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Don’t Use Loctite On Your AR-15

BY Herschel Smith

4 years, 7 months ago

I don’t anyway.

4 Comments

AR-15s

AR-15 Go Brrr …

BY Herschel Smith

4 years, 7 months ago

11 Comments

AR-15s

Brownells: Should You Stake A Castle Nut?

BY Herschel Smith

4 years, 7 months ago

Eh, whatever. I’ve never had one come loose. Besides, you should give your weapon a check before use every time anyway. A guy whose AR castle nut can be removed by hand just hasn’t been paying attention.

1 Comment

AR-15s

MAC: The Effect Of Barrel Length And Twist Rate On Bullet Effectiveness

BY Herschel Smith

4 years, 8 months ago

3 Comments

Ammunition,AR-15s

MAC: 5.56mm Penetration Test

BY Herschel Smith

4 years, 8 months ago

Good video. This is why generally speaking, I don’t like the idea of shooting rifles inside homes or in neighborhoods.

A pistol or pistol caliber pistol carbine (PDW) seems preferred to me based on the risk of shooting high velocity rounds. And in the pistol or carbine, use personal defense rounds (hollow point), with proven ballistic tests for expansion. Lucky Gunner has good tests online.

And there is a corollary point. +P rounds aren’t necessarily the best home defense rounds for this reason. I shoot 45 ACP, and there are some very hot +P loads for that caliber, including 450 SMC (which is way too hot for something like home defense – I carry for that bear defense in the bush with a 22# recoil spring).

Buffalo Bore and Double Tap make some of the hottest loads, including in PD ammunition. It isn’t at all apparent to me that these loads would be a better choice. The homeowner must be the judge given circumstances.

This video and those like it make the pistol caliber carbine a worthy investment for home defense.

16 Comments

AR-15s,Firearms,Guns

Saga Of The AR-15 Forward Assist: A Solution Searching For A Problem

BY Herschel Smith

4 years, 8 months ago

9 Comments

AR-15s

NFACs Militia Leader Doesnt Know How an AR Works

BY Herschel Smith

4 years, 8 months ago

No. The 5.56mm round will not “knock yo’ bitch ass down.”

No. That’s not a bullpup.

No. That’s not a shorty. It looks to me like a 20″ barrel, common on earlier AR platforms.

No. Guns don’t “go off” every day of basic training with people getting killed.

No. The AR platform isn’t that reckless and dangerous. Eugene Stoner was a genius, and he objects to your stupidity.

No. The BCG moving forward is by design to chamber a round – it does not cause a round to discharge.

Yes. This NFAC leader is an imbecile.

29 Comments

AR-15s

Paul Harrell: AR Platforms In 10.5″ vs 20″ Barrel

BY Herschel Smith

4 years, 9 months ago

My takeaways: (1) The heavier bullets (77 grains) are more effective than the 55 grain bullets, and (2) The muzzle velocity even at close range for the 10.5″ barrel hovers around 2200 FPS, right at the threshold for hydrostatic shock.

5 Comments

Ammunition,AR-15s

Fighting Rifle Setup

BY Herschel Smith

4 years, 9 months ago

I’ve never run a 45 degree offset red dot and have no mount for that. But it seems efficient.

8 Comments

AR-15s

Brownells On BCG Lubrication

BY Herschel Smith

4 years, 9 months ago

Yea, I don’t put lube into holes like that. I do, however, run a little bit on the firing pin and cam in addition to the recommended friction surfaces.

8 Comments

AR-15s

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