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- PSA AR Build Kits Are Affordable and Fun To Build August 28, 2022I’ve pointed thius out before – I really enjoy building firearms. I don’t have the hardcore machinist skills to build one from scratch – I wish I could though – but I do enjoy assembling and tinkering plus I don’t mind some fitting / fabricating. With this in mind, I have a ...
- Will Ammunition Prices Keep Dropping? August 14, 2022The short answer is “yes” and I think the forecast bears some explaining. First, there was massive demand due to civil unrest and Biden winning the presidency making people fearful of more gun control via regulations and executive orders. Second, there was a general concern about COVID and self-defense due to various “defund ...
- Use a Wheeler Engineering Green Laser Bore Sight To Get Your Scope or Optic Range Ready August 13, 2022When you buy a scope/optic and mount it on your rifle or pistol, it may relatively be close to where the actual bullet will hit the target or it may be a mile off. This applies just as much to dot optics as well as scopes with magnification. First off, this is why ...
- How to level a scope reticle August 13, 2022First off, I better explain that a recticle is the formal name for the cross-hairs or series of fine lines that are inside a scope that you use to aim with. There are a ton of different ones out there and one thing you want to do is to get them level with the ...
- PSA Has A Really Good Deal On 36″ Black Tactical Rifle Cases August 12, 2022Palmetto State Armory has a lot of good deals on a variety of firearms and accessories. One that I like is their 36″ rifle soft sided rifle case. It follows the trend of tactical bags having a million pockets, straps and even shoulder straps. I have a few of them and use ...
- Do You Want A Remarkable Two Stage Trigger For Your AR That Doesn’t Cost a Fortune? August 10, 2022I appreciate a good trigger – in firearms in general and definitely in ARs. To me, this usually means a two-stage trigger that doesn’t have a heavy pull and I can feel the second stage starting to engage with a relatively clean break. I can tolerate military heavy triggers (5-8 pounds usually ...
- PSA Has Evolved Their AK Offerings Considerably – Taking A Close Look At A GF5 August 3, 2022When I first started buying from Palmetto State Armory (PSA) maybe 10+ years ago, they were a source for cheap but decent AR parts plus other brands of parts, like Magpul, and ammunition. If you compare what PSA is today to way back when, they have achieved a lot – most folks don’t know that ...
- How To Rebuild A Residential Diving Board July 17, 2022Have you ever been stuck between a rock and a hard place because you need to get something done but a vendor fumbles the ball … badly? That happened to me recently. We have a home made in the 70s and the pool is the same. While we have replaced the liner a number of ...
- Fitting A Quick Takedown Pin To A Kalashnikov USA KP-9 July 16, 2022Since Kalashinkov USA introduced the KP-9, I’ve had a handful of guys ask me to make a quick takedown pin for it. Well, it turns out it is a unique size and the hinge pin would need to be around 3.75mm – smaller than what any of my vendors could reliably hit. My ...
- There Is A Great Counter Top Ice Maker Available That Is Very Affordable On Amazon July 14, 2022We have an expensive Whirlpool fridge that had (past tense) an ice maker built into the door. It managed to work until its warranty expired and then it stopped. It turns out those things are a known problem and expensive to replace (over $1,000). Well, the chilled filter water still worked so I ...
- My Galil Ace .308 DMR July 12, 2022Okay, I wrote about Galil Ace .308 Pistol some years back and it got sold at some point to fund other projects. However, when I sell firearms it’s not that there was any problem – like tons of other projects, I finished it, learned from it, got bored of it and sold it … ...
- The GUTA RV Tire Pressure Monitoring System Is Great For Vehicles That Lack Real Time Monitoring June 7, 2022We had a 2,200 mile trip planned expensive things are with a 2016 Ford Transit 150 that had six year-old tires on it – yeah, they need to be replaced but money is tight with inflation thanks to the politicians. The tread was definitely above the wear bars but the outer layer of rubber ...
- PSA Has A Great Deal On RIA 52009 HC 16 Round 10mm Pistols Going On – You Better Not Wait If You Want One May 23, 2022I haven’t seen these at this price in the last few years – PSA has them for $649.99. I suspect they will sell fast at that price. I have one of these 52009 Ultra HC pistols and it is rock solid. Magazine customers tell me the same thing. If you’re looking for ...
- Get A Drop In Rubber Bed Mat To Protect Your Fifth Gen Ram 2500’s or 3500’s Bed May 13, 2022When I bought my 2021 Ram 2500 Tradesman, I purchased a spray in bed liner to protect the bed. Because people throw stuff in the back of their truck, bare metal will eventually be exposed and then the rust starts. Well, I need this truck to last for a long time so a ...
- Get a Mopar Rear Bumper Step For Your 2019-2022 Ram 2500 or 3500 To Make It Easier To Get In and Out of Your Truck’s Bed May 12, 2022On September 11th, 2021, I took possession of my first new truck – a 2021 Ram 2500 Tradesman. I love the truck but have a challenge – I am 54, heavier than I should be and different muscle groups and joints compete to see who will hurt the most at a given time. ...
- Replacing The Fuel Spout On An Eagle SP-5 Galvanized Steel Gas Can With One That Works Great May 12, 2022I have a really nice Eagle galvanized steel can that I bought new back in the stone age. Over time the rubberized nozzle started cracking at the base and I kept building it up with RTV silicone until I decided I better buy a new nozzle. Why did I bother? First off, ...
- No, The RIA FS A2 Pistols Are Not 2011s – They Are Oversized 1911s May 9, 2022I posted about 9mm magazines for the Rock Island Armory (RIA) FS A2 pistols and a friend on FB, pointed out they weren’t 2011s. The difference being the 2011 has a modular grip assembly and the RIA pistols are just over-sized 1911s. It dawned on me that I really didn’t know the ...
- How Magazines Affect Reliability in Rock Island FS A2 9mm Pistols May 8, 2022This post reflects a journey I’ve been on regarding making and selling magazines for the 9mm Rock Island Armory (RIA) FS A2 pistols. These pistols are based on Para Ordnance designs that use a staggered magazine that can accomodate 15+ rounds in a fattened 1911 grip. Think of them as 1911 pistols on ...
- A Rare Anderson & Co of London Tap Action April 24, 2022Folks, Scott Igert is a very good friend of mine and he and his wife own Michigan Gun Exchange in Saint Joseph, MI. Once in a while he gets in some amazingly rare/unique firearms that he and I get to look over and today was one of those times. In this particular case, ...
- Add A “Thumper” To A Blast Cabinet And More Than Double Your Productivity! April 24, 2022Okay, Ronin’s Grips started making Yugo M70 grips sometime around 2004 and rapidly added models – the challenge was that I hand polished each and every one of them. It took a ton of time, handwork and was putting my carpal tunnel through the roof. Jeff Miller of HillBilly Firearms told me to ...