Articles by Paul Whaley

About Paul Whaley

Paul Whaley is a guy with an interest in practical and defensive pistol shooting techniques with an eye for quality gear. He has received training from Holistic Solutions Group, John Johnston of Citizens Defense Research, Darryl Bolke, Cecil Birch, and Chuck Haggard. When not trying to become a better shooter, he can be found enjoying a Resident Evil game or listening to Warren Zevon.

Magpul K2 Grip Review: A Girthy AR Grip For T-Rex Arms

July 12, 2019 Paul Whaley

Some parts that you can modify on the AR platform can have very specific purposes. Short guns and long guns both use different components to […]

NcSTAR MLOK Rail Covers Review: Fine Chinesium

June 26, 2019 Paul Whaley

The merits of rail covers on guns with MLOK or Keymod rails are well known by now. They provide a better grip on the gun […]

Railscales HTP Review: Gucci Covers For Less?

June 18, 2019 Paul Whaley

Why do we bolt things onto our guns? Generally, it is to enhance both the gun’s capabilities and ours’. A weapon mounted light lets you […]

Magpul K Grip Review: The AR Grip Built For T-Rex Arms

June 10, 2019 Paul Whaley

As the size of the AR changes, so must its furniture. Magpul’s K Grip was made to address this. Aimed towards PDWs and short guns, […]

KE Arms SLT-2 Review | Flat Faced Phenom

June 3, 2019 Paul Whaley

The world of AR triggers is very, very big. The big dogs of the trigger-verse are companies like Geissele, Timney, and Hiperfire, but the world […]

Magpul CTR Review: The Quintessential Modern AR Stock

May 23, 2019 Paul Whaley

Magpul celebrates 20 years in business here in 2019. They’ve grown much since 1999, from the simple magazine pull, up to hundreds of products among […]

JE Machine Tech SOPMOD Review | SOPMOD On The Cheap?

April 8, 2019 Paul Whaley

The SOPMOD stock is a quite common design. Companies such as LMT and B5 Systems make them, but so does JE Machine Tech. The JE […]

XTech Tactical ATG Review | Adjustability On The AR

March 27, 2019 Paul Whaley

The AR15 has come a long way from the original pattern rifle of the 20th century. One of the major changes in recent years was […]

Thyrm Switchback Review | Let There Be Light…Technique

February 19, 2019 Paul Whaley

You can’t shoot what you can’t see. Before Weapon Mounted Lights (WML) hit the market, handheld flashlights were pushed into service to provide light, so […]

JE Machine Tech Advanced Pistol Grip Review | FAB Defense For Less?

February 13, 2019 Paul Whaley

Pistol grips are a lot like underwear; we all have personal preferences, and we tend to stick to them. I’m a Magpul K grip man […]

Thyrm CLENS Review

February 4, 2019 Paul Whaley

Thyrm is a company that makes some unique, problem-solving products. They’ve brought an innovative, simple product to the field, in the form of the Switchback. […]