Tag Archives: ar-15

Review: Combative Carbine Skills 1 & 2 with MDTS

By mikecentola | Published: July 19, 2010

I’ve had the opportunity to attend Combative Carbine Skills 1&2 twice now, so I feel I can accurately review this class. First off, Modern Defensive Training Systems (MDTS) is run by Chris Fry, a well-versed training instructor as well as a great contributor to our forums, here at NY Firearms.Chris does not claim to be [...]

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AAR: NE Shooter’s Summit

By mchasal | Published: April 13, 2010

I recently attended the Northeast Shooter’s Summit in Pelham, NH. This is an event featuring several instructors teaching various training blocks. Here’s a wrap up of Day 1. The first event for my relay was presented by Southnarc of ShivWorks. The block was entitled “Confined Space Shooting” and covered the physical mechanics required to defend [...]

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AR15/M4/M16 Generalized Maintenance, Cleaning and Lubrication

By chrisfry | Published: March 24, 2010

I have noticed several questions on the forum recently focused on lubrication and maintenance of the carbine. So, I thought I’d post some generalized guidelines for maintenance, cleaning and lubrication. If followed, these guidelines will keep your carbine functioning optimally with minimum time expenditure. The AR15/M4/M16 family of firearms has gotten a poor reputation due to the [...]

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Review: Stag Arms Model 8 Gas Piston AR-15 Rifle

By mikecentola | Published: March 21, 2010

Stag Arms is quickly becoming widely known as a great manufacturer of reasonably priced, quality AR-15 rifles. They are also very well known for making left-handed models of their AR-15′s. When I heard they were going to be releasing a Gas Piston rifle, I needed to get my hands on one to review. Well, thanks to [...]

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AR-15 Barrel Twist Rates – Which is best?

By mikecentola | Published: March 12, 2010

Many people, who ask me about building their own AR-15, always seem unsure about which barrel twist to get for their rifles. Hopefully this mini article will help you guys figure out what is best for your needs. In general, rifling twist rate determines the optimum weight of the bullet for a given caliber. It [...]

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Spikes Tactical AR-15 Lowers Group Buy

By nyfirearms | Published: October 6, 2009

One of our vendors, Allstar Tactical, is holding an AR-15 lower receiver group buy for Spikes Tactical ST-15 Lower Receivers. The price is only $95 each for nyfirearms.com members. Check it out here: Spikes Tactical Lower Receivers Group Buy – NY Firearms Forums

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Tactical Rifle Training with LMI Inc.

By mikecentola | Published: December 2, 2008

With the boom of the AR-15 in popularity amongst firearms enthusiasts, many people have little to no training in how to use such a firearm in a tactical situation. I have always been interested in tactical training not only because of the cool factor, but it can benefit my shooting, and hone my skills for [...]

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Preban AR-15 magazine identification

By darkvibe | Published: October 25, 2008

Posted in Main | Also tagged ar15, ban, clips, date stamp, experts, guide, law enforcement, legal, leo, magazine, mags, new york, ny, photos, pic, picture, pre-ban, preban | 2 Comments

Project AR-15 Begins

By nyfirearms | Published: June 15, 2008

We have begun our Project AR-15 with the purchase of a stripped lower receiver! This is the first in a series of posts where we will take building an NY compliant AR-15 that is still fun to shoot, looks great, and built well. To get started, we have purchased a stripped lower receiver. The one [...]

Posted in Articles, Projects | Also tagged accuracy, gun, new york state, project, receiver, series, sun devil | 6 Comments