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What "AR500" Actually Means (And Why Cheap Plate Isn't)
A plain-language explainer on Brinell hardness, why 3/8" is the sweet spot for rifle distance, and how to tell certified AR500 from steel that just says so on the label.
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Notes on steel, setup and the occasional bad decision that taught us something. Short, plainspoken, written by the people who build these.
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Every Way We've Seen a Cheap Stand Fail
Photos and stories from the range: chains that snapped, stands that walked in the wind, bolts that backed out mid-session. What we changed because of each one.
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Safe Distances, Explained Once and For All
Pistol, rimfire, centerfire: why the minimums exist, what actually happens when they're ignored, and the one ammo rule that matters more than any of them.