A bobtail modification consists of removing about half an inch of metal from the rear backstop and bottom of the mainspring housing.
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Springfield Armory TRP 4.25” CC Review: A Bobtail 1911
BY Robert Sadowski Published: May 25, 2025 { 0 comments }The Bear Creek Arsenal AR-15 Complete 7.62×39 Rifle
BY Brian McCombie Published: May 25, 2025 { 0 comments }The Bear Creek Arsenal’s new rifle is a hybrid of sorts: an AR-15 platform rifle chambered in the popular “AK-round.” It also features a side-charging handle.
Five Police Trade-Ins For Saving Some Dough
BY Travis Pike Published: May 24, 2025 { 0 comments }When police upgrade their firearms, they sell off their old-duty weapons. They let them go quite cheaply, and that’s a benefit to us!
Gun School: Where, Why, and How
BY Kat Ainsworth Published: May 24, 2025 { 0 comments }Several quality gun academies are located across the country, each with pros and cons for attendance.
Tom Harnett Harrisson: The Sociopathic British Special Forces Man
BY Will Dabbs Published: May 24, 2025 { 0 comments }When war broke out, Harrisson joined the Army, as did almost every British male of appropriate age and fitness.
CANiK METE MC9 Prime Review
BY Mitchell Graf Published: May 18, 2025 { 3 comments }The newly released CANiK METE MC9 Prime represents the most feature-packed iteration of the METE line to date.
The PX-5.7 Pistol from SDS Arms
BY Brian McCombie Published: May 18, 2025 { 6 comments }I ran 150 rounds of 5.7x28mm ammunition through the Tisas PX-5.7 semi-automatic pistol. It proved itself a solid, reliable firearm during my shooting.
AAR: MAG-40, Armed Citizen’s Education
BY Kat Ainsworth Published: May 18, 2025 { 1 comment }On the MAG website, MAG-40 is rightly described as an immersion class. When you take MAG-40 it’s like drinking from a fire hose—information comes at you nonstop and it’s impossible to hold onto it all.
KRG C-4 Chassis Review
BY Ben La Londe Published: May 17, 2025 { 0 comments }Designed with input from competitive shooters and machined from a single block of billet aluminum, the C-4 stands out from the smoother, slab-sided forends common to most chassis designs.
Double-Action vs. Single-Action Revolver Guide
BY Travis Pike Published: May 17, 2025 { 0 comments }Today, we will dissect both terms and compare and contrast DA and SA revolvers.