When you purchase a firearm, you don’t expect to immediately become a pro, right? Of course not. That would be pretty ridiculous! That’s like buying a guitar and calling yourself a musician before your first lesson. With musical instruments, you build up your expertise over time with training and practice — and those skills do […]
When you first started learning about firearms — any firearm, not just the AR 15 — what were the first lessons you learned? We’re betting it wasn’t how to take aim and fire. In just about every class, the first step is to introduce everyone to or review how to handle a firearm safely and
How’s your grouping these days? Are you looking for ways to improve your accuracy with your AR 15? Odds are pretty good that you’ve figured out just how many different elements can impact your accuracy. It could be your stance, your grip, where on your rail accessories are installed, or the overall weight of your
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Since the AR 15 was originally designed for military use, it stands to reason that mil-spec—or the military standard—parts are going to be some of the most well-designed options out there for customizing your AR. When we talk about mil-spec in the strictest sense of the word, we’re talking about the standards set forth for
If your favorite way to spend a fall weekend involves thermoses of coffee, early mornings, and quietly stalking game, the very few tools you take with you to go hunting are all vital. After all, you don’t want to be so weighted down you can’t move without clanking, but you also want to ensure you
“Mil Spec” is a phrase that gets tossed around pretty frequently when talking about the best AR accessories and upper assembly modifications that can be made to the AR 15. The goal is to get those components as close as possible to the version of the firearm made for the US military. While AR parts
For those of you who are new to the world of AR 15s, let’s go back to basics. To start with, let’s clarify something so you don’t accidentally put your foot in your mouth when it comes to this rather notorious firearm: the “a” and “r” of AR 15 does not stand for assault rifle.
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