AR15 blog posts built from videos on the Gun Websites YouTube channel.
Upgrading the trigger is one of the most noticeable changes you can make to an AR-15. In this casual Gun Websites bench session, a Geissele trigger goes into a lower while the crew talks about why it is worth the money.
Where the sling attaches changes how the rifle hangs and handles. The tenth video in the Gun Websites AR15 Stocks series covers the options at the rear of the rifle.
An AR-15 with plain iron sights can reach farther than many shooters expect. Gun Websites took a 16-inch BCM carbine with irons out to a steel gong at about 500, then worked back to 400, 300 and 200 on small steel animal targets.
A basic carbine stock has a hard plastic butt plate with no recoil absorption. The ninth video in the Gun Websites AR15 Stocks series looks at the pads that can change that.
A full-size rifle case announces what is inside. Gun Websites looked at a slim bag made to carry a satellite antenna, and how it holds a broken-down 10.5-inch AR-15 short-barreled rifle without drawing attention.
A carbine stock looks simple, but its receiver extension and latch determine how many positions you get and how it goes on. The third video in the Gun Websites AR15 Stocks series shows how it works.
How much velocity does a short barrel cost? Gun Websites spent a full day at the range running a stack of .223 and 5.56 loads over a chronograph through five AR-15s of different lengths.
A self-described AK fan put an AK-47 pistol and a 7-inch AR-15 pistol head to head for Gun Websites, expecting the AR to come out ahead. It did, and the reasons are worth knowing for anyone shopping for a short AR.
Collapsible carbine stocks get most of the attention, but the fixed rifle stock is where the AR-15 started. The second video in the Gun Websites AR15 Stocks series looks at rifle stocks and how they differ from carbine stocks.
Anyone shopping for a first AR-15, or thinking about building one, needs to know what the main parts are called and what they do. This short Gun Websites overview names the basic components in about two minutes.