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RECOIL is a publication dedicated to the lifestyle of today’s shooting enthusiast. Each edition showcases the newest firearms, gear, and accessories, along with technology insights, reviews, and buying guides. The coverage also extends to a variety of products, including watches, survival gear, and vehicles that resonate with the contemporary shooter's way of life.

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R53.83: Been Shooting for a Few Years? Get Tested For Heavy Metals

6 days ago | recoilweb.com | Iain Harrison

I first met Tom in 2011 at the MGM Ironman 3-gun match, a legendary, high round count blast fest in the Idaho desert. We bullsh*tted between stages, hit it off, and the bromance continues to this day. At the time, he’d just returned from a deployment, and was 230 pounds of tattoos and hate, the archetypal Special Forces senior NCO who’d been blown up twice and shot once, recovering and returning to duty each time. Evidently, the only thing that could kill Tom … was Tom.
Primary Arms HTX-1: American Awesomeness

1 week ago | recoilweb.com | Dave Merrill

For years we’ve been told we can’t make things here anymore. That American buyers are monogamously married to only the cheapest Chinese crap. The world of firearms has some exceptions, but many of these are due to import regulations rather than market forces. One such exception is optics, but that world has always been a bit bipolar.
Gunsite Service Pistols: A More Perfect Glock & 1911

1 week ago | recoilweb.com | Dick Williams

When Gunsite announced the availability of a new Gunsite Glock Service Pistol (GGSP) at the famed Academy’s Pro Shop, there were some unconfirmed rumors that Jeff Cooper turned over in his grave. I suspect these rumors were started by folks who had not paid proper attention to the Colonel’s teachings over the years. Colonel Cooper was a man who based his opinions on observations of actual events, not speculations about what might happen in the future.
OA Defense 2311 -- Bad Math, Good Gun

2 weeks ago | recoilweb.com | Steven Kuo

The double-stack 1911-pattern pistol, colloquially known as a 2011, has long been a darling of competitive shooters. In more recent years, it’s become a hot segment for tactical and self-defense users as well.
Trijicon Optical Upgrade: New MRO SD & REAP-IR / IR-HUNTER

2 weeks ago | recoilweb.com | Dave Merrill

Trijicon is not a normal company. Trijicon makes optics, and they aren’t afraid to take risks. To make cool, weird, and downright strange optics no one else would dare to make. If it weren’t for the fact that they’re also known for putting Bible verses on their optics, I might even suspect some psychedelics were sometimes involved. When people think of Trijicon they probably think of the ACOG, the most successful combat optic in the history of the world.
338 ARC: Testing Hornady's New Subsonic Thumper [BUILD]

3 weeks ago | recoilweb.com | David Lane

Hornady has been on a roll the last few years with its line of ARC cartridges. The 6mm ARC, 22 ARC and now 338 ARC are all impressive new cartridges that don’t disappoint. But the burning question most of us have: Do they work as advertised? The 338 ARC intrigues me and I for one want to know a lot more about it. What can it do? What can it not do? Why does it matter? For that to happen, I built what I’m calling “The Tester”.
Randy Luth: Innovation Through Experience [ZEROED IN]

3 weeks ago | recoilweb.com | Iain Harrison

Three distinct things Eugene Stoner and Randy Luth have in common: initial careers as precision machinists, zeal for the AR platform, and the knowledge and experience to advance the rifle’s technology. Yet while Stoner designed the AR-15 and the AR-10, Luth — for nearly 40 years — has served as a driving force for not only improving upon Stoner’s blueprints but redefining public perception surrounding the rifle itself.
CANCON Arizona 2025 Recap: One Hot Weekend!

3 weeks ago | recoilweb.com | David Lane

CANCON Arizona 2025 is wrapped up! A weekend of fun, sun, and a whole lot of CANS! Here is just a small smattering of what was there this year. Missed it? Join us in South Carolina in November or back in Arizona in 2026!We know what you're thinking; yes, these shirts are for sale, but we've sold out! More coming soon… Belt-fed alley was a huge success! Did you take a turn on the Minigun or M240? We were honored to host Congressman Abe Hamadeh at CANCON Arizona last week.
Boss Commander SWAT: Jet Powered 9mm Silencer Perfection

4 weeks ago | recoilweb.com | David Lane

CANCON South Carolina 2024 was a great event for a lot of reasons. New venue, bigger crowd, and the BBQ is better in South Carolina than it is in Georgia (fight me in the comments). The highlight of the event for me was the BOSS Silencers booth with its wide range of great-sounding cans. While the GUILLOTINE 5.56 and the price of only $500 is what won other editors’ hearts during RECOIL’s Best Suppressor Test, what caught my eye was the then-unreleased Commander SWAT.
BRN-180 Gen 3: The Latest Evolution Of Stoner's Other Carbine

1 month ago | recoilweb.com | Iain Harrison

Originally created as a homage to Stoner’s other design, the BRN-180 has undergone not so much an evolution, but a caterpillar-to-butterfly transformation. Almost no parts on the Gen 3 version will interchange with previous iterations, but the family lineage is still obvious.