Videos tagged with AR Controls

This video provides a breakdown of the Orthos Joker, a piston-driven, magazine-fed, semi-automatic 12-gauge shotgun featuring AR-style controls. The presenter highlights the ambi safety, mag release, and bolt catch, noting the bolt catch's unique hold-open feature. The shotgun is shown with an Eotech optic and YHM Victor 12 silencer, though these are aftermarket additions.

This video provides an expert overview of several popular tactical shotguns and their customization options, presented by an experienced firearm instructor. It covers the Remington Tac-14, a custom Benelli M4 clone, a Langdon Tactical-tuned Beretta 1301, and the AR-centric Genesis Arms Gen-12, highlighting features like SBR configurations, suppressors, optics, and drum magazines. The instructor emphasizes practical applications and the benefits of specific aftermarket parts and professional tuning services.

This guide details the shooting technique for the JP Enterprises JP5 pistol caliber carbine, emphasizing its unique roller-delayed mechanism and AR platform compatibility. The video highlights the firearm's ability to achieve "zero recoil" with proper tuning and accessories, making it exceptionally fast for its class. Instruction comes from an expert perspective, showcasing advanced handling and performance.

This guide details the process of modifying an MP5 platform to incorporate AR-style controls using the Lee Sporting SP5 Lower. The modification aims to improve ergonomics and handling, making the classic MP5 platform more user-friendly for modern shooting applications. Expert instruction highlights the benefits of this upgrade for dedicated MP5 enthusiasts.

The GForce Jawbone PDW is evaluated against competitors like the Extar EP9 and EP45. The speaker, an experienced firearm enthusiast, notes the Jawbone's surprisingly solid build quality for its price point and highlights its compatibility with Glock magazines. The Extar series is praised for its AR-style controls and side-charging handle, with a mention of a 10mm variant for the EP45. The video suggests that despite a potential dip in the budget PDW market, the Jawbone offers significant value.

This review covers the Mossberg 590RM Chisel, a unique 12-gauge pump-action shotgun with an 11-inch barrel, classified as a Short Barreled Shotgun (SBS). It features a detachable box magazine system, offering a significant capacity advantage over traditional tube-fed SBSs, and incorporates AR-style controls for enhanced ergonomics. The presenter highlights its innovative design and potential applications.

This guide details the modular features of the Strike Industries PCC prototype, a new 9mm pistol caliber carbine showcased at SHOT Show 2026. Key features include AR control familiarity, CZ Scorpion magazine compatibility, an internal recoil dampening system, and groundbreaking FCU modularity. The design also incorporates an HK-style charging handle and a swappable ejection port, targeting a sub-$1,000 MSRP and fostering community development through additive manufacturing.

This 1000-round range review of the Hydra Weaponry Viper 9mm pistol highlights its unique modularity, allowing for easy caliber and magazine compatibility changes. Despite a slightly snappy recoil and a non-locking-back bolt with MP5 magazines, the firearm demonstrated excellent reliability with zero malfunctions over 1000 rounds. The reviewer found the barrel swap process straightforward, with minimal impact shift after reinstallation, making it a viable option for those seeking a versatile platform for various ammunition types.

This video introduces the MAC IX 9mm PDW, highlighting its compatibility with MP5 magazines and AR-style controls. It emphasizes the firearm's versatility for customization with accessories like optics, lasers, pistol braces, and suppressors, making it an adaptable platform for various shooting applications. The presenter demonstrates how these additions enhance the shooting experience and tactical utility.

The MAC IX is a budget-friendly 9mm PCC that offers significant value, punching above its weight class. It features a direct blowback system, ambidextrous controls, a tri-lug suppressor mount, and an M-LOK compatible handguard. The firearm is constructed primarily from metal, giving it a premium feel, and is compatible with AR-style triggers and grips.

This video reviews the Genesis Arms Gen 12 PDS SBS, a compact 5-inch 12 gauge shotgun designed for breaching and home defense. It highlights the shotgun's AR-style controls, reliability, and the necessity of the Hux Works Ventm 12 suppressor for managing blast. The review includes practical patterning tests at defensive distances with various ammunition types, demonstrating surprisingly tight patterns and manageable recoil for its size.

This video reviews the Meta Tactical MX1 conversion kit for Glock pistols, highlighting its compatibility with over 70 Glock models. The kit offers AR-style controls, a stabilizing brace, and an optional foregrip that doubles as a magazine carrier. The reviewer demonstrates the ease of installation and removal of a Glock 19, praises the kit's lightweight design and improved shooting accuracy, and discusses the budget-friendly Votatu PMD504 green dot optic.