8 Tactical Accessories to Keep on Hand [Either on Your AR or with Your Tools]

Some tactical accessories you can’t be without. These are EDC essentials, like a flashlight, lighter, knife, and other tools. They vary by the user; what’s in your EDC kit might not be in another.

Other tactical accessories you mount to your weapon. Again, what’s on your rifle or handgun might not be on another. Gun optics, backup iron sights, slings, mounts for bipods, and tactical lights are among them.

Then there are tactical accessories that you keep in the toolbox, in your range bag, or at the workbench. These may not be as exciting as shooting accessories or everyday carry (EDC) essentials, but they’re still vital and you wouldn’t want to be without them.

Moreover, who carries what where and, when will be dictated by necessity and profession. What’s in a civilian’s EDC lineup of tactical essentials might vary significantly from what’s in a law enforcement officer’s or someone who works as a first responder or in public safety.

These are some of the top tactical accessories that you can find on our website right now, representing each of the above-listed categories in our wide range of accessories.

1.An AR-15 Multi-Tool
This is one of the most ho-hum but useful tools you can keep at the bench. Our Armorer’s AR-15 Multitool contains:

●A barrel nut wrench

●A torque nut wrench

●Castle and jam nut wrenches

●A muzzle device wrench (¾”)

●And a buffer tube cutout to help with installation/removal of buffer tubes.

It’s a plain-jane hunk of powder-coated steel, but it backs just about as much utility into its tiny frame as the proverbial “Swiss Army Knife.” Don’t be without one - actually, get a few. You can keep them at home base and in your range bag if you need to make quick adjustments in the field.

2.An Upper Rail Stabilizer Brace
Do you own a Recover Tactical Stabilizer Brace, and love the ergonomics and handling but wish it offered some real estate or attachment points for lights, optics or other accessories? Wish no more - just get a surprisingly affordable upper rail attachment, compatible with Recover Tactical Stabilizer Braces.

Made from glass-reinforced polymer, it is durable, easy to attach, and has both top and side rails, which means you can mount both a light/laser combo and an optic if you so choose - but you’re not limited to that. Give your pistol greater sporting expandability with an easy upgrade like this.

3.A Roll Pin Set
Not exciting, but absolutely essential, a roll pin/pin punch set is vital for disassembly and reconstruction of sporting rifles like AR-15s. As the various components of these rifles are held together with roll pins, taking them apart and of course putting them back together without risk requires the proper pin punches.

The set in our collection of tactical accessories contains a 1/16”, 5/64”, 3/32” and ⅛” pin punch, corresponding to the roll pin diameters of the major components of your AR-15. These pin punches are necessary to disassemble or remove the bolt ejector, charging handle, gas tube, bolt catch, forward assist retaining pin, and trigger guard pins.

It’s not the most exciting accessory, but you wouldn’t want to be without it either.

4.Upper and Lower Vise Blocks
Our AR-15 upper and lower vise blocks are made from solvent-resistant polymer and are a lifesaver for disassembly, installing or removing parts, cleaning your rifle, or performing other maintenance.

They’re designed to hold your upper or lower firmly in place while you work and will not scratch, distort or otherwise damage your receivers. Work safely and confidently with a pair of these high-quality upper and lower vise blocks.

5.A Buttstock Protector/Cover
Many buttstock covers are designed to insulate the shooter from felt recoil. Others, like brass buttplates, are designed to guard the stock against splitting.

The buttstock protector on our website offers a bit of both. It’s not specifically designed to reduce recoil, and modern synthetic rifle stocks aren’t at the same risk of splitting as old, wooden stocks, but they can still be damaged nonetheless.

For ten dollars, you can protect your buttstock from impact-related damage and add a skid-resistant surface to it - and that’s a deal.

6.A Multi-Use Tactical Light for Shooting or EDC
Any essential list of tactical gear or EDC essentials should contain a flashlight. We just suggest carrying one that you can mount to your weapon as easily as it can be stashed in a pocket. That’s just what you get from our rechargeable, 1,000 lumen rail-mounted light.

it features a hard, anodized black matte finish and is IP67 rated against water and dust ingress. It also features 3 brightness settings and two flashing modes. At its lowest setting it can provide for up to 4 hours of run time.

Plus, while it can be mounted to a pistol as a WML, it can also be removed and stashed in a pocket as a backup - without a doubt one of the true “must-have” pieces from our catalog of tactical equipment. Never be without a light and never be in the dark again!

7.A Pic Rail Laser Sight
Some shooters prefer to save the precious rail space under their pistol’s barrels for a laser sight instead of a flashlight. We can’t say that’s always a bad move.

Lasers typically offer long run times and can enable very accurate shot placement, even shooting offhand. They also don’t require you to line up sights and can enable rapid target acquisition and follow up shots.

8.A Sling and Sling Mounts
For platforms like a Micro Conversion Kit (MCK) or a sporting rifle, a sling is definitely one of the most important tactical accessories you can buy.

Again, and like some others, it’s not really an exciting accessory, but it does keep your weapon close at hand, safeguarding weapon retention, and freeing up both your hands when you need them to tend to more urgent matters.

We offer both high-quality slings and sling mounts here at MCS Gearup, as well as sling carry bags.

The Tactical Accessories You Need
We offer a wide selection of these and other tactical accessories. If you have any questions on our products’ technical specifications, features, or compatibility with certain weapons platforms, please contact our customer service team at 239-848-6757.