Videos tagged with Accessory Mounting

This guide details the installation and utilization of the Strike Industries Modular Chassis for Ruger 10/22 receivers. The chassis offers extensive modularity, allowing for both pistol and rifle configurations, and accepts various aftermarket accessories including AR grips, diverse stock/brace options, and M-LOK attachments. Its design incorporates features like an integrated barrier stop and an enhanced magwell for improved shooting dynamics and reliability.

This video provides a visual demonstration of how to properly attach a suppressor to an AR-style rifle. It emphasizes the importance of a secure and wobble-free fit, highlighting the direct thread attachment method. Proper installation ensures optimal performance and safety when using a suppressor.

This expert guide from GBRS Group details the optimal selection of weapon light cable lengths for different firearm configurations. Based on extensive testing, the 10-inch cable is ideal for shorter barrels (around 7.5 inches) on sub-guns, while the 14-inch cable is suitable for longer barrels (around 11.5 inches), ensuring proper function and protection of accessories like pressure pads.

This video emphasizes crucial pre-range trip preparation, highlighting the importance of securely tightening all firearm accessories. The instructor demonstrates how significant recoil from a Big Horn Armory 500 Auto Max AR can cause optics and lights to loosen, impacting performance. Proper preparation, including locking down gear and ensuring sufficient ammunition, is presented as essential for a successful and safe range outing.

This review introduces the Ruger Carbon X-22, a modern iteration of the classic 10/22 platform. The rifle features a lightweight carbon fiber barrel, an M-LOK handguard for accessory customization, and a modular stock. It's presented as a versatile option for beginners, training, hunting, and plinking, benefiting from the extensive 10/22 aftermarket.

This guide, presented by an experienced firearms instructor, emphasizes the critical importance of securing all accessories on a firearm for real-world reliability. It details methods like using Loctite and paracord to prevent components from loosening due to vibration and wear, ensuring the firearm remains functional when it matters most. The instructor shares personal gear choices based on extensive experience.

This content critically examines the PSA Gen 4 AR9, specifically highlighting the limitation imposed by its 4-inch barrel and subsequent handguard design. The instructor, demonstrating experienced firearm knowledge, explains how the handguard's length obstructs the mounting of standard M-LOK accessories and even flash hiders, forcing the use of specific, compact accessories like the Inforce weapon light. While acknowledging the firearm's overall appeal, the core takeaway is the practical challenge of accessory customization due to this design choice.

Instruction from a firearms expert on selecting optics for shotguns, emphasizing simplicity for typical defensive ranges. The speaker advocates for a basic red dot sight as a reference point and suggests a mounted flashlight with a tight beam as a viable alternative aiming method at close distances. For home defense, investing in both a quality red dot and flashlight, coupled with consistent training, is recommended.

This review covers the Mossberg 990 SPX Magpul Edition, a new NFA-compliant platform introduced at SHOT Show 2026. It highlights the 14-inch barrel, Magpul stock, oversized controls, and suppressor-ready threaded barrel. The shotgun also features an optics-ready receiver with compatibility for various red dot sights and an integrated ghost ring sight.

This guide details the process of building and accessorizing a high-end PWS AR15, focusing on the strategic mounting of optics, lights, and thermal devices. It highlights the unique features of PWS handguards and offers practical solutions for accessory fitment challenges, emphasizing a clean and functional final configuration. The build is designed to accommodate a clip-on thermal, mimicking specialized contract rifle setups.

This content highlights the common misconception that drilling and tapping firearms for accessories like red dots or scopes is a simple DIY task. The hosts, with clear expertise signaled by their detailed discussion and industry affiliations (Springfield Armory hat), emphasize that the process is far more complex than often perceived. It requires specialized tools and a deep understanding of firearm mechanics to ensure safe and proper modifications, cautioning against amateur attempts.

This review of the Chiappa Rhino 60 DS revolver, presented by Evan Brune, an Executive Editor of American Rifleman, highlights its distinctive design features. Key takeaways include the bottom-firing cylinder for reduced felt recoil, the use of moon clips for 10mm ammunition, and its versatile accessory mounting options via Picatinny rails. The manual of arms is also detailed, noting the unique single-action indicator.