Author: Josh Vance

California is getting a chance to have its Assault Weapons Ban overturned and the ability to start having normal ARs in the state. Not that junk “Featureless” stuff. With the hopes that it does get overturned and stays in effect. We have put some of our most popular ARs on sale and marked them down to make them accessible to more people when the time comes.

The good thing for those of you that don’t live in California, is that we have a Radical rifle with B5 furniture on it coming in at $599.99! That’s a price that most places haven’t seen on a decent AR in almost 2 years. Typically that price would be on a base featureless rifle. This Radical is quite the opposite of a base rifle. Out of the box, all you would need is an optic and some ammo.

This rifle features a 16in Mid-Length Socom profile Chrome Moly Vanadium Barrel. Nitride Bolt carrier group, B5 Weapon Systems Stock and grip, and a 15in M-LOK Handguard ready for all your go-to accessories. Those are some pretty dang good stats for that price if you ask me. Radical has made leaps and bounds in their quality since they moved to Texas a few years back. They do everything in-house and QC it themselves to higher standards than they were able to afford to have things made outside the company.

Even if you own 100 rifles, picking up one of these Radicals is always a good idea. It’s at the perfect price and feature list to buy and just toss in the safe for the future. Just in case there’s another global pandemic and all firearms become impossible to get again or the price of lower-end guns skyrocket again. We have a couple hundred of these bad boys on the website. So head over there and grab yourself one while you can!

Geissele calls these guns the Super Duty Rifles. The entire line of pistols and rifles are given that name. I personally can’t help but think in my head that they are the “Super Duper” rifles. Just makes more sense in my head and also sounds funny when you think it’s coming from a company with the reputation that Geissele has.

All joking aside, these rifles are pretty sweet. Geissele already demands a higher price just by tossing their logo on something. They are quickly becoming a household name across the industry. They used to just be known for their triggers. Then have slowly evolved to rails, optic mounts, and now full-fledged firearms.

These rifles feature a 16in Cold Hammer Forge, Chrome lined barrel, and 15in M-LOK handguard. They have awesome triggers pre-installed. The SSA-E is one of their most popular triggers. A carpenter 158 bolt, and a lunar black anodized receiver set.

These ARs are high quality and the price tag reflects that. They come in a little over 2K. I will complain that they DO NOT ship with a magazine… Like, seriously? Come on Geissele. For the price that people are shelling out for this rifle, you HAVE to include a magazine. I get that it’s an AR and people who don’t even own an AR, have an AR magazine laying around somewhere. But that’s insane. They even have their own branded magazine, that easily could have been tossed in. A cheap $8 Magpul mag would have sufficed as well.

Other than that, I can’t really think of too many downsides to this rifle. The price is a little steep, but that’s what you get when you’re buying Geissele. The quality is there so it’s not egregious. Overall I would say it’s worth picking up if you’re in the market for a high-end rifle. I don’t see these losing value either. We got in about 50 of them. They should stick around a bit, but on the off chance, they don’t. You know where to look on the website and check them out before they are gone!

Just last year I purchased my first ever .22LR Handgun. I picked up one of these new Ruger MKIV Lites. These things have blown my mind on what is capable out of a .22LR Handgun.

The one I picked up was in their anodized Blue color. It looks good but this gold color looks so incredibly cool. I topped mine with a Trijicon RMR and a Dead Air Mask Suppressor. I will tell you what though, I have had more fun shooting that gun than just about any other gun that I own.

I don’t feel terrible going to the range and blowing through 400 .22LR bullets like I would doing through 9mm. The gun has almost little to no recoil and the suppressor makes the gun easy on the ears to shoot. I could shoot this gun in my kitchen and nobody would ever know. It’s that quiet.

One cool feature of these upgraded guns is the ONE button takedown. Historically 22/45 pistols are a nightmare to clean and take care of. With the new push-button, it’s soooo simple. You just pop the upper off of the lower and the bolt pops out. Makes running a bore snake through super simple and cleaning the bolt a breeze.

The Picatinny rail that’s on the top makes running an optic super simple. Just mount it like you would any optic on a rifle. I use a Scalarworks lower 1/3rd mount. It puts the optic pretty high up. This works perfectly because I also mount a Surefire X300 Ultra on top. Since there is no light rail on the bottom. Looks super goofy, but it works. lol

We have some of these gold-colored ones in stock right now. If you want to head to the website and check them out for yourself, I’d go now because we didn’t have a bunch of them. If you end up buying one, let us know how you like it or if it performs flawlessly for you like it has for me!

Hallelujah! I can honestly say I was not sure if we were going to see these guns at all this year. What I mean by that is the 9mm police trade-in firearms are some of our best-selling guns, but also somewhat difficult to get. They are bid on and the 9mms always seem to go higher than we are willing to pay for them. The more we pay for them, the more we have to charge for them. So we always try to get them at a cheap price that is a win-win for everybody or typically not at all. If the price is too high, we don’t think it’s worth bothering with.

This is the first batch we have managed to get for a good price this year. They are some M&P9 police trade-ins that are in excellent condition. These are in better condition than our last couple shipments of Sigs and other police guns. We also have a ton of magazines for them also coming in. Typically the mags sell out before the guns do, but this time we will definitely have a lot more mags than guns. The guns are live on the website right now (06/01/2021) and the mags should be up on the website shortly!

This is your chance to get some 9mm handguns in fantastic condition for a fraction of the price. I know I always say that this won’t last long. This time though, I mean it more than I usually do. There have been so many people waiting for them that the second we post them everyone will start to flock to the website.

One question I always got when I worked in the showroom downstairs was if I had any “Left Hand AR15s” in stock. I always thought it was a fair question but the answer was almost always No.

I knew there were places out there making left-handed uppers and complete guns, I just had not heard the best things about them. Or I hadn’t heard anything at all. This is disappointing, because of the number of times I got that question.

Much to my surprise, this week we got in some of these what I am going to call “Unicorn” guns. These are Stag Arms Left Hand Ejecting AR15s. The design just looks, “Off” as a right-handed shooter. Almost like some poorly done photoshop. However, upon handling the rifle it is actually a lot more impressive than I would have imagined. The build quality is actually pretty great. The ejection door is kind of weird because it flips up above the upper and not below it. It does that because otherwise the bolt catch would be blocked. I think I would almost rather them just removed the door entirely. I know they didn’t because of the number of people out there that think the dust cover is an essential part of the rifle.

I’ll be honest. I’m excited to get these things sold because I wanna hear the feedback on them. I want to see if Stag is doing what nobody else is and producing a good out of the box left-handed ejecting rifle. Now the lower isn’t ambi. The bolt release is still on the wrong side and the magazine release as well. The ejection though, which is commonly the biggest pain of shooting left-handed is at least out of your way. So no need to worry about hot brass burning your face and falling down the neck of your shirt.

We only got in 10 of these rifles and I expect them to go fast with how well they are put together. The handguard appears to have the same attachment style as the AERO R and S One. So I’m assuming they are making that for Stag or stag is licensing them from Aero. The trigger is mil-spec but you get a Magpul grip and stock. This is a great rifle for the money, plus it’s an even better deal if you’re wrong-handed. If you do pick up one of these rifles, please reach out and let us know how it performs. We are interested in seeing how well they work considering the negative reviews other left-handed ejecting uppers get.

This week in the mountain of new and restocked products that we got in, I noticed a familiar box with a different product inside of it. The Holosun red dots all have similar packaging and just at a glance, you wouldn’t notice any difference. Upon inspection, you would see the insides are different. Much like this Holosun 407K!

From the outside, the 407K and the 507K are identical except for the 1 number difference in the markings. Same battery tray, same battery. Same glass and housing even. The big difference is the LED emitter inside. The 507K gives you 3 options. The 2MOA dot, a circle, and a circle dot.

The 407K however, gives you just one single option. A 6MOA Dot. Now some people might not know why I’m taking time out of my day to write about a $90 difference in very similar products. The key here is that this is one of the very few times, where the cheaper option might just be the more superior.

The 6MOA dot on a micro pistol seems like it is the better option. The 407K and the 507K have very tiny windows. The option of using a circle dot or a circle is kind of limited to the smaller area to actually see it. I would rather run a smaller dot that gives me more visibility overall. I think that the 6MOA dot could be smaller. My preference is a 2.5 or 3.25MOA dot. I think that option somewhere in between the price of these 2 would be the ultimate option.

The Micro-Red dots are becoming more and more popular and the price on them is becoming more and more attractive. I think that in another year or so. We will start seeing more serious options that go beyond cheap glass or polymer housings. We will start seeing other companies getting on board and trying to compete.

Let me know what you guys think about the 407K compared to the 507K. Is the ability to have the other reticles that important to you on a micro-compact handgun? Is the price difference enough to make the 407K the better option? Check out both products on our website and find all the info in the item descriptions!

We have started to experiment with some new came cerakote patterns for our budget friendly Aim 2S Slides. These slides are a great value. Typically you would spend about $100 to get any slide cerakoted in general. Plus you would pay $200+ for a RMR and front serration slide. So you’re looking at a total price of about $300 and we are selling the slides for right at $200. You’re basically getting the cerakote for free!

These are 17 and 19 gen 3 and they are cut for the RMR footprint. They will work with any mil spec components you would use to complete the slide or the normal factory stuff that comes in a Glock already. They are the perfect way to get a fancy slide to upgrade your gun or complete a P80 build you have laying around.

I’m going to talk less in this blog and allow you to just look at all the new colors. If you’re interested in one, stop on over to the website and grab one while you can! We expect these slides to sell pretty fast because of the insane amount of value that we have stuffed into them!

People always want to know more about our employees. One of the most asked questions we get is ” what’s your favorite gun?” or “what gun are you carrying every day?”

So I figured today I would give you a glimpse into what my answer is… at the moment. lol

My go-to class gun as I would call it. Is my Sig Legion P320. I call it my class gun because it’s an almost 4lb gun when loaded. It’s the gun that I will shoot the most at the range, will take to classes, and compete with. It’s a gun that I am the most proficient with but does not meet the criteria that I have for a carry gun. I love my Legion. It shoots super flat and is crazy heavy. The recoil is almost minimal and makes the gun a joy to shoot. I rock a Leupold Deltapoint Pro. The 2.5MOA version with a simple red dot. It’s a big window and a nice clean crisp dot. I used to run a SRO but it sits a little bit higher than I like and the Leupold fits directly to the slide without an optic plate.

The gun that I do carry however is my 19X. This gun used to be my class gun until I got to the point that I was significantly more proficient with it than any other gun I had ever owned. That gave me the trust in the gun that I wanted it to be my carry gun. I knew that If I ever had to pull this gun, it would be my best chance at succeeding in whatever reason I needed it for. I run quite a few things on this that most people will disagree with.

I rock the SRO with 5MOA dot. I run no backup iron sights. That right there is the part most people won’t like. I enjoy a clear dot with no obstructions in the window at all. I trust the SRO to always have a dot and to not fail me. I know that if the dot does fail, I have enough proficiency to get solid hits from my previous training with this gun. I had it stippled by a co-worker of mine. It has a Parker mountain machine compensator and an apex trigger. these are all things that I think give me my best chance to win in a gunfight.

I carry in a Tier1 Concealed Axis slim holster at the 1 o’clock position. I am a rather large individual and this is the only holster that I can successfully do this with. I hope you enjoyed this little peek into my armory and my personal collection.

Aimpoint has announced a new optic that should start shipping and showing up to dealers almost immediately. It is the optic that I would say most people thought they were getting when the ACRO was released. This is the ACRO P-2.

When the original ACRO was announced everybody was stoked about the release of a sealed emitter, long battery life, and rugged pistol-sized optic. The RMR had a big downside and that was it was susceptible to the elements. Rain or snow or even debris could affect the dot. When people are looking for optics for their Duty guns or their ” live or die” kit, they typically want the most bomb-proof things they can find. The RMR was close, but still missing that element proofing. That was the reason the hype for the ACRO was so insane.

Then the realization set in that the specs of the new ACRO were very underwhelming. The battery life was laughable the mounting system was new and nonexistent and many things could not be retrofitted to work. For years we have now heard good review after good review talking about how much people enjoyed the ACRO, just to have the review flop at the fact that the specs were holding it back.

The new release has supposedly fixed the main worries of the first-gen. The new specs advertise ” an improved LED emitter coupled with a higher capacity CR2032 battery to provide an astonishing five years (50,000 hours) of constant -on power”. This one improvement right here will be the single thing that makes the ACRO P-2 the best-selling handgun optic in the near future I think.

We see plenty of military units and branches using optics on their handguns already. We are even starting to see police departments and local LEOS with them on their duty guns. The RMR is more than likely the optic they are going with now. I do see that changing though when this version of the ACRO starts to get more widely used. The weather sealing itself is a good enough reason to upgrade and change out all the RMRs. While I myself, will still continue to use the RMR on my personal stuff. I don’t do anything on a daily basis that I don’t see the RMR living up to and surviving.

I would love to see what everyone else’s opinions are on the upgrade. Do you see it replacing duty optics? Do you plan to pick one up and try it yourself? We plan to have these in stock as quickly as we can. We want to run one through its paces and see how it holds up.

If you were to browse our website and look around you wouldn’t find a ton of apparel or nylon gear at all. Typically it’s hard to stock multiple sizes and colors of stuff like that because it’s hard to gauge what is in style or popular at the time.

You will however notice that if you google EDC belts or gun belts you’ll see a million and one different kinds. Out of all those options, the 1 belt that we do carry is the NEXBELT. This thing has been a game-changer for me and all the people I have recommended it to. The NEXBELT is a ratchet style belt that is extremely sturdy, comfortable, and fits just about everybody’s size.

The belt starts out unassembled and at a 50 Length. You cut it down to your size, install the set screws and you’re good to go. What’s nice about it is lots of times people are between sizes and one hold is too tight, one is too loose and somehow none are just right. This belt allows you to put on the gun and holster, then pull the belt as tight as you need. Getting ready to run around a bunch? Pull that belt tight and make sure that the gun doesn’t bounce around. About to get into the car and need a little breathing room? No problem, just pull the lever and the belt will naturally release and open up to the width you want it.

The belts are so convenient and work great and they come in a bunch of different colors. They have multiple belt designs, buckle designs, and materials. We carry the EDC ones and they are literally the only belt we even go out of our way to carry. With all the options out there we like to carry any product that we stand behind or care about even if it’s not something in our wheelhouse. That’s the benefit of being a big enough company that we can support the ones that we like ourselves.