Tag: Spikes Tactical

  • Surplus 5.45x39mm: 7N6 – You Should Have Stocked Up

    Surplus 5.45x39mm: 7N6 – You Should Have Stocked Up

    Introduction For the purposes of this article we compared the commercial M855 loading for the 5.56mm to the 1980s Russian 7N6 5.45x39mm surplus round. Both rounds were evaluated out of 16 inch barrels, as that is the most common option to the civilian rifleman. Both the AR-15 carbine in 5.45 and commercial AK-74 variants use…

  • Graphic Results from live-fire 7N6 Surplus 5.45x39mm rounds – video included

    Graphic Results from live-fire 7N6 Surplus 5.45x39mm rounds – video included

    In previous articles, I’ve examined the cost benefit of shooting 7n6 surplus instead of commercial M855 5.56x45mm. In this follow-up article, we will examine the various characteristics of the 7N6 surplus round that lend themselves to Serious Social Purposes. Both rounds were evaluated out of 16 inch barrels, as that is the most common option to…

  • Spikes Tactical Battle Trigger

    A trigger is the most important component of a firearm, and Spike’s Tactical Battle Trigger delivers performance and safety for all users. Looks great and works even better. I currently have it on my rifle.

  • Staff Gun Review: 3-Gun Rifle Parts

    Staff Gun Review: 3-Gun Rifle Parts

    This isn’t really going to be a review about my rifle as much as it will be the sum of its parts.  My rifle is nothing to speak about really.  It’s a Frankenstein that I built myself from muzzle to stock.  I thought I’d just put the parts into context and why I like them…

  • Texas Multigun Championship

    Somewhere deep in the heart of Central Texas.. About 400 competitors from all over the nation got together This was a big production and had the big boys out… Open Divison winner: Jerry Miculek