PSA 10.5 Pistol Kit Review: An AR Pistol Build on a Budget
Why an AR Pistol? Why not? In all seriousness, it’s because of the NFA. For those of you who don’t know, any rifle under 26 inches overall length, or with…read more →
The New Rifleman
In pursuit of practical marksmanship.
In Pursuit of Marksmanship
A Parable for the Poors: Palmetto State Armory v.s. Everyone
A parable for the poors: A PSA is like a Honda Civic. It goes from point A to B reliably. The driver obeys the local laws. It doesn’t cost much. It is…read more →
A Rifleman’s Guide to the ACOG
The ACOG is a time tested optic… however it is getting rapidly displaced by the LPVO in civilian and military circles. This is a guide to share some of the…read more →
The Marines are Replacing the ACOG with… The VCOG
The Marines have awarded Trijicon a contract to produce the “squad common optic” which appears to be a variant of the VCOG from Trijicon. The SCO is a magnified day…read more →
Criterion Barrels Introduces the AR15 CORE Series Barrels
Criterion is one of the first companies to send me a barrel for T&E. Back when their quality was based on word of mouth… shooters described *impressive* performance out of…read more →
The AR-k, a Do It Yourself LaFrance M16k Clone Retro Project
I’ve had the itch to build a compact AR pistol for a while, one that was free of the typical A-frame front sight tower, used simple sights, and very compact. …read more →
Whats Up with TheNewRifleman?
Some of you may have noticed some new names around here. What’s up with TNR? A few months ago I was approached to sell the blog to pewpewtactical. After a…read more →
Palmetto M16A2 Marked Lowers In Stock!
The unicorn is back! PSA has a few M16A2 marked lowers in stock but they often go quickly. Just a FYI for any Rifleman needing to complete a build! Click…read more →
Best AR15 Zero Distances for 16 inch and 10.5 inch Carbines
This article is for people who are new to firearms and need some data to help zero their rifle, or for people who don’t know about the different rifle zeroes…read more →
Brownells Gears Up to Release “What Would Stoner Do?” Rifles
There’s lots of history to unpack with the polymer lowers; most polymer designs failed to meet muster… Cracking receivers, poor quality moldings, and flat out exploding Bushmaster Carbon 15s put…read more →