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  • How to Maintain a Suppressor: Cleaning, Carbon Lock and Care

    Rimfire cans must be cleaned or they seize solid. Rifle cans should be left alone. A step-by-step guide to cleaning your suppressor, preventing carbon lock, and handling lead safely.

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  • 2A News Roundup: The Major Firearms Cases and Stories of July 2026

    Two federal appeals courts split on assault weapons bans eight days apart, the Supreme Court agreed to settle it, and NFA background checks more than doubled. What July 2026 actually changed.

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  • Federal Court Strikes Down NFA Registration for Suppressors and SBRs: What It Actually Means

    A federal judge ruled NFA registration for suppressors and short-barreled firearms unconstitutional after Congress cut the tax to $0. What the ruling does, what it does not do, and why nothing has changed yet.

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  • Striker-Fired vs Hammer-Fired Pistols: Design, Trade-offs and Upgrades

    Every semi-automatic pistol has to store energy and then release it into a firing pin. There are two ways to do that, and the choice shapes almost everything else about the gun — trigger feel, how you carry it, what you can upgrade, and how forgiving it is when neglected. This guide covers how each…

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  • M1 Garand Buyer’s Guide: Correctness, Markings and Tracing Origins

    The M1 Garand is the rifle most people buy twice — once because they wanted one, and again because the first one turned out to be a parts gun wearing someone else’s history. It is a collector’s rifle with a shooter’s reputation, and the gap between a $900 example and a $3,000 example is often…

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  • How to Assess a Used Firearm Before You Buy

    A used firearm can be the best value in shooting. Guns are not consumables — a well-made rifle or shotgun that has been looked after will outlast its owner, and the second buyer gets the same service life at a fraction of the price. The risk is that condition is not obvious. Cosmetic wear tells…

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  • Buying Your First Gun: A Practical Guide

    Buying a first firearm is mostly an exercise in filtering advice. Ask five people and you will get five confident, contradictory answers, most of them describing what that person happens to own. This guide is structured around the only question that actually narrows the field — what you intend to do with it — and…

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  • Suppressors and NFA Items: How Buying One Actually Works

    Suppressors are legal to own in most states, and the process for buying one is more paperwork than obstacle. It is genuinely different from buying a rifle, though — different form, different wait, and you cannot take the item home the day you pay for it. Here is how the process actually works, what a…

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  • Rifle Ammunition Explained: Bullets, Weight, Twist Rate and BC

    Two boxes of the same cartridge, same bullet weight, same manufacturer, can shoot to different points of impact and behave completely differently on game. The number on the box is the smallest part of what you are buying. This guide covers what actually distinguishes rifle ammunition — bullet construction, weight and twist rate, ballistic coefficient…

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  • How to Choose a Handgun: Size, Caliber, Fit and Action

    A handgun is the hardest firearm to shoot well and the easiest to buy badly. Rifles and shotguns forgive a lot; a pistol magnifies every flaw in grip, trigger control, and — critically — fit. The gun that feels perfect in a display case can be the one you never shoot accurately. This guide covers…

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