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Thanks to everyone that responded. This is my first AR and I am enjoying it more than any other center fire rifle I've ever shot. However my rifle is (or initially started as) a budget project to determine if an AR was right for me. Fortunately it turned out to be a great acquisition and I...

When I first purchased my AR 15 I shot it strictly with peep sights. I soon noticed that slightly sub 2 MOA, 5-shot groups (around 1.8") were about the best I could manage shooting both .223 and 5.56 ammo. Later purchased a red dot sight (my first) and found that aiming was easier but my...

I too have astigmatism which according to my eye doc is pretty severe. However I have found that the red dot distortion varies with different red dot sights. I have two red dot sights a Vortex Sparc II and a Vortex Crossfire. The Sparc II is (for some unexplained reason) significantly...

I need recommendations on where to buy a decent AR sling. I don't want to spend $50-60 for a nylon strap especially after reading negative reviews on many slings the most common being that either the strap is too short for normal Americans (they seem to be made in China for smaller people) or...

Part of my business income comes from performing older building inspections for safety certification. These include performing parking lot and building exterior areas illumination surveys which have to done after dark. Some of these old buildings are situated in "bad" neighborhoods and I...

For a trail/hunting/hiking duo having the same caliber is perfect. Mine happens to be a Marlin 1894 and Ruger Vaquero both in 44 Mag. Of the choices you have I like the 357 combo. For a self defense duo the AR15 and the HK 9mm would be my choice.

Just watched a video on You Tube where parts of the trigger and hammer are coated with car polish and worked a few dozen times resulting in a much improved trigger pull. It seems easy enough and improves trigger without having to replace milspec springs or buying (expensive) an aftermarket...

Back in the 70's my friends and I shot 38 Special wadcutters & 45 ACP RN reloads because it was all we could afford and later during my CASS days I occasionally bought 44 Special reloads before the match started from other CASS guys that sold stuff there . In fact a lot of CASS shooters bought...

My buddy is range master at a local gun range and we were discussing my budget priced AR. MY AR is a PSA lower & a BCA upper. I was telling him how impressed I was with it's accuracy and reliability. He told me that the range rents AR's that are priced above mine and presumably of better...

I have always loved the S&W Combat Masterpiece. It truly is a masterpiece of the gun maker's art..

Yep. $399.99 /1000 were the cheap ones. Others (I believe CCI) were going for $425/1000. I erased the advertisement after I finished reading it but it was in one of the several popular sites I receive daily.

I just checked the price of small rifle primers and they are $0.40 each. I'm surprised as heck at the high prices and at least for now I'm tabling the idea of reloading 223.

I was afraid of that and the reason why I started this thread. I too felt the smallness of it all is where the difference lies.

One visit to my range and I can come home with as much 223 or 5.56 brass as I can carry. I don't believe crimped or non-crimped will be an issue for me because of the volume of spent brass I can gather anytime I go to the range. So far it sounds like it's quite doable.

I currently reload 243 Win, 30-06 and 35 Remington. Considering buying dies for 223/5.56 but I have some questions: 1. Are they (relatively speaking) difficult to reload? ie Is there anything in particular that makes either one harder to reload than any of the ones I already have? 2. Is it...

I sometimes carry a small 22 LR pistol because it's all I can conceal carry at the time but I leave it behind anytime I can CC carry something bigger. IMO a 22 LR handgun is better than nothing for any kind of defensive situation but it's not a very wise choice if you have a more powerful...

I'm one of them but we're a dying breed, at least in the area where I live. Just got back from the range and (coincidentally) asked one of the range workers if he sees any 243 brass laying around to save me some. He told me he hardly see's 243 shooters anymore. He added that most are now...

That is a great idea for anyone that wants to save $$ but wants to make sure QC is A1.

I too have similar budget issues and had the idea of putting a scope on my AR. I ended up with a Red Dot and iron sights but I am also considering the Nikon 300 BLK that happens to be very reasonably priced and looks good on an AR platform. If I do it I would place the Red Dot at 45 degrees...

Took my first choice SPARC to the range today and the thing did not turn on. It worked fine in the house yesterday and today it had the same new battery I bought Sunday. Spent the morning shooting with my iron through the RDS glass and managed it OK but lost all my confidence in this...