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How To Install An AR-15 Free-floated Hand Guard

November 4, 2015 By Tom McHale Leave a Comment

How To Install An AR-15 Free-floated Hand Guard

Let’s take a look at how to upgrade your stock AR plastic handguards to a more accurate (and sharper-looking) free-floated handguard model. Freeing the barrel from handguard stress allows it to operate independently of hand, sling, bipod or accessory pressure, thereby making it more consistently accurate shot to shot. The first step is to remove the […]

Filed Under: Gun Maintenance & Customization, Shooting Tips Tagged With: ar-15, free floated handguard, gunsmithing, how to, mission first tactical, shooting sports retailer

Blackhawk’s AR-15 Offset Safety Selector: Don’t Be All Thumbs

May 9, 2013 By Tom McHale 6 Comments

Blackhawk’s AR-15 Offset Safety Selector: Don’t Be All Thumbs

If you’re right-handed, operating the safety lever on an AR-15 is a pain in the butt. If you’re left-handed (using a standard AR-15), operating the safety lever on an AR-15 is a pain in the butt. If you’re either right or left-handed, operating the safety lever on an AR-15 is a pain in the butt. […]

Filed Under: Gun Maintenance & Customization, Shooting Tips Tagged With: accessories, ar-15, Ar-15 Selector, AR-15 upgrades, assault weapons, blackhawk, guns, gunsmithing, reviews, safety

Soup It Up For Soldiers Step 2: Bull the Barrel

May 1, 2012 By Tom McHale 3 Comments

Soup It Up For Soldiers Step 2: Bull the Barrel

Last Week… Last week in Step 1: Sportify the Stock, we replaced the standard stock on our Ruger 10/22 with a custom Revolution Extreme one, graciously donated by Brownells. This week, we’re going to replace the barrel with a sporty competition model from Tactical Solutions – also graciously donated by Brownells. Remember, at the end […]

Filed Under: Gun Maintenance & Customization, Shooting Tips, Soup It Up For Soldiers Tagged With: .22LR, 10/22, brownells, fundraisers, gun parts, gunsmithing, plinking, rifles, Ruger

Corn Guns, Dentures, and Parrots: A Chat with Brownells Tech Team Leader Dave Bennetts

February 13, 2012 By Tom McHale 3 Comments

Corn Guns,  Dentures, and Parrots: A Chat with Brownells Tech Team Leader Dave Bennetts

Today’s featured “interesting gun person” is Dave Bennetts, who leads the world-famous Brownells Gun Tech Team. In between helping us regular folks reassemble guns that we’ve, umm, fixed, helping customers find the right accessories and parts, and providing generally helpful advice, they produce an extensive library of videos. No, not that kind! We’re talking about […]

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