So, one thing that many do not know about me, outside of the job, is that I am a huge fan of flashlights, and over the past few years, I have tried almost every kind of flashlight out there but have always gone back to Streamlight. So how about a 3 year review of a…
So, in one of the DMR builds that I did, I used a special gas block, sent over to me by Justin at 2A Armament, and well, if I could marry a gas block I would. Let’s talk about the 2A titanium lo profile gas block. When I got the Odin works DMR barrel, which…
It was before SHOT Show 2016 that Magpul sent me a couple of their PMag GL9 magazines to try out and review. It was last year I reviewed the PMag GL 17 for full size Glocks and they were solid magazines that worked and gave no trouble. You can read that review by following this link. Since the…
As the operator of a Modern Sporting Rifle you are responsible for keeping the firearm system clean and operational at all times! One of the major mistakes owners of the AR-15 platform is over lubrication the rifle / carbine. Over lubrication can cause hydra locks, this is a situation when lubrication is between the cartridge…
As popularity in the 300 Blackout/300 Whisper gains I was looking forward to this ballistic test for rangehot.com. The test platform is the Barnes Precision CQB rifle reviewed here. I chose this rifle because it has a barrel length that is consistent with standard rifles chambered in that round and plus it is accurate enough…
In today’s industry, there are 3 main ways to install a muzzle device on the dime a dozen AR15 or any threaded barrel on the market. You have the crush washer, the shims and them you can pin and weld the device. But for the sake of time I will only talk about the crush…
This article is the part of the basic portion of the Trace Armory Group’s. Mil-Dot Usage Class I have been teaching for the past two years with great success. The ability of my students to range, engage and drop targets need it before hunting, competitive shooting or LE/Military Sniping is just great to watch. I…
5.56/.223 ballistic test carbine vs SBR I have been working on a a few projects for Barnes Precision Machine, one of which was a ballistic test for a common barrel length for SBR and compare that to the AR-15 carbine 16″ barrel. Some history of the 5.56 to begin with. The 5.56x45mm NATO began life…
The 1911 Magazine Design: The Wadcutter Magazine Many people sense that I have nothing but disdain for the “Wadcutter” type magazine. I suppose that’s partly my fault, but it’s actually not true. The wadcutter magazine is an excellent design…for what it was designed for. Take it outside of its venue…trying to use it for something…
I am working on the review of the brand new carbine from Hi-Point in .380 Automatic. I have been trying to wrap my head around the reasoning behind a .380 Auto carbine when they already make a carbine in 9mm Luger. After the first trip to the range, I am starting to understand the premise,…
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