Articles
The AR15
At first I didn't think much of this gun, but it intruded itself into my consciousness against my will. The little sucker will shoot, but not all of them. I am an accuracy gunsmith who happens to specialize in service rifles. Without getting myself up to speed on the AR-15 my repertoire was incomplete. I've spent the last year and some expense doing so and found that all the things which make any gun shoot well also make the Mouse Gun shoot well.
- Make sure all locking surfaces are square with the bore axis.
- Make sure the barrel is mounted square. There is a trick to this.
- Install a free float tube and get the sling swivel off the arrel.
- Install the front sight squarely and vertical so that the rear sight is on center.
- It is very critical that the barrel collar be absolutely square with the bore. This is not always true on factory guns. That is why I like to turn my own barrels or install Krieger barrels.
- Test the gun. If accuracy is over 1 MOA try fire-lapping the barrel. It's worked for me several times. This gun can be made to shoot near ½ MOA very consistently with good barrels.
- Good handloading practices are the final element. The better the ammo, the better the groups.
|
