Category: General Opinion

It's good to know that Hornady is spending time, money, and effort on worthwhile projects. Is Superformance 5.56 ammo shooting under 3 MOA yet? No? Well, who cares! They made a red polymer yellow and put it in a fancy box!

But this time, they seem to have done a better job. Rob Curtis at GearScout has more on the Trijicon SRS.

I'm pretty impressed with the Diamondhead Combat Sights which are going to be standard on the Rainier Arms carbines. They're not "me too" iron sights that basically say "We have no imagination, but we do have a CNC machine" (which is almost like how the white background photos I've been posting the last few days say, "I have no imagination, but I do have a DSLR"). Of note is the "Premium" front sight, on the left in the photo, which allows elevation adjustments for 0-200, 300, 400, 500 and 600… Read More

Because I was sent a few different handguards by Rainier Arms recently, I needed to disassemble and reassemble a few upper receiver assemblies. One of those was the 5.45x39 upper sent to me by Spike's Tactical last year. It's seen crate after crate of corrosive surplus ammunition, and has never been properly cleaned. Coincidentally, I had just received a CAT M4 bolt scraper tool from Rainier, and thought I'd see how much carbon it would remove - there will be a separate post on that. But the topic of this… Read More

Earlier this year, I wrote a short article on how to choose the right concealed carry handgun. I've now turned it in to a video on choosing the right concealed carry handgun - an extremely lengthy one, by my standards - for your viewing enjoyment. I know that most of the people who read my blog regularly are experienced when it comes to firearms, because I'm consistently impressed with the quality of the comments I see, but perhaps it'll be useful to the friends or relatives of my regular readers.… Read More

Check out my rundown of the Vz-58 vs the AK-47, shot in the CZ Collection Room in Uhersky Brod, Czech Republic earlier this year. It was posted over on The Firearm Blog, but due to a scheduling error, it was buried back in August's posts. As we were shooting this video, an older gentleman - who turned out to be our tour guide, as up until that point we'd been with the president of CZ-USA - came into the room. He saw my spiel about the Vz-58 and was pretty… Read More

Rainier Arms has provided a Centurion Arms midlength extended rail system for T&E. Even when barrel nuts are considered, it has roughly the "length to weight ratio" of a Daniel Defense Lite Rail (this one is 12.4oz, compared to a DD 12.0 FSPM at 13.6oz). Plus, it offers rotation limited QD sockets. Although the current trend seems to be toward handguards that only have a top rail, the Centurion rail is different enough to warrant some attention. So far, I've only photographed and examined it, but it'll go on a… Read More

I'm not quite sure what to make of this. An AR-15 lower "printed" at home, using a 3D printer? My initial thoughts are that even if the lower was manufactured from a weak material, it would most likely maintain functionality for a magazine or so - if it was fired only and not tossed around - which is...interesting, and possibly of use. Also, in one of the coolest firearm videos I've ever seen, a bunch of dirty Russians with AK-74s and RPGs are laid to waste by guys with CZ… Read More

Beyond the temporary cessation of AK-74 purchases reported by Steve at The Firearm Blog recently, this article from RIA Novosti seems to suggest that the Russian military is looking for an entirely new replacement. Military sources say the army is reserved about all these rifles, whether made in Izhevsk or Kovrov. They think these rifles are fine, but do not meet the modern requirements of the Russian army, which will define the performance specifications for the new gun. I do read RIA Novosti daily, and am not surprised that the… Read More

Regular readers/viewers of this blog will not be surprised by the information contained herein. I produced this primarily for the Youtube audience. It's a basic summary of why I believe the AR-15 to be an incredibly reliable weapon, with a few tips on how to avoid problems - but those tips apply to all self-loading weapons.