Old Sarge from United States, TX Public Profile

We purchased this holster because we are assembling SHTF plate-carrier rigs and anticipated placing the holster and pistol mag pouches on the front of the vest. As it turns out, we are putting the holsters on a drop leg plaque and pistol mags on the belt so we can use more of the carrier real estate for other gear.
We appreciate the use of MOLLE attachments on the holster, but some of the features are placed in the way of using the webbing for attaching the holster to the carrier. The muzzle-stop straps in particular would be very useful but become problematical when attaching the holster because they eat up MOLLE space. The attachment straps supplied with the holster are oddly configured and don't seem to weave through the carrier and holster webbing normally as other MOLLE gear does. Some of the webbing is well aligned but some parts are slack or crooked, making attachment difficult. Some of the multiple layers of webbing allow overlapping of attachment and accessory strapping, but are overlaid so tightly as to be unuseable. The internal lacing and straps are very adaptable, but there are no lacing pattern diagrams nor instructions included, and the user is left on his own to dope out how to configure the holster to serve his exact needs.
We rate this holster as "good".

This case was ordered mainly because it was available in grey. We color code all our ARs by caliber, and needed a grey case for our drill/train AR22. The budget was tight, and we were fortunate to find this case at an attractive price point. At first, the mag pockets being on the "wrong" side seemed as though it might be worrisome, but it has not been an issue and actually works to instantly differentiate this bag from the one for our M4. The case has a medium-duty Cordura-like shell, good padding, a two-way zipper, wrap-around handles, a decent shoulder strap, and five magazine pockets. There is no utility pocket, and there are no internal positioning/retention straps. One thing we consider a strike is that the mag pockets all share one large cover flap rather than individual flaps. We also miss the utility pocket featured on other brands.
Overall, we rate this case as "Good" but a distinct second after other brands in the same price range.

This case is intended for iron-sighted, or, up to a point, scoped rifles. It's a repeat buy for me; I bought one a few years ago for a multi-generation .22 rifle for one of my grandsons, and it's worked fine for him. This purchase (and probably future ones) is for any of our B92/B53/R92/M94 iron-sighted lever carbines. Initially, I was leery of the accessory pocket being on the "wrong" side, but that hasn't been an issue. There is room in the pocket for an ear-plug case, a bore snake, a small solvent/oil bottle, a rifle bolt, and either a shooting glasses case, a flat 20-round rifle ammo box, a couple boxes of .22, or a .30 Carbine/10-22 sized magazine. There are some positioning straps inside the pocket, but we haven't discovered any particular use for them. There are NO positioning straps inside the case. The case has a good amount of padding, nice two-way zipper pulls, a pair of wrap-around carrying handles, and a decent shoulder strap. The term that keeps occurring to my military mind is "serviceable".
This is not a premium item, but a good basic utilitarian case for a lighter-weight rifle that has iron sights and/or a compact, low-mounted optic. Although it has plenty of padding, we do not believe it would have a good service life as a knock-around, throw-it-in-the-back-of-the-truck item, as the outer shell does not seem to be of a heavy-duty material such as Cordura, but a thinner nylon, but we do consider it a useful kid's, go-to-the-range or loaner case.

We needed see-through QD risers for two estate-defense carbines and ordered these. After some delay in shipping, they arrived, and we installed them, with two RDS, on the rifles. They allow us to see the irons underneath the optic, and in case the RDS go Tango Uniform, which can and will happen, we can quickly and easily remove them for a better view of the sights and target.
The clamp and rail portions of the risers fit perfectly to the optics and the carbines' rails. They hold zero very well and also return to zero reliably when removed/replaced.
I subtracted one star due to the lack of a locking tab on the risers.
We recommend these risers to our friends and family, and will reorder them should the need arise.

I purchased the Trybe FDE 1-6X to replace a black 1-4X LPVO that was mounted on a .450 BushMaster FDE rifle. I wanted to increase the available magnification while also matching the exterior color of the scope to the rest of the rifle.
This Trybe LPVO has a very clean eyebox at 1X, smooth transition to 6X, very clear, distortion-free glass, positive, tactile turret clicks, zeroing turrets, and a highly useful BDC reticle with great illumination. The optic came with good, operable lens caps and a lens cloth. Time will tell how well it handles recoil.
I would buy this optic again if the need arose, and I would recommend it to friends/family.
I do wish Trybe would make the 1-8X version anodized in OD Green, as I have an M5 clone that would suit.

We purchased two of these weaponlights to mount on an AR9 and an AR45, to enhance their suitability as home defense tools. The lights are easy to mount on short sections of pic rail that we installed on the carbines' MLOK handguards so that the support hand can reach the light switch while grasping the handguard.
The lights give an acceptable degree of illumination, and the switch location and operation can be learned, and the price was very attractive. Time will tell whether the lights hold up under recoil.
The lights could be brighter, and the switch could be easier to reach and operate; for these reasons I have deleted one star.

One of my sons has an optic that requires N cells. The optic has been in storage since his return from the "sandbox". We recently opted to install that optic on a carbine we're building for his young son, and needed to find these batteries. Optics Planet was the only source we could find. We ordered and received the six pack. Now we can utilize the optic. The batteries are performing in an excellent manner, as we have previously found with other cells of this brand. We will be reordering the N cells from OP in the future.

Two of our estate defense arms are modernized M1 Carbines - Choate stocks, UltiMak upper handguards, sling studs on the bottom centerline where they belong, fresh spring kits, polished feed ramps, etc. We had been running the Millet RDS on QD rings on both guns, but one of them gave out, and they are no longer supported. I had a TRS in the spare optics box, so I found a QD riser that would leave the irons visible beneath the optic and mounted it. The 1" riser put the optic a bit too high, but we liked the TRS so much we ordered a second one from OP, along with two Lion Gears 3/4" QD risers. Now the two Carbines are again identically equipped, and if either of the TRS sights should happen to go Tango Uniform, they'd be simply and quickly removeable.
Unfortunately, the shipping of this order, which also included a QD cantilever mount and some "N" batteries, was frustrating to an unreasonable degree. I am accustomed to OP orders being shipped and arriving in a timely manner, but this time around the order got split into three separate packages, and the TRS arrived weeks in advance of its riser, leaving us with one Carbine that was not mission-ready. Right now, I have items totaling over $200 in my cart, but I have to debate whether to complete the order or shop up the items elsewhere.

I've been using this optic on the UltiMak scout mount on a Garand for several years now. I primarily shoot factory M72 Match in this rifle, which is a close relative of the M852 the BDC hashmarks were designed for. With the primary crosshair zeroed at 200 yd, the three hashmarks produce center hits on the "E" silhouette at 300, 400, 500 and 600 yd exactly as intended. I just acquired a M-N 91/30, and if I settle on one of the rear-sight-base scout mounts, it will get a Hi-Lux Scout with BDC. I expect the 7.62X54R ballistics to be close enough to work well with the hashmarks; if not I'll be reloading for the rifle anyway and it'll be fairly simple to regulate the trajectory to the scope.
I noticed that one user with a M-N stated he was having trouble zeroing the optic - His gunsmith should be able to change the geometry of the rear sight base and mount to bring that in line.

I use two of these with a 1-4 and 1-6X scopes on a 16" AR308 and a 18" AR450. The .308 was/is my patrol/SHTF rifle; that should tell you I trust this mount. I'm buying a third one for my AR22, which is my practice/training/drill AR. I had a momentary glitch with the mount on my .450BM AR - I couldn't zero because the mount was not tight on the flattop receiver - but then I figured out the tension adjustment and now it functions just fine - it's my go-to thick brush deer/hog rifle. I like the design of this mount - the QD throw lever stays engaged until you operate the release button, making this mount snag resistant during those brush-country bail-out foot pursuits or hog hunts. I have had no return-to-zero issues with this mount and I am saying that after using it as a rural patrolman and trained, working counter-sniper. If/when I build/buy any more ARs, they will be flattops and will wear this mount. This mount lets me quickly chunk the optic and use the irons on my ARs. My M1 Garand and M1 Carbines all have the Ultimak scout mounts, and I'm considering using this mount for their LER scope and red dot sights for the same reason; being able to quickly shift to the irons when an optic goes Tango Uniform, which they can and will.