AR-15 Versatility: Competition, Hunting and Home Defense
One lower, a pile of uppers. Where the AR-15 actually earns its keep – competition, predators, big game, home defense – and the Colorado rules that govern each.
Category: Rifle Platforms
The AR-15: A Modular Marvel
Two halves, two pins, and a lifetime of configurations. How the AR’s gas system actually works, what barrel length costs you, and the Colorado rules that govern a build.
Introduction to AR-Type Rifles
What “AR” actually stands for, where Stoner’s 1956 design came from, and how it became the best-selling centerfire rifle in America. Part 1 of 3.
AK Variants and Custom Mods: How to Tell Them Apart
How to tell an AK-47 from an AKM, a Zastava M70 or an AK-12 – plus the furniture, trigger, safety and optic upgrades that actually improve the rifle.
The AK Platform
Eighty years on, still the most-produced rifle in history. Where the AK came from, how its long-stroke piston works, and why it runs when it shouldn’t.