Anodizing, Bluing, Parkerizing, Nickel Plating, Cerakoting… choosing a coating for your firearm or simply determining which coatings are on the firearms you already own can be a daunting task. It is also near impossible to select a “best coating” as that choice is heavily determined by how the firearm is used and maintained. Coatings can […]
The 22 GT is a .22-caliber, GT-based cartridge concept credited to George Gardner (GA Precision) and Tom Jacobs (Vapor Trail Bullets), built around the same “feeds well in AICS/short actions” idea that helped make the 6mm GT popular in competition circles. In plain terms: it’s a modern .224 option designed to run smoothly in precision […]
Machined Machined receivers are milled out of a solid block of aluminum called billet stock. The two most common aluminum alloys used for machining AR receivers are 6061-T6 and 7075-T6. The main difference between the two is the amount of zinc alloyed with the aluminum. Among the aluminum alloys suitable for firearms manufacture, 7075 aluminum […]
All too often I feel that the 6 Creedmoor is overlooked by many shooters. It’s a caliber that checks a lot of the boxes and I often hear people tell me that they want a rifle chambered in a caliber that will work for hunting as well as competitive shooting. So why not the 6 […]
