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- Adding a Minimalist Spigot to a KRG Bravo Chassis September 6, 2024In my last post, I mentioned my disappointment that the Kinetic Research Group (KRG) Bravo chassis that Aero Precision sells with some of their Solus bolt rifle offerings is not truly bipod ready. In my opinion, Aero should either have discosed that the stock isn’t bipod ready and/or given an option during the purchase ...
- The Aero Solus .308 Bravo With a 20″ M24 Profiled Barrel Is A Solid Performer – With Four Additions September 5, 2024Most of my time is spent working on ARs, AKs, and various Pistol Caliber Carbines (PCCs). Once in a while, I get a hankering for a precision rifle and take the plunge … in this case two plunges, an Aero Solus .308 with a 20″ M24 profiled barrel plus a Bergara B14 HMR also ...
- Glock Truglo Tritium and Fiber Optic Sights Are Amazing Improvements! September 4, 2024A fellow emailed me wanting to upgrade his from the generic OEM Glock sights that I don’t think really excite anyone to something that would be more visible in general and also work in the dark. My answer was immediate – go with the TRUGLO TFX Pro Tritium and Fiber Optic Xtreme sights. The featured photo ...
- Why grips converted for MP5Ks have a weirdly shaped rear pin hole September 4, 2024Grips for the MP5/HK33 and HK91/G3 rifles can be converted for use on MP5K-type weapons. As you can see in the photo above, a small circle appears at about 2:30 position on the larger hole for the pin when this is done. I used to wonder why and since I started offering converted grips ...
- The Garmin Xero C1 Is The Chronograph We’ve All Been Waiting For September 3, 2024I was always so impressed by all the firearm articles where someone used this mysterious tool called a “chronograph” to report the speeds of bullets. They’d then use formulas, bullet weights, ballistics coefficients and what not to determine an approximated trajectory with velocity and energy along the way. I even bought one once and instantly ...
- The Caldwell Precision Turret Rest And Caldwell RockBR Rest Are Both Rock Solid September 2, 2024I like target shooting but have a tremor – that’s not a great combination. I am always on the hunt for better rifle rests when shooting from a bench. I owned the Caldwell Rock BR for a couple of years and it is a darned good rest in its own right. I ...
- Filipino Knife Maker On Bohol Island In The Philippines September 2, 2024During a recent trip to the Philippines, we visited the island of Bohol. We happened to drive through the village of Loay and saw a shop by the road with an enormous number of blades of all sizes and shapes for sale so we stopped. If you click here, the Google listing will ...
- Stribog SP10A3 10mm At The Range September 2, 2024I posted about the modifications to the SP10A3 as well as magazine loaders and now it is time to talk about how it performed. One of my brother-in-laws and nephews were in town and ready to help me try it out. First off, we had a lot of fun and second, the 10mm ...
- The Stribog 10mm Is Amazing! September 1, 2024Back in 2022, I bought a Stribog SP9A1 and really liked it. Then the ATF brace fiasco rolled around and I decided to sell it. It was a darned nice 9mm pistol caliber carbine (PCC) with the brace and I have since regretted selling it. Once the brace ruling was shot down, it went back ...
- The 5.56 Tavor X95 Is Still Here Three Years Later Because I Really Like It August 28, 2024It’s really rare that I hold on to a firearm for more than a year. I bought my Tavor X95 in August of 2021. It’s now August of 2024 and it’s still here and probably not going anywhere soon. Why? Because I like it – how’s that for a reason? There Is A Learning Curve I’ll ...
- Gunbusters Revisits the AK-12 but the 2023 edition this time August 22, 2024Okay, in 2018, Gunbusters tested an AK-12. Since then, Klashnikov Concern has done a number of enhancement so they decided to torture one again. Watch as an up-armored Gregory Gubich puts the 2023 model through his testing. Have to love the welding gloves and K6-3 Altyn Helmet. I’d want protection too! Here’s a cool ...
- Mini Mill Belt Drive Conversion Kit – Definitely Worth It August 12, 2024I have a Harbor Freight 44991 Mini Mill that I bought in 2006 or there abouts. My use of it has been off-and-on depending on what projects I had. Lately, I’ve been using it a lot and happened across a blog post talking about the benefits of upgrading from the gear drive to a belt ...
- Want an affordable pool cleaning robot that works? Try the Seauto Crab August 10, 2024We bought our home in 1998 and it came with a 20×40 in-ground pool. Here we are 26 years later and I will tell you that a pool is way more maintenance than you think if you’ve never had a pool. We have tons of great memories of the kids growing up, pool ...
- Do You Need New Mini Mill Way Covers? Here’s a Very Cost Effective Solution August 7, 2024I have a Harbor Freight 44991 mini mill that I bought it in 2006 if I recall right – it’s been so long that I don’t actually remember at this point. It’s served me well but like anything, stuff happens with age. In this case, the mini mill way covers were breaking down due to ...
- Reviving Old Black Plastic HK Grips – Or Just About Any Other Faded Plastic August 6, 2024Do you have an old HK grip, or any other plastic item, you want to rejuvenate? Or maybe you bought one of the contract grips, washed it and now it’s a dull grey and all of the scratches stand out and you want to make it look better? It’s easier than you might think. Clean the ...
- How to Convert a Magpul SL Grip For Use On A MP5K July 30, 2024There are some things I like on MP5Ks and some things I don’t. I usually dislike the triggers but my MKE AP5-P has a fairly decent trigger as MP5 and MP5Ks go. My MKE also had a factory contoured grip. Of all the HK grips out there, the contoured is the one I like best ...
- Best MP5/MP5K Upgrade Ever – The Timney MP5 2-Stage Trigger July 9, 2024I hate bad triggers and the worst triggers I have ever used were on HK MP5 and MP5K weapons. I have no idea of the design intent – maybe a real strong emphasis on avoiding an accidental discharge by having a long spongy pull and then a break somewhere around eight pounds. ...
- Vevor 30L Ultrasonic Cleaner is Great July 5, 2024I’ve heard about using ultrasonic cleaners on firearms for years but never really investigated them. Recently, I had a need to clean a bunch of HK33 grips that had cosmoline, oil, and whatever else on them. Actually, I knew well in advance because they were part of a project and I had to figure out ...
- Do you want reliability and maintain your firearms? You might be overlooking something really important July 4, 2024I’m old enough to have grown up with iron sights. It wasn’t until I wasn’t until I was a teenager that I bought my first four power scope for my pump up Crosman airgun. In 1990, I bought my first red dot scope – a big Aimpoint thing that went on my .44 Desert Eagle. ...
- Want to see some wicked cerakote work done to look like bakelite? June 29, 2024A few weeks back I was trading emails with Brutus Manufacturing asking if my handguards could withstand 250 degrees for Cerakoting and I told him they would not begin to deflect (bend) until 263F so he went ahead and bought M72 handguard set. I sent them a black handguard set and a few weeks later I ...