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Merry Christmas from Northwest Gun Magazine!

Hello everyone- I hope this Christmas is a great one for you all! We don’t have snow here, but I hope some of you do! All the best to you and your families! – Gavin

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AR-15 Build: Dale Miller’s Precision AR-15

Building an AR-15 is a great way to get to know the platform. What’s fun is that you have an infinite number of combinations of the components and accessories that can be used to put together a finished rifle. But … Continue reading

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Like the AR-10 Platform? Check this out!

Over the last year, I’ve had the opportunity to deep-dive into multiple AR platforms. Starting last Fall, I did a complete series on building, precision loading, and progressive loading all related to the AR-15 platform. This project typifies how I … Continue reading

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OT: 2007 Dodge 2500 SLT Diesel Quadcab 50,000 mile review

Diesel engines and trucks in general are on my list of [many] interests. I enjoy working on rigs, hauling stuff, and towing big loads. Back in 2007, I was looking for a replacement for my 1988 Ford F-250 diesel extended … Continue reading

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What’s on your Christmas list?

I know you’ve all been good adults this year. 🙂 Based on that, what’s on your Christmas list? Have you given your spouse or friends hints (subtle or otherwise?). I thought it would be a fitting follow-up to my last … Continue reading

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Dude Movie Review: The Best Christmas Gun Movie!

It’s that time of year! Time to start watching Christmas movies with the family. If you only watch one Christmas movie this year, why not watch the 1983 classic “A Christmas Story”? The main character in this movie is “Ralphie” … Continue reading

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Like Revolvers? You Should Get to Know Grant Cunningham

One of the most well-known and respected gunsmiths in the Northwest region is Grant Cunningham. I started following his blog years ago, and have enjoyed reading it and learning from it. One of the things that I really respect about … Continue reading

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5 Ways to Help Keep Our Outdoor Shooting Areas Open

It’s really great to be able to shoot outdoors, but it’s also easy to loose that privilege in certain areas due to bad behavior on the part of shooters. It’s really sad when the selfish actions of the few can … Continue reading

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Looking for a place to hunt in Oregon?

We found this helpful map provided by the good folks at the Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife.  The map is designed to provide some guidance on where to begin researching your next hunt.  So while the some folks are … Continue reading

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Smith and Wesson 327 TRR8 – First Shots

My friend Drew Peterson recently got the “revolver bug” after a range trip with me where he shot a selection of guns including my Ruger GP100, and S&W 629 Classic. Drew doesn’t mess around, so he decided to buy the … Continue reading

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Kel-Tec PF-9 Range Report – Best Group Yet!

Last week, I took my friend Tim’s Kel-Tec PF-9 to the range to do some reliability testing. He was having some issues with extraction, and had replaced the extractor (Kel-Tec had sent him a replacement extractor and spring free of … Continue reading

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70 Years ago Today: Attack On Pearl Harbor

As we all know, Japan attacked the United States of America on December 7, 1941: 70 years ago today. That means our soldiers that were 20 years old at the time are now 90 years old. Personally, I want to … Continue reading

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Do you like AR-15s? Check out the complete AR-MPR series!

Are you interested in the AR-15 platform? A year ago I thought it would be fun to build my first AR-15, and to share the experience with my Ultimate Reloader readers and YouTube subscribers. Since then I’ve built a handful … Continue reading

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Dude Movie Review: “The Edge” Anthony Hopkins / Alec Baldwin, 1997

Anything related to Alaska, grizzly bears, or survival is something I’m likely to be interested in. In fact, one of my interests is hiking carry for black and brown bear defense! Recently, I added the movie “The Edge” to my … Continue reading

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Plastic Santa -vs- Explosive Target!

What happens when you pack a plastic Santa Claus full of explosives and shoot him with a rifle? Well, you get a lot of small pieces! Part of a day of great fun at the range. We did make a … Continue reading

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