Matt from United States, PA Public Profile

I was really excited for this, but unfortunately like another reviewer I found that the only way to use this magnifier to get on target is to literally put it on top of a stack of targets so they don't blow away. I have flip away magnifiers with several red dots and have had no issues at all, I'm not sure if the issues with this are because it sits in front of the optic rather than behind it, but it def doesn't work. It magnifies just fine (seemed great when mounted on my AR10 and paired with a Sig Tango 1x8 LPVO looking out the back window), but it changes your zero.

I had the above AR10 with Sig Tango 1x8 LPVO zeroed to be hitting 1 inch groups at 100 yards. Then I put this magnifier on and wasn't even hitting paper. Realized you need to then rezero the magnifier itself using windage and elevation knobs, but they don't audibly "click". I got it so that I was closer, but since I couldn't count clicks I could never get zeroed to the same accuracy as I had without it just using the 8x. So what's the point of it then? The whole reason I bought it was so that I could use it on multiple rigs, but even if I could get it properly zeroed (after at least 40 rounds of .308 I gave up) how can you rely on it holding zero after you take it off or assume that it will still be right for another rig?

Save your $400 and just put it towards a scope with more magnification power, I wish I had. Its a great idea, but unfortunately it just doesn't work if you want to find and hold zero.

I love this buffer tube. The 11 adjustment points are great for getting perfect distance to a scope with very precise eye relief. It's also very light weight and has a nice angled shape (vs prefect circular cylinder). I had no issues adding my preferred stock to it. I understand that Dark Hour is a sister company to Vseven, and this is basically the vseven tube at about half the price (vseven i believe is made from better and more expensive materials, but with law of diminishing returns, I don't see how spending over $100 on a tube will have any noticeable difference to this one that was $50-60ish. To my mind, the difference in price to a traditional tube is well worth it for what you're getting.

This is a great installation as a dedicated bipod to a specific rifle/upper. Its MLOK so it goes on easy enough, but not as easy as a QD connector on a pic rail mount. If there's a rifle you shoot consistenly from bench or prone and it warrants a dedicated bipod, then this one is definitely worth looking at. The legs feel very sturdy, it's easy to tilt and pan, it's lightweight (not in the way for shoulder firing), and it's easy to retract and fold-up the legs.

I have it on my AR10 and it is very sturdy and manages the recoil.

These are my goto backup sights. I like that they are spring loaded and flip up by pressing the button on the top (or the lever on either side), so they can be engaged quickly if needed in an emergency. I usually like a reddot optic that can cowitness to the irons and these are good for that. Without the reddot, sometimes the front post is a little hard to pick-up so if I was doing irons only I'd prob splurge on something metal and with a higher vis front post. Since I use these as true backups in case my primary optic goes down in an emergency, I think these are the least expensive flip-up irons that meet all of my requirements and I'd trust my life to. They are relatively easy to zero and come with a front post tool.

I don't really know what makes one BCG better than another except for weight, material, etc. I was looking for a BCG that would work with both .556 and .300BLK suppressed in a relatively budget SBR build. This BCG looks good and has not yet given me any issues whatsoever.

I really like the profile and grippiness of the FAB GL Core buttstock and have it on most of my rifles. I have this impact version on 2 builds. I have it in black on an 18" Armalite AR10 and it definitely softens the felt recoil from the higher powered round. I also put it on the .556 build for my girlfriend which was a 2 tone black and OD Green build. She is tall and skinny, so the recoil absorption of this stock (combined also with a heavier buffer) really helps her manage the felt recoil and therefore hastens her target reacquisition and follow up shots. The OD Green color on hers matches well with the matte/Cerakote finish of other OD Green furniture from other brands.

I mean, its a buffer detent and spring, nothing super fancy or high tech here. Looked to be good quality, went in easy, and it retains my buffer. Felt like I went slightly higher end on a relatively inconsequential part on a recent higher-end build.

Its a lightweight, good quality, nicely finished, endplate with an ambi QD mount. Pretty much everything from BCM is good quality, and this is pretty reasonably priced compared to some other high-end brands. Its an endplate, the difference in weight to say a vseven or radian wont be noticeable.

Its a bolt catch and it works. The color compliments very well to most OD Green accessories (more matte/cerakote finish vs shiny/anondized). It comes with the pin, spring, and plunger as well which wasnt listed in the description.

I like this is grip a lot. Its very ergonomic and the rubberization makes it very comfortable in the hand and easy to keep a good grip even with sweaty hands. The top part where it joins to the receiver does get narrower than the rest which some may not like, but with a heavier rifle I don't mind it. I haven't had any issues with the door for the compartment not staying shut, if anything its kind of hard to open, but using the nose of a round should help and that's definitely better than it opening too easily (i dont really put anything in there anyway, and in that case it looks like you could take the door off by using a punch to push out the hinge pin).