
The Complete Guide to Colt M-16 Models: Part V
In this, the final part of our five part series on identifying the Colt Models, we touch on some very rare and interesting items. These were not “One offs”,... Read more.

Raffica: June 1998
“922o (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for any person to transfer or possess a machinegun.
(2) this subsection does not apply wi... Read more.

SITREP: May 1998
Born in the ash and flame of one of those inexplicable cleansing fires that painfully occurs from time to time, SAR had a ninety-day launching platform. We had ... Read more.

Letters to SAR: May 1998
Many of us have wondered what that little Colt marked tool is that comes with the Colt R6920 14.5” M4 Upper Conversion Kit and the R6920 16” M4 Upper Conver... Read more.

AC556 Trouble
To begin with, Bill Ruger’s popular .223 caliber (5.56x 45mm NATO) Mini-14 has a true select-fire version. The selector has semi-automatic, three shot burst, ... Read more.

The Complete Guide to Colt M-16 Models: Part IV
By Dan Shea The Colt Models ID Guide has expanded somewhat- we are going to have five parts to the series instead of four. Some of the newer readers may not be ... Read more.

Raffica: April 1998
“Yup, shot one of those, got one of those, bagged TWO of those with a fifty cal machine gun once, Hey! I never nailed one of these here critters... where can ... Read more.

Raffica: March 1998
This month we have some interesting questions, and I was able to hustle up some photos to go with them- let’s keep it simple and get right into it:
Q1- I ha... Read more.

SAR Tests the FN 240-B 7.62mm Machine Gun
SAR traveled to the FNMI facility in Columbia SC for the “Cook’s tour” of the facility, and the chance to root through the parts pile upstairs while testi... Read more.

The Complete Guide to Colt M-16 Models: Part II
As we continue the SAR Identification Guide to the Colt Models, we have taken into account the requests of the readers who wanted close ups of some of the diffe... Read more.