#MIL-SPEC

Let’s do this! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it is yet another apocalypse-themed article by yours truly. I will admit to you that while reviewing Springfield’s  MIL-SPEC Defend Your Legacy 1911 I was bitten by the Browning bug and picked my side if need be. I have never had any desire to do a SHTF article, especially when other TFB writers do them so well so I just wanted to try something similar but different. Follow me down the rabbit hole and I will discuss five reasons a 1911 is a great sidearm in the apocalypse!

FC Hook is another solution to make an AR-15 style rifle to comply with the restrictive legislation of some US states. It is a magazine catch with a built-in spring-loaded plunger which locks into the magazine well making the magazine release mechanism inoperable. With the FC Hook installed, once the magazine is inserted it gets locked in the lower receiver and can’t be removed without separating the upper and lower receivers. Here is a video showing the installation process.

A Californian company called Aeon Tac makes aluminum AR-15 stocks called LWB (Light Weight Billet). The stock is machined out of a billet 6061 aluminum and as the name implies, it is quite lightweight weighing only 7 oz. It is an adjustable stock with 3″ difference between the fully collapsed and extended positions.

Ever had a gas key that came loose? I know I have, especially with some of the bargain prices bolt carrier groups that I have bought over the years. The Michiguns MOACKS Plain is designed to allow the home gunsmith the ability to stake the gas key screws properly without expensive machines. This particular BCG is an IWI that I purchased on closeout and hasn’t come loose yet, but it is a matter of time in my opinion.

Last year I had the opportunity to review Strike Industries’ Viper hand guards and really found them to be a solid value for the money. Now that the Viper stock from Strike is shipping, I was given the chance to review the matching stock. Now to be fair I have become a bit of a sucker for Strike Industries’ product line, there is just something about a company that provides a quality product at a reasonable price makes me gravitate towards their parts.

Well, now FNH USA will have an entire line of guns with military roots. No, you won’t be seeing anything like an RPG, but maybe you can find something to break in at one of the new Gunsite classes coming in 2016 (yes, Gunsite does a lot more than just pistols). The guns launching the series are commercial versions of the M4 and M16, which were announced with the M249-S.

There is nothing quite like a great factory built rifle sometimes. Like many American shooters my first rifle was an AR-15, unlike most American shooters I decided to build every single one I have owned. I never treated myself to spending quality time behind a premium factory built rifle. Man, was I cheating myself. Sure, my home builds work as you would expect, but the Daniel Defense M4A1 Mil Spec+ took the level of quality to a new place.