Tag: Brownells Quick Tip
Quick Tip: Choosing an Optic – Red Dot or LPVO?
Your sweet new AR-15 build is coming together nicely, and it's time to choose an optic. Should you go with a red dot sight...
Quick Tip: Making a Compact AR-15 Rifle
Bigger isn't always better! Brownells Gun™ Tech Caleb tells us how to build the most compact AR-15 possible without having to register it as...
Quick Tip: How To “Dress” a Weapon Light Remote Switch Cord
Brownells Gun Tech™ Caleb shows us how to secure the cord of a weapon light's remote pressure switch. After you mount the light and...
Quick Tip: How To Remove AR-15 Front Sight Gas Block Pins
For some folks, today's subject is tricky to pin down, but don't worry! Brownells Gun Tech™ Caleb Savant shows us how to remove the...
Quick Tip: Is an Offset Red Dot Sight Right for You?
Some folks love 'em, some folks hate 'em. Today, Brownells Gun Tech™ Caleb Savant weighs the pros and cons of adding an offset red...
Quick Tip: What Is a Free-Floated AR-15?
Even if you're new to AR-15 World, you've probably heard the term "free-floated handguard" or "free-floated barrel" or sometimes just "free-floated AR-15." What's this...
Quick Tip: Red Dot vs Holographic vs Prism Sights
You'll often hear their names used interchangeably, and often they're all just lumped together as "red dot sights." When you look through them at...
Smyth Busters: Storing an AR With the Bolt Locked Open
Some members of the AR-15 community insist that storing an AR with the bolt locked open will damage the rifle's buffer spring. Leaving the...
Quick Tip: AR-15 Gas Block Alignment
Brownells Gun Tech™ Caleb Savant is here to set the record straight once and for all about AR-15 gas block alignment. Getting the gas...
Quick Tip: The Right Way To Stake an AR-15 Castle Nut
Forget what you just read on Reddit and Facebook. There are plenty of wrong ways to stake an AR-15's castle nut. Then there's Caleb's...
