Easier, Faster Building Experience for AR-15 Upper Receiver In this article, I will be covering certain tools that will be needed to make your building experience easier and faster. I always find that it is easier to have the right tool for the job, and that is the same case when it comes to building your own AR-15 upper receiver. For this series, I will be walking you through … [Read more...]
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How to Build an AR-15 Upper Receiver – Introduction
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...]
AR-15 – Upgrading Your Extractor Spring
Having AR issues? I do too. Fortunately, troubleshooting issues on my AR-15s is something I enjoy. I am fond of it for two reasons: I get to learn from the experience, and then, more often than not, I'm ultimately able resolve the issue. On my most recent AR-15 building endeavor, I ran into a setback with my 10.5" pistol/SBR (it is a pistol for now until I get my tax stamp back … [Read more...]
Leitner-Wise Mfg. Black Nitride M-16 Enhanced Bolt Carrier Group – Full Review
Phosphate, chrome, nickel boron, nickel teflon. Sound familiar? You may be a "Gun Geek" (If so, you're in excellent company.), particularly one looking at an AR-15 bolt carrier group, or BCG. These may be the most common coatings for BCGs, but several months ago, I discovered something new. The BCG I found, and obtained, was the Leitner-Wise Manufacturing Black Nitride M-16 … [Read more...]
Kavod Custom KVD-15 Alef Full Review (pigtails included)
A while back, I introduced the Kavod Custom KVD-15 Alef, but now I want to tell you all about her. Like many couples in this modern "information age," I first met this KVD-15 over the Internet. I received an email from a shop in Georgia called Vidalia Police Supply. They told me they made some lovely little carbines and wanted to send one my way to see what I thought about … [Read more...]