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- Assembling an AR Lower – Like Legos for Men with Special Comments on Pistol Builds June 20, 2017I have to admit that I like a lot of different firearms including both AK and AR platforms. So I am not purely an AK fan though my business is largely built around that. I have owned many, many different ARs over the years including tactical, DMR, snipers, pistols and flat out range toys. I ...
- ATF Letter Regarding Full-Auto M16/M4 Fire Control Groups and SBR Uppers That You Need to Know About June 19, 2017Please note this is an old letter and the ATF doesn’t view these as etched in stone findings any more so just view it for historical purposes. I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. I’m just providing a copy as a service to the firearms community. Here is the 1999 ...
- Have an older car or truck with slow power windows? This simple fix will speed them up June 15, 2017My truck is a 1996 Toyota Landcruiser that is showing its age and I’m always finding ways to keep it going. One problem I had was that the power windows were very slow to go up and down because the rubber around the glass was oxidizing and not as soft. This was especially a problem ...
- Tired of tripping your circuit breaker when your air compressor refills? You can easily fix that! June 13, 2017I tell you what it is really hard to get by without a compressor but it can also be but it can also be a real headache if the circuit breaker regularly, or even unpredictably, trips when the compressor tries to top off the tank. There a couple of really easy modifications we can do ...
- Rat Tail Tang Micarta Handle Making Process for Nepalese Khukuris June 12, 2017I am a huge fan of Nepalese khkuris including ones from Himalayan Imports and GK&Co (Deepak Sunar). I do like customizing them also and have made handles many ways for both the full-tang and rat tail tang blades. What I am going to show below is a rat tail tang and you’ll notice the curve ...
- How to restore cloudy headlights using toothpaste – This really works! June 10, 2017When car companies moved to plastic headlight lenses they opened the door to them oxidizing over and majorly reducing the transmitted light. I’m surprised they haven’t been sued yet actually. I really do not like the fact that light is reduced and people are driving with less and less visibility at night – that seems ...
- Update on my Hatsan Gladius After a Month – Still very happy! June 9, 2017Well, I’ve had the Gladius for almost a month and the thing rocks. I have dispatched about a two dozen squirrels strictly for pest control. It definitely does the job and I only have it on power setting three. I actually have to consider over penetration even on setting three the pellets go right through ...
- How to get what you want from epoxy – for me it is long life, shock resistance and strength June 7, 2017Folks, I work a lot with epoxy and reply on it as a structural adhesive to both fill gaps and bond parts together. I’ve done everything from fixing car parts, wood furniture, tools, rifle bedding, scope mount bedding, custom knife handles and much more with epoxy. It is incredibly versatile but you need to do ...
- Video: Building an AK-47 (AKM) with Definitive Arms by AK Operators Union, Local 47-74 June 6, 2017Back in 2015, Rob Ski went to Definitive Arms to build an AK. In this video, they really get into the details of building an AK and anyone regardless of experience level is bound to learn something. You can watch in this 36:13 video as Rob builds his AK under the expert tutelage of the guys ...
- Video: How to build an AK47 from scratch part 6 (the last part) by usmcdoc14 June 2, 2017This is his last video in the six part series. He recaps what he did and shares with you some of his tips for sandblasting such as putting foam earplugs in the chamber. Here are the links to each segment – when you click on them they will open in a new tab: Part One Part Two Part ...
- Video: How to build an AK47 from scratch part 5 by usmcdoc14 June 2, 2017This is the 5th video in his six part series. If you are building from a flat, then you need to pay careful attention to this. He shows how to file the ejector tip down plus also shows how to do the spot heat treating in this video with a MAPP torch. I spot heat ...
- Video: How to build an AK47 from scratch part 4 by usmcdoc14 June 2, 2017In this fourth installment, you can see usmcdoc14’s welding results and he discusses how to trim the top rails. Note, a lot of flats and receivers now have pre-cut top rails so you only need to trim them if they look like what you see in the video – big, wide and straight. Here are ...
- Video: How to build an AK47 from scratch part 2 by usmcdoc14 June 1, 2017Here is the second video in usmcdoc14’s series about building an AK using a flat. He still swears left and right (which I find hilarious – when he said “sandblast the shit out of them” I started laughing) and gives you some good recommendations on checking the past receiver stub from the kit. He talks ...
- Video: How to build an AK47 from scratch part 1 by usmcdoc14 June 1, 2017A few guys have contacted me wanting to learn more about how to build AKs from kits. Many of the resources I learned from when I started way back when (ballpark in 2006) are now gone. I do recommend AKFiles and their gunsmithing section so check that out. We really didn’t have Youtube then and ...
- Review: Wen 61720 Brad Nailer Works Great and is VERY Affordable!! May 31, 2017Hiya folks, my hands shake due to what is known as a hereditary tremor. When I try to do fine work it often gets even worse and I hate trying to drive fine nails/brads. A number of years back I bought a Harbor Freight brad nailer that broke in 2016 after a few years of ...
- Review: Chicago Pneumatic CP7200 Mini Orbital Sander is Solid! May 30, 2017Well folks, I bought three Jet small dual action sanders from a closeout tool shop 4-6 years ago and have to replace the little valve on them several times each. This year when two failed, there were no little valves to be found so I decided to go with a name brand. I did this ...
- ATF letter stating you can build an AR pistol from a receiver transferred as such and never assembled as a rifle May 29, 2017Okay, I posted a couple of ATF letters and a guy sent me a message asking if I had the letter specifying that an AR pistol can be built from an AR receiver that was transferred as a receiver and never assembled as a rifle. It just so happens I did save that one back when ...
- How to install a Huma Regulator in a Hatsan Gladius Air Cylinder May 27, 2017The Hatsan Gladius is a pretty cool precharged pneumatic (PCP) air rifle. You get a long of bang for your buck but it does lack an important feature needed to get more consistent accuracy from the rifle – regulated air pressure. The stock Gladius has a power setting but it does not have a consistent air ...
- How to Degas / Depressurize a Hatsan Gladius Cylinder May 26, 2017The Hatsan Gladius is a really cool bullpup precharged pneumatic (PCP) air rifle. One really neat feature is that you can simply unscrew the air cylinder and install another. A second cylinder is way easier to carry around than an air tank of you are hunting or doing pest control. Also, you can have different ...
- Video: Процесс производства оружия на ВПМЗ Молот // Production process at the VPMZ MOLOT factory March 2017 May 25, 2017Molot published this walk through of their production facility in March 2017. It’s in Russian but with English subtitles. It’s only 5:31 long and worth your time. Yeah, I drooled when I saw the injection molding.