Recent content by SonOfRoost

Thanks for all of the opinions, this just got muddled enough that I'm going to say that I'm perfectly capable of cleaning my rifle every week if I felt like it, even if I was in a warzone. and enough evidence tells me (as well as friends who have been to Iraq multiple times) that the direct...

Well, I was asking about ups and downs, most of you are giving me negative opinions with little reasoning. I see a lot of articles and hoopla about how much better gas piston ARs are, and I thought I would ask around on my favorite gun forum. I've never fired a short stroke AR before, and I've...

I'm building an AR-15, and I'm considering putting a short stroke piston system in it. I don't have the upper receiver yet, or the stock, I do however have a free float carbine length quad rail for the forestock. Would someone please explain all of the ins and outs of the gas piston system for...

I'm a giant 1911 fan. They make models that are high capacity as well, 1911A1's are single stack, while the 1911A2 is double stack. I know Rock Island Armory sells both of those models, as well as their "tactical" ambi-control guns. I have a standard GI style RIA that I've modified pretty...

I like shooting for quite a few reasons, it's like holding a piece of mechanical genius in your hand. If you understand everything about how your gun works, it's just amazing to go "how did I not think of that?" Another thing is that you're holding a very powerful thing in your hands, you know...

Rock Island Armory is dead on with the original design, but I don't trust the original without pretty extensive modifications, which is what I've been doing to my RIA for the past year.

1. Bolt Rifle: Rem. 700 for customization and percision 2. Assault Rifle: AR-15, Ak's aren't accurate to the same ranges, and it's easier to modify AR's for any imaginable purpose, the AK is kind of a single type rifle, where making an AR become a sniper is as easy as sighting in a scope, a...

I thought it was implied that I had thoroughly weighed all of my components, sorry for the misunderstanding, I have a very nice Hornady scale that goes to 500 grains, and a Hornady reloading manual, with specified charges for my bullets and caliber. I was just wondering if anyone had a between...

I finally managed to move my reloading bench into my basement, and started reloading .45's right away. I've done two different loadouts in the cartridges as of just now. I have a large pile of 230 gr. round nose lead bullets that have proven to feed extremely well in my 1911, as well as a very...

Thanks for all the advice, I've learned a thing or two about stances, and it's really about time that I did.

I have been shooting for quite some time, and every time I ask someone for a recommendation on what stance to take while shooting, I get an evasive answer, like "whatever works best for you" and while I agree with the idea, I don't know that I've tried every stance I could. If someone could...

I was looking at buying a pump action Charles Daly 12 ga. I don't know much about the brand, but the gun looked to be nice with a camo finish and ported barrel. This would be in lieu of a Remington 870 with a synthetic stock... Any advice on which would be better? Any information on the Charles...

I was looking at fusion earlier, which inspired me to ask... I have had a hard time with fusion's CS, I called, and emailed about receiving a Shipment tracking number on a guide rod & spring, and I was never answered.

I have a 5" barrel 1911 with low profile sights, and I was thinking that sometime in the future I may want a 6" model. I figured it would be cheaper to just buy a new slide & barrel assembly, rather than an entirely new "target gun". So my question is, would the long slide fit into the same...

Every style has it's place. I have admittedly sprayed .45 rounds down range ridiculously fast, but this was just so that I would know my limits with the gun. I find that alot of the "tacticool" accessories are actually very useful (particularly to inexperienced shooters), even if they're a...