The Sharps Bros. Heatseeker family is a line of 6061-T6 billet aluminum bolt-action chassis with long free-float handguards, AR-15 or 1913 stock interfaces, and broad M-LOK coverage. The lineup spans Remington 700 SA, Savage 110 SA, Ruger American (SA/LA/Ranch), Ruger Precision Rimfire, and Ruger 10/22—plus left-handed Ruger options. In May 2025, Springfield Armory validated the...
Category: Rifle/Long Guns
Short-Action vs Long-Action Cartridges: What They Really Mean and Why It Matters
If you spend any time around bolt-action rifles, you’ll hear shooters toss around terms like “short action” and “long action.” It sounds simple enough—one is short, the other is long—but there’s a lot of myth and half-truth floating around this subject. The reality is more nuanced, and once you understand how cartridge length, magazine dimensions,...
The H&R DOE 9mm AR Pistol: A Retro Revival of a Cold War Security Classic
In the shadowy world of Cold War-era federal security operations, few firearms reflect the convergence of tactical necessity, government contract secrecy, and evolving firearm design quite like the Colt Model 633—a compact 9mm submachine gun built for the U.S. Department of Energy’s security teams. Now, four decades later, its spirit lives on in a faithful...
The Morse Carbine: One of America’s Earliest Metallic Cartridge Military Arms
The Morse Carbine stands as one of the most remarkable yet overlooked innovations of the American Civil War. Developed in the crucible of national conflict, this unique breechloading firearm marked a bold leap forward in military arms—embracing the concept of metallic cartridges years before it became standard. While it never reached widespread deployment, the Morse...