There Are Some Notable Differences Across AR Rifle Platforms The AR-15 and AR-10 have multiple variants that bring additional versatility while keeping similar controls. But some variants like the AR-9 are significantly different from the base AR-15. We’re going to...
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The Different Types of AR Rifle Upper Receivers The Armalite AR family of rifles is one of the most popular rifle designs on the planet, with the primary versions being the AR-10/AR-308 variants and the AR-15/M16/M4 lines. The major...
Installing An Ar15 Lower Parts Kit Including The Buffer Assembly (All you need to know, and maybe even a trick or two – pictures included!) So, you did it! You milled out your first AR-15 80% lower that you got...
Can You Still Buy 80% Lowers? The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms or ATF is currently in numerous court cases to determine the limits of their regulatory authority. This has resulted in a lot of misinformation as to what...
What Is the Difference Between AR15, DPMS, SR25, and the LR .308? Just because things look the same, it doesn’t mean that they are equal. Crackers are always made out of flour and crunchy whereas cookies are usually sweeter,...
Cleaning and Maintaining Your AR Rifle Let’s assume that you have spent a few months creating your perfect AR out of all the best after-market parts that you can cobble together. You’ve tested it out and are now putting...
What Do You Need To Know About AR15 Gas Tubes? AR15 gas tubes are often very misunderstood. Ask your average shooter to describe the system and watch them come up with all kinds of convoluted descriptions of “tubes along...
Using An AR15 For Home Defense No one really wants to think about the need for home defense, but the fact of the matter is that it’s definitely something that you need to be prepared for and there is...
Buying An 80 Percent Lower Receiver Most people who have built there own AR have done so, because they realized building from the ground up will make the perfect weapon designed just for them. But others may not...
What You Need To Know About Buffers And Springs Buffers and springs don’t sound too much like important parts of your AR, but like everything else in your bolt carrier group (BCG), if you didn’t have them, you wouldn’t...