Recreational shooting and other stuff
While I’m at least familiar with nearly every 10/22 chassis currently available, I was pleasantly surprised by the MCA-22 from Luth-AR. Most of the chassis designs I have tried are aluminum, and modular, allowing for different grips and either stocks or braces. The MCA-22 is a one piece, all-inclusive chassis. But Luth is well known … Read more
My 22 Charger blunderbuss project came about honestly enough. Anyone with more than a couple of 10/22 variants that they’ve customized will totally understand. A few spare parts get you thinking about the next build. In this case, it was actually a part that I didn’t have that started it all. While working with STS … Read more
TandemKross is having a Memorial Day weekend sale (10% off everything!), and I’m presenting my updated Ruger Mark IV Lite on the TandemKross Kraken lower. These two bits of information are mostly unrelated. Except for the fact that this pistol wouldn’t be possible without TandemKross. So I’ll lay out the specs, in case anyone is … Read more
The only upgrade I’ve found necessary for my Ruger American Competition is a new set of sights from XS Sights. While I do like fiber optics on my rimfires, I wanted night sights on this 9mm pistol. XS Sights was able to supply me with their DXT Big Dot Night Sights. These popular sights are … Read more
A recent upgrade to one of my Ruger Mark IV pistols was the Lobos Industries Low Profile Red Dot Mount. Ditching the Picatinny rail for a lower mount brings the dot height closer to the bore axis. That’s an immediate bonus. And while other companies offer mounts with multiple sets of holes for different optics, … Read more
Midwest Industries offers an excellent 4.875″ M-LOK Handguard upgrade for the Ruger PC Charger. This is one of my favorite firearms, for several reasons. While it’s considered a pistol, it bridges the gap between a handgun and carbine. Sized like a submachine gun, but in semi-auto configuration only, it’s a fun range toy or very … Read more