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IWC Weapon Control MOUNT-N-SLOT KeyMod

By on January 30, 2013 in Guns

Impact Weapons Components’ Weapon Control MOUNT-N-SLOT hand stops are one of my favorite products that they make. I own several of them for various hand guards and free-float tubes. They are simple and they just work.

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The most recent addition to the Weapon Control MOUNT-N-SLOT is designed to attach to the various KeyMod hand guards. The Weapon Control MOUNT-N-SLOT KeyMod – Hand Stop is designed to provide an index point on your hand guard that can keep your hand from moving too far forward or to pull against to drive the carbine back into your shoulder. Like other MOUNT-N-SLOT accessories, it reduces weight and complexity versus comparable products that use rails to attach.

Check out the Weapon Control MOUNT-N-SLOT KeyMod – Hand Stop at ImpactWeaponsComponents.com. Use the coupon code “triggerjerk” to receive 5% off.

Tools That Tame Taper Pins

By on January 29, 2013 in Guns, Reviews, Tactical Handyman

I know a lot of you are building AR-15s right now. I recently got an email from a reader who was having their patience stretched thin by some stubborn gas block taper pins that they were trying to remove in order to install a new free float rail. They wanted to know if I had any tips. Well, in addition to saying something about getting a bigger hammer, I passed along these two handy tools…

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The Brownells AR-15 FRONT SIGHT BENCH BLOCK is tremendously handy for 2 reasons. First, it makes it impossible to try to drive the taper pins in the wrong direction which can make a project go from bad to worse in no time at all (ask me how I know). Second, it does a great job of supporting the front sight base so that you can really put some elbow grease into driving out the pins.

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Regular punches can work with taper pins but they frequently deform the ends of the pins. They also have a tendency to walk off the rounded ends of the taper pins. The STARRETT – TAPER PIN STARTER has cupped ends that let you really bear down on the pins with less fear of deforming them.

These two products will make your life a lot easier even if you rarely swap rails. Check them out at Brownells.com.

Texas Custom Guns TCG-15 Pre-Order

By on January 29, 2013 in Guns

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The Texas Custom Guns TCG-15 carbines have been getting great reviews and it really does appear to be a lot of gun for the money. If you are looking to buy a premium AR-15, this may be your chance. They have made 100 of the TCG-15 available for pre-order.

You can read more about the specs of the TCG-15 here and you can pre-order here.

 

Crimson Trace Defender Series

By on January 28, 2013 in EDC, Guns

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I am a big fan of Crimson Trace (CT) products. They are really the only handgun mounted lasers that I have ever been able to warm up to and recommend. While I do recommend Crimson Trace products heartily, I also acknowledge that they have not been affordable for everyone… until now. The new Defender Series is set to bring Crimson Trace quality to a more affordable price point.

The Defender Series lasers all have MSRP between $129 and $149 and you can expect the retail pricing to be a bit lower. These lasers will be available for a more limited set of handguns and they are not as feature rich as the more expensive CT products.

ds-124_ghostedThe biggest feature that you give up with the Defender Series is the lack of CT’s Instinctive Activation. Instead of placing a sensitive button on the grip somewhere that it will be automatically activated when the handgun is gripped, CT went with a large, brightly colored red activation button for the Defender Series. I think Instinctive Activation is the best feature of CT products so users will want to weigh carefully the decision to save money with the Defender Series or just pony up for another CT product.

The Defender Series looks to be a solid value – especially the versions for the small CCW type handguns that derive so many benefits from laser aiming and where the use of the laser won’t preclude the use of a weapon mounted light. Check out the Defender Series on CrimsonTrace.com.

Good Gun, Great Cause

By on January 28, 2013 in Guns

Andrew of Vuurwapen Blog and LuckyGunner is auctioning one of his personal AR-15s to benefit Rogue Corps. The AR-15 market has gone crazy and you are going to pay an inflated price no matter where you shop so you might as well bid this rifle to the moon for a good cause!

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This rifle is already set up to be a great utility rifle. Andrew knows how to set them up. The PWS FSC556, rifle length gas system and VLTOR A5 buffer system should make this a very smooth rifle.

Check out the auction on GunBroker.com.

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