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Well RedLion, just to play devils advocate here, your analogy works for and against you :-) While a motorcycle is undoubtedly faster than most other vehicles, it's only suited for light duty transportation and isn't practical in harsh environments like rain, rough roads, or off road. Just like...

To suggest a company like Smith & Wesson or Ruger is anti gun ownership when said companies are in the business of selling firearms to civilians doesn't make your argument very appealing.

I'm tossing the idea around in my head, again, on getting a 308 Winchester gas operated rifle. I've wanted one for quite awhile. The M1A/M14 is one that is at or near the top of the list of wants. I'm a bit surprised at the price for the standard, plain jane M1A that Springfield Armory sells...

While it may be obvious to most people here, a good trigger is worth it's weight in gold as far as consistent accuracy or small groups are concerned. A poor trigger will hold a good barrel and good ammunition back. I'm constantly amazed how a manufacturer can make an otherwise excellent rifle...

Smith & Wesson had Timney design a trigger for them. The receiver is drilled and tapped and ships with a removable picatinny scope base installed. It has a cheap plastic stock like what you would find on a low end Savage or Remington SPS. It's priced to compete with Savage and the Remington...

As cool as it may be, it's a 5.56mm NATO rife that can accept optics. We already have that with the M16A4 and M4. No quick change barrel, but we have quick change uppers. They can add a gas piston to the AR to improve its reliability. All we need is new uppers. I want to see the Department of...

I'm no expert, but it does make sense that a 20" barrel would be more accurate than a 26" barrel of the same profile. If both barrels are the same and the only difference is the length, the shorter barrel will be more rigid. There's also barrel harmonics that come into play though that's not...

Rock River makes a 308 AR-10 now? Well I don't have any experience with 308 Win. gas operated rifles, but I do know that a longer barrel will give you greater velocity. The shorter barrel would be more handy. I imagine a 26" barrel on an AR-10 would be quite a handful.

I know it's for the dust cover. "As others have stated" would include myself. I already stated that the bolt carrier vents hot gasses through the holes in the recess. It's well known that using your thumb on the bolt carrier recess was the way to force the bolt forward before the forward assist...

After shooting, I'll run two wet patches of Bore Tech Eliminator down the bore. I'll let it sit while I clean the rest of the rifle. After everything else is clean, I'll run a nylon brush down the bore a few times and then dry patches until they come out white. The rest of the rifle I clean...

Well if you do get an AR, do yourself a favor and sacrifice the milspec trigger for a good trigger. Timney makes a good drop in replacement AR trigger. Life is too short to own a rifle with a crappy trigger.

The Rock River Arms BATFE contract is only for some of the rifles the BATFE purchased. RRA did not "beat" Colt Defense as some people believe. Rather, Colt Defense is making some of the rifles and RRA is making some of the rifles. There are other things one may or may not be concerned with as...

If what you want is milspec parts, you'll have to spend quite a lot more than $700. Colt Defense and Lewis Machine and Tool sell milspec rifles which start at over $1,200 plus tax or shipping and FFL transfer. There are some other companies too, but they're just as expensive. I have an LMT 16"...

I own a top-of-the-line LMT AR-15. Honestly, if I were to do it all over again, I would buy a Stag Arms AR and swap out the bolt carrier group for an LMT or BCM bolt carrier group. Of course, if you're not going to be really hard on your AR, the bolt carrier group you have now should work...

I assume you're refering to Bore Tech Eliminator. Do you use an ammonia based solvent? It, too, can cause damage to your bore and action if you don't clean it up.

Old thread, but not a bad one. As someone that uses milspec tools and parts on a regular basis (active duty), being "milspec" doesn't necessarily mean "better." For example, a milspec magazine is crap. Milspec mags are made of thin aluminium and are very easy to dent or break. I've...

Do the non toxic, non petroleum based oils and solvents work as well as traditional petroleum and ammonia based oils and solvents? Specifically, for an oil, I'm looking for a non toxic oil that will lubricate and prevent corrosion. For a solvent, I'm looking for a non toxic solvent that will...

I'm leaning towards the 6.5-20x variable which is the same price as the 25x fixed. My made concern is field of view and mirage. Being able to dial down the magnification seems like a good thing, but there are plenty of people who use fixed power scopes, so maybe it's not such a big deal...

I found a good price on a 25x fixed power Leupold FX-III Silhouette scope. The other option I'm looking at is a 6.5-20x variable power Leupold VX-III scope. This will be for a heavy 26" barrel target rifle chambered in .223 Remington. Who uses a high magnification fixed power scope such as a...

The 6mm BR F class rifle from Savage is a new offering for 2008. Savage is one of my favorite companies. They offer a lot of good products for reasonable prices. Sure, they're not as pretty as Remington and your friends might make fun of you, but they shoot darn well, and look pretty nice now...