, Zel Custom

Ruger SR-556 in 6.8 SPC Announced

By Richard on August 25, 2010 No Comments

Ruger announced the release of a new SR-556 rifle chambered in 6.8 SPC.

Wow.  I knew Ruger was ready to release a new product, but I believed we would be seeing the rumored SR40 pistol, not another rifle.

What I find to be very interesting about this product launch is two-fold.  First, Ruger making a major product announcement for a 6.8 SPC rifle really gives this cartridge a big push into the mainstream.  Secondly, Ruger has undoubtably sunk a significant portion of their money into this product meaning they believe there is a strong market for this gun.

The Ruger SR-556/6.8 SPC will ship with a five-round magazine and two 20-round magazines.  The 16.12″ heavy barrel is chrome lined and has a 1:10 twist.  Additionally, the barrel is threaded and outfitted with a regular SR-556 flash suppressor.

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Categories : news, Rifles
Tags : 6.8 SPC, news, rifle, Ruger, SR-556

TAPCO Intrafuse Handguard for the AR-15

By Aaron on July 26, 2010 1 Comments

The TAPCO Intrafuse AR Handguard is a fine alternative to the traditional aluminum quad-rail that many AR-15 owners consider as standard equipment today. The Intrafuse handguard is made of high strength composite material, and has full-length Picatinny rails on the top and bottom with half-length Picatinny rails on both sides.

The bottom and side rails have detachable covers, while the top rail remains open at all times. The covers are made of Santoprene, described as a high strength flexible rubber material, and are designed to be modular to fit the shooter’s desires. The covers can be removed in a matter of seconds, and do not require any tools to do so.

The handguard is designed with numerous ventilation ports to keep the barrel of the rifle from overheating.

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Categories : Misc Gear, news, Rifles
Tags : AR-15, Intrafuse, quad rail, TAPCO

Win a Premium AK-47 Stock Set

By Richard on July 23, 2010 No Comments

Timbersmith is giving away two sets of premium AK-47 furniture. The contest has two drawings: Aug 31, 2010 and December 31, 2010.

Categories : news, Rifles
Tags : AK47, contest, furniture, stocks, TimberSmith
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