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Cheap AR-15s: 12 That Offer the Best Bang for Your Buck
AR prices are stable and manufacturers are more competitive in both price and quality. Now Cheaper Than Dirt! is passing those deals along. Here is our top 12 AR-15s for the money!
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Top AK-47 Accessories Gift Guide
The AK-47 is the most widely owned rifle around the world. Due to its simplicity, cheap manufacturing process and reliability, you will find the AK in almost every country around the world. Owners of AKs like to modernize it with stocks, sights and other accessories. Give the gift of AK-47 gun gear this year and make sure to stock up on 7.62x39mm ammo!
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Gift Guide—.45 ACP Ammo
For the pistol or competition shooter who will never have enough .45 ACP practice ammo, buy them a box of made in the U.S.A Armscor full metal jacket ammo. Every round is consistent, accurate and reliable with uniform crimps, consistent overall length and a polished cased.
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Arizona Tears — “Remember Pearl Harbor!”
Today the battle-scarred, submerged remains of the battleship USS Arizona—the final resting place for almost half of the over 2,500 lives lost on the morning of December 7, 1941—remains as a memorial to lost souls and the cost of war.
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No Plans for Prison? Staying 922r Compliant
Don’t risk your personal or financial freedom by building your battle rifle or shotgun with the wrong parts. Title 18 of the U.S. Code (18 USC), Chapter 44 Section 922 breaks down the unlawful acts and ignorance is no excuse. Here is the information you’ll need to plan your build.
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Can I Be Sued For Using My Gun?
Law Shield attorneys point out that if you have to use force or deadly force, and you’re cleared of criminal charges, you can still be sued civilly.
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Legal Tip: Taking a Weapon Where Stuff Can Go ‘Boom!’
U.S. Law Shield and Texas Law Shield members asked program attorneys about the legal problems of taking concealed carry firearms into the parking lots of companies that make explosive, poisonous, or hazardous materials.
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Legal Tip: Theft vs. Burglary
How is a “theft” different from a “burglary” under the law? It is wise to know the difference because the rules of using deadly force can change depending on the circumstances. Check out this article to make sure you have a clear understanding.
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The Best Gun for a New Shooter: Semi-Automatics vs. Revolvers
Even though women have dispelled the myth of the “girl gun” for some time now, women are still directed to snub-nosed, .38 Special lightweight revolvers for self-defense. Though, easy to carry and conceal and generally more reliable than a semiautomatic, small, lightweight revolvers can really pack a punch. The author makes a good argument for the semiautomatic pistol for the new female shooter in the article, “The Best Gun for a New Shooter: Semiautomatics v. revolvers.” Which gun do you think will win?
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Art of the Gun: German MG-42 Machine Gun
May 2, 2014 is the first day of the spring auction at the Rock Island Auction Company. There are lots of historical, collectible, and beautiful firearms up for grabs this year, but this one caught my eye. Dubbed “Hitler’s Buzz Saw” by WWII soldiers, this German MG-42 medium machine gun was used by the Nazi forces throughout the second World War. The design was easily produced, innovative, and effective, the Allies copied much the weapon to create the M60 machine gun. The specimen on sale is outfitted to be used as an anti-aircraft weapon with a mount, anti-air sights, and optical sight.