In the 1800’s two firearms chambered for the same round had a lot of merit. Today with the onslaught of black rifles (AR-15’s) from just about every firearm manufacturer, the lever action carbine has lost most of its popularity. If you do a simple search for home defense rifle, SHTF rifle almost all results will lead you to some sort of black rifle, or potentially shotgun. Though I love my AR-15’s and have become very familiar with them over the past 30 years, gaining most of my knowledge while serving in the United States Marine Corps, I still appreciate the benefits of the pistol caliber lever action carbine, or what I often refer to as the Discreet Urban Carbine.
I'm an idiot; so, here's a quick video on how to replace the magazine catch on a Foxtrot Mike Products .45 ACP lower. FYI, Foxtrot Mike has awesome customer service!
Assembling two AR pistol lowers. One of the lowers is the Foxtrot Mike Products .45 ACP FM-45 lower receiver, and the other is a "standard" AR-15 lower receiver I picked up from Palmetto State Armory.
A quick look at the Foxtrot Mike Products .45 ACP stripped lower receiver. I do a quick comparison to a "standard" AR-15 lower receiver and cover a few of the similarities and a few of the key differences.
Another episode of Speeds, Feeds and Ballistics this time with 40S&W. Much like the first video of testing 10MM through a pistol and carbine we put 40S&W through the same test. But this time I have a little bit of a surprise for everyone and no it is not the fact that I shot my […]