Chaz from United States, MI Public Profile

My 45 degree J-Arm (listed as manufactured 02/26) came in the sealed plastic blister package (with intact welded corners) but did not have a small zip-loc bag with fasteners needed to secure it to the C1 mount. I have the 35 degree J-Arm as well, and that came with the fasteners.

Badger's instructions don't directly call out a torque spec for these 2 screws, but they're the same size as those used to secure the optic plate to the J-Arm which is specified as 20 in-lb. In addition, the other C1 accessories do have a torque call-out for these 2 screws at 20 in-lb.

You'd think that a reputable manufacturer like Badger Ordnance would have proofread the instructions, or made sure their J-Arm came with the required screws.

All of the negative comments you read on the Internet about the circle and circle dot reticles warping or distorting are true. The only spot in the glass that it doesn't distort is at the bottom of the center part of the glass - basically if you try to co-witness with iron sights, that is the ideal location to use the reticle. At any other place in the window, it will distort. I called Vortex and their customer service rep grabbed one off their inventory/shelf and observed the same distortion. It's not just at the extreme edges but all over the window. If you keep the reticle in the center of the glass it will be distorted. In the regular 3 MOA dot mode, the distortion is not noticeable but if you move your head around you can observe the dot following the curvature of the aspherical glass. I believe the issue is with how they placed the curve of the glass and the fact the emitter is aimed at the bottom center of the glass (where it appears the least distorted). Vortex said their optics department is aware of the complaints but as of now there are no plans to fix this issue and it is what it is.

I have plenty of Vortex products but I'd recommend either using it in the regular dot mode, or doing a hard pass on the Defender ST Enclosed until they figure it out.

I have the Aimpoint T2, Duty RDS, and a bunch of SIG Romeo 4T Pro. I also had the Gen 1 of these Crossfire red dots, and the Gen 2 came out like a year after I bought my Gen 1. This was around 2018-2019. The Gen 2 changes are namely going from 7,000 hours to 50,000 hours run time, and the use of helicoil threaded inserts. The Gen 1 had threads cut directly into the aluminum body and would easily strip out.

For the Gen 2 Crossfire, settings below 5 aren't really visible in broad daylight. Setting 6 and above are visible for me. The dot looks like a solid dot without any weird refresh rate issues. On setting 11, I don't notice a huge blooming/circle around the lens. Not as bad as the T2 or Duty RDS.

The Crossfire lacks shake-awake and multiple reticles like the SIG Romeo 4T Pro but honestly the mechanical rheostat like on the T2 works fine and is better for standby battery life. I don't really use the shake awake on the 4T Pro's and just stay with the 2 MOA dot anyhow.

The Duty RDS has an issue where it drains the battery within 1-2 years just turned off. The electronics are always on standby. For some reason SIG's Romeo 4T Pro doesn't have that problem nor does EOTech with their EXPS3. Vortex's UH1 Gen 2 will drain that CR123 within 18 months just sitting on a shelf.

Overall - the Vortex warranty can't be beat and these Gen 2 Crossfires (at least the ones I have made in 2025) are really good. I can't say they are just as good as the T2 or Duty RDS or 4T Pro because those h

My Geissele 5.56 alignment rod would absolutely not fit through my M&P 5.7 barrel, it was too big. So I did some research and found that the M&P 5.7 bore was more like a 22LR bore, and gave the Griffin rod a chance as it was designed for 22LR. It was just a few thousandths smaller than the Giessele 5.56 rod and fit perfectly.

It was shipped extremely well protected, so there's no chance of it getting bent during shipment.

I highly recommend it!

My Geissele 5.56 alignment rod would absolutely not fit through my M&P 5.7 barrel, it was too big. So I did some research and found that the M&P 5.7 bore was more like a 22LR bore, and gave the Griffin rod a chance as it was designed for 22LR. It was just a few thousandths smaller than the Giessele 5.56 rod and fit perfectly.

It was shipped extremely well protected, so there's no chance of it getting bent during shipment.

I highly recommend it!

My Geissele 5.56 alignment rod would absolutely not fit through my M&P 5.7 barrel, it was too big. So I did some research and found that the M&P 5.7 bore was more like a 22LR bore, and gave the Griffin rod a chance as it was designed for 22LR. It was just a few thousandths smaller than the Giessele 5.56 rod and fit perfectly.

It was shipped extremely well protected, so there's no chance of it getting bent during shipment.

I highly recommend it!

I love everything about the American Classic cases... but they missed a few simple design features that they offer on some of their other products. When I suggested them to Savior, they basically told me to go pound sound.

The I have several of the American Classics and noticed they all have 2 extra D-Rings that aren't attached to anything. As you know, these all come with backpack straps and these bulky straps cannot be converted into a single shoulder straps. I've lugged several of these in my trunk and the backpack straps are bulky and get in the way. With my 55" case, if I were a shorter person the end of the case would be dragging on the ground. It would have been much better to offer a shoulder strap.

So I happened to buy their American Classic Shorty case for a SBR, and noticed it ONLY had a shoulder strap without any D-rings for a backpack strap. But the only 2 D-Rings were in the same exact location on the bigger American Classic cases. So I had to buy some aftermarket shoulder straps for the bigger Savior cases and that solved my problem.

I asked Savior about buying their individual shoulder straps and they kept telling me to buy the Shorty.... it won't work for a 26" barrel bolt gun. After much back and forth, they suggested I buy their Urban Warfare cases which are basically a streamlined American Classic, but with extra drag handles, backpack straps, AND the shoulder strap.

So in essence, I just wanted to buy those nice padded shoulder straps from the Urban W

This review is for the P90 / PS90 SBR sized case.

Overall this case is very good, but not great for a few reasons. The Cordura material on the outside is a dust magnet. If I rub it on something, it will show dust marks right away. The Velcro is reversed - they used the hook/hard stuff on the case itself and the flaps have the loop/soft stuff. What this means is there is a LOT of hook/hard Velcro that is exposed when the flaps are closed and they snag on everything. I ended up using loop Velcro cut to fit over those exposed areas. I contacted Elite Survival with these recommendations and they fell to deaf ears.

While the case is compact and perfectly sized for the P90/PS90 SBR, it is really only for the Ring Sights optic (HC-14-62/MC-10-80). If you have a rail or aftermarket mount with an aftermarket optic that is any bigger than the Ring Sights, it will be a tight fit. Heck, a PS90 SBR with the Ring Sights black optic/MC-10-80 barely fits with a single point sling.

The accessory pouch is very tight. I usually like to throw in the Ring Sights adjustment tool and my FN brass catcher in the accessory pouch of my other cases, but in the Elite Survival case, it barely fits and then sticks out enough that it starts turning the case white/gray from dust markings where the protrusions rub on stuff.

The P90/PS90 SBR also fits into this case in one specific way, and that's with the longest flat part of the case on the same side as the optic.

The case is well made though as the mat

This review is for the FDE M84 ambidextrous gasbuster charging handles with the "Original" latch (looks like a regular AR15 charging handle but on steroids).

The FDE anodizing is so bad that on 2 of the 3 that I bought, the right handle latch doesn't match the rest of the charging handle. Totally different shade of FDE. PRI blames their supplier. Whatever.

This charging handle also rattles around in my LaRue upper receivers. Like marbles in a can bad. These fit fine in my 18 year old worn-out RRA A4 uppers but rattle in brand new LaRue Ultimate/Stealth uppers. I can shake the upper assembly and can visually observe the handle slide back and forth and move up and down, rattling away.

I've never really had problems with the USGI green followers, but I had some left-over Gen 2 magpul followers and decided to buy more for the rest of my Teflon coated USGI mags. These latest Magpul followers have some slight differences in retaining the mag spring but otherwise function the same as the ones I had from about 15 years ago.

They literally don't tilt and function extremely smoothly. Are they mandatory for bench shooting? Nah.