Tactical Atlas Firearm Blog

Rethinking “sporterized” military surplus rifles

To many, “sporterizing” a milsurp rifle is akin to painting the holy cross purple but from a historical standpoint they have just as much significance.

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Mauser M71 Bolt-action Rifles: ‘Moustache wax not included’ (VIDEO)

If you have ever picked up a bolt-action rifle made in the past century or so, odds are, at least a few of its features owe a hat tip to a gun that dates back to an age when men were men and mustaches were waxed. That’s right, we are talking about the Mauser '71, and it launched a gun-making empire.

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Gun Review: The FIME Group SGL 12-09 Tactical Saiga 12 (VIDEO)

The Saiga 12 is a popular twist on the standard AK rifle platform. The FIME Group is importing them now, and their new SGL 12-09, a tactical variant of the sporterized Saiga 12, is one fast scatter-gun. When properly decked out, the SGL 12-09 might just be the perfect tactical shotgun.

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