We recently reached out to Alex Hartmann at Ridgeline to talk about the basics of the SPR or Special Purpose Rifle…however we also wanted him to help us create a “hard-use AR-15 buyer’s guide.” Let’s say you’re building or buying a reliable carbine to attend multiple day training courses, or a rifle you might need to bet your life on in a home defense situation. What basic factors should you consider on that rifle?
To learn more about Gun Gallery and why many consider it a firearms mecca, we turned to manager/gun guru, Neil Batelli. We talk ARs, clone builds, RECCE rifles, his love for the mini-RECCE and more.
Professional 3-Gun competitor Joe Farewell left the relative comfort of a full-time job in law enforcement to pursue a career in training and 3-Gun competition. We recently sat down with him to discuss that transition, his preferred AR-15 setups, and the mistakes to avoid when starting out in competitive shooting.
Ash Hess is a skilled competitive shooter and the individual who rewrote the Army’s Marksmanship Manual. He is also involved with sales at one of the world’s greatest firearms manufacturers, Knight’s Armament. We spoke with Ash about how we can best improve not only our shooting skills, but the firearms we build.
This past weekend, a very special semi-auto precision rifle match was held in Blakely, Georgia. This first ever “A Day in the Arena” gas gun match, presented by Ash Hess and Jack Leuba allowed both novices and pros to join together enjoy a beautiful day on an approachable yet challenging course of fire…all to share their collective love for ARs and precision shooting.
For my shooting style, I am a still a huge fan of the Enhanced SOPMOD stock. A brief look around the industry tells me I’m not alone in my preference. To learn a bit more about the B5 Systems version of the SOPMOD stock, and the Bravo SOPMOD, we spoke with Mark Keller, Vice President at B5 Systems.
For Roger Wang at Forward Controls Design, the small things aren’t small…in fact, they’re everything. As a maker of high quality AR parts and accessories, Forward Controls Design is consistently putting out a wide variety high-quality AR parts. We recently sat down with Roger Wang learn more about the company and some of the small, well-thought out small parts he is producing.
When discussing high-quality, handguard choices for the AR-15, Geissele Super Modular Rails are something we hear mentioned often. To learn more, we sat down with Diego Muya and Nick Serena from Geissele.
We recently sat down with Daniel Shaw to discuss his time in the Marine Corps, his feelings on the AR-15, as well as the obvious, and sometimes not so obvious, benefits of firearms training.
We stopped by the LWRC booth at SHOT Show 2019 to get a closer look at the new side-charging LWRC REPR MK2 in 7.62 NATO, as well as a some updated AR pistols. We also chatted with Todd Huey about the Six8 LWRC Razorback II.