Overall I particularly like how slim the forend is, something you Costa “C-clampers” will really enjoy. Also included are two keymod rail sections and a barrel nut tool with a torque wrench attachment, which I highly suggest you use so nothing blows up in your face.
Made in the USA, this fifteen inch free floating forend from UTG has beat out similar models from other brands costing at least $50 more. Well they took the feedback from their first models of the stock and launched the new SSAR-15 “MOD” stock, giving you the same ease and adjustability of any other standard stock but with the quick turn of the base of the pistol grip you’re firing mind-blowingly fast. If you didn’t know, a Slidefire stock allows the user to simulate firing in automatic. If you took my advice and picked up the Magpul D-60 PMAG, the only sensible next accessory would be something that lets you spew lead as quickly as possible. Basically anything and everything you could ever want out of a drum magazine, besides the obvious need for more capacity. The finished product is compact enough so you can still plop to the ground in prone, also feeds flawlessly, and has a round indication window on the back. Unlike other drum magazines that fail to feed when you need them the most, Magpul has tested the bejesus out of it in pretty much any gun that accepts AR mags. In case you weren’t fortunate enough to see Magpul turn the industry upside down the week before SHOT show, their latest sixty (yes 6-0) round PMAG is absolutely positively kickass.
I promise you, it’s anything but gimmicky and although I can’t guarantee this, I’m sold on the fact that it’ll allow me to shoot faster and more accurate than ever before. The trigger rolls on a ball bearing of sorts and takes away any chance of you pushing shots by jerking it laterally one way or the other. Putting aside the goofy name and after further inspection with my trigger finger, I walked away from the JP booth utterly amazed.
With a name like “Armageddon Revolution” you’d think it was the sequel to an action movie that went straight to DVD. JP Enterprises Armageddon Revolution Trigger It also features a quick on/off attachment and looks stupidly sexy on even a bone stock gun. Not only does it work flawlessly with their highly regarded Dragon muzzle brake but it also does one hell of a job at downright eliminating muzzle blast. The AR magicians over at Lantac came up with what they call the “blast mitigation device” or BMD for short. If you’ve ever been subjected to someone popping off high pressure 5.56 right next to you, you know exactly why a blast shield type muzzle device is so beneficial. If you’re building a rifle or sbr that’s meant for close quarters fighting or even shooting out of a vehicle, then a muzzle brake that shields the guy next to you is mandatory. And while weird is my middle name, I’ll stick to breaking down the “gotta have it” accessories that’ll turn your AR into something fierce. Up in the rarified air that is SHOT Show, we’re exposed to hundreds of new AR accessories, some good, some pointless and some just flat out weird. Seeing as how America’s Rifle, aka the AR-15, is hands down thee most popular rifle in the United States, there’s certainly no shortage of do-dads and add-ons to morph it into the perfect fit for your application.