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AR-15: Direct Impingement Vs Gas Piston

Direct impingement vs gas piston, which gets the most out of your AR-15?

A History of AR Cartridges

The original caliber for the AR-15 wasn’t the.223/5.56, it was a slightly smaller cartridge. The .222 Special delivered the kind of performance that the designers wanted, which was basically a 50-grain bullet at under 3,000 feet per second.

AR-15/M16: The Rifle That Was Never Supposed to Be

AR-15 Christopher R. Bartocci

Find Out How the "Mattel Toy" became America's Assault Rifle.

AR-15 Disassembly: Getting It Apart

AR-15 Patrick Sweeney

Learn AR-15 disassembly - how to field-strip and completely disassemble your AR and get it all back together again - for routine and advanced cleaning, maintenance and repair.

Gun Photos: Best AR-15 Optics

AR-15 Corey Graff

From military to police, to competition and survival uses, there's an optics solution ideal for your AR-15. Patrick Sweeney takes a look at some of the newest and very best scopes and red dots for the AR-15 platform.

Gun Photos: Sniper Rifle Round-Up

Gun Reviews Corey Graff

Get a look at the latest in ultra-precision rifles for designated marksmen, sharpshooters, scout-snipers or long-range shooting enthusiasts. It's a sniper rifle gallery!

Debunked: 3 Reasons the AR-15 Isn't Reliable

AR-15 Patrick Sweeney

The AR-15 isn’t reliable. Just ask the critics. They'll often site three reasons why the AR-15 isn't reliable. They're debunked here. 1) The AR-15 Gas...

Gun Photos: Brutal AR-15 Torture Test

AR-15 Patrick Sweeney

Patrick Sweeney performs a variety of AR-15 tactical gun tests. Can any of them stand up to this brutal AR-15 torture test? Let’s be clear...

Massad Ayoob: The Dangers of Over-Penetrating Bullets

Ammunition Massad Ayoob

One critical rule of firearms safety is that the bullet must stay in its intended backstop. No responsible shooter would go to one of the older indoor shooting ranges that have a warning poster saying “LEAD BULLETS ONLY, JACKETED BULLETS CAN PIERCE BACKSTOP” and then proceed to pump hard-jacketed bullets into that frail backing.