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• Simplify The Installation of AK Triggers With Our Slave Pin August 20, 2020
  The typical semi-auto AK trigger has four parts – the trigger body, disconnector, disconnector spring and pin. Installing it can be a challenge because you need to properly align the disconnector while sliding the pin through from one side of the receiver to another. For me, with big hands, this task takes more ...
• A Tale of Two USB Battery Packs With Integral Solar Cells – One is Worth It and One Is Not August 13, 2020
  These days it is hard for me to go long without a phone. Whether it is checking email or researching something – I need a phone. What does that also mean? I need a way to recharge the phone and the traditional approach woud have been to hoof around a spare USB battery ...
• The Bond Roughneck Derringer – Far Bigger Than I Assumed August 10, 2020
  Folks, I have a legal concealed carry permit . My normal carry pistol is a SIG P365. It is quite a bit of firepower in a compact package with magazines that can carry 10, 12 or even 15 rounds. The challenges are two fold – it is still relatively large and heavy. ...
• How to Find Big Cleavers to Restore on eBay – August 2020 Edition August 8, 2020
  Some years back I wrote a post on how to find cleavers and figured it was time to update it with better search routines for eBay plus to add a few tips not in the original. One of my favorite things to do is to restore an old cleaver. I’ve done a ton of them ...
• The Vortex UH-1 Sight and V3XM Magnifier Are An Amazing Combination On A Galil Ace Pistol August 7, 2020
  Well, the pandemic threw all my plans right out the window including having time to go to the range. I bought and customized my 7.62×51/.308 Galil Ace Pistol in the Fall of 2019 and just recently was able to take it to the range with my daughter and good friend Niko. Niko having fun with ...
• Yes, Sellier & Bellot (S&B) Makes Good Ammo August 4, 2020
  Many folks are new to firearms these days or they are experienced and scrambling to find ammo. This means they are encountering brands they may never of heard of and Sellier & Bellot (S&B) is one such example. I get asked regularly if they make good ammo and if I would recommend their ...
• ATF Letter June 2019: How to Measure The Overall Length Of A Pistol With A Brace July 31, 2020
  In June 2019, someone as the the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Firearms Technology Industry Services Branch (FTISB), what was the correct way to measure a pistol equipped with a stabilizing brace that has a folding adapter (like my Galil Ace in the photo above). They said that the overall length is measured ...
• A review Of my Swenson Glock 17 Slide – It’s Solid July 26, 2020
  I bought a basic Swenson slide almost two years ago and it’s been solid. Part of what attracted me to it was the beveled nose that allows for easier insertion into a holster. At any rate, I’ve had guys ask me if Swenson slides are any good and my experience has been positive ...
• Storm lake Glock Barrels Are Good To Go – I sure Like Mine July 26, 2020
  I recently built a Polymer80 PF940CL – their compact long model. This is an interesting variant because it is a their Glock 19 grip but built to use the longer Glock 17 barrel. I had a threaded barrel I could have used but opted to get one of the Storm Lake model 34000 ...
• Looking for a hell Of a .308 AR Platform Sniper Rifle? Brownells Has The HK MR762A1 LR Package For $1,000 Off List July 26, 2020
  Folks, the HK MR762A1 LR is a heck of a rifle. I’ve been tracking them for a while and am always wishing I could afford one for myself. They are consistent sub-MOA rifles and reliable as well. Check out this great MAC review: What is in the LRP package? Leupold 3-9VX-R Patrol 3-9x40mm Scope ...
• What To Do When Your Highlander’s Battery Is Dead And the Remote Power Door Locks Will Not Unlock? July 20, 2020
  My wife and I ran into a first for us – she went to unlock our 2008 Toyota Highlander and it wouldn’t unlock with either remote. Yeah, I figured the battery was dead as we hadn’t run it for maybe two months due to the pandemic crap. We put it on storage and ...
• PSA AK-E: First Range Trip July 20, 2020
  Well folks, we finally had a chance to go to the range for the first time this year. It was a beautiful day and the only shortcoming was that we had a number of rifles and pistols to test and not enough time to shoot a ton of rounds through each. To be ...
• Video: What is the Best Way to Reload an AK? Kalashnikov Media Answers a Hot Question July 17, 2020
  You know, it’s interesting how people will argue over stuff on the Internet. Give them a picture of a stick and they will argue about it! Now, turn the topic to AK rifles and debating what is the right or wrong way to do something, things get colorful fast and a lot of ...
• Video: Russian Gunbusters Fires An AK-12 Until It Fails. Wow! Very interesting comments about 5.45 and 5.56 AK barrel Stresses July 13, 2020
  In this episode, Georgiy Gubich operates a 5.45×39 AK-12 on full auto until it fails. You’ll notice he is wearing body armor and for good reason as you’ll learn from the video. He starts by loading up a case of 7N6 ammo into 30 mags and then dumping one after another. You get views ...
• Video: Russian Gunbusters Fires An AK-74M Until It Fails July 13, 2020
  In this episode, Georgiy Gubich operates a 5.45×39 AK-74M built in 2014 on full auto until it fails. You’ll notice he is wearing body armor and for good reason as you’ll learn from the video. As with his other videos, you definitely want to watch it to hear his observations during the testing and the post ...
• Video: Russian Gunbusters Fires a 1974 RPK in 7.62×39 Until It Fails – You Totally Need To Watch This!! July 13, 2020
  Ever wonder how long a heavy duty 1974 Russian RPK in 7.62×39 can fire almost non-stop until failure? Now’s your chance. This video features Georgiy Gubich firing in an episode of the Russian series Gunbusters firing an RPK as fast as he can doing drum and mag dumps on full auto. Yes, ...
• Video: Russian Gunbusters Fires 1,400 Rounds Through A 7.62×39 AK-103 Trying to Get It To Fail July 13, 2020
  In this episode, Georgiy Gubich operates a 7.62×39 AK-103 built in 2019 on full auto trying to get it to fail. The AK-103 is a remarkable rifle as you will see in the video He’s smelling hot plastic Starting here forward he really needs to struggle to get the bolt to exit the chamber. ...
• WWI 4.7-inch Gun Number 395 At The VFW Post 1137 in Watervliet, Michigan July 10, 2020
  One day when we were driving around, a WWI-era cannon caught my eye. It was positioned in front of VFW post 1137 in Watervliet, MI. Artillery of that era has a number of distinct markings – notably wooden wheels! So, I stopped and took photos – two times actually. One time ...
• Upgrading A Char-griller Competition Pro Model 8125 Smoker For Use WIth Firewood July 9, 2020
  As a father’s day gift this year, my kids chipped in and bought me a brand new grill. My wife helped them hide it and together they surprised me. Man, that really touched me. I’ve had a Char-griller Super Pro 5555 grill for almost 10 years – we’re not exactly sure ...
• The Kershaw Knockout Folder With A Damascus Blade – Wow!! July 3, 2020
  Last year, I bought one of the Kershaw Knockouts and really liked it. The fact it was one of their models that is made in the USA, the heft, the blade contour and how well it held an edge rapidly made it my EDC. Seriously, it’s a lot of knife without a lot ...

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