Tag: 5.56 NATO
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Faxon Firearms 16″ SS Pencil Barrel – Initial Impressions
What first caught my eye about the Faxon Firearms 5.56mm stainless steel pencil barrel was its ridiculously light weight. I blinked, looking at Faxon’s website’s at the stated barrel weight of 1.19lbs – just over 19 ounces. That couldn’t be right; my pencil-profile 14.5” middy weighs 21 ounces. So I called up the folks at…
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Primary Arms Compact 4X – Budget Optic Excellence
Everyone wants an ACOG, but if you’re not able to drop $1,300 on a fixed, four-power optic, are you relegated to crappy imitations? Well, imitations, yes. But crappy? Not anymore. Enter the Primary Arms 4x Compact scope. It’s affordable, accurate, durable and innovative. The quality of this scope far exceeds its price point. The multi-caliber reticle…
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Bean Firearms AR-15
Bean Firearms – new AR-15 on the market. Bean Firearms Company was formed in Utah in 2009 and set about designing a new AR-15. Pulling from their experience in the aerospace and defense industries, their goal was to produce one of the best performing rifles in the world. Did they succeed? Stay tuned for the…