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Transport of Dangerous Goods Ammunition, such as for rifles, handguns, shotguns, starter’s pistols and power tools that contain explosive material are dangerous goods listed under Class 1.4S. The information presented here is for the following UN numbers only: UN0012 / CARTRIDGES FOR WEAPONS, INERT PROJECTILE or CARTRIDGES, SMALL ARMS Welcome to UN12. If you’ve been with us before, we thank you for your valued, continued support. If you are just picking us up for the first time, we thank you as well and encourage you to seek out our previous issues. Each edition of UN12 is chock-full of articles about innovations and innovators alike in the world of firearms, firearm accessories, and everyday carry and tactical gear. UN12 celebrates the creative side of firearms culture. We embrace customization, artistry, ingenuity,…

Do you carry the same EDC setup every day or do you vary it from time to time? Depending on what one’s day looks like, it’s not uncommon to swap out or add a couple of items on occasion. It could be due to the demands of a particular job, while other times it might be because of the weather. There are plenty of reasons why an EDC setup can change from day to day. There are those who have entirely different sets of EDC layouts to choose from. If your work takes you out of country, for instance, you’ll most likely use a different EDC than when you are staying put around town. If you have two separate EDCs, just how different are they? Are they similar in look…

The Aero Precision factory complex is nestled in the working-class city of Tacoma, Washington. With its origins in the aerospace industry, Aero Precision ventured into the firearms market with modestly priced, quality components and has grown an avid and dedicated fan base. In recent years, Aero Precision has brought several creative builder solutions to market, from the monolithic-ish Continuous Optic Platform (COP) system, to the innovative M4E1 Enhanced upper with integrated handguard mounting system, to the ATLAS handguard series with its unique taper lock. Considering that Aero Precision currently manufactures OEM parts for roughly ten other name brands, the company is a force to be reckoned with. We were given the opportunity to attend Aero Precision’s first-ever media event hosted at the inimitable Thunder Ranch in Lakeview, Oregon. The premise…

Enlarged magwells exist to help a shooter avoid the dreaded reload bobble. Admit it, you’ve probably done it at least a couple of times before. You hurriedly thrust a topped-off mag into your pistol and bam—instead of hitting the sweet spot, you miss by a fraction of an inch. There goes a split-second off your reload. Whether it’s time added to your competition score or in the field, those fractions of seconds can cost you more than just time. By their very nature, pistols do not tend to have the most inviting magwells. This is probably because they are generally designed to be svelte and compact, ready to be carried on your hip or in your waistband. It seems that pistol designers are concerned with the base functionality, accuracy, and…

Being a complex system of interrelated moving parts, a firearm is not so different from an automobile. Anyone who has ever experimented with improving performance in a car, especially for competition use, knows that modifying one area will inevitably affect another—and not always for the better. The same can be said of guns. If you want to continue to use your car, or your gun, for mundane use like daily driving or for daily carry, at some point you’ll find yourself sacrificing practicality that’s inversely proportional to shaving seconds off your ETs. Depending on your level of commitment, you’ll probably consider building a dedicated performance platform. It’s no accident that race cars are a thing. And as with cars, so with guns—thus the concept of a “race gun.” DCPrecision LLC…

Tony had always been aware of his father’s Army service during the late ’70s through the early ’80s. He knew that he had served, but he didn’t know much more than that since his father rarely, if ever, spoke about it. During a family get-together a couple of years ago, his father finally opened up and told him a few stories about his time in the service. “I was surprised that my dad started reminiscing about his time in the Army, since he never really spoke about it,” Tony says. “I was glad he opened up and shared some of his stories with the family.” His dad also shared some photos and mementos from that time, too. While looking at the pictures, one image in particular caught Tony’s eye and…

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Global Ordnance CanMunition Feeling frosty? Grab yourself a CanMunition. This innovative packaging grants users a completely sealed, waterproof, lightproof, and oxygen-free environment in which to store your ammo until you’re ready to use it. Even, the company says, if that happens to be decades from now. Global Ordnance tells us to think of it as encasing your bullets in a protective aluminum box with its own internal micro-environment, with all oxygen removed and replaced with inert gas. The can features a full-aperture end for easy access, and once you do pop the top, a handy lid is included to let you re-seal it for the ride home. It will even fit in your vehicle’s cupholder. Currently flavored with 90 rounds of 115-grain 9mm Luger, with further caliber support planned for…

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Uncounted projects, from cars to firearms to man caves and just about anything else, have been begun with the desire to do “something different.” While it’s impossible to know the exact numbers, among handguns, conservative estimates can probably peg the sales discrepancy between semiautomatics and the traditional revolver at about ten to one. So in that regard, this custom firearm build truly is something different—in fact, it’s the first customized revolver to be featured in UN12. The desire to do something unlike what’s been done before was indeed a major factor in this gun’s build. “In all seriousness, this was a build that caught my attention because it is so drastically different,” says Tyler Roberts, co-founder of Licentia Arms in Frankfurt, Kentucky, and current owner of this custom red-dot-equipped Ruger…

The world of customized guns, pistols in particular, has become analogous to that of sports cars and modified off-roaders. If you’re into decking out your vehicle, there are a few cars that lend themselves to aftermarket modifications so well that they’re commonly seen on the street with at least some sort of modification made to them. Cars such as Mustangs, GTIs, and Civics are easily modified anywhere between mild and all-out wild. If you’re a four-wheeling enthusiast, we can easily switch that comparison to Wranglers, Tacomas, and F-150s. Whichever ride you choose to mod, these platforms and the healthy aftermarket support for those models make it easy for you to do so. Now when we’re talking about guns, there’s no pistol easier to modify than a Glock. Or is there?…

When Smith & Wesson first released its line of polymer striker-fire M&P pistols back in 2005, Glock was by far the reigning favorite among polymer pistol shooters. For perspective, we’ve got to remember the polymer pistol landscape was quite different back then. There wasn’t another striker-fire polymer platform that gained such a dominant foothold as Glock, and options on modifying them were not as abundant as they are today. As happy as many were with the “Tupperware” gun, there were those who yearned for an alternative. For some, the Glock’s grip angle and blocky feel left something to be desired. For others, they simply didn’t have affinity for the brand. Whatever the reason, there were many that welcomed Smith & Wesson’s innovative M&P with open arms. The M&P featured an…

There’s simply nothing like holding a highly refined world-class firearm. It’s much like stepping into a quarter-million-dollar Italian sports car—not only does it look head-turningly gorgeous on the outside, but from the first moment you reach for the door handle and sit inside, it’s clear everything is perfectly thought out. From the minuscule details like the placement and texture of each knob or handle to the click of the buttons, nothing feels cheap and no corners are cut. Even the texture of the seats, the glow of the lights, the glorious growl of the engine—you know it’s not going to be just another drive, but an experience like no other. That feeling doesn’t come over me often in the firearms world, but it did when I received a package from…

Shooting drills are an important part of formal training and an important part of practice. Whether for self-defense or competition, a drill establishes a goal, and goals are critical to skill development. When creating a drill, time, distance, and accuracy are the three common metrics used to gauge performance and improvement. A drill, in my opinion, should be challenging and modular. It should help teach and reinforce as many principles as possible, expending the fewest number of rounds possible. While teaching red dot sight (RDS) handgun-specific classes to everyday citizens and law enforcement, I needed a drill that helped focus some of the basic necessities for RDS use: dot acquisition from the draw, holdover for closer distances, precision shooting, fast change in point of aim, and cadence fire accuracy. To…

UN12 is unlike any other firearm magazine that you’ve ever read. The content is as unique as the customized firearms and gear that we cover. The print quality of each issue surpasses any other gun magazine out there. We also include a morale patch with each issue. That’s quite unheard of in the realm of print publications. There’s a reason for that—it’s not easy to do. Thanks to our partners, we are able to bring one-of-a-kind, collectible morale patches with each new issue. This is our ninth issue, but with it comes our nineteenth morale patch. How could this be? Each patch is made in at least two, sometimes more, versions. Some are scarcer than others. All are very collectible. Here are all the patches that we have made so…

There’s no doubt about it, we are now living in an age of instant gratification. Gone are the days of waiting… you want to watch an old movie? Don’t bother going out to rent one, stream it now. You need some more TP? Why waste the ten minutes going to the store when you can order it for same-day delivery? You’re craving a Popeye’s chicken sandwich? Why bother hitting the drive-thru when you can have it delivered? The funny thing is that in a way, the same can be said of our firearms. Customization of a pistol used to mean sending your parts off to a customizer or gunsmith for weeks or even months at a time. Sure, there are many artisans who still maintain a healthy wait list for…

The story of White Label Armory is really the story of two business entities, separate in a sense but also indivisible from one another. Parent company DRG Manufacturing was established in 2016 and built its business manufacturing AR-style receivers for industry clients on an ATF variance. Manufacturing soon expanded to include bolt carrier groups and other components, followed in turn by barrel blank production and then finished barrels. In a short span of time, DRG Manufacturing was producing everything for AR-15, AR-9, and AR-10 platforms except for springs and cast components. The next step was obvious: production of rifle components for smaller manufacturers, dealers, and retail customers who did not have the desire or the means to place bulk orders. Thus was the White Label Armory brand born. Today, it…

Arecent study suggests that, by the ripe age of six, girls lose confidence in their intelligence relative to boys and struggle to imagine a protagonist being female. Guess I missed the memo. It may be thanks to my innate bullheadedness, but mostly because the male figures in my life always encouraged me to be my own damn hero. As a result, I loathed Barbie, except when I was lighting her hair on fire. I worshipped Sarah Connor (God bless her arms). I was 100% convinced that Ellen Ripley could have skipped the sequels if she had just recruited me to help her vanquish those pesky aliens. I broke a bully’s nose in the second grade, earning myself the childhood nickname of Rocky, and unapologetically sucker-punched a dude after he spat…

The age-old quest for a beyond-shortrange firearm that can be easily transported has resulted in many solutions over the years. Platforms like short-barreled rifles (SBR), personal defense weapons (PDW), dedicated takedown guns, rifle-caliber pistols and the like are all predicated on the need for compactness with a punch. One of the latest innovations, made by LEO TakeDown, offers the user a way to drastically reduce the overall length of AR-15, M4, and M16 patterned firearms for discreet transport while still promising rapid deployment. It also provides a method for instant barrel removal, caliber swaps, and barrel length changes without tools. LEO TakeDown’s kit works by retrofitting your existing AR with what is essentially a quick-disconnect (QD) for the front half of your weapon. By pulling back on a QD collar,…

When you have plenty of pistols, outfitting each of them with essential accessories such as holsters and mag pouches can quickly add up. It’s understandable from a financial standpoint that you may not want to buy top-dollar items for your entire stable of handguns. That said, it also doesn’t mean that you should skimp on quality and functionality when outfitting your collection. A holster is an item you shouldn’t be cheap about. A proper holster is important to your safety and the safety of those around you. You need it to be designed with hard use in mind and built so that it’s up to the task under the most demanding situations. You never know when you’ll need it most, and you don’t want to get caught with one that…