Recreating a Classic: The Colt 601 Grail AR Build
Of all of the AR builds I’ve done over the years one of my grail builds was a Colt 601 clone. The Colt 601 was the first AR-15 model produced by Colt after they purchased the rights for the design from Armalite in 1959. Colt made less than 14,500 of the 601’s with the majority […]
CMMG Release the All New DISSENT Br4 Rifle
CMMG just dropped their latest rifle, the DISSENT Br4. While it’s an AR-based system, this one is a little different in that it uses a lower with a more traditional rifle layout. The Br4 is similar is style to guns like the Fightlite SCR, the Foxtrot Mike Ranch Rifle, and the SIG MCX Regulator. The […]
Good Gear: B5 Systems AR Furniture
Back when I was still working with a county level police department I wanted a slimmer handguard for my patrol rifle and one of our SWAT guys recommended B5 Systems. It was what he and a number of other guys on the team ran. And it was just what I wanted. Very slim, but still […]
AR-15 Builds: Tales From the Carry Handle Mafia
When I started shooting AR’s in the 80’s all we had were carry handle uppers. When I went into the Army in 1988, I trained on the M16A1 and that’s what I used in the Army Reserve. Later, when I was in the Air Force Reserve, we used early slick side M16’s, then eventually M16A2’s. […]
Recommended Gear: KAK Industry Mini Milspec AR-15 Buffer Tube
Compact ARs are fun and practical if storage space is an issue, such as if you’re using one as a truck gun. Even if you have a short barrel rifle (SBR), or an AR pistol for that matter, one of the limiting factors has always been the buffer tube sticking out the rear of the […]