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• How you can buy the correct oil and filter for a Ram 2500 with a 6.4 Liter Hemi without going to the dealer October 21, 2022
  I bought my 2021 Ram 2500 in September 2021. It was my first brand new truck and when I saw what the dealer was charging for oil changes, I knew there was no way I was going to have them work on my truck – I’ve always done my own work but because this ...
• How to rotate heavy truck, SUV or van tires the easy way and not hurt your back! October 21, 2022
  I bought a new 2021 Ram 2500 in September of 2021. It was my first heavy gasser with a 6.4L Hemi and a piece of advice a lot of guys gave me was to make sure I rotated the tires with every oil change. It sounded reasonable – it’s heavy truck and the ...
• Are Rock Island Armory Double Stack 9mm 1911-Style A2 HC-series Pistols Any Good? October 20, 2022
  Rock Island Armory (RIA) is a brand name that is owned by Armscor Global Defense located in Marakina, Philippines. Armscor obtained a license from the Philippine government in 1952 to begin making firearms. In 1980 it became Arms Corporation of the Philippines (ArmsCor) and in the mid-80s they bought the US brand “Rock ...
• My Favorite Rifle of 2022: The IWI Tavor X95 October 17, 2022
  I like compact rifles but that means you have some combination of shorter stock and/or barrel. With that shorter barrel also comes trade-offs in terms of velocity because the ammunition is expecting a longer length of barrel and unburned powder exits the muzzle – often with a really cool flash. Other than shock ...
• Stribog SP9A1 Range Results And My Observations – Why I like it! October 16, 2022
  In the last post, I told you a little bit about the Stribog and the modifications I made . I took it to the range twice over the summer and ran about 400-500 rounds through it flawlessly – really. So let’s talk about the details. Prepping to go to ...
• What is a Stribog? It’s currently my favorite pistol caliber carbine October 11, 2022
  I do a lot of reading and a few years ago I read about a new pistol caliber carbine (PCC) called a “Stribog” by Grand Power. It was a blocky looking thing but it was getting good reviews. The more I read, the more positive real-world reviews I encountered. Finally, in a ...
• Why Does A Plow Truck Need Ballast And How Can You Easily Build A Ballast Box? October 6, 2022
  Ok, quick post today. I’m getting ready for Winter here in Michigan and that includes getting my 2021 Ram 2500 Tradesman and 8′ Western Pro Plow 2 ready. Which, by the way, is why you are seeing a bunch of truck posts vs. firearm posts right now. At any rate, last year ...
• Replaced the Under-Powered OEM Battery In My 2021 Ram 2500 With an Interstate AGM To Avoid Load Shedding When Snow Plowing October 5, 2022
  My one big disappointment with my 2021 Ram 2500 with the 6.4 Hemi is it’s lack of sufficient electrical power to run my Western Pro Plow 2 snow plow and the heater on full – yeah, that combo has issues. My truck came with the Snow Chief option package that was supposed to make ...
• Adding a LED Light Bar and Amber LED Fog Light Behind The Grill Of a 2021 Ram 2500 Tradesman – Stealth Lighting On a Budget September 28, 2022
  In September 2021, I bought my first new truck – a 2021 Ram 2500 Tradesman. Something about it being straight forward without a ton of bells and whistles appealed to me and I managed to buy it – I’ll be making payments for four more years 🙂 At any rate, there were a ...
• Are You Looking For A Rifle Sling That Has Great Quality And Is Affordable? S2Delta 2-Point Modular Slings Are Good To Go September 5, 2022
  A good sling for a rifle is really worth it if you plan on carrying them around much. The challenge can be finding one that is quality made that doesnb’t break the bank in terms of cost. Over the past few years, I’ve found a vendor that makes their slings in the USA ...
• Are You Looking For A Lubricant That Performs Better Than CLP? Check Out Kentuckiana Gun Works – Enhanced Reliability Oil August 28, 2022
  So I stopped in to talk to Scott Igert, my good friend who owns Michigan Gun Exchange, a few weeks back. Scott told me about a new gun oil that he had samples of that the maker had handed him directly and that I ought to take a look at it. I kind ...
• PSA AR Build Kits Are Affordable and Fun To Build August 28, 2022
  I’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, 2022
  The 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, 2022
  When 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, 2022
  First 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, 2022
  Palmetto 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, 2022
  I 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, 2022
  When 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, 2022
  Have 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, 2022
  Since 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 ...

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