Recreational shooting and other stuff
A Boyds Pro Varmint stock was the first upgrade I made to my new CZ 457. When CZ redesigned their 455 to the 457, they went from a 90-degree bolt to a 60-degree throw. This was to allow for larger scopes, and I really appreciate this feature. Yet when I installed my scope with a … Read more
Chances are, you won’t realize that you need the TandemKross Extractor Service Tool until you really need it. I’ve had mine for quite some time, and figured that I would get around to writing an article about it at some point. Well, that day arrived. I took out one of my 10/22-based firearms, and it … Read more
I recently got my hands on the BC-22 rimfire upper from Bear Creek Arsenal. My first centerfire rifle was an AR15, and when I got it about 16 years ago, I was fortunate enough to get some pointers from a local SWAT trainer. We ran through several drills, and I’ve become pretty proficient over the … Read more
I recently got an Arken EP5 5-25×56 FFP Illuminated Reticle scope to review. I’d seen this optic mentioned plenty of times on enthusiast forums and shooting sites, and most users had positive things to say. So I figured I’d take one for a spin and see what the hype was about. For shooters getting into … Read more
At its current retail price of $286, the Competition Bolt for the Ruger® 10/22® from Volquartsen is certainly a pricey component. But there is quite a bit that sets it apart from both factory and other aftermarket bolts. Since bolt upgrades are a common topic on the enthusiast sites that I visit, I figured I’d … Read more
My wife’s rifle recently got an upgrade in the form of a Velocity 10/22 Trigger Kit With Mag Release from Velocity Precision Engineering. Tom Vehr, with more than three decades of experience in trigger design, manufacture, and assembly, owns Velocity. His decades of experience suggest he knows a thing or two about good trigger design. … Read more