Frank Woods
Frank Woods is a ten year veteran of Gotham City PD1 and a devoted scholar of Hoplology.  In addition to the experience gained during his tenure, he has amassed a considerable amount of training time beyond what his agency provides to its rank and file. This is as much a reflection of his enthusiasm for learning and honing techniques and mindset as it is a desire to enhance his ability to serve and protect. If you're on Facebook much, check out his discussion group, Tactics & Applications. 1 His agency's policy and procedures (and a desire for PERSEC) prevent the use of the real agency and name. GMW has vetted him, however.

INSPIRED: Rifle Types for Regular Guys

Gun Builds & How-Tos
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Frank Woods

Get confused with the acronyms surrounding different rifle types? Yeah, same. But this categorical system for nomenclature might just clear things up!

Bringing Skunkworks Back: Armalite AR-10A2 Carbine Revival

Insights
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Frank Woods

I wanted to make an XM177-style AR-308 carbine as a big brother to my Blood Diamond gun, with modern specs in mind. Doing this meant I would have to overcome the obstacles presented by there being no standardized spec among AR-308s and join two separate specs into one functioning rifle. This AR-10A2 project was a […]

T46: “What if the AR-10 won the M14 trials?” A 10 year AR10 project

Reviews
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Frank Woods

Read about Woods' Art Gun project, the T46, based on the Brownells BRN-10A reproduction of the Dutch/Sudanese AR-10, with some parts switched out. This 10-year project was based on the concept of “What if the AR10 was a WWII/Korea/Vietnam gun in US service?”

Neo-Retro 21st Century AR-180: born of the BRN 180

Firearm Reviews
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Frank Woods

Looking to build a Neo-Retro AR-180 "Art Gun"? Start with a Brownells BRN-180 URG (once they're available) then follow these guidelines.

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