Rise Armament RA-140 Super Sport Review
Normally I would settle on one trigger / part / group of items once I find one that works well. This allows me to have common parts to share between…read more →
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The Rifle
Articles, experiences and reviews from my rifle build.
Accuracy Testing the Vintage Colt SP1 at Looserounds.com
Impressive groupings from a rifle older than me. Shawn at LooseRounds.com accuracy tested a SP1 and produced some eye opening groups. Moral of the story? Reloading is an essential art…read more →
Accuracy Evaluation: Straight Jacket + Criterion Part 1
The biggest variable present is myself. I think that needs to be acknowledged prior to any serious discussion about cutting edge barrel technology. Taking everything at face value would be…read more →
Minor SHTF: Hurricane Harvey AAR
30 Minutes ago, the lights came back on. I am very lucky. I am not flooded out of house and home like so many unfortunate souls. Last thursday my county…read more →
Maximizing the ACOG
I stumbled upon a short series I would like to share today. This is a two part series which introduces the ACOG series of optical gun sights and discusses their use…read more →
Descent Into Madness: Intro to Teludyne Tech and the “Straight Jacket”
Over the last few years, the quality in the A15 barrel market has improved substantially… even basic, free floated barrels have been shown capable of 1 MOA or better with quality…read more →
From the Man Himself: David A. Lutz on the Development of the M16A2
Ever wonder why the M16A2 is the way it is? I.E. Stock too long, no full auto, unnecessarily complicated rear sight (for a battle rifle?), and the beloved… er A2…read more →
Three Things to do With That A2
So you have a A2 sitting around the safe do you? Doesn’t get much sunlight these days huh? I know what you mean. Things have gotten smaller, lighter, more technologically…read more →
A “Short Range” Trip: Re-Zero at 25 Yards
I made some major changes to my rifles a few weeks ago, requiring me to quickly re-zero at 25 yards. My local gun club is shutting down, so I had…read more →
Sight Radius, Iron Sight Aperture, and Target Fideility
Focus on the front sight, crystal clear… pull the trigger slowly to the rear. Ding! Hit! The above mantra is baked into many a seasoned rifleman’s mind. If it isn’t…read more →