AR-15

There is an AR-15 for every budget. Here are the best for each price point.

Whether you’re picking up the 11.5” SBR, a 14.5” (not pinned), or the fully loaded 16” PC edition, the AXE lineup is built for shooters who don’t want to compromise between precision, control, and modularity.

With so many aftermarket parts, it is fun to tinker with the platform. My recommendation is that if you customize — and you know you will — first determine how the rifle will be used.

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.

The M4E1 Pro is no exception, offering a rugged and reliable platform that balances modern features with improved durability.

One manufacturer you might be unfamiliar with is Acme Machine, and we’re going to fix that by filling you in on the Acme Machine AM-15 25-216.

When a round is fired, some of the gas pushing the bullet out of the barrel is channeled via the hole in the barrel and into the gas block then down the gas tube to the upper receiver.

It might come as a surprise, but there are specific tools for the many intricacies of gunsmithing.

“The growing use of ARs for hunting is on the rise, which does not surprise me,” said OSCF executive director Jim Curcuruto.