Gear
New York’s Safe Storage Law in Plain English
When NY Penal Law 265.45 applies, what counts as safe storage at home and in the car, and how locks, lockboxes and safes compare.
From the Counter
Straight answers on guns, ammo, optics and transfers, from our shop in Medford.
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Giving a Gun as a Gift in New York: What Works
You can't just wrap a handgun in New York. What works for long guns, what the license rules mean, and why a gift card is usually the answer.
Ammo
Deer hunting Suffolk County: what you can actually use
No centerfire rifles. Shotgun slug or muzzleloader, a 500-foot setback and a town permit. What Suffolk County rules mean for the gun you buy and the slug you shoot.
Ammo
The value ammo brands worth buying
Prvi Partizan, Sellier and Bellot, Magtech, Fiocchi, PMC, Aguila, Armscor. What each factory is actually good at, and exactly where the inexpensive stuff costs you.
Ammo
Why your online ammo order comes to our counter
New York routes commercial ammunition sales through a licensed dealer, in person. What that means for the case of 9mm you just ordered, and when ordering online is actually worth it.
Used Guns
You inherited a gun collection. Start here.
What to do first, what never to do, and how to find out what is actually in the safe. The cleaning mistake alone costs families thousands.
Transfers
You bought a gun online. What happens next.
Your gun does not ship to your house. It ships to us. What an FFL transfer actually is, what stalls one, and what to do before you click buy.
Gear
Your light and your optic decide your holster
Optic cuts are easy now. Light-bearing is where holster fit falls apart. How to shop the rack so the holster actually fits the gun you own, with the light you carry.
Gear
Which Maglula loader do you actually need?
Six different LULA loaders, and they are not interchangeable. What the UpLULA fits, what it explicitly does not, and which one is right for your .22, your AR or your carry gun.
Brands
What Henry model numbers actually mean
Henry publishes no decoder, so here is one. What the prefixes and suffixes mean, why the Golden Boy is not the brass one, and modern Henry vs the 1860.
Brands
Mossberg 500 vs 590 vs Maverick 88: what actually differs
One mechanical difference explains all of them. Plus the honest answer on whether 500 barrels fit a Maverick 88, and the capacity rule people miss.
Brands
The CZ lineup, decoded: P-10, Shadow 2 and what the letters mean
What B and BD actually mean, safety versus decocker, what replaced the P-07, and why the Shadow 2 wins matches but makes a poor carry gun.