Recreational shooting and other stuff
With ammo availability and pricing being what it is lately, I didn’t hesitate when Mantis offered a chance to review their X10 Elite Shooting Performance System. This $249.99 system promises to help shooters master critical fundamental skills and improve accuracy. Two years ago, I would have suggested spending that money on ammo and maybe some … Read more
Continuing my Performance Center SW22 Victory Upgrades project, we’re going to take a look at magazine upgrades. In part 2 (TandemKross Cornerstone Safety), I replaced the safety after ranting about how terrible it was. That required a partial disassembly, and lots of important bits and pieces being taken out and reinstalled correctly. It certainly wasn’t … Read more
When I first saw the Midwest Industries Side Folding Fixed Extruded Stock, I immediately thought of my Ruger PC Carbine (with the Midwest Industries M-LOK handguard). This new steel and aluminum side folding stock combines classic design with modern construction. That makes it right at home on the AR and AK formats, but also rifles … Read more
Last week, I published a little teaser about the Open Top 11/22 from Fletcher Rifle Works. This is a receiver patterned after the Ruger® 10/22®, but with some new features. Sebastian Unger designed this receiver in a home workshop in Austria, and refined it over about four years. Then Paul Fletcher, of Fletcher Rifle Works, … Read more
While checking the Ruger website for accessories, I found a magazine release button for the PC Carbine and PC Charger from an independent outfit called TSW (The Secret Weapon). It seems Ruger has really embraced the aftermarket suppliers. To me, this is just awesome. They’re promoting these guys that are innovating out of garages and … Read more
Engineered Silence (soon to be Adder Arms) offers a Sig-style MCX/MPX AR-15 stock adapter. This little $54.99 piece of machined aluminum magic threads in where a receiver extension (buffer tube) would normally go. Once installed, it allows the attachment of Picatinny-based stocks and braces. Obviously, this was probably designed with their own 10/22 Takedown Chassis … Read more