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AR15 Gas Tube Guide

AR15 Gas Tube Guide

80 Percent Arms | Nov 22nd 2022

AR 15 gas tube lengths can be - as most anything else on the AR15 platform, totally customized to whatever the shooter prefers or needs. So which AR 15 gas tube should we choose as shooters? What...
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Tutorial: How to replace your end mill cutter

Tutorial: How to replace your end mill cutter

80 Percent Arms | Jun 23rd 2022

Did you know you can replace the end mill bit of your Speedmill™? Yeah, don’t be so quick to throw it away after milling out a couple of 80 percent lower receivers! If you take it nice and sl...
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Which handguard for AR15?

Which handguard for AR15?

80 Percent Arms | May 18th 2022

Ready to build your AR-15 from an  80% Lower? Collecting the parts required can seem like a daunting task! This time let’s focus on the AR handguard as there are so many available options!...
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Five Firearms Coatings You Need to Know About

Five Firearms Coatings You Need to Know About

80 Percent Arms | May 10th 2022

In the early days of mass firearm production muskets, pistols and early rifles had two popular and distinctive coatings used to protect the metal components from external destructive factors (mainly r...
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How to build an AR15 Han Solo Blaster

How to build an AR15 Han Solo Blaster

80 Percent Arms | May 5th 2022

What up fellow nerds, today we’re going to show you how to build a functional AR15 pistol chambered in .22LR that is inspired by Han Solo’s DL-44 blaster that was made most famous by the o...
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Muzzle brake vs Compensator vs Flash Hider

Muzzle brake vs Compensator vs Flash Hider

80 Percent Arms | Mar 30th 2022

*Update: This blog has been updated to reflect more accurate information in 2022. One of the most common mistakes made in the gun community is referring to a magazine as a ‘clip’ , but a very close...
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