Tag: ar-15
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What Determines the Caliber of an AR-15?
What Determines the Caliber of an AR-15? The AR-15 was initially designed to be used specifically with a 5.56x45mm cartridge. However, due to its popularity, there is now a variety of calibers. But what determines the caliber of an AR-15 depends on what you are aiming for with this powerful rifle. Maybe you are looking…
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Firepower Advantage: 5 Best Semi-Auto Rifles for Your Home
In defending home and hearth from varmints and pests (both two and four-legged), a handgun is nice, but a good semi-automatic rifle is a changer. The ability to put multiple rounds on target accurately and in short order, at a distance, can often mean the difference between life and death (for you or your livestock) or…
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Grey Ghost Gear Rifle Case Coyote Brown
The Grey Ghost Gear rifle case is exactly what I was looking for to carry my custom 6.8 SPC. This rifle is primarily used for hog hunting in South Texas and I want to be able to securely and safely carry the rifle, Trijicon 1-6 Accupoint, FLIR thermal scope, handheld thermal, spare mags, ammo, and…
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Watershed Highland Rifle Backpack Review
Watershed makes some of the toughest, best dry bags available. This is a review of the Watershed Highland Rifle Backpack. The original Watershed dry bags were created by river guides – outdoorsmen who live on the water every day. The company now offers a complete line of waterproof bags from the traditional boat bag to…
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PRI Gas Buster Charging Handle with Combat Latch
The Precision Reflex Gas Buster Charging Handle is first and foremost a high quality upgrade over the typical AR-15 charging handle. It is a worthwhile investment to any build. Where it really shines of course is to deflect gas and grit away from your face when running a suppressor. A suppressor creates additional gas blowback.…
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Mid-Evil Industries 360 VFG
The Mid-Evil Industries 360 Vertical Fore Grip is an innovative design that allows the operator to position the VFG to their personal preference. The fore grip is constructed in two sections. To unlock and re-position, you simply hold section one (the top piece), loosen section two, set it however you like, and then lock it…
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22 Nosler!
Nosler continues to push the envelope with the introduction of the Nosler 22. Any new cartridge is met with some amount of skepticism but Nosler brings a certain measure of respect and accomplishment to the argument. It is interesting that Midway already has complete AR uppers available and in stock for less than $500. I’m…
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FailZero EXO Bolt Carrier Group
Anyone who runs a suppressed semi-automatic gun like an AR-15 knows just how dirty the chamber gets. Filthy, in fact. A suppressor works by slowing down the gas through a series of internal baffles. The slower the gas is released the quieter the perceived sound. However, this tends to raise the pressure levels and force…
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Trijicon AccuPoint 1-6X24 Circle-Cross
Trijicon, best known for the legendary ACOG, has released a new lineup of AccuPoint and AccuPower rifle scopes. The most intriguing of the new products is the AccuPoint 1-6 model – something many avid shooters have been requesting for some time now. This is a crowded market segment these days but Trijicon’s reputation for building some of…
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ADM AD-RECON Scope Mount
American Defense Manufacturing (ADM) scope mounts have been a personal favorite of TGR staff writers for many years – and with good reason. ADM mounts are of the highest quality, many feature the rock-solid Quick Detach Auto Lock Lever system, and they are designed and built in the USA. Top off a great product with…
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LaserLyte Center Mass CM-K15B
The LaserLyte Center Mass weapon sight allows the shooter to choose between a traditional single dot or the very cool Center Mass pattern. The Center Mass option projects a green center dot plus a ring of eight green dots for fast target acquisition. The dot pattern grows in size at approximately one inch per yard…
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Bean Firearms AR-15
Bean Firearms – new AR-15 on the market. Bean Firearms Company was formed in Utah in 2009 and set about designing a new AR-15. Pulling from their experience in the aerospace and defense industries, their goal was to produce one of the best performing rifles in the world. Did they succeed? Stay tuned for the…
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Aimpoint PRO
Red dots are an almost immediate upgrade for anyone who owns a firearm because they are extremely simple and highly effective. What the hunter, the sport shooter, our military, and law enforcement agents are looking for is a cost effective, low maintenance red dot sight that will handle the most extreme conditions to accomplish the…
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Geissele SSA-E Super Semi-Automatic Enhanced AR-15 Trigger
The great thing about an AR-15 is how modular the components are. I recently upgraded my 6.8 SPC II from the stock Rock River Arms National Match trigger to the Geissele Super Semi-Automatic Enhanced trigger. Bill Geissele was kind enough to send me his SSA-E trigger for evaluation (along with a cool Geissele Automatics t-shirt).
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Troy VTAC BattleRail Alpha – 11″
Troy Industries is well known for their M4/Ar-15 back-up iron sights and other weapon accessories. The Troy VTAC BattleRail Alpha is an updated version of their popular Extreme rail series. The Alpha rail is a free-floating, one piece handguard with a single rail running the top line. I have installed an 11″ Flat Dark Earth…