Recoil

I’ve only got two resolutions this year. I figure two is about all I can commit to and have some tiny chance of keeping — but they’re big ones. The first is a vital step we all can take in order to preserve our gun rights. While it may seem simplisti

Although not the most secluded country on the face of the Earth, the nation of Myanmar (formerly Burma) certainly ranked high on the scale of nations that usually weren’t included on the travel brochures of Southeast Asian touring agencies. Up until

Building a rifle should be fun. Yes, a rifle is a tool, but it can also reflect your personality and be a form of artistic expression. Furthermore, it’s not as hard to assemble a rifle as you might think. In fact, Aero Precision has a monthly offerin

Many moons ago, SHOT Show felt like a second Christmas. A whole week set aside just to celebrate everything shiny and new in the firearms industry. For those of us able to attend, we remember our first SHOT like our first school dance. But when you m

A lot of engineers, entrepreneurs, and inventors all start the same way: exclaiming that something out there must be better. And it was no different for Michael Tiziani. Years earlier while serving in Ranger regiment, Tiziani got his first taste of s

We first got handy with a B&T rifle way back in RECOIL Issue 17. However, lately it’s been their subguns, such as the APC9k and GHM-9, that have gotten most of the attention. Undoubtedly some were hoping we’d be covering the APC223 at length — and pe

Every year, in the heart of the rocky desert of the northern Arabian Peninsula, warriors of many cultures gather to put their skills to the test in competitive feats of expertise, to leave the arena the victor and leave their opponents in the dust. T

Wherever you go in the world, everyone knows what AK47 (or just Kalashnikov) means. From Indian soldier to Columbian drug cartel member, from Saudi prince to U.S. Marine, everybody knows this rifle and often has a very personal story about it to shar

We liked the Sphinx line of handguns. With their European take on an STI-like frame, they brought a certain sense of old-world style to 9mm carry and duty pistols, and we were looking forward to seeing what they could do with a full-house competition

Whether you’re thinking of upgrading your favorite bolt gun or building one from components, a chassis system offers a compelling combination of performance and versatility that’s difficult, if not impossible, to get from a traditional stock. The bas

As more and more states allow for straight-walled rifle rounds for hunting in traditionally shotgun-only areas, we’ve seen an increasing interest in big-bore loads such as the .450 Bushmaster and, more recently, the .350 Legend. Calibers like this pa

It’s rare to see a company successfully reinvent itself. Rebranding, renaming, new logos, and different slogans are all little more than window dressing that companies in and outside of the firearms realm often use to get past gaffes, mistakes, and p

Chances are that if you’re even casually interested in precision shooting, the name Area 419 won’t be new to you. At their Ohio facility, they make all manner of muzzle devices, adapters, reloading tools, and a whole lot of parts and pieces that go i

When the FN SCAR MK20 was released last year in 7.62N, many were excited solely because they could finally own one. Admittedly, we were skeptical; while we weren’t able to purchase one before, adding to the novelty, there was also a current crop of A

Straining the limits of if-it-ain’t-broke, don’t-fix-it-ness, SIG Sauer’s last bolt action rifle came to market when jeans were loose, Wayne’s World was in theaters, the Army was buying M9s from Beretta, and computers were running Windows 95. That wa

We consider Kim Rhode a living national treasure. A competitive shooter from the age of 10, she’s set numerous records as a double trap and skeet shooter in the Olympics. She was the youngest female gold medalist in the history of Olympic shooting wh

There are few things more purely American than bourbon. (For more on this, read our feature on the topic in Issue 42.) But even among brown liquor brands, some raise their head above the crowd for raw patriotism and love of all things free. Daniel Al