16Jan, 2025
SHOT Show Bingo
by Sam Lichtman
It’s that time of year again! Every January, tens of thousands of exhibitors from across the firearm industry descend on Las Vegas for what many consider to be the high […]
06Jan, 2025
“This Is My Rifle:” M1763 “Charleville”
by Sam Lichtman
Author’s Note: This blog post is adapted from a short piece I wrote for the November 2023 issue of Leatherneck, Magazine of the Marines. It is part of a series […]
02Dec, 2024
Greetings From the Bullpup Timeline, Part 3
by Sam Lichtman
This is the conclusion of the last two posts stolen from the parallel reality in which bullpup long guns became mainstream decades ago and are now considered the default. You […]
25Nov, 2024
Greetings From the Bullpup Timeline, Part 2
by Sam Lichtman
This is a continuation of last week’s blog post stolen from the parallel reality in which bullpup long guns became mainstream decades ago and are now considered the default. AR-15? […]
11Nov, 2024
Greetings From the Bullpup Timeline, Part 1
by Sam Lichtman
If there’s one activity that we gun guys (and gals) like more than shooting, it’s arguing about guns. We argue about brands, we argue about calibers, we argue about platforms, […]
28Oct, 2024
Check Out This Magazine: The Magpul EMAG
by Sam Lichtman
In last week’s blog post, I detailed the inherent benefits and limitations of polymer as a material for firearm magazine construction. One of the magazines I used to show that […]
21Oct, 2024
Why Do We Love Polymer Magazines?
by Sam Lichtman
The magazine is one of the most critical components of any repeating firearm. It must reliably handle cartridges with a variety of different bullet designs, present them high enough for […]
09Sep, 2024
Introduction to Optics 4: The Prism Scope
by Sam Lichtman
My most recent “Introduction to Optics” blog post covered reflex and holographic sights, both of which can help a shooter make hits more rapidly and accurately. In that post, I […]
26Aug, 2024
Introduction to Optics 3: Reflex and Holographic Sights
by Sam Lichtman
My last two posts for the SDCGO blog have covered the basics of magnified scopes, helping the formerly uninitiated to understand all those facts and figures on the side of […]
26Aug, 2024
Introduction to Optics 3: Reflex and Holographic Sights
by Sam Lichtman
My last two posts for the SDCGO blog have covered the basics of magnified scopes, helping the formerly uninitiated to understand all those facts and figures on the side of […]