I wrote this piece on headspace for Shooting Sports Retailer magazine but whether you sell guns to earn a living or not, the information about headspace is handy… Rifle headspace is one of those topics that, in reality, is not nearly as mysterious as it seems. When customers buy a used firearm, especially a military […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]