Recreational shooting and other stuff
A Timney CZ 457 trigger upgrade was pretty much inevitable for me. Last year, I picked up a 457 as I had read that it’s a fantastic platform as the base for a competition rifle. This is especially true with the improvements over the previous version, the 455. After upgrading the stock, I felt the … Read more
An article on Midwest Industries handguard and trigger upgrades is pretty timely. I say this since I know that plenty of people were lucky enough to get a new AR15 this holiday season. If you did (or even if you already had one) and you want to upgrade it, Midwest Industries is here for you. … Read more
Yeah, Santa brought me a Ruger 22 Charger. Granted, I had to ask, hand over my credit card, and it showed up after the holidays. But I’m calling it a gift from the fat man with the white beard. And if you’ve been following this site at all, you know that my firearms rarely stay … Read more
The TandemKross Manticore X Lower for 10/22-pattern firearms is the first of its kind. It replaces a traditional stock or chassis, allowing 10/22 receivers to be mounted directly to the trigger group. From there, any standard AR-style grip can be added, and a rear rail section allows for buttstocks and braces to be attached as … Read more
When the CZ 457 was released, it immediately became popular with past and new CZ rimfire series fans. Their 452 and 455 models were already known as solid choices for competition, hunting, and general rimfire fun. This was despite some very glaring real or perceived shortcomings, which CZ smartly addressed with the 457. So the … Read more
While it’s certainly fun to build custom pistols, the new Bear Creek Arsenal Genes1s II gives you a pretty big head start. These are feature-packed, metal-framed 9mm pistols. They offer several different models, with the barrels being the major difference among them. Those barrels range from blacked-out to blingy copper and gold titanium nitride finishes. … Read more