Lockestone Industries 80% Lower Receivers
Guns & Tactics takes a hard look at the Lockstone Industries 80% lower receiver with Jody Lewis. I first started seeing 80% AR-15 lowers hit the market in…
Author: Jody Lewis
Jody has been involved in firearms one way or the other for the past 20+ years. Jody holds multiple professional certifications including the NRA basic firearm instructor and RO training. When he isn’t teaching or training, he writes and photographs regularly for a number of online and print publications. Jody is an NRA Member as well as a certified S&W M&P Armorer as well as a part-time 3-gun competitor. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Not your daddy’s scope mount
This week we are reviewing the Warne R.A.M.P. scope mount for the AR-15 platform. This robust offering from Warne is seen here featured on a custom Seekins Precision…
Wilson Combat BILLet, Matched Upper and Lower Receiver
Wilson Combat has been in the custom 1911 game since the 1970’s, so it is no surprise that they would take that expertise and integrate it into their…
MHA Custom Light Mount for Geissele, Daniel Defense, Troy and other Rails
For those of you who want a flashlight mount that is tough as nails, lightweight and mounts directly to your rail without the use of a picatinny rail,…
Weapon Mounted Lighting with Mission First Tactical
We take a quick look at the new TORCH light from Mission First Tactical. Is it a must have or a bust? Mission First Tactical (MFT), a Pennsylvania…
80% Polymer Drama and JMT’s New Lower
Get your own James Madison Tactical 80% lower kit for under a hundred bucks. Jig included. Many of you who are avid gun owners have been following the…
Spartan-15 Billet Lower Receiver
In this review, Jody Lewis builds an AR using the Spartan-15 Lower Receiver from Joe Bob Outfitters. I’m a firm believer that for the most part, you get…
A New Breed of AR Free Float Rails
Fortis Manufacturing has anted up in the AR platform game with their new offering dubbed the “Switch” rail. Currently only available for the DPMS high profile 308 platform,…
Geissele Reaction Rod
Up until about a year ago, I exclusively used a Derlin action block much like the one seen here. Derlin blocks are useful but introduce other issues such as setup time, lining up pins, torque flex, etc. I often found the need to apply more than mil-spec torque to the barrel nut when installing a barrel and could visually see the upper flexing. It made be cringe but I didn’t know of any other option.