[REVIEW] Trijicon RCR: One Year Later

[REVIEW] Trijicon RCR: One Year Later First impressions, findings, and a look inside the product development process over at Trijicon. It’s been exactly one year since I received my Trijicon RCR. When I got it, I mounted it to my Accuracy X Gunfighter 2011 using one of their RMR plates, and it has remained there…

[RANGE REPORT] GPR-K

[RANGE REPORT] GPR-K Author: Frank Woods I finally got the GPR-K to the range to zero its main optics. This report is long overdue because of an unforeseen problem that took a while to diagnose and solve. Fortunately, the issue has been rectified and I can speak both on the performance of the rifle as…

SHOT 2024 Roundup

SHOT SHOW 2024 ROUNDUP Author: Frank Woods Here’s a quick look at some of the noteworthy things I saw between meetings during the week of SHOT 2024: 1.) Spiritus Systems: Low Vis Plate Carrier & Thing 4 The low vis plate carrier caught my eye because it’s one of the slickest among armored load bearing…

LAWFUL LENGTH

LAWFUL LENGTH Author: Frank Woods Amidst all the drama surrounding pistol braces relative to NFA status as of late, it can be hard to determine what the legal boundaries are or which accessories affect them as it pertains to AR-15 Rifle length and configuration, understandably so. Many were swept up in the banning of pistol…

[XMOD]: BRN-180 STOCK SLING LOOP

[XMOD]: BRN-180 STOCK SLING LOOP Author: Frank Woods I’ve written about my BRN-180 and the modifications I’ve made to its configuration in the past. Now I’m revisiting it to focus on a particular experimental modification (hence “XMOD,” since it’s something we do with our guns sometimes) I made to the retro-style folding stock made by…

POLICING OUR OWN

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WAR HAS CHANGED: MGS4 M4A1

WAR HAS CHANGED: MGS4 M4A1 Author: Frank Woods The MGS4 M4A1 was an unplanned purchase; an impulse buy that worked out. During a recent playthrough of MGS4 (having not played it in well over 10 years) I ended up googling pictures of the M4A1 as it was configured in the game, and accidentally found that…

[BUILD SHEET] GPR-K: New Tech Testbed

[BUILD SHEET] GPR-K: New Tech Testbed Author: Frank Woods Now that the stamp has cleared and the engraving is done, I can tell you about my latest completed project: GPR-K. In March of 2022, it came to my attention that O P Tactical had gotten a batch of Hodge Defense barrels in stock. They had…