Beautiful, rigid, strong, customizable, easy to install and a well thought out design are just some of the adjectives that come to mind when I think of the Geissele SMR (Super Modular Rail) Mk3 that I installed on my newest AR-15 build. Several months ago, when I was deciding what my newest man-Barbie would be wearing, I was browsing various forums for ideas and came across … [Read more...]
When looking at a trigger job, usually people have this image of what they want. If shooting in competition, people seem to want their triggers to be as light as 2LB in order to shave time off of their courses of fire, which makes sense right? There is also the long range shooters who want to be able to shoot accurately out to long range with little to no pressure on their … [Read more...]
So far in our discussion of external ballistics, we've covered bullet trajectory, elevation, the Coriolis effect, light effects, rifle cant, and bullet shape, but we still have one more important ballistics theme to explore: static stability. The concept of static stability is essential to precision rifle shooting; if bullets are not properly stabilized, you'll never get … [Read more...]
Before you hit the range for some serious long range precision shooting, and the time has come to finally create your first ballistic table. In this article I will show you how to use the free on-line software, JBM Ballistics, here is the link to the calculator page. JBM Ballistics is a powerful ballistics calculation tool, but it does have some limitations: first, it … [Read more...]
I am sure that some of you may recall that the process of refinishing USGI magazines was quite popular during the Clinton AWB/Magazine ban in the 1990's. Even if it is not as popular now, it is still a fun and easy project to do on a day off from work. When I refinished my magazines, I also upgraded each of them with Magpul anti-tilt followers and Magpul Ranger floor plates. … [Read more...]
There is enough difference in performance between the 5.56 and .223 to warrant some consideration if looking at the two for a specific purpose. In some cases, you will want to be very picky about the type of round you are shooting based on your desired external and terminal ballistic performance. Typically the barrels for each caliber is designed to cater only that specific … [Read more...]
