Author: Chris Tran

Chris Tran is a police officer for a large municipality in the Pacific Northwest. He writes equipment reviews aimed towards the everyday user with a focus on functionality, durability, and cost effectiveness.

CMC Triggers – Single Stage Satisfaction

Since building my first AR as a hobbyist several years ago, I’ve gone through several different mindsets when it comes to triggers. When I first started, I didn’t know any better, so a “mil-spec” single stage trigger was what I learned on, and what I knew. Of course when the AR-building bug struck again I did what many builders and hobbyists do – spend a crap ton of money on a bunch of add-ons, attachments, doodads and whiz-bangs, and I ended up with an 8-9 lb rifle with a bunch of stuff I really didn’t need in real life. It looked cool, though.

San Tan Tactical: Southpaw Solution

San Tan Tactical: Southpaw Solution

The only unresolved point I was not able to look at before this article went to print was whether or not right handed shooters could mount a Battery Assisted Device (BAD) lever to the lower, thus allowing right handed shooters to lock/release the bolt back with their trigger finger. I will try mounting some of the more popular brands to see if there is enough clearance, and updated this article when I have an answer.

Directing Force Forward

The brand name FERFRANS evokes images of professional-grade short barreled CQB/CQC rifles used by military units in various countries around the world. Created in 1990 by brothers Ferdinand and Francis Sy, the FERFRANS flagship is the Special Operations Assault Rifle (SOAR) which is configured in a multitude of barrel lengths and in a Direct Impingement as well as Piston configuration.

Allstar Tactical: Taming Recoil and Targeting the Market

[dcs_img_center desc=”MFHB Buffer (Photo Credit: Chris Tran)” framed=”black” w=”600″ h=”400″] http://gunsandtactics.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_0252-e1443670924711.jpg [/dcs_img_center] [dcs_post_top] [dcs_thinspliter size=”medium”] [dcs_dropcap1 color=”#c70000″]I[/dcs_dropcap1] was first introduced to Allstar Tactical by my friends from Last…