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Shopping for body armor online? The good news is that it's much more available than ammo is right now!  Check these places first. 1. Spartan Armor Systems 1. AR500 Armor 2. Premier Body Armor 3. LA Police Gear Body armor falls into a special category of things that you don't usually need, but when you do need it, nothing else will do. Guns and fire extinguishers are in that same category. We could call it the Accept-No-Substitute-Category. …

A Better Lower Receiver The Aero Precision M4E1 lower receiver is a great product with a number of features that make it better than a basic lower receiver. The usual lower receiver offers a number of opportunities to mar the finish, snap trigger guard ears off, launch detents into orbit and mangle springs during assembly.  The Aero improvements include an Integrated Trigger Guard, Threaded Bolt Catch Roll Pin, Upper Tension Screw, Increased Magwell Flare and Threaded Takedow …

Black Rifle Secrets Ever since it’s introduction as a space-age wonder rifle into the Vietnam conflict in the 1960's, the AR-15/M-16 has been surrounded by mystery and myth, legend and lore … and secrets. Some of today’s best kept secrets are guarded by Toolcraft Inc of Marion North Carolina. Toolcraft is a provider of bolt carrier groups (BCGs) to AR-15 Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and the U.S. Military. Toolcraft manufactures the carriers to manufacturer’s specificati …

Above: AR15 BCG finishes (l-r) Toolcraft Titanium Nitride, BCM BCG with Robar NP3+, Toolcraft Nickel Boron, Toolcraft Black Nitride, Colt BCG refinished in Chrome with Nickel Boron Gas Key, Toolcraft Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) Finish, Toolcraft Chrome Phosphate There's a vast number of finishes available for AR-15 bolt carrier groups (BCGs) today. I don't mind paying more for more performance, but I don't like to waste my money on gimmicks either.  Let's sort through some of …

To everyone who has served in the U.S. Military, and to your families.Thank you.We are the land of the free because of the brave. …