Use code “Labor15” to save 15% off your order at Henry Holsters from now through Monday. This would be a great time to pick up one of their excellent AIWB holsters. I have been using one for a few months now and will be reviewing it soon. The short version is that it is the cleanest holster I have ever laid hands on and the attention to detail is staggering.
The shotgun whisperers at Vang Comp Systems (VCS) have offered their Basic Home Defense Shotgun package built on Mossberg 500s a few times over the years. The package is a Mossberg 500 that has received a host of the well known VCS upgrades and then sold at a very affordable price. I have always regretted not picking one up when I had the chance because I actually like Mossberg 500s and the package price is very affordable for what amounts to a custom pump-action shotgun.
Now the Basic Home Defense Shotgun is available again with a Magpul twist. The new package features everything you expect from Vang Comp like a lengthened forcing cone, back boring, porting, VCS’ Big Speed Safety and Stainless Magazine Follower but it also includes Magpul’s excellent furniture. The package costs $595 which is pretty amazing considering you are going to spend around $350 just for the basic 18.5″ Mossberg 500.
The Vang Comp Basic Home Defense Shotgun – Magpul Limited Edition is only available at Freedom Firearms. Contact them to see about having one shipped to your FFL.
I have stated here before that the ALG Defense EMR is one of my favorite rails regardless of price. It isn’t just a good rail for the price. It’s just a good rail at almost any price.
ALG Defense rolled out two videos yesterday that really drill down into these affordable rails. The first video is a product overview that goes through the variations of the EMR, design objectives, and more. It even gets into interesting stuff about why torque values don’t tell the whole story when it comes to barrel nut installation, why the EMR barrel nut is so long, and other similarly impressively minute and fascinating details.
The second video is an installation video that is like having Bill Geissele himself guide you through the included instruction sheet and adding his own details as he goes. I learned more than a few things including the fact that I haven’t been applying anti-seize everywhere that I should be during barrel nut installs.
Both videos are worth a watch but neither is short so settle in with a cup of coffee. Even if you don’t own or plan to own an EMR, you will learn things and come away impressed with the detail that went into such an affordable rail. Check out the EMR at ALG Defense.
Everything at Aero Precision is on sale for 15% off from now through September 7th. The discount will automatically be applied to the items in your cart – no coupon necessary. I plan to use this time to pick up an optic mount or two and maybe a few things I need for future AR-15 builds.
It has been my experience that most right handed holsters will work well with the Crimson Trace Lasergrips but some of their products are more difficult to find a compatible holster for than others. If you find yourself holster shopping and you want to make sure that you end up with a holster that fits your Crimson Trace equipped handgun, check out HolsterResourceGuide.com.
The website is a massive PDF document with tons of holster compatibility information from several manufacturers. There are clickable links to all compatible holsters and the document is relatively easy to navigate.
