This guy is the definition of a prohibited possessor - not only (legally) should his firearm rights have been rescinded, he became an ICE agent and...killed someone in the process.

Regardless of your political alignment, you should be concerned about the differences of how the system treats them versus you, as well as people like this being in law enforcement in general.

I consider myself a bit of an AR parts hound and I figured I’d put some things on people’s radar, if you didn’t already know it.

Russel Fagan spoke tangentially about the issue and probably knows more than I do, but here goes. The firearms industry is under strong economic and supply pressure which will only increase. In general, availability of many things will fall and prices will rise. Significantly!

Specifically:

1)The US is experiencing a serious shortage of tungsten right now thanks to our policies. If you have any builds planned, get the buffers you need RIGHT NOW. Prices have already started to significantly increase and many places are going out of stock. Also recommend you get one or two extra, and different weights so you can properly tune your rifles. This is unlikely to get better in the near future, if ever.

2)Non-spec 6061 structural parts are becoming more and more common. You want 7075 for the charging handle, buffer tube, upper, and lower. Period. Read the description carefully. If it says 6061, don’t buy it. If it doesn’t specify, assume it’s 6061, and don’t buy it. Many sources which formerly only stocked 7075 parts are now either listing them as 6061 or unspecified/most likely 6061. Also be suspicious of abnormally under-market prices for 7075 parts. I’ve seen several unscrupulous places listing a part as 7075 but with a price in keeping with 6061. When in doubt, don’t buy it. Right now the biggest problems are charging handles and buffer tubes.

3)In general you should stick with known US OEMs for components even at higher prices. For example, SCHMID parts kits. Many of the cheap LPKs are now imported and of unknown QC, with issues like soft pins and non-tempered springs. For the extra $20 buy from a known good US maker.

4)Essentially 100% of budget to mid-tier optics are imported, availability and price of which is subject to various mounting pressures. If your build plans involve such an optic, I would prioritize that in your budget. And get BUIS for every rifle.

1910 Mexico:
Extreme wealth inequality (100 families own more than 95% of the population) and a very corrupt election finally pushed simmering violence over into a full fledged revolution. Two leaders arose in the revolution: Pancho Villa in the north and Emilio Zapata in the south.

The revolver in this video has been verified to have been carried by one of Pancho Villa's men, Feliciano Mata, who may have also been one of his enforcers.

With the July 4th sales going on, I’m curious if anyone here has modified their WWSD rifles for a riflespeed setup or Geissele trigger. If so, which riflespeed model fit best? And was it easy to add a Geissele trigger? I recall reading we’d need to modify the safety.

New archeological evidence has recently surfaced that reveals an even earlier resistance and revolt against Spanish colonialism, and I will be putting something out about that in the future. But for now, let's revisit this.

Legal in all 50 States - Modernized M1 Garand
https://youtu.be/gCaVXfQltP4

I was hit with a policy violation by YouTube for this video, I have removed the "offending elements" and reuploaded it. The unedited version is available at Patreon, as always:
https://patreon.com/inrangetv

This horrific event solidified a community's resistance against bigotry and hatred, hopefully finding some hope in a terrible event.  u/AtunSheiFilms  and I did a collaboration about this topic a few years back, so I'm sharing it again on this anniversary.

Let us not forget those who have been lost, and in their memory, ensure that we individually do what we can for a better future.

Youtube Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuyg3BRI8_0

From Outlaws to OpSec: The Wild, Wired West Q&A

All footage from Dead Eye division @ CQB Brutality 2026 West.

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2nd upload to hopefully avoid the dreaded 18+ curse from the YouTube AI Bot. I removed about 30 seconds of discussion it found problematic. <shrug>

Obviously it requires less material from steel to get the same strength as it would be required with brass, and thus the cartridge case of a same caliber can be lighter and have larger case volume. And by the way it can be cheaper, but that depends on a lot of factors....

Of course there's a penality in the thermal characteristics of steel compared to brass. It would be harder on extractors especially in this context but it would fail less likely. Beefier bolt designs, allowing for larger extractors would be at advantage here and also using alloys and improved coatings for the case can help with extraction. Plus, as always: Maintanance.

Steel alloy cases.

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/7mm-backcountry-what-is-peak-alloy-case-technology-44819272

The steel alloys seem to be gaining traction, the US Army might be going forward with that for the HICAR and future programs requiring hyper ammo.

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/us-army-signs-high-performance-ammunition-agreement-with-federal-44828641

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Going with the hybrid option, as seen on IMAGE 2 with a brass body with a steel casehead as seen for example on the miltiary load of the 6.8x51mm. This, leads to added steps in manufacturing, which means more failure points and QC.

And as we learned the difficulties in manufacturing emerged. And also, the different thermal characteristics of the two metals can also cause issues but we shall see how that concept works out!

How about a different kind of hybrid and the other way around? This time attaching a stainless steel head onto a nickel alloy body?

Shell Shock .338 Lapua NAS3 hybrid steel case

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/shell-shock-technologies-launches-338-lapua-nas3-cartridge-cases-44828398

In spite of rain, mud, flooding and sickness - the amazing InRange staff put together what might have (was?) the best Woodland Brutality yet. The emails and messages of joy that I’ve been seeing have been absolutely wonderful. I am truly humbled and honored to have such a community around this space, and to have such dedicated and amazing people who, again and again, pull off amazing feats in the face of significant challenges.

We had some Practiscore challenges as, which have been diligently resolved by IRTV staff (some of who didn’t even attend the event) and we now have final scores available for you (with all corrections in place) for both Woodland and After Dark. We’re working with Practiscore support to remove the first uploads that are corrupt, but that’s on them. Hopefully we’ll see that get removed shortly.

Anyways, here are the links for the OFFICIAL results:

Woodland Brutality 2026:
https://practiscore.com/results/all/336638

After Dark 2026:
https://practiscore.com/results/all/336637

Lastly, stay tuned - we have some really exciting news coming soon that I think you’ll all be thrilled to hear about.

Thank you again, and hope to see you at some Brutality again soon!

~Karl

On September 11th, 1857, somewhere between 100 and 140 men, women and children were massacred in Utah at Mountain Meadows.

This event was profiled in the TV series "American Primeval", and while that show did a good job capturing the gist of the situation, it greatly simplified and condensed it.

This video is the actual story of this horrific event.

Addendum:
This is a remastered version of a classic InRange episode with cleaner audio, new elements added and improved editing.

Don't have time to watch it ATM, but I know Karl likes the Rhino, so here you go.

https://youtu.be/OiS6QgiF1Mo?si=fhRV1_kNoCibAOxG

Finally got the time to make sure it's all sighted in. All the misses from here on are user error. What are you guys running and how far is your trip? Drive safe, have fun, GOBBLESS!!

With Karl's recent video on the 1895, it made me want to go back and watch the mudtest video again, but it seems to be private now. Anyone know why it went private or if there's anywhere else to watch it?