Howdy Gunslingers, I have some gear news and updates for March. The big update is I have adequate gear for CQB and Service Rifle events for this season. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to attend any Service Rifle Events but I’m signed up for all but 1 CQB event. The one match I’ll miss is the same day as my club’s big annual 3 Gun Match. I’ve finished playing with the Tactical Tailor MAV and have added some items to the HSGI Sure-Grip Belt. My original impression of the MAV and HSGI belt can be found here. I received a new scope for my AR15. I’ve selected a Vortex Viper PST 1-4×24 TMCQ MRAD for this year’s CQB season. The Viper is replacing the Vortex SPARC on my 16″ Stag for now and will be mounted on the new CQB upper that I’ll be putting together this month. This month I should be able to assemble the parts I’ve been ordering to build an new upper for my AR15. I’ve gotten confirmation that the 11″ rail I ordered from Samson Manufacturing before SHOT show should ship next week. From Canadian dealers I have already received;
- Griffon Armaments M4SD II tactical compensator
- Green Mountain 11.5″ 5.56mm 1 in 7 twist barrel
- Motiuk Manufacturing forged A3/A4 flat top upper receiver
- Vortex Viper PST 1-4x24TMCQ MRAD
- Vortex Cantilever Mount 2 inch offset
- Blue Force Gear Vickers Combat Applications Sling
- S&J Hardware AR15 Low Profile Gas Block
From Brownells I’ve gotten;
- DPMS Carbine gas tube and gas tube roll pin
- Colt Barrel Nut
- Engraved Ejection Port Cover – Dead Men Tell No Tales/Jolly Roger
- Bravo Company Charging Handel Medium/Mod 4
I’ll be re-purposing a Stag Bolt Carrier Group and using the lower from my 16″ Stag Model 2. I received parts I ordered for my Remington 870 Tactical and am putting together my take on a tactical shotgun. A post on this topic is now available.
