Rifles

Not taking into account A1 and A2 iron sights, your AR can have one of two types of optics - red-dot sights or magnified scopes. Here's a look at both.

Reloaders and modern sporting rifle fans have fueled one Oklahoma retailer's sales as of late with ARs and used brass leading his sales.

The Les Baer Police Special is designed to include every important feature a police officer wants, but none of the stuff he doesn’t and is an ideal home defense option.

First-time and experienced AR rifle owners alike can now turn to Patrick Sweeney’s new book, Gunsmithing the AR-15 Volume 2, to find updated information on everything they need to know to operate and maintain their firearm.

It’s all fun and games until your magazine runs dry. Thanks to Caldwell’s new AR-15 Mag Charger, you can get back to the fun faster than ever, as in a full 30-round magazine in just seconds.

Let Gun Digest be your guide to the annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show with this gun blogosphere roundup of the top 10 coolest new AR-15s and accessories from the show.

Travis Haley, of Haley Strategic, shoots a modified VTAC 1-5 Drill and explains why we use drills like these in our AR-15 training.

The Windham Weaponry MPC AR-15 is forged in the old Bushmaster Firearms tradition. Now, Windham Weaponry is bringing back the original quality of the best selling AR-15 Rifle in America. The Team Sootch Video Blog reviews this fine AR.

This online AR-15 builder takes window shopping to a whole new level with interactive controls and the ability to accessorize your dream AR with top-of-the-line real-world accessories.

When it comes to AR-15s for survival, there is a strong case to be made for standard direct impingement over newer piston-driven AR designs.

There are endless ways of configuring an AR-15. But, when it comes to home defense there are two accessories that are musts. If you focus on lights and sights, your gun will be decked out with what you need when it matters most.

In assembling his custom AR-15 rifle, self-taught gunsmith Pedro Ortiz adds the special touch that only a true master can bring to the table.

Following last year's gun control hysteria and panic-buying of AR-15s, gun prices are finally back to normal. Editor Jerry Lee tells why referring to a copy of the newly updated Standard Catalog of Firearms 2014 is the surest way to avoid getting gouged.

Ever since tactical and practical shooters began putting glass on rifles to serve as the primary sighting system, they began to search for better ways to back up the optics with iron sights.

The Leatherwood CMR (Close Medium Range) scope is tough, versatile and best of all, affordable. Giving it my Best AR-15 Optic for 2013 endorsement was an easy decision.

The two best things about owning an AR-style rifle: Shooting it and customizing it. Here are 5 accessory ideas to upgrade yours.