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I also like to have red dot sights mounted relatively far forward. If you shoot with both eyes open, your downrange view will not be limited by the sight tube. In fact, with the sight farther forward you will be able to see around it with your non-shooting eye better.

The Tau striker control device is very unobtrusive. I do not notice it at all during live fire. Even if the hinged plate breaks off the pistol will still fire normally. It is simply there to give a tactile sense that something (finger, foreign body) is engaging the trigger when reholstering...

I have one Glock, a Gen 4 Glock 19 which I purchased before the Gen 5 model came out. It has undergone quite a few modifications. Frame: I cannot abide the finger bumps on a Gen 3 or 4 Glock 19. They do not fit my hand and worsen my ability to grip the pistol. So the first thing I did was...

I also prefer a 2 MOA dot size to a larger dot. Green dots are more easily visible in bright daylight. If picking up a 2 MOA dot is too slow, there are plenty of reflex sights that have a circle/dot reticle. The concentric circle makes quick acquisition of the sight picture pretty easy.

What you are saying is true, of course in that ballistic coefficient depends upon the bullets mass, its diameter, and its shape (form factor). But it is also true that for any given caliber the longer, and therefore heavier projectiles, do have better ballistic coefficients and therefore better...

My advice is to ignore those ideal twist rate tables so long as you have a 1:7 or 1:8 twist barrel. Either should be able to spin any bullets that are not too long to fit in your magazine adequately to stabilize them. Here are a few points, some of which are not generally well understood...

I do find the Avid scraper/multi-tool useful for cleaning caked on carbon deposits from the various nooks and crannies of the bolt. That stuff often resists coming off with just a brush and solvent. I'll admit that I have used those star-shaped cotton felt biscuits to clean between the lugs...

I own both a Hi-Point 995TS and a Ruger PCC9. The Hi-Point is an inexpensive carbine that is reasonably accurate and fun to shoot. I would not personally consider it if self-defense is a consideration. I know that some will disagree. There are multiple reasons. My particular carbine has not...

When I think of shooting from the bench, I think about slow fire from a supported position in which the rifle itself is supported at the fore-end by either bags or a bipod, and the butt stock also possibly supported by a sand sock or similar support. If I compare this to traditional unsupported...

Regarding the steel case Tula 9 mm Luger ammunition, the case is mild steel which is polymer-coated to prevent rusting. The projectile cores are lead, like most other types of FMJ ammunition. The projectile jackets are "bimetalic". Tula makes two different kinds of 9 mm Luger steel case ammo...

I too think it is rather silly to try to judge the intent of the Founding Fathers based on "linguistic analysis" hundreds of years after the event. The intent of the Founding Fathers should be apparent to those possessing even a cursory knowledge of history of the 17th and 18th centuries in the...

I put the CMC single stage cartridge trigger with the flat blade in a Palmetto State Armory (PSA) lower without any issues. I did not try fitting it in my Ruger AR556. My guess would also be that the problem lies with the Ruger lower. PSA currently has their two stage nickel boron trigger on...

I have two of the Monstrum one-piece mounts, both for scopes with one inch tubes. One has the rectangular recoil stops and the other has more conventional rounded machine screws. Neither has given me any trouble whatsoever.

For what it is worth, I paid almost exactly $200 more for my Ruger PCC 9 than I did my Hi-Point 995TS. In my opinion, the price difference was very much worth the notable difference in overall quality and, for me, the difference in reliability. If you can't afford the price difference and are...

Well, there were scopes that were deliberately mounted off-axis like the sniper versions of the M1 Garand. They had to be since the magazine loaded with en bloc clips directly from the top. The guys who used these rifles had two options. Either leave the scope axis parallel to the bore axis...

I have two of their one-piece cantilevered scope mounts on ARs and they have worked just fine so far. Have never tried any of their scopes and not too likely to try.

Sounds like your sight axis was misaligned with the bore axis of the barrel in traverse. If your sight axis makes an angle with your bore in the horizontal plane, your rifle can only be zeroed in windage at one specific range. That happens easily with the 995TS. The front sight tower just...

The HI-Point carbine could possibly be effective for self-defense, but it certainly wouldn't be my choice of pistol caliber carbine for that use, and I would not trust mine for that purpose for a number of reasons. First as I said before, mine has not been sufficiently reliable. I have had at...

I have one but haven't shot it since I bought my Ruger PCC 9. My feelings about it are very similar to those of someguy2800's. They are reasonably accurate for a 9 mm PCC and they are pretty heavy, although no worse than the Ruger. They are a pain to disassemble even for basic cleaning. I...

I own three Ruger 10/22s in various configurations, none of which are take-down models. I have not owned a take-down. But I have read quite a few posts from owners who have complained about their accuracy. No doubt, in some instances the inaccuracy might have been due to insufficient barrel...