CHOOSING YOUR SELF DEFENSE AMMO Choosing the right type of self-defense ammunition is a critical decision for anyone who carries a firearm for personal protection. You have so many different options available, it can be difficult to determine which type is best to go with. We’ll take a closer look at some of the most […]
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Subsonic .223 Ammo?
I occasionally see requests for .223 subsonic ammunition. Like many things ammo, there are almost as many opinions as there are varieties of ammo and the ammo that is apparently out there in the market is vaporware. The requests for subsonic .223 or 5.56 ammo often comes from the NFA community—those shooters and collectors who […]
Russian Sanctions
While the news hasn’t been paying much attention to Russia and the Ukraine lately, it isn’t over yet. On August 5th and 6th, I attended the Firearms Import/Export Conference hosted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), Firearms Import/Export Roundtable (FAIR) Trade Group and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE). The buzz at […]
Times Change
Times change. I started working at the Armory in August 1999, mostly because I liked guns, was single, had free evenings during the week days, and the store’s hours on weekends still fit in with my lifestyle and the store was flexible with my hours whenever I had to go out to sea (or in […]