In this article, I will be covering certain tools that will be needed to make your building experience easier and faster. These are the tools that I use, and the tools that you will see me using in almost all of my how-to YouTube videos. 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 … [Read more...]
You arrive at the range, ready for some relaxation with a favorite shootin’ iron, and as you start to set up you realize that you have forgotten a critical accessory. Or, perhaps, you get settled into a shooting session and suddenly something comes loose on your gun, and you find yourself without the simple tools needed to get you back into action. Sound familiar? If you are … [Read more...]
I can recall building my first couple of AR-15 rifles and it taking just short of forever to install that “stupid" roll pin (or, at least, that's how I felt about it at first) into the gas block for the gas tube. If you have ever had the great pleasure of installing (or removing) a gas tube roll pin into a gas block, you will more than likely agree that it would help to have a … [Read more...]
Getting into reloading? Well, before we start talking about reloading presses, I’d like to briefly examine the concept of reloading rates as applied to assessing the performance of reloading presses. Reloading Rate - Definitions Throughout this series of articles I have emphasized the different reloading requirements we all have, as well as the different approaches and … [Read more...]
The Multitasker Series 3 is designed specifically for the AR-15. 'Wait, what? A multi-tool designed for the AR-15?' Yes; and now that I have had the opportunity to physically hold the touch it, gaze at it and use it; I would like to share my thoughts and experiences with it and explain its features. Aesthetics Some of you may already know that I am a big fan of aesthetics … [Read more...]
If you're following our AR-15 upper build how-to, we're ready for the last step: installing a muzzle device (flash hider, muzzle brake or compensator). Fortunately, it is a simple process and I am going to share with you exactly how I do it, step by step. There is an incredible amount of muzzle devices currently available on the market, but for simplicity's sake, I will be … [Read more...]
