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- Second Amendment Shirts – Order One and Show Your Support June 29, 2019Here are our favorite pro Second Amendment shirts and now is a great time to show how you feel about protecting your right to bear arms. Click on any of the photos below to go to Amazon, learn more about a given shirt and order it. “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of ...
- IMI Kidon First Impressions: It’s A Range Toy – At Least For Me June 28, 2019Folks, I have built a couple of Polymer80 pistols – A Glock 17 clone and a 34 clone and really like them. When I heard that Polymer80 was going to import the Israeli Military Industries (IMI) Kidon Pistol Conversion Kit I got pretty excited. My first real pistol was a .44 Magnum IMI ...
- Videos: How to Diagnose Faulty 2008 Toyota Highlander Hood Latch Switch Causing Intermittent Alarm Problems Plus Replacing the Micro Switch June 24, 2019Okay, while researching what to do with my 2008 Toyota Highlander’s flaky alarm, I ran across some good videos you can watch on how to diagnose the switch and even how to replace the microswitch. As for me, I wrote up how I bypassed the sensor by creating a loopback plug from the ...
- Easy & Cheap Solution for 2008 Toyota Highlander Hood Latch Sensor Switch Causing Faulty Alarms: Make A Loopback Plug June 24, 2019We recently became the new owners of a 2008 Toyota Highlander. It was in great shape and I thought we got a pretty good deal on it. The previous owner disclosed to us that the hood alarm switch was flaky and the car alarm would go off randomly. After we bought the Highlander ...
- Waging War On Mosquitoes – Got a My4Sons Sprayer To Apply Talstar Pro Insecticide!! June 22, 2019We’ve had a crazy amount of rain this year in Southwest Michigan. It seems we can’t go more than a day or two without rain. The photo at the top of our yard shows how everything is a lush green plus it shows the standing water that won’t go down because everything is ...
- Changed my Yugo M76 Scope Mount To An American Defense AD-RECON-SL and It’s Rock Solid!! June 20, 2019I switched to an American Defense AD-RECON-SL scope mount that then rides on my RS!Regulate side mount rail system. It’s a great combination that holds zero and is rock solid.
- Add Length of Pull to a Yugo M70, M72 or M76 Wood Buttstock WIth A Limbsaver Recoil Pad June 16, 2019Normally, I like the length of the Yugo M70 and M72 buttstocks. They’re shorter than many Western fixed stock designs but I’ve just grown accustomed to the length of pull (LOP). Recently, I had Two Rivers Arms build me a M76 designated marksman’s rifle (DMR) and found the stock to be a tad ...
- Yes, There Is A Published Specification for the AKM Fire Control Group Pins June 13, 2019I had a fellow who was new to AK-47s/AKMs ask me the other day how the two pins work and if there was a published specification for them because his were floating in their holes. I learned a long time ago to try and help guys learn so I took a few photos and ...
- Use Wired and Solar Lights To Improve Home Security June 12, 2019Defending your home and family takes some thought. In general. the more layers of defense you add, the lower your risk is. For example, lights, security alarm, security cameras, dogs, radio running, etc. You can’t eliminate risk but you can certainly lower it to a level you judge as acceptable. ...
- 6/4/19 Update From Zastava Regarding M91 Rifles June 5, 2019This will be short post and not a very happy one from my perspective. A few days ago, I emailed Zastava USA for an update on their planned importation of the M91 rifle. They responded to me on June 4th and reported that they will have a “very limited number” some time this ...
- Part 6: Two Rivers Arms Yugo M76 Rifle – The First Range Trip June 5, 2019I finally got a chance to take the Yugo M76 to the range and my youngest daughter went with me although now that she’s in college she’s gone a lot. I do have fun when she’s home as she loves shooting also and knows her way around a rifle. Erika is getting the rifle situated. ...
- Part 5: Two Rivers Arms Yugo M76 Rifle – How to Find the Correct Commercial Ammunition June 3, 2019I’m new to the Yugo M76 rifle and the world of the 8mm Mauser cartridge. When I searched on 8mm Mauser all kinds nomenclature (how it is named) popped up and I had to do some research to understand what to buy. To try and help others I decided to write a ...
- Part 4: Two Rivers Arms Yugo M76 Rifle – Fixing The Magazines June 2, 2019The M76 is a pretty wicked designated marksman’s rifle capable of firing 1.5-2 minutes of angle with the hard hitting 8mm Mauser round. It does have a pretty bad weakness however – the magazines can jam so hard you need a tool to get the follower to come up. There’s a solution and ...
- Part 3: Two Rivers Arms Yugo M76 Rifle – The Trigger June 1, 2019When I sent the M76 to Two Rivers Arms to build, I was still using Tapco G2 triggers in my AK builds. Since then, I have moved to
- Part 2: Two Rivers Arms Yugo M76 Rifle – Mounting the Optic May 28, 2019I let the cat out of the bag a bit with my first post – I don’t like the Communist offset scopes. Yes, they are traditionally correct but I prefer a scope mounted on the centerline of the rifle with better optics including variable magnification. I had a combination in mind right ...
- Part 1: Two Rivers Arms Yugo M76 Rifle – Out of the Box May 25, 2019In 1975, Zastava Arms was approached by the Yugoslavian military with a need for a designated marksman’s rifle (DMR) that was semi-automatic and fired a full power round. Rather than license the Dragunov design, Zastava took a similar path that the Romanians did with the PSL – they took the base Kalashnikov design ...
- What To Do When Your AK’s Barrel Is Too Big For Your Front Trunnion? May 23, 2019A few years ago, I bought a 1969 Polish Radom Circle 11 AKM kit from Arms of America. It has laminate furniture, matching parts and they populated a new Polish Chrome Hammer Forged (CHF) barrel with the front, gas and rear sight blocks. Furthermore, it was headspaced. I double checked that before ...
- Video of Spectre, Spooky II and Stinger II AC-130 Gunships – Both internal and External Views. So Cool. May 17, 2019I’ve always found the gunships of interest and always like videos that show the AC-130s. This is the first time I have seen this particular high definition video that shows three models: The AC-130H Spectre, AC-130U Spooky and AC-130W Stinger. The AC-130s pack a serious punch with their firepower. For the three models ...
- Ian McCollum Interviews Max Popenker Who Shares His Deep Knowledge On The History Surrounding the Design of the AK-47 May 15, 2019I’m definitely a fan of the AK-47 rifle and am always looking for more insights about the history and design. Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons recently hosted Max Popenker, who is a Russian small arms researcher and publisher of Modern Firearms – one of the original firearm research websites. Between the two of ...
- AK-203 Reliability Testing Video From Kalashnikov Media May 15, 2019Here’s an interesting but short video of Vladimir Onokoy, who is a Technical Advisor with Kalashnikov Media, showing the AK-203 undergoing environmental testing – freezing cold, desert sand, rain and a combination. Vladimir is speaking in Russian but there are subtitles and it’s not surprising that the AK-203 performs well. Going from the freezer to ...