Over at tacticalwire.com, gun guru Tiger McKee’s caught in a love triangle. “When it came to ergonomics Eugene Stoner was a genius. The AR has all its essential components – safety, mag and bolt release – in just the right place. On the original rifle Stoner used triangular handguards. The triangle shaped fits the shape of your hand nicely, and the flatter bottom helps when you’re resting it on something, like bracing for stability and accuracy. I have several rifles with them and really like ’em. The problem with the original design, due to the material they are made from, is they break or crack easily.” Precision Reflex’s got an app for that . . .
Precision Reflex, Inc. now offers their [$318] Gen III Delta shaped forearm that is free floated, set up with rails, and constructed from carbon fiber, which makes it virtually indestructible. The triangular shape works with gas or piston guns. They offer three lengths – carbine, mid-length, and rifle – with picatinny rails positioned on the top, sides, and bottom that are easily removed if you want. If you’re going mount one of these handguards be sure to get the proprietary wrench needed to torque the barrel nut.
Then Tiger takes stock:
I like fixed stocks, particularly the A1 stock, which is 5/8 of an inch shorter than the A2 version. Now, Magpul has their [$69.95] MOE fixed stock, (Brownells 100-009-585) which is close to the length of shorter A1 stock but with an enlarged area for an improved cheekweld. Snap the muzzle up, hit your cheekweld and you’ve got a sight picture.
It has a small storage compartment and a variety of points to attach your sling. It also looks cool, which is always an advantage and may just improve your accuracy. They will soon have this same style stock set up to fit an adjustable stock buffer tube that will allow you to use one buffer tube for fixed and adjustable stocks.
Tiger finishes by helping us extract some of his knowledge about springs:
The extractor spring on the AR is obviously an important part, and over the years there have been many variations offered. I’ve tried a lot of different type springs, even the chrome silicon versions – and I’ve ended up having all of them break before they should. Now, I’ve sworn off everything except Colt’s “gold” extractor spring (Brownells’ 160-304-025).
Colt went through several different versions of springs and plastic inserts, eventually settling on the “gold” spring around 2003. This spring provides reliable and effective performance in both rifles and carbines.
OK, so what’s your AR wearing these days?
Interesting everything I have read suggests a hammer forged barrel. Question what is it you specifically look for to indicate the barrel is hammer forged other than the master of the obvious stamp indicating such?
I hate… so much… about the things you choose to be….
As a former 45B2(H) I can tell you that in the handguard, the delta shape and thin material plus GI Smarts cracked the guards on a regular basis also the upper cooling holes allow steam to obscure the sights and target when fired in a wet enviroment which aslo made them very slick, so for me, they are not so hot.
Sadly my AR isn’t wearing anything….because by the time I had the money to buy one this current storm of BS hit.
Ditto
So it’s wearing someone else’s hands and gear?
What?
I look forward to the crowds of wannabe merchants crying “Ah jis wanna git wot ah paid for it!”
Should be a good show.
want
I can’t find any clothes that fit!
Glad somebody told this guy that.
As you comment at the end of the post, the first thing that came to my mind was the problem of SWATting. What a wonderful way to bring a little joy into the day of people you don’t like – call the tip line, claim anonymously that you saw them through the window cleaning an assault weapon, break out your video camera and wait for the fun to start.
With any luck at all he really will have an MSR and you’ll have a SWAT snuff shot to post on YouTube.
Good times for all.
well…its anonymous…so every gun owner should be calling in to report every cops residence…just to keep that 24hr staff from beign bored
My jealousy wants you to drop that on your toe. Not a big toe, you need that for balance. Just a little toe.
Magpul MOE. I went ahead and kitted out to show my support for them. I always liked their stuff anyhow.
Mine is streight factory issue no accents
Sorta like the motto of the TSA:
If you’re not paranoid, we’re not necessary.
“I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half.”
Andrew CuomoJay Gould16″chrome-lined heavy barrel, black magpul stock, grip, handguard, rear buis. Trijicon acog (the smallest one I believe) low magnification with amber triangle reticle. Boresnake and oiler in my grip. And also, if spring ever decides to show up, it’s getting done up in duracoat completely, ‘urban mirageflague’ pattern 🙂
I’m glad to see the fad of hand guards that are nothing but a four sided sharp edged rail, requiring plastic covers so you can actually hold the forearm without gloves is starting to lose favor. I run the YHM and Midwest round forearms with a rail on top and provision to put extra rail sections wherever you actually need them. I also use the Magpul Moe especially on carbines.
I don’t quite understand the AR extractor spring problem. I purchased a Colt SP1 in the early 70’s and shot it until the barrel wore enough to become a 6 moa shooter, swapped out the barrel using the same bcg and wore that barrel out too without ever changing or having an extractor spring problem. I have had several Ar’s since them and have had no extractor problems with those either, I only shoot good brass cased ammo. Maybe I’m just lucky.
I’m a big fan of red dot sights, I was an early adopter having used about every kind. An Aimpoint on a 16-18 inch carbine is just about perfect. I also like 1×4 scopes that have a true 1 power and some kind of reticle that allows you to use it like a red dot up close with both eyes open and focus on the target.
OK, on the case law of restraining orders (and expectations of enforcement), I’m going to quote it again:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/04-278.ZS.html
In short, ladies, Uncle Sugar doesn’t care about you. If it’s convenient, he might help out. The hard truth of life is that you’re on your own, and you should worry less about getting someone else’s guns removed and more about acquiring some of your own.
I still think the problem is largely because the Gummint is buying up all sorts of ammo. Waiting for someone to break the story, The sooner, the better.
California…. I hate you….
The new Stasi, New York style. This is what it’s all boiling down to. Be careful out there my friends.
It seems quite possible that Stephanie was one of those shrinking violets that would not get a gun if she knew her life depended on it – and she knew it DID. Doubtless she’s among the enlightened few who would rather die for “non-violence”. Ugh! Boy, when you put it that way, it really *IS* twisted-sounding!
How do they know who to give the reward to if it’s anonymous?
That mag looks over 7 rounds to me! I’m thinking we need to call and report those guys.
I see clowns. Nothing to see here, move along.
I was lucky enough to meet Dan at the Boulder Book Store earlier this week.
I can’t speak for the book, since I have not read it yet, but his talk was excellent. I really wish somebody had recorded it.
One thing that caught my attention was when he talked about the bigotry among liberals about gun owners, calling it a “permitted prejudice”. There was low-level laughter/chuckling among the crowd.
Nice to know Police Capt. Brian Ambrose, as far as guns are concerned, is a member of the “guilty until proven innocent” crowd.
There’s actually nothing fundamentally strange about a leftist supporting gun rights. Agree or disagree with the policy proposals of the left, but the concern among those who are honest is for the little guy. As this piece suggests, firearms give a measure of reality to the assertion that we’re all equal.
The political spectrum is useful in organizing ideas about how a particular person would go about achieving goals, but there are good people and evil people all along it. Someone who is in politics solely for personal gain or aggrandisement will do bad things to personal liberty, regardless of party.
I just purchased the .45 ca Cougar, took it home and field stripped it and reassembled it with a friend who knows about guns. I’m a novice when it comes to disassembly/reassembly, but my friend has beenworking on all kinds of guns for years. We stripped it and assembled it, but when it is together again the slide won’t pull back. I figure that we’re doing someting wrong, but can’t figure out how to get this pistol back together so it works. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. I rather shoot it at a bad guy than have to throw it at him.
Get on sportsmans guide and put in a backorder. Takes about a mmonth but it will ship. Just got 5000 rounds of 5.56 Paid $357 shipped per case of 1000k pmc xtac 55gr. Same stuff selling on luckygunner at $900 and up. pmc has been the only company getting regular shipments into their warehouse. TRUST ME! Do it! Or don’t and leave it all for me and my family, I have 5000 more coming.