Top five rifles: To never buy

The title says it all. We have compiled a list of the the top five rifles never to buy. It’s a short list to help you, our audience, save money and keep your stress level under control. Anyone who is honest with themselves, and has been a gun enthusiast for any length of time, will […]

Bullpup Rifles: Why I Love The Tavor

There are many people who dislike bullpup rifles.  I not only like them, I find that there are quite a few things they do much better than conventional designs.  After running M16 and M4 rifles in combat in the military, I prefer the bullpup. Fighting in tight spaces with one of these rifles was a nightmare, not […]

SKELI X-11 Modular Carbine: First Look

The SKELI X-11 Modular Carbine is an American made polymer rifle that looks shockingly similar to a few others rifles currently on the market with one catch, the price is almost half of the others. A few moments after reading the press release on this rifle I asked the same question you are probably asking, […]

Long Range Shooting: External Ballistics – Static Stability

So far in our discussion of external ballistics, we’ve covered bullet trajectory, elevation, the Coriolis effect, light effects, rifle cant, and bullet shape, but we still have one more important ballistics theme to explore: static stability. The concept of static stability is essential to precision rifle shooting; if bullets are not properly stabilized, you’ll never […]

Long Range Shooting: External Ballistics – The Coriolis Effect

Following the long range shooting series? Here’s the next installment of external ballistics theory: the Coriolis Effect. On Bullet Trajectory Part 1 and part 2, I talked about Coriolis Effect as a variable which affect the bullet flight both on the horizontal and the vertical plane of the trajectory. But what exactly is Coriolis Effect? […]

Aero Precision M4E1 Upper | Review

My first experience with Aero Precision came about 10 years ago in the form of a stripped lower.  The build went well and the lower was a breadcrumb on the trail to more parts from Aero.  As a gun shop owner, when customers were looking for quality parts at a price that wouldn’t break the […]

VG6: Epsilon Brake: First look

The problem with muzzle devices of all shapes and sizes is that many of them lack the evidence to back up many of their claims such as recoil reduction. That is where Vg6 Precision the makers of the VG6 Epsilon Brake are a little different. Most everyone reading this has shot an AR-15 of some […]

Top five must have accessories for the AK47

In today’s world the AK47 rifle is arguably one of the most popular sporting rifles on Earth. We all know how they usually show up from the distributor or in that trade you just pulled off. The “Standard” AK47 sports the iconic slant muzzle brake, some form of laminate or stained wood usually Beach, Birch […]

Top five Christmas list for gun owners

The so called “Black Friday” sales ads are no doubt filling up your email servers and the mailbox at your house. Just in time for the Holiday Season we here at The Arms Guide are always willing to lend a hand in helping separate you from your hard earned money. This year we decided to […]

How to build an AR-15: A beginner’s guide

You do not always have to go to a gun store to purchase an AR-15. Surprised? I know I was when I first ventured into the hobby of building custom AR-15s. Some of you may not know, but building your own AR-15 is actually quite simple. However, if you do not know anything about the […]

Christmas 2016 : AR-15 Build Box

This year with the recent election results the gun community exhaled it’s collective breath, but now that Election 2016 is over whats next? It’s Christmas 2016 of course, and with that comes the so called “Black Friday” sales. That makes this time of year perfect of making an AR-15 Build Box for the gunner in […]

Is there a difference between .223 and 5.56?

The comparison between .223 and 5.56 isn’t a new one, so there is a lot of discussion to weed through to learn about the two. Ultimately, because they originated from the same cartridge, they are very similar, but that does not mean that they are necessarily interchangeable. This article discusses three key differences between .223 […]