I’m a huge fan of dry firing at home. It creates lots of good habits without the interference of recoil, which often leads to anticipation, flinching, heeling and failing to stay focused on your front sight. When dry firing, you know each time if you jerked the trigger or if you did it right. Several … Read more
There are a lot of grip and stock options on the market for the AR platform, but it’s always nice to have options; especially when they bring something new to the table. Many of you are probably familiar with Amend2 from their AR, Glock and now SIG magazines. They’ve recently started making AR furniture too, … Read more
I had a chance to shoot a suppressed Gen II Ruger American Rifle in Winchester’s .400 Legend at Industry Day at the Range during the SHOT Show and was impressed. It’s a big .40 caliber round getting tossed down range with 20% more energy and greater penetration than a .30-30, putting it on par with … Read more
Fix It Sticks has introduced a new toolkit designed specifically for servicing AR platform firearms, the AR Field Armorer’s Toolkit. This kit includes a selection of both specialized and general-use tools, bits, and a torque driver to facilitate the setup, maintenance, and accessorization of AR rifles or pistols. It combines the functionality required for workbench … Read more
I actually have a lot of buddies who are lefties so, while I do poke fun at them for living in a right handed world, I do try and keep an eye out for products that work for them. Rock River Arms (RRA) just announced their latest AR the BT-2 Ambidextrous Tactical Rifle (ATR),which should … Read more
Smith & Wesson just dropped their latest AR pattern rifle, the M&P Sport III. It’s a 5.56mm rifle with a 16-inch barrel and mid-length gas system. It has a free-float handguard with tons of M-LOK slots. It also features a 16-inch, 1:8 Twist 5R rifled barrel and A2 flash hider. Luckily, the press release explained … Read more
Harrington & Richardson previewed their new wood AR stocks at SHOT Show 2024. They teased these on social media awhile back but they’re ready to roll now. The wood stock sets are made by American-Icon, a veteran owned company that uses all US sourced materials. The stocks consist of A1 pattern triangular handguards, and A1 … Read more
While driving to an open shooting position on a recent range trip, I saw AR-15 type firearms in every bay as I looked around. Some bays had as many as 10 different varieties of the AR-15 platform rifle. I saw another local gunsmith test firing the fruits of his labors. I watched a group of … Read more
[ED: This is the last in a three-part series. Read the first article HERE.] Although most of my summer was spent doing retro or retro-inspired AR builds, I had enough time for a few more modern builds as well. Something New My first build started a little before the summer actually, and was the result … Read more
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