ACR - Adaptive Combat Rifle

This expert guide from Dustin of Guns of the West details the safety pins and notches found on Colt-style and Remington-style cap and ball revolvers. It explains how these mechanisms function to lock the hammer between chambers but highlights their limitations, particularly the exposure of adjacent nipples. The speaker advises awareness of these vulnerabilities, suggesting practices like loading five rounds for enhanced safety, especially when carrying.

This guide, drawing on expert analysis of the current ammunition market, provides actionable strategies for shooters to navigate industry shifts. It emphasizes smart purchasing habits, including diversifying supply, setting price targets, and leveraging seasonal deals. The advice extends to proper storage and preparation, particularly for reloaders and non-reloaders alike, ensuring readiness amidst market fluctuations.

This guide details the firing sequence for a Remington Rolling Block Rifle, emphasizing safe loading, firing, and unloading procedures. It highlights the single-shot nature and manual operation of this classic firearm. The demonstration showcases smooth manipulation and controlled recoil management by an experienced shooter.

This video showcases the Beretta 92 M9A3 in action at an outdoor range. Expert handling is demonstrated, including live-fire accuracy on steel targets and proficient magazine changes. The content highlights the firearm's operation and provides a glimpse into effective shooting techniques for this platform.

This short video provides a crucial safety demonstration on how to safely clear a 1911 pistol. It emphasizes maintaining muzzle discipline throughout the process, starting with magazine removal. The key step for a 1911 involves disengaging the manual safety before racking the slide to eject any chambered round, with a recommendation to rack it three times for complete assurance.

This guide details the technique for manually decocking a 1911 pistol, a process often compared to decocking a revolver. It emphasizes safety by requiring the firearm to be unloaded and cleared before manipulation. The steps involve controlling the hammer while pulling the trigger to safely lower it. This technique is demonstrated by a firearms enthusiast with expertise in the 1911 platform.

This video features Edwin Sarkissian, an experienced firearms instructor, conducting a unique bullet penetration test. He uses 12 Ozark Trail 12-inch cast iron skillets to determine how many rounds from various calibers and firearms, including 9mm, .45 ACP, 500 S&W Magnum, 7.62x39mm, 5.56mm, 5.7x28mm, and 12 Gauge slugs, can penetrate the cookware. The results offer practical insights into the ballistic performance of different ammunition types against a common household item.

This video from Edwin Sarkissian provides an expert-level demonstration of the Serbu BFG-50A rifle's capability against a railroad track. Sarkissian, a high-level firearms enthusiast, showcases the .50 BMG caliber's power with various ammunition types, including the specialized Raufoss Mk 211 Mod 0, highlighting its penetration through thick steel. The content offers valuable insights into terminal ballistics and the performance of heavy caliber rounds.

This video demonstrates a unique application of the X Products Can Cannon, a gas-operated launcher compatible with AR-15/M16 lowers, to launch an M67-style fragmentation grenade using .223 Blanks. Expert experimentalist Edwin Sarkissian showcases the process of loading and firing the device towards a frozen lake, highlighting the launcher's ability to hold the grenade's spoon in place until firing. The demonstration results in a significant explosion and ice shatter upon impact.

This guide details a ballistic test comparing a .50 Cal Spotter round against a 1.25-inch thick bulletproof glass panel using a Serbu BFG-50A rifle. The test, conducted by firearms enthusiast Edwin Sarkissian, demonstrates the significant destructive potential of specialized .50 BMG ammunition, highlighting differences in impact effects between incendiary spotter rounds and standard FMJ rounds. The expert-level demonstration emphasizes the importance of understanding ammunition types and their performance against protective materials.