Tactical Atlas Firearm Blog

I recommend lots of function testing. If you ever have to use your gun in self-defense, it’s wise to understand exactly what’s going to happen with your chosen self-defense ammo.

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The slab-sided receiver of the Brownells BRN-601 AR-15 Rifle is a dead giveaway with its integrated carry handle. Did I say giveaway? Keep reading for more clues.

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Whether one prefers an external mechanical safety on a pistol or not, is a classic apples and oranges decision. Neither is right nor wrong; they’re just different.

The post Safe or Not to Safe? Which Mechanical Gun Safety is Right for Concealed Carry? appeared first on AmmoLand.com.

One wouldn’t think wind could have much effect on a tiny and aerodynamic bullet zipping along at two or three thousand feet per second when long range shooting. But one would be wrong.

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If the wind was constant like gravity, making long-range first shot hits would be easy. However, the wind isn’t constant, it’s always changing, often second to second.

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When you are reloading always think consistency. The more you can keep all variables the same from cartridge to cartridge the better results you’ll achieve on the range.

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Tom McHale schools us on how he builds range logs with precision rifle data for getting on zero when long-range shooting.

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When you hear terminology like first and second focal plane it sounds like serious physics is about to come at you like a spider monkey, but actually first and second focal plane is pretty simple.

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The Sightmark 5-30x50 Pinnacle Riflescope's main tube has a diameter of 34mm, so this scope is a beast, but I mean that in a loving and complimentary way.

The post Sightmark 5-30×50 Pinnacle Riflescope Operations Review for Long-Range Shooting appeared first on AmmoLand.com.

You might already know that AmmoLand News is giving away a sweet 6.5mm Creedmoor AR-10 rifle. To add some icing to the cake, the winner will also receive this Vortex Strike Eagle 4-24x50 Scope.

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The kind folks at Palmetto State Armory sent this one to us for testing and evaluation and agreed that it would be a great idea to give it away to a lucky Ammoland reader.

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Tom McHale schools us on the proper use of quick turrets and scope reticles when shooting for long distances in this continuation of his article series on long-range shooting.

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