This is Jeff’s Yugo M70 underfolder with our bulged Yugo M70 handguard set:
The handguard is based on a Zastava design that you will see on some of their import models. Our design has a reinforced bottom and uses an extra thick gas tube cover based on a wood M70 handguard set. The gas tube cover needs the Yugo gas tube retaining clip for a snug fit.
Every once in a while I see a cool music video and this is one of them – the USAF band does Jesu, the Joy of Man’s Desiring, at the Smithsonian air and space museum. I hope this gets everyone in the holiday spirit. I will be humming it in the shop today for sure!!
Scott Igert owns Modern Antique Firearms in Benton Harbor, MI, and is the force behind the Michigan Gun Exchange website. He replaced the furniture on the below Yugo M92 PAP:
The grip is our ARM9 (which is my favorite grip by the way and use it on my own rifles) and he used a Yugo M92 Ferrule Cut furniture set for the handguards. Both are in our Dark Russian Plum color with a blasted finish for good looks and a sure grip. I also like the contrast between the black ferrule and the color of the handguards – I think that is a nice accent.
Please treat this as reference material only and not legal advice. The ATF does not always adhere to letters, states and local governments are doing their own thing and it’s hard to say what is acceptable or not just to be perfectly blunt. We live in interesting times unfortunately.
Folks, here is an ATF letter saying that an angled foregrip (AFG), such as Magpul’s models, can be used on an AR pistol. This is the first time someone shared a definitive letter with me vs. hearsay.
12/14/2014 Update: Here are scanned images of two different ATF letters saying AFGs can be used on AR pistols because they are not considered vertical grips:
This is a second letter wherein they answer a number of good questions about AR pistols in general. On page three is another comment that the AFG is allowed:
The reason this matters is that a vertical foregrip is not legal without first registering the pistol as an “any other weapon” or AOW. I recommend people print and keep copies of letters just in case they need to show someone that some aspect of a weapon was “approved” by the ATF at some point. Just bear in mind that ATF letters are not absolutes but it helps to have them handy if asked. A state or local government may have their own more restrictive regulations as well so this may not mean AFGs are legal for everyone everywhere.
Legal Disclaimer: I am not an attorney and am not giving legal advice. I am just passing this information along and it is up to you to determine what you can/can’t do.
This is Izzy’s wild SBR based on a C39 Micro with our Orca handguard:
Here are the details from Izzy:
I put a 7 slot magpul one piece rail section, drilled and tapped on the actual [handguard and the] rail is very strong I may add. The micro was something in my head for awhile so when I saw this 6.5 in with a billet receiver I was sold. Not too much was added to make it what it is. My own design charging handle. VZ 58 side folding stock drilled and pinned then use para cord for the extension NRM Defense did the cerakote in Tungsten with all the controls in black SLR muzzle brake Red star adjustable trigger assembly Magpul grip and mags with a Bravo Company vertical fore grip
I really like Surefire weapons lights but they can be very expensive. If you haven’t noticed it, there are some great deals on new in the box Surefire M951 weapons lights on eBay. Now hear’s the thing – they are new old stock – they have the old Xenon bulbs with them but these things are often unused or lightly used and include the picatinny rail mount and pressure pad. You can upgrade them to an LED for often less than $20 for both a brighter and longer lasting light.
To find the Surefire M951, the trick I found is to search for one of the many “kit” packages that are for sale. The light I purchased was a “Surefire M951 Kit02” to be exact.
The M951, and a number of other Surefire lights used the P60 Xenon bulb. There are a ton of LED upgrades out there and I opted for one from Amazon. The following text links are to the actual LED reflector I bought off Amazon and used – I just had to remove the external spring (it pulls right off) and put it in my M951.
Surefire sells replacement heads for the M951 but they are pricey – $45 and up. It held up fine on both a 9mm and 5.56 AR. It was a fun conversion project and my buddy has it on his AR now.
This HI Sirupati had a 16-17″ blade and was about 21″ overall when it arrived to us with a busted handle so the first step was to boil it and a few others with bad handles and then pry it off:
I made two new handles by gluing assembled blocks around the tangs of the two Sirupatis. I didn’t mention it before, but they are twins – both about 21″ long so you can see a before and after shot. The trick was to form a block made of black paper micarta and black glass reinforced Acraglas epoxy. I then used my new Esteem grinder to remove the parts of the micarta that didn’t feel like a handle:
The following photos are of the first completed Sirupati that has an acid etched blade and its custom sheath made from 0.093″ thick Kydex:
The intent of posting this is to show how a very traditional looking khukuri can look after some modernizing.
