Custom building an AR-15 upper receiver is not only rewarding, but it gives you the ability to choose exactly what components will be in your custom AR-15. You will have full control over the way it looks and how much it will cost. I prefer to spend the majority of my AR-15 build budget on the upper receiver mainly because it is from where most of the weight, ergonomics, and … [Read more...]
One of the fiercest, and longest running, debates within the firearms community is this: which is the better "battle rifle:" the AR or the AK. The topic has been done to death, so I thought I'd feature the two rifles in a different setting: working together. The video embedded above features an AR-15 and an AK-74. The featured AR, like many rifles of its type, is a custom … [Read more...]
Looking to try some DIY gunsmithing? Making changes to your expensive AR-15 components, such as using a drill to drill into your brand new barrel, can be intimidating. Then this how to should help alleviate some of that worry. I had a low profile gas block that I wanted to install on my AR-15 barrel but my barrel did not have the appropriate dimples for the gas block's set … [Read more...]
The EOTECH Vudu 1-6X rifle scope was one of the new offerings that really jumped out and caught our attention at the first day of SHOT Show 2017. EOTECH a company once thought of as primarily a maker of red dot optics has made aggressive moves in the last few months to expand their product line with the release of three new optics they have called their Vudu line. The one that … [Read more...]
In the past twelve months acclaimed Germany gunmaker Sig Sauer has been aggressively marketing their new line of red dot sights. The Sig Sauer Romeo 7 is the bigger brother to the hot selling Romeo 5 sight that has recently been selected by the Federal Bureau of Investigations for use by their agents. The Romeo 7 contains all the technology and features of the Romeo 5, but with … [Read more...]
The SKELI X-11 Modular Carbine is an American made polymer rifle that looks shockingly similar to a few others rifles currently on the market with one catch, the price is almost half of the others. A few moments after reading the press release on this rifle I asked the same question you are probably asking, WHO or WHAT is SKELI ? WHAT WE DO KNOW: Skeli Advanced Firearms … [Read more...]
