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 […]
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How to Build an AR-15 Lower Receiver: Hammer
At this point in our AR-15 lower receiver build, we’ve finished putting together the magazine catch, trigger guard, bolt catch, pivot pin, and trigger, and now we’re ready to install the hammer. I have two references for you to check out, if you like, that go along with this article. First is a list of the tools and parts I’m using for […]
How to Build an AR-15 Lower Receiver: Safety Selector and Pistol Grip
We’re now halfway through the steps for building our AR-15 lower receiver. We last left off with installing the hammer, and ready to move on to adding the safety selector and pistol grip. If you wanted to know what tools I’m referencing in this article, check out the tools and components post. The video embedded […]
The AR-15 Raptor Charging Handle – Full Review
Let’s be honest: not everyone can (or wants to) justify spending $85-$90 on an aluminum stick with a handle. Even after I took the price into consideration, I ordered my Rainier Arms Raptor charging handle by AXTS last year as an upgrade for my AR-15. After I ordered it but before I received it, I […]
LWRCi M6A2 Everyday Carry AR-15
The AR-15 has been in service as a fighting rifle since 1964 and has proven itself a capable contender. Evolving technology has kept it in the forefront of conceptual design and it continues to be selected in modern iterations to serve. Civilian shooters, Law Enforcement, and the Military continue to put faith and trust in […]
AR-15 Chamber Swab from Swab-Its: First Look
We have featured Swab-It’s before on the site back in November 2016 when brought you the Swab-It’s reusable 9mm bore swabs. So we were already very aware of the company when they approached us at SHOT Show 2017 and offered us a small sample of their latest yet to be released product the AR-15 Chamber […]
How to Build an AR-15 Lower Receiver: Trigger
Our rifle build is shaping up, no? If you’ve finished with the pivot pin, let’s get that trigger installed. For reference, check the video embedded in this post (the time stamp below will jump you to the corresponding point in the vid) and the post where I laid out all the tools and components I’m using for […]
AR-15 – How To Dimple Your Barrel
Looking to try some DIY gunsmithing? Making changes to your expensive AR-15 components, such as using a drill to drill into your brand new barrel, can be intimidating. Then this how to should help alleviate some of that worry. I had a low profile gas block that I wanted to install on my AR-15 barrel but my barrel […]
AR-15 FERFRANS CQB Muzzle Device System – Full Review
FERFRANS, which is pronounced “fur-frahnz,” isn’t exactly a “household name” yet here in the United States. However, that quickly may change with the recent introduction of their CQB Modular Muzzle Brake System to the U.S market for the AR-15/M-16 platform. FERFRANS is a firearms manufacturer, founded by twin brothers, Ferdinand and Francis Sy (hence, FER – FRANS). It […]
New Chassis Merges Bolt-Action Rifle With AR-15 Tactical Gear
The Best Damn Gun Chassis expands the possibilities of a custom Remington 700 Long Action rifle build. This Modular Chassis accepts readily-available AR-15 buttstocks, pistol grips, handguards and accessories. “Several companies make a competing bolt-action chassis, but you have to use their accessories. We wanted to build a modular chassis that has nearly unlimited possible […]
