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I got back yesterday from our week long trip to Texas. Nothing even remotely exciting happened unless I include trying to find a good place to eat while on the road. There ain’t any. On this trip I took a AR15 with 16” barrel and five loaded magazines in a black nylon tactical gun case. During...

I learned a expensive lesson today with Bear Creek Arsenal. I brought a new BCA Stripped Upper sometime back (I think last year) with plans to have it Ceracoated. Well time flies and other projects getting in the way I finally got around to building or rather tried to build it last month. When...

Is it correct that when I apply for a SBR Tax Stamp I must list the length of the gun on the application form? If so what length should I list on a AR SBR with adjustable stock? I would guess the shortest length when the stock is fully collapsed. What about a gun with a fixed wood stock such...

Things I learned when building this AR or What YouTube videos do not cover. Over the Christmas and New Years holiday season the bad weather and events cause me to retreat into the mancave. In doing so I finally managed to complete two AR projects. This particular AR turned out to be very...

I brought a Palmetto State Armory Complete AR Upper over Christmas that had a round Olive Drab Green Carbine handguard. I immediately replaced the handguard with a Magpul and it got tossed into my spare parts box. So now I am pondering what to do with it. My first choice is to try to trade it...

My LGS made a mistake with my special order and now I have a Magpul K Grip for a AR. I am trying to decide what to do with it...use it, toss it into my growing unused parts box, or pass it on to someone else? I think what has me questioning whether to use it is the straighter grip. I am seeking...

I brought a Magpul CTR Stock in FDE for AR-15. When I inspected it there is a spot about 1/4” in diameter on the lower brace that is not coated. The underlying plastic is visible which is a lighter shade of FDE. The spot looks like it was where the stock was attached to the plastic sprue when...

I am finishing up a lighter weight (6#) AR-15. It will have a free float rail. It is going to get a Romeo5 Red Dot as it’s primary sighting system. However I don’t trust batteries so I want to put front and rear flip-up sights on it also. Magpul is the big boy in the industry and I have them on...

I received a new stock for a AR last week that I am impressed with. I was ordering some small gun parts from Delta Team Tactical a couple of weeks ago and was looking for enough things to make the cost of the shipping worthwhile. They had a adjustable stock made by Lakota-Ops on sale for $9.99...

I am looking for some guidance. I am finishing up building a light(er) weight AR carbine and looking to shave a little more weight I am considering removing the useless bayonet lug on the FSB. I have no concerns about removing it but I wonder what is the best way to protect the raw steel from...

Santa is swamped with orders so he designated me to be the Gun Santa for my family this year. Does anyone know of any coupon or discounts on S&W handguns from Buds Gun Shop?

I have a few questions about the Ruger Service-Six revolver I saw today. At what serial number did Ruger change the angle on the grip frame? What size of wood grip came on the gun originally? This gun had small factory “magna” style grips instead of the larger target size grips. (Grips are...

We have various shades of green for Woodland camouflage, various shades of tan, brown and sand for Flat Desert Earth and white, gray and black for the winter but for our city folk what color combinations work well for use in cities? Thinking ahead of AR builds 7, 8 and 9.

Are free float handguards the same length as the barrel after they are installed on the upper? For example suppose I install a 16" barrel. Will the front of a 16" handguard be even with the muzzle (front) of the barrel before the barrel has a flashhider, etc. put on it? Or let me reword my...

OK. I will publicly admit that I am a brass rat. I am also a cheap skate, er, frugal. I reload most of my ammunition so losing even one fired brass case when at the range causes me great distress. As my gun club rifle range has a lot of good grass in front of the shooting benches any brass that...

What is the shortest PRACTICAL barrel length for .223/5.56 AR-15? By practical I mean reliable functioning with 55 gr. FMJ without using custom barrel, gas block or specialty ammunition. In other words how short of barrel can be used in a SBR / Pistol using commonly available off the shelf...

I became a AR owner back in 2016 as a political protest against HRH. Prior to that time I had no interest in the AR-15. To protest the Democrats winning the House of Representatives last year I brought a stripped Anderson lower engraved with the motto “These Colors Never Run.” So as a result of...

Thanks to my wife and Ruger I have become interested in shooting .22 rimfires again. In addition to stocking up on ammo I have evaluated my pair of 22 rifles and neither has the level of accuracy I want for small game hunting. One candidate is a Ruger 10/22 that I have own for many years. It...

I live in a bit of a bubble. Because of where I live I rarely go to gunshops and to only two Gunshows (in the Spring and Fall) a year. Most of my opportunity to see and handle firearms are at Gunshows. Today we went to the Fall Gunshow where I was introduced to the Kel-Tec SU-16. I am really...

Motor died on my Midway vibrating case cleaner. My wine, er whining is the rest of the machine is in very good condition. No broken or cracked plastic, cord ok. As near as I tell the switch on the cord works so it is not the problem. Being cheap, er frugal, I hate to buy a new machine. Is it...