Tag: Brownells Quick Tip
Quick Tip: The Difference Between Nitrided & Chrome-Lined Barrels
Scenario: You're picking out a barrel for your new AR-15 rifle build. You discover you have a choice between a chrome-lined or a nitrided...
Quick Tip: Setting Up Offset Sights on Your AR-15
Offset sights are becoming more and more popular with AR-15 fans. Brownells Gun Tech™ @CalebSavant is here to give us some tips on...
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...
Quick Tip: AR-15 Gas Block Alignment
Brownells Gun Tech™ Caleb Savant shares some nuggets of wisdom about AR-15 gas block alignment. A misaligned gas block is one of the most...
Quick Tip: How To Align a Gas Block on an AR-15...
Brownells Gun Tech™ Caleb Savant has a really helpful tip for anybody installing a low-profile gas block on an AR-15. Two questions: (1) Are...
Quick Tip: DON'T Ride the Charging Handle!
Here's a problem new AR-15 shooters sometimes encounter: You seat a full mag in the rifle, pull the charging handle, and.... the bolt fails...
Quick Tip: Installing the KNS AR / MCX Picatinny Stock Adapter
A growing number of AR-15 type uppers have a self-contained recoil system that doesn’t need the traditional buffer assembly / receiver extension on the...
Quick Tip: Why Your AR-15 Has a Dust Cover
Brownells Gun Tech™ Caleb Savant gives up a little love for one of the least-understood parts of the AR-15 rifle. No, he's already explained...
Quick Tip: How To Mount M-LOK Accessories
We often hear a lot about how great the M-LOK® system is for mounting accessories on AR-15 handguards. But HOW do you do it?...
Quick Tip: How To Choose the Right Scope
Brownells Gun Techs Steve Ostrem and Caleb Savant peel up the corner of a big can o' worms and talk about choosing the right...
Quick Tip: How To Choose an AR-15 Vertical Grip / Hand...
If you're looking for some straight-up advice on getting a better hold on your AR-15, this Quick Tip is for you! There's a bewildering...
