Tag: guns

It’s nice that Tacticool Girlfriend is making all these super-relevant gun videos because it is saving me a huge amount of time. Watch the video, and then I’ve got a few things to add after.

It’s kind of surprising how much I agree with this video. So, consider all of the below to be nitpicking.

I guess the first thing I would add is that I’m in the “B.A.D. Lever is Bad” camp. I don’t want to take any chances with having anything in my trigger guard besides the trigger, but she makes a good case. If you’re going to go with something questionable, just make sure you’re putting in a lot of time to train with it so you make sure you are developing safe muscle memory.

The KAG is fantastic, and I have it on two AR-15’s. However, I’ll say that a lot of people do not find it to be ergonomic for them. Ergonomics is about how a machine fits your body — not someone else’s body — so just because one person really likes an ergonomic feature doesn’t mean it will work for you. Same goes for the slightly more vertical K2 grip, which allows you to keep the stock collapsed quite a bit more, which I really like, but some people just really want their rifle farther away from their face.

Those ranger bands can be made out of a bicycle inner tube. Get one, make a bazillion bands with it, and share them with your friends.

In terms of an optic, most people who are learning to shoot in preparation for a community defense context are not going to be putting in the additional training required for a variable optic like the one she has — we’re working class people who sometimes do community defense, not professional shooters. This is a big can of worms, but a better choice for most people is going to be a higher-end red dot sight (e.g., Trijicon MRO, Aimpoint Pro) — with the caveat that your astigmatism might render a red dot unusable and so you might look at a 1x prism sight or maybe a holographic sight (e.g., Eotech 512) instead. The advantages of these 1x sights are quick, easy target acquisition, both-eyes-open shooting, and little to no fiddling required.

The flip-up iron sights she has are really nice, but I’ve found that the cheaper plastic Magpul flip-ups work just fine — especially given that you’re going to have an optic to use most of the time.

I do recommend a weird buffer/recoil system, but there are several options. I’ve got the JP Enterprises option in one gun, and I’m going to be putting the Armaspec in another one. Basically, anything will work better than the stock AR-15 buffer and spring, but it’s a complicated thing to understand and you do need to buy the part that matches your gun. Importantly, this is something you can do later, and some people just really like that swooshy spring sound that the stock AR-15 system makes.

Last, make sure you understand the complicated rules governing short barreled rifles before you start buying parts — or just go with a 16″ barrel. It’s essential that everyone on the left stay 110% in compliance with all firearm laws, because both the near and far right love to use selective enforcement against us.