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- Tharin’s Rifle – KVar US Plum Furniture and Our Dark US Plum Polish AKM/Tantal Grip July 7, 2014Tharin’s Sweet rifle – it has K-Var US Plum Furniture and Our Dark US Plum Polish AKM/Tantal Grip. Our Dark US Plum color is the one that comes closest to the K-Var color by the way.
- Use An Air Riveter to Get Barrel Pins Out Fast July 6, 2014One of the things that used to drive me nuts with AK builds was driving out barrel pins and then I got a tip from Gunplumber – a variable trigger air hammer or air riveter makes it way easier. Many cheap import air hammers have an air valve behind the trigger that is either on ...
- How To Rehydrate Khukuri Wood Handles July 5, 2014I am routinely asked how to rehydrate khukuri wood handles that have dried out over time. This is a service we provide when tuning khukuris and have learned a few tricks along the way that we can share. We approach rehydration or moisturizing by using a 50/50 mix of quality boiled linseed oil (BLO) and ...
- Jake’s Arsenal SGL 21-94 with our black Molot grip July 4, 2014From “Jake’s Gun Reviews”: Rifle is an Arsenal, Inc., SGL 21-94 with a Bulgarian sling, our black grip, Ultimak M1-B gas tube, AimPoint Micro H1, and a SureFire 6PX Pro. in a VLTOR SMQ-OCG offset mount.
- My Every Day Carry Knife – the Kershaw Compound (Back in 2014) July 4, 2014A few guys asked for details about my every day carry (EDC) knife. It’s a basic Kershaw Compound but what makes it special is that my youngest daughter bought it for me as a birthday gift when we visited Smoky Mountain Knife Works a few years ago. It is trades off size and weight such ...
- Christopher’s M70B1 With Our Dark Russian Plum Traditional Handguard Set July 4, 2014Christopher’s M70B1 looks very slick! It has our traditional style polymer handguard in our Dark Russian Plum color. These handguards are ready for extreme duty as they are cast from the thick wood versions of the handguards and thus are very strong. By the way, Christopher’s business is on Facebook as “Koufos Emergency Resource”
- Jef’s M92 PAP – Dark OD Handguards and Quick Takedown Pin July 3, 2014Jef’s Zastava M92 PAP with our dark olive drab handguards and a quick release pin to remove the receiver’s dust cover.
- Gregg’s Badass Vepr July 3, 2014He’s running our Vepr handguard on his .308 Vepr. Looks very sweet!
- Shane’s Cool Plum AK July 3, 2014First off, the quote he sent is great: “Da, comrade Ronin agrees, you all need to work harder!” I think this color combo looks great on his rifle. He went with a black First Generation Molot grip.
- Very Cool M92 SBR with an Olive Drab First Generation Molot grip from us July 3, 2014That sure is a sweet M92 SBR. It is using one of our First Generation Molot grips on it. Looks like a cool color combination.
- Great Simple Knife Sharpener the Spyderco Tri-Angle Sharpmaker July 3, 2014Guys, one of the sharpeners I use a lot for touch up of smaller blades (not the khukuris) is the Spyderco Tri-Angle Sharpmaker. The unit is as simple as can be – the brass rods are to protect your hand and then it comes with two pairs of stones – fine and medium basically. You ...
- Moisturizing Leather Sheaths July 2, 2014I get asked how to moisturize leather sheaths regularly. Up until now, my go to solution was either Mink Oil or Neatsfoot oil that I would rub in by hand. The idea is that the heat and pressure of your hand helps the oils to get worked into the leather. This has worked fine for ...
- Finally, An Ergonomic Machete That Doesn’t Suck! The CRKT HalfAChance K920KKP July 1, 2014I have a thing for machetes. Why, I do not know. Over the years I have owned quite a few and have a number of them in my garage from various manufacturers and blade profiles. I am accumulating chronic injuries almost as fast as I am blades it seems. I have two torn rotator ...
- Review of the Excellent Ken Onion Edition Work Sharp June 30, 2014
- Very cool video review of HI Khukuris June 29, 2014As many of you know, I think very highly of HI khukuris – both the organization and the blades they produce. This is a great video where the reviewer does a thorough job and explains why he likes the MI M43 that he tested so much. At any rate, if you are interested, check this ...
- Video: How to Field Strip an AK Rifle June 28, 2014To me, the AK family of rifles are some of the easiest designs on the planet to field strip … but I have done it hundreds of times. For a newcomer, how to take the rifle apart can be daunting. I took a few minutes and assembled some of my favorite videos and online resources ...
- A Suprisingly Affordable Flashlight: LiteXpress LXL439001 – Impressive Quality & Cool Rotary Model Selector Switch June 27, 2014I use a lot of flashlights and the problem is that I tend to lose them. Thus, while I like and appreciate high-end lights, they can be expensive to lose, crush, etc. As a result, I tend to try and find decent lights at a low price. In my recent trolling of Amazon I was ...
- Video: Tales of the Gun – AK-47, The Kalashnikov, FULL EPISODE June 27, 2014In case you missed the original Tales of the Gun episode on the AK-47 when it aired in 2010, here it is. This is a very well done episode that goes into the history of the design and how it served in battle. Fans of the Kalashnikov will definitely want to watch this. By the way, ...
- Video on the History and Manufacturing of the AK-47 June 26, 2014This is a very interesting video that covers some of the history of the AK-47. I found the portions showing testing and manufacturing very interesting.
- Why We Branched Into Himalayan Imports Khukuris June 25, 2014I’ve had folks ask why we branched from AK furniture into Himalayan Imports khukuris. The answer is simple – both AKs and HI khukuris are incredibly rugged, dependable tools that may not be the most “pretty” things made but you can bet your life on them. In fact, I got into the HI khukuris ...