Magazine Types in Various Weapon Systems All weapons capable of firing multiple rounds through a single barrel without reloading have a magazine of some sort. Th...
Standards in Optic Mounts Standard Mounting Platforms Slotted Accessory Rails There are two standards in slotted accessory rails. One of them is the Picatinny,...
About Standard Scope Rings Modern scope rings typically fit onto a Weaver or Picatinny rail, and come in either 30mm or 1" diameter. However, some specialty scop...
Sights * Faded sight paint cleaning faded/dingy sight markings. * Painting new markings on sights Giving AR 15s that 'Evil Black Rifle' look * CLP is us...
Analysis of the Promag AR 15 Steel 10rd Flush Fit Magazine This is part of the STANAG Magazine Comparison series. Promag Steel 10rd flush fit magazine While I te...
Analysis of a Magpul Windowed Pmag This is part of the STANAG Magazine Comparison series. Magpul, best known for its durable polymer AR 15 accessories, introduced...
Analysis of a Sig Sauer 30rd Magazine This is part of the STANAG Magazine Comparison series. Sig Sauer has been putting out STANAG magazines lately, to go with th...
The Anatomy of a Bullet This would have been, more correctly, referred to as 'The Anatomy of a Round'. However, 'bullet' seems to flow better, so I hope you'll p...
Article Index by Gun RIFLES * AK 47 Building, 922(r) reference, Comparison vs Saiga, About Bulgarian AK's, AK 47 Markings * AR 15 Main AR 15 Page, Buil...
Building Guns from Parts In America, it's generally still legal to assemble your own firearms from readily available components. Folks mostly do it for legal or ...
Periodic Checkup Procedures This is not for regular, ordinary cleaning it's meant for things every gun owner should check every now and then, perhaps every few ...
Tools of Gun Owners and Gunsmiths Some assistance by Spiggy, of Calguns See also: Firearms Measurement Tools The list below is separated into a number of categori...
A Comparison of Various STANAG Magazines STANAG magazines were first developed for the Armalite AR 15, which was first released over 50 years ago. Over the cours...
About Deniers "1000 denier", "1600 denier", etc, appears a lot in tactical clothing. It's a measure of density, which is itself a measure of weight. A one denie...
This directory of manufacturers is being undertaken because there are a lot of manufacturers which don't have domain names you can obviously infer from their bran...
Electrolysis Method of Bore Cleaning By Main.MarvWhite, as originally posted on SKSboards. This is the Electrolysis Method of cleaning a rifle bore. Often surplus...
Factors of Accuracy When you set your eyes on a target, you have established the point of aim (POA). From the moment you start to pull the trigger, hundreds of v...
About Effective Range Note: This article is still being written; expect something final in a few days VERY few questions I get at gun shows are any more irritatin...
The Factors Behind Recoil Recoil is a subject which has been studied by shooters ever since the first musket. There are a lot of things which affect recoil, or d...
Forums Frequented for TGW Material Without the knowledge which is presently locked in thousands of minds, connected to a few hundred web forums, Gunwiki will neve...
A digital scale is recommended, with a known degree of precision. Given that trigger pull is measured in ounces, if the precision of your scale is somewhere in t...
Firearms Term Glossary This section is for defining words which gun folks take for granted that everyone knows. * Common Abbreviations * Common Abbreviation...
About GunWiki This wiki was set up after Christmas '05, when I had to ask a stupid question on a forum because I'd never actually seen a fairly comprehensive fire...
Over the years, I've run across a number of interesting guns which would benefit from an overview page. While I have no shooting experience with most of these, I...
As always, click any photo in the article to zoom in Overview At the 2013 SHOT show, Craig Johnson and I met the creator of a device which designed to assist peo...
Notes about California law This page is not a substitute for reading the actual text of the laws. The best place to read California's firearms laws is at the Cali...
Notes about Federal Law Federal Weapon Restrictions * You may not have a rifle of less than 26" overall length, or it becomes an AOW (Any Other Weapon). In m...
Pennsylvania Firearms Laws A friend of mine has started hassling with deciphering the laws in PA. I'm helping out a bit, and he intends to toss back what he's le...
A Listing of Gun Shows It's important that anyone wishing to add to this page, keeps in mind what it isn't. This is absolutely not going to become a gun show cal...
Firearms Measurement Tools See Also: Common Tools of Gun owners and Gunsmiths Eventually, I'll end up putting together a bunch of articles here. However, at pres...
Most of the information in this post was sourced from RCI's website, including their instruction manuals. Pictures and what I recall, are from my inspection of t...
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About Blackhawk Blackhawk is a Virginia based manufacturer of law enforcement and tactical gear. It's the outgrowth of a garage business started by a Navy SEAL n...
General Shooting Gear and Apparel Apparel Please do not confuse this with the Holsters section. Shirts * 5.11 Tactical's Ladies Polo Gloves * 5.11 Tactic...
Types of Handgun Holster Ever since handguns became widely used, there has been a desire for convenient means of carrying them at the ready. Holsters may have be...
This article is a stub, intended primarily to serve as a linking point for articles on HK firearms HK is a German gun manufacturer, probably best known for the ic...
A Reference on Reloading Introductory Materials * Intro to Reloading * Projectile Naming Abbreviations, essential reading if you don't know FMJ from BTHPW/...
About TAPCO Tapco, according to an employee, stands for The American Parts COmpany. Because its name is an acryonym, its name should be used in all capital lette...
SAFETY WARNINGS FOR SPECIFIC FIREARMS This section is for safety and reliability enhancing modifications to specific firearms. This is not the place for "never l...
Please be aware that this is an overview, and not a review. I have not had a chance to use this tool, so I can't give any honest evaluation of performance or sui...
About GunWiki's Q A column The questions which people ask Yahoo or Google, which subsequently lead them here, are a good source for the kind of information which ...
GunWiki Q A: December 2008 As last month, if you want to see the raw queries, click here. In this file, only the responses will reside. Articles Modified or Add...
So, You Got Your First Gun A neophyte who has just acquired their first gun (or first pistol, or first rifle) should apply these steps in this order: * Learn a...
At the 2014 ShotShow, one of the first booths I came upon was #20126. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find the name of the company which had this booth, but...
Troubleshooting This section is for addressing known issues which arise with specific weapons and weapon families. Rifles * Century Arms PAR 1 (pump action AK...
Round Vs Round Article Index Folks are always looking for fairly objective analysis of one round against another. While it is impossible to perform a truly apples...
Gun Vs Gun Article Index What you shouldn't expect to find in these articles is a clear cut "This is a better gun than that" answer. It will almost never happen, ...
GunWiki 'Want List' There are many articles which I don't have the knowledge to write. There are others where I have the knowledge but presently lack the time or...
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