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Review: Combative Carbine Skills 1 & 2 with MDTS

By mikecentola | Published: July 19, 2010

I’ve had the opportunity to attend Combative Carbine Skills 1&2 twice now, so I feel I can accurately review this class. First off, Modern Defensive Training Systems (MDTS) is run by Chris Fry, a well-versed training instructor as well as a great contributor to our forums, here at NY Firearms.Chris does not claim to be [...]

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Review: Stag Arms Model 8 Gas Piston AR-15 Rifle

By mikecentola | Published: March 21, 2010

Stag Arms is quickly becoming widely known as a great manufacturer of reasonably priced, quality AR-15 rifles. They are also very well known for making left-handed models of their AR-15′s. When I heard they were going to be releasing a Gas Piston rifle, I needed to get my hands on one to review. Well, thanks to [...]

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AR-15 Barrel Twist Rates – Which is best?

By mikecentola | Published: March 12, 2010

Many people, who ask me about building their own AR-15, always seem unsure about which barrel twist to get for their rifles. Hopefully this mini article will help you guys figure out what is best for your needs. In general, rifling twist rate determines the optimum weight of the bullet for a given caliber. It [...]

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Review: Tactical Pistol Shooting Book

By mikecentola | Published: December 29, 2009

I recently picked up this book to get me by through the long nights when our newborn cannot sleep, and found myself not being able to put it down! The book is Tactical Pistol Shooting by Erik Lawrence. Despite some simple editing errors in the book, it was very informative, had accurate and helpful pictures, [...]

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Review: GSG-5 .22LR

By mikecentola | Published: December 9, 2008

I recently had the opportunity to review the GSG-5 from German Sport Guns, because when I saw it, I just had to go out and buy one! The GSG-5 is chambered in .22LR, and looks mistakingly like an MP5. The version we are allowed to have in New York State is the GSG-5 L, which [...]

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Tactical Rifle Training with LMI Inc.

By mikecentola | Published: December 2, 2008

With the boom of the AR-15 in popularity amongst firearms enthusiasts, many people have little to no training in how to use such a firearm in a tactical situation. I have always been interested in tactical training not only because of the cool factor, but it can benefit my shooting, and hone my skills for [...]

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When Zombies Attack…

By mikecentola | Published: June 24, 2008

This past Sunday, I was invited out to Canandaigua Sportsmen’s Club to do some tactical shooting with Ron Lauinger of LMI, Inc. When I arrived there, Ron was already stapling various zombie targets to stands, and he said we would be hunting zombies today! I was already excited. After chit-chatting with Ron for a while, [...]

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