Recreational shooting and other stuff
If your Ruger Mark pistol is picky about ammo, you can tune it with this Recoil Rod and Spring Kit from Volquartsen. My three Mark IV pistols were pretty reliable, until I attached a suppressor. Lower velocity ammo generally equals lower power. And I started to experience some cycling issues. Luckily, I had already purchased … Read more
This year alone, I have replaced at least a half dozen triggers. Each time, the manufacturer claimed a lighter pull, along with other improvements. It’s not that I don’t trust them, but it just makes sense to have on hand a way of testing the trigger pull. Fortunately, the good folks at Wheeler sent their … Read more
With the release of the Upriser Chassis for the Ruger PC Carbine this year, everyone had an opinion. Magwell funnel? Great! Extended magazine release? Awesome! Angled stock adapter? Hmm. In theory, it would be great for iron sights, and low profile reflex sights. But the reality is that many people would prefer a straight stock … Read more
Fans of the Ruger PC Carbine just got another great upgrade in the TandemKross Upriser Chassis. Last week, they made it available with a straight stock adapter. The original version sports and angle adapter, which may have better ergonomics for some setups. But it also left many people suggesting that it looked “broken”. My preference … Read more
I recently added the Midwest Industries Inc 8″ Fixed Barrel Chassis to my collection. This is a two piece chassis system for Ruger 10/22 rifles and Charger-length variants. The 8″ in the name refers to the handguard length, as they also offer a 13″ one. I chose to go with the shorter one for two … Read more
I don’t expect everyone to appreciate the magazine release KrossPins from TandemKross. But if you’ve got a trigger group where the pins fall out, they are the best $4.99 you can spend on your 10/22 variant. I was a fan of their receiver KrossPins, since many times the factory ones were either too tight (difficult … Read more