With the possibility the fine citizens of Arizona may well be marched to the church of someone’s choice at gunpoint, consider this our effort to make such an experience both colorful and exciting. You can practice limited forced freedom of religion and Arizona’s fine open carry law at the same time. If you are going to carry, do it with style:
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We have a variety of .223, .308 and .300 AAC rifles and pistols available for custom buildup for this week, barrel lengths from 7.5 – 24 inches. I dressed out a Bushmaster Carbon 15 for an example and followed it up with a couple of our own loadouts including our “lost leader” $669 special.
As usual, we have a good supply of attractively priced carry and range pistols and some interesting and perhaps exotic things, including innovative .308 semi-automatic “devices.”
Custom built weapons are usually range tested and, where needed, custom tuned and lubricated. There is always a break-in period for all semi-automatic weapons.
For further information or to purchase any of these guns, please contact Mike Chester at Chet’s Firearms of Howell, Michigan. chetarms@charter.net or phone 517-548-9558. Ask for Mike. Prices do not include shipping to your local FFL.
.308 AR10 16 inch Carbine
Smallest/lightest fully equipped .308 available. This is a perfect “next step” for AR15 and AK shooters. Looking at this, no one will imagine its a .308. It looks just like an M4 until they hear it and pick themselves up off the ground.
Loadout:
16 inch premium chrome lined barrel by DPMS
Forged Aluminum upper and lower receiver with dust cover and forward assist
Full Automatic rated Bolt Carrier Group
Blackhawk adjustable stock
Ambi Foregrip
Custom pistol grip
UTG Harris style bipod
3.9x 40mm Red/Green illuminated scope
12 inch low profile free float rail
A2 flash hider
$1199 until April 1, 2015
.308 AR10 20 inch sniper/target platform
We are offering options on this one, two excellent scopes and we will trade out for an A2 .308 or Blackhawk adjustable stock less $80. Upgrade to a light including a 1000 lumen 18650 powered “hog blinder” for $45. If you go with my math, over $700 in upgrades over a standard $1150 .308, this should look pretty good. A note here: we are trying to avoid a trip to a gunsmith or wearing out a credit card, bringing a stripped down weapon up to field/defense capabilities.
We probably know more than anyone on earth about how these weapons perform and the ergonomics. Ask us why we do what we do.
Loadout
20 inch super-premium chrome lined barrel by DPMS
Forged Aluminum upper and lower receiver with dust cover and forward assist
NiBo full automatic rated Bolt Carrier Group ($100 upgrade)
MOE Custom pistol grip ($30 upgrade)
Articulated custom sniper stock ($175 upgrade)
1″ Riser with premium scope (available Pentax Gameseeker II 3-9X 40mm/Leatherwood/Hilux 4-16X 44mm) ($150 upgrade)
Bipod ($65 upgrade)
Freefloat 15 inch ultra slim handguard/rail ($150 upgrade)
Custom Muzzle Brake ($50 upgrade)
$1449
$1399
.223 “Ghost Pistol” Special Edition (check the price!!)
Unlike inexpensive AR pistols, this is full featured with flash can, premium trigger, pop up sights a great grip and premium sling swivel. When you also note that we put $100 more into the stainless Wylde barrel, this is worth buying just to keep in a drawer. For sure, no one else will have anything like this and it pours out lead.
$529
Match Grade SASS .308 (a “G” favorite)
We go as light as possible on this weapon to support a match grade 18 inch sniper barrel. Optic is a super-premium Eterna, very bright, utterly clear. I would call this one of the best combat weapons in the world but, truth be told, it is more of a hunter. This is a personal design and picking this up is like “comin’ home to mama.”
Loadout
Upper and Lower receiver: Matrix Aerospace matched set ($465 value)
Barrel: DPMS 18 inch fluted bull sniper system ($600 value)
Nickel Boron Bolt Carrier Group ($275 value)
Keymod ultra-slim 13 inch rail ($275 value)
Brunton Eterna 1.5-5 26mm scope ($600 value)
Forged Aluminum 1 inch riser ($30 value)
Custom grip ($45 value)
UTG A2 .308 Stock and Buffer System
$1599
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300 Blackout Assault Pistol: There is no possible way to make this look harmless or civilized. It is designed for one purpose.
7.5 inch chrome lined barrel/super premium
9 inch ultra-light low profile handguard with pic rails ($200 value)
KAK Industries flash can ($60 value)
SigTac Brace ($139 value)
KAK Industries Buffer assembly ($90 value)
Mil Spec adjustable combat sights ($60 value)
Command Arms (Israel) Mag-well grip ($60 value)
Palmetto forged aluminum upper and lower receiver assembly
Premium full auto NiBo bolt carrier ($179 value)
Magpul grip ($45 value)
3-9x 40mm illuminated scope with riser mount and 3 pic rails ($149 value)
Red dot sight with riser ($69 value)
Red Laser sight ($39 value)
30 round magazine
Troy Industries End Cap with QD ambi sling mount ($60 value)
$1125
Carbon 15 Enhanced Carbine
This is a classic Bushmaster using their carbon fiber lower and outfitted for bench shooting or full combat. Outfitted as it is, this is a light and versatile weapon. Stripped down to the premium iron sighting system alone, it weighs little more than a pistol.
Loadout:
Base Bushmaster Carbon 14 Retail $956.31
3.-9x Bushnell Banner 40mm Scope $100 retail
Yankee Hill Machine Precision rear sight $100 retail (included, not in photo)
Dragonclaw Front Bipod $65 retail
One inch aluminum riser $25 retail
Carbon fiber lower receiver
IZZY flash hider
Full auto bolt carrier group
30 round aluminum magazine
Forged Aluminum Upper Receiver (slickside)
$729
M1919 Semi Automatic Shotgun 12 Bore/3 inch Magnum
5 plus 1
Video (unknown person) makes it clear why we like these. Magnum ammo, unless you are big like the dude in the video, is an experience. This thing is for either blowing cars apart or for someone facing really serious personal security issues or both, as is often the case.
Type: gas operated, semi-automatic
Gauge: 12, 3″ / 76mm chamber
Length: 964 mm
Barrel length: 470 mm
Weight 3.25 kg empty
Capacity: 5 rounds in detachable box magazine
$499 (magazine shown below is “aftermarket”)
VT Equipped M4 Carbine (popular – note the Christmas decorations on the photos)
We simply take a standard M4 Carbine and add over $300 in options, saving a trip to a gunsmith and months of screwing around. This is all anyone needs, affordable shooting, a decent optic, great ergonomics and NOTHING to replace and upgrade.
Loadout:
An “Old School” AR Pistol
5.56mm/.223 Wylde
Exactly like a MAC 10 but a thousand times better. Perfect ergonomics, perhaps the scariest “business end” view in town and light as a feather…
Additional rail space is on the scope, 6 inches of it, room for a mini red dot, light and laser, all where the balance needs to be.
Loadout:
7.5 inch chrome lined 5.56mm/.223 Wylde super premium barrel $250 value
Full Automatic rated bolt carrier group
Aluminum Free Float Tube ($155 value)
KAK Industries Flash can ($70 value)
Ergo rubberized lower grip ($65 value)
SigTac Stabilization Brace ($149 value)
8.45 inch Custom Pistol Buffer Assembly ($85 value)
End Cap/Swivel ($65 value)
Brunton Eterna 1-5x AR Scope ($499 value)
Cantilevered 6 rail/12 screw riser mount ($100 value)
Magpul 30 round magazine ($20 value)
$999
SigTac Custom “Can within a Can” .223 Pistol
All Business
“Imagine staring down a barrel big enough for a rat to crawl out”
By “all business,” we really mean it. This is absolutely perfect ergonomics and top components in a unique custom design. Can anyone say this isn’t a “bad boy?” Moving us back in time to when the grease gun and MAC 10/Ingram were hottest things around. We built on this tradition, cutting the weight in half, doubling the range and accuracy and, oddly enough, not violating any laws either.
Loadout:
7.5 inch chrome lined 5.56mm/.223 Wylde super premium barrel $250 value
Full Automatic rated bolt carrier group
9 Inch Aluminum Free Float Tube ($155 value)
KAK Industries Flash can ($70 value)
Ergo rubberized lower grip ($65 value)
SigTac Generation 2 Stabilization Brace ($149 value)
8.45 inch Custom Pistol Buffer Assembly ($85 value)
End Cap/Swivel ($65 value)
BSA Red Dot ($79 value)
Magpul 30 round magazine ($20 value)
$749 Complete
Walter PPX 9mm Two Tone
These are German made Walther’s. The gear photographed below is included. This is a full size 9mm and an excellent weapon.
Loadout:
Caliber:9mm.
Finish:Brushed Stainless
Trigger Pull:6.5 lbs
Barrel Length:4″
Capacity:16 rnds
Overall Length:7.3″
Height:5.6″
Width: (B2 = Slide)1.3″
Sight Radius:6.3″
Weight (empty mag):1.7 lbs.
2 Magazines included
$389
Smith and Wesson M&P40 Caliber Semi Automatic Pistol (Demonstrator/Superb Buy)
This is a .40 caliber. It is not new but has been thoroughly inspected and shows almost no visible signs of anything but handling, particularly the finger print you can see on the photo. This has superb tritium sights and is quite a nice weapon for home defense or outdoor shooting albeit a bit powerful.
Demonstrator – very lightly used
- Caliber: .40S&W
- Capacity: 15+1 Rounds
- Barrel Length: 4.25″
- Front Sight: Steel Ramp Dovetail Mount – Tritium Night Sights Included
- Rear Sight: Steel Novak® Lo-Mount Carry – Tritium Night Sights Included
- Trigger Pull: 6.5 lbs..
- Trigger Travel: Rest to Fire .300 in.
- Trigger Reset: Approx. .140 in.
- Finish: Slide and Barrel Black, 68HRc
- Overall Length: 7.63″ / 19.4 cm
- Material: Zytel Polymer Frame, Stainless Steel Barrel/Slide and Structural Components
- Weight Empty (No Mag): 24.25 oz..
- Overall Height: 5.5″ / 13.9 cm
- Width: 1.2″
- Sight Length: 6.4″
- Paddle holster and S&W hard plastic case included
$399
Sig E2022 9mm w/Night Sights
This is an excellent choice of weapons, one of my favorites. This is a very high quality police/military weapon of excellent quality, accuracy and safe operation. I am very “old school” about weapons with hammers. This includes night sights. (yes, they glow)
Single and double action
15 round magazine
Overall length 7.4 inches
Barrel length 3.9 inches
Siglite night sights
Weight with magazine 29 oz.
Paddle holster included
Custom Sig hard shell carrying case
2 interchangeable grips included for different hand sizes
MSRP $585 $499
Kel Tec P3AT .380
This is a carry weapon, extremely small, reliable and good quality. The .380 round had reasonable stopping power not unlike .38 police revolvers.
Capacity 6+1 rounds
Overall length 5.2 inches
Barrel length 2.7 inches
Weight (unloaded) 8.3 oz.
Keltec plastic case included
$275 $259 Blowout price
.308 Pistol 11.5 Inch
This is the single most powerful weapon of its size in the world today. With standard 25 round magazine, or an optional 50 round drum, this has unparalleled range and stopping power with ease of control. This is the lightest .308 available. Needless to say, this is also one of the rarest and hardest to get weapons in existence. Considering that this is technically a pistol in full 7.62×51 NATO/.308 Winchester, we are breaking some new ground here.
Loadout
11.5 inch DPMS 1/10 twist custom barrel
SigTac Pistol Brace ($159 value)
Lower Receiver with DPMS LPK
Pro .308 12″ Super Slim Free Float rail ($200 value)
Buffer Group custom made for SigTac brace($100 value)
KAK Industries Slimline Flash Can ($50 value)
3-9x illuminated red/green 40mm scope ($120 value)
800 Lumen (rated) tactical light w/battery ($100 value)
12 screw cantilevered mount ($100 value)
Custom Sniper Grip ($35 value)
Troy Industries QD Swivel ($60 value)
Forged Aluminum Upper and Lower receivers
Full automatic .308 Bolt Carrier Group ($249 value)
$1799 $1399
.308 Precision Sniper Rifle
Jewel quality “first” barrel in full 24 inch allows this .308 to deliver full ballistic performance at ranges above 400 meters. This converts quickly for use as a “field gun” as the barrel weight and design are suitable for both hunting and tactical use. Priced out at less than “parts only wholesale,” consider this a Christmas/Chanukah gift.
Load Out:
DPMS Stainless 24 inch “Lite” barrel ($450 value)
Premium Full automatic Bolt Carrier Group in Nickel Boron ($275 value
13 inch Super Slim quad rail ($250 value)
ACL Stock ($120 value)
Ergonomic Grip ($25 value)
6×24 50mm scope ($120 value)
Harris type (UTG) bipod ($79 value)
20 round magazine ($25 value)$1299
Mini-AK .223 Assault Pistol
We don’t normally offer AK products but this is a favorite. The standard PAP/Serbian AK, selling “black market” for over $900 is offered with 3 30 round high quality steel magazines. The .223 round reduces recoil and nearly doubles effective range (based on rapid fire) when combined with a brace and holographic sight.
An aluminum pic rail is mounted on the sight rail, allowing full use of the high quality system. Included is a high quality private label CQB Holographic sight using CR123 batteries. Everything on this is rock solid. We could make you the envy of every Kiev backed merc on the block.
Loadout:
10.25 Inch barrel
3 magazines ($100 value)
SigTac Brace ($159 value)
CQB Holographic Sight ($175 value)
Aluminum 3″ pic rail$799
Generation 2 KAK .223 Pistol
7.5 custom stainless steel barrel
KAK Buffer system ($100 value)
7 inch Fee Float quad rail ($100 value)
Angled foregrip ($45 value)
Ergo custom grip ($45 value)
Nickel Boron Bolt Carrier Group ($175)
SigTac SBX Brace ($159 value)
KAK Flash Can ($50)
Cantilever Mount Red Dot sight ($175 value)
$899 $799
16 Inch Stainless .223 Wylde with Holographic Sight
16 inch stainless steel .223 Wylde barrel ($300 value)
stainless steel muzzle brake ($75 value)
Bushmaster lower receiver
premium nickel boron bolt carrier group ($175.00 value)
12 inch ultralight keymod rail ($199 value)
Magpul ACS-L stock ($79.00 value)
Ergo pistol grip ($30.00 value)
CQB 558 holographic sight ($235.00 value)
30 round magazine
$829.00 $799 complete
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I include the video above for a variety of reasons. Jim Dean can explain it better, perhaps. If you don’t understand, then perhaps you don’t know what “walking the walk” really means to us. Anyone remember Richard Kiley? In 1965, this was a “hit single” on the rock charts. Do you want to ask why some of us seem to want “out of Dodge?”
SCCY CPX-2 9mm Pistol
The SCCY CPX-2 pistol has been rated by Guns and Ammo and Handguns Magazine as a best buy. It is ideal as a lower priced (but not lower quality) pistol. This one is brand new in the factory packaging and includes 2 premium steel magazines with both flat and “pinky ” floorplates and a trigger lock. This is a hammer fired double action only pistol that is ideal for concealed carry due to its small size. It shoots the 9mm cartridge which is available for a reasonable price and in many target and anti-personal varieties.
We are offering this for $269
VT Enhanced Tactical Pistol
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The AR pistol has proven itself to be, perhaps, the most versatile and enjoyable platform available. Note that this is technically a pistol and ownership falls under that category. Make sure you are allowed to own such a thing in your locality. We began with a premium “Wylde” barrel, chrome lined and went full premium all the way. We added scope matched to expected performance and mounted it for perfect balance. Set down to 5x, this gets a sight picture easily and can hit a tin can at 150 meters in 2 seconds.
223/5.56 Wylde SigTac Enhanced Tactical Pistol (EHT)
- KAK Industries flash can ($38.00 value)
- 10.5 inch chrome lined “Wylde” chambered barrel
- Fab Defense MagWell grip ($35.00 value)
- SigTac “Brace” ($159.00 value)
- KAK Industry extended buffer assembly with optic setback
- MOE Grip and Trigger guard ($60 value)
- Forged Aluminum Upper and Lower receiver
- Nickel Boron Bolt Carrier Group ($175.00 value)
- Troy Industries QD Swivel ($60.00 value)
- Flush mount Free Float 10 inch quad rail with end cap ($60.00 value)
- 1 30 round magazine included
- 3×9 40mm Red/Green illuminated optic ($100 value)
- Cantilevered Scope mount, 12 screw with 6 pic rails ($60 value)
$899
CZ-70 Pistol 7.65 Browning (Mil Surp)
This is a used CZ-70 pistol chambered in the 7.65 Browning (32ACP) It is the civilian model of the famous VZ-70 used by the Czech military and is based on the world famous Walther PP design. We have gone through this gun completely and replaced all of the internal springs and the sear. The exterior has been touched up, but it has not been totally restored to new condition. It is all black, but the photos show reflections from the slide that make it appear as a two tone. It comes with 2 7 round magazines and a hard plastic case. It is fully capable of shooting modern .32ACP ammo, both full metal jacket and hollow point. We are offering it for $249.00.
.223/5.56 “Wylde” AR pistol (Wylde chambering for high accuracy with sporting and military ammo)
- Premium 7.5 inch phosphate coated chrome lined barrel
- Full automatic rated premium bolt carrier
- Forged aluminum upper and lower receivers
- Pistol buffer with recoil pad
- 4.5” aluminum free float quad rail
- A2 Muzzle brake
- 1X red Dot scope with riser ($100 value)
- 30 round magazine included
.223/5.56 NATO Pistol
.223/5.56 Wylde Pistol
This is a world class combat weapon, designed for CQB/SWAT and vehicle deployment. I took this one out to check balance on, QC on assembly, yesterday. This is quite a lovely thing, I suggest someone take this.
- 7.5” Premium Stainless barrel
- Forged aluminum Anderson lower
- Premium Nickel Boron Bolt Carrier ($175 value)
- Alpha forged aluminum upper
- 7” Free Float Quad rail
- KAK extended buffer tube for Sig Tac mounting (8.5”)
- Kak extension spacer
- KAK Flash Can ($38 value)
- Sig Tac ‘Arm Brace” ($159.00 value)
- Magpul pistol grip and trigger guard ($45 value)
- “Pistol legal” front grip ($30)
- Troy QD snap swivel ($60 value)
- Cantilever mount holographic red dot scope ($199 value)
- 30 Round magazine
$799
Gordon Duff posted articles on VT from 2008 to 2022. He is a Marine combat veteran of the Vietnam War. A disabled veteran, he worked on veterans and POW issues for decades.
Gordon is an accredited diplomat and is generally accepted as one of the top global intelligence specialists. He manages the world’s largest private intelligence organization and regularly consults with governments challenged by security issues.
Duff has traveled extensively, is published around the world, and is a regular guest on TV and radio in more than “several” countries. He is also a trained chef, wine enthusiast, avid motorcyclist, and gunsmith specializing in historical weapons and restoration. Business experience and interests are in energy and defense technology.
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