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- Want an affordable pool cleaning robot that works? Try the Seauto Crab August 10, 2024We bought our home in 1998 and it came with a 20×40 in-ground pool. Here we are 26 years later and I will tell you that a pool is way more maintenance than you think if you’ve never had a pool. We have tons of great memories of the kids growing up, pool ...
- Do You Need New Mini Mill Way Covers? Here’s a Very Cost Effective Solution August 7, 2024I have a Harbor Freight 44991 mini mill that I bought it in 2006 if I recall right – it’s been so long that I don’t actually remember at this point. It’s served me well but like anything, stuff happens with age. In this case, the mini mill way covers were breaking down due to ...
- Reviving Old Black Plastic HK Grips – Or Just About Any Other Faded Plastic August 6, 2024Do you have an old HK grip, or any other plastic item, you want to rejuvenate? Or maybe you bought one of the contract grips, washed it and now it’s a dull grey and all of the scratches stand out and you want to make it look better? It’s easier than you might think. Clean the ...
- How to Convert a Magpul SL Grip For Use On A MP5K July 30, 2024There are some things I like on MP5Ks and some things I don’t. I usually dislike the triggers but my MKE AP5-P has a fairly decent trigger as MP5 and MP5Ks go. My MKE also had a factory contoured grip. Of all the HK grips out there, the contoured is the one I like best ...
- Best MP5/MP5K Upgrade Ever – The Timney MP5 2-Stage Trigger July 9, 2024I hate bad triggers and the worst triggers I have ever used were on HK MP5 and MP5K weapons. I have no idea of the design intent – maybe a real strong emphasis on avoiding an accidental discharge by having a long spongy pull and then a break somewhere around eight pounds. ...
- Vevor 30L Ultrasonic Cleaner is Great July 5, 2024I’ve heard about using ultrasonic cleaners on firearms for years but never really investigated them. Recently, I had a need to clean a bunch of HK33 grips that had cosmoline, oil, and whatever else on them. Actually, I knew well in advance because they were part of a project and I had to figure out ...
- Do you want reliability and maintain your firearms? You might be overlooking something really important July 4, 2024I’m old enough to have grown up with iron sights. It wasn’t until I wasn’t until I was a teenager that I bought my first four power scope for my pump up Crosman airgun. In 1990, I bought my first red dot scope – a big Aimpoint thing that went on my .44 Desert Eagle. ...
- Want to see some wicked cerakote work done to look like bakelite? June 29, 2024A few weeks back I was trading emails with Brutus Manufacturing asking if my handguards could withstand 250 degrees for Cerakoting and I told him they would not begin to deflect (bend) until 263F so he went ahead and bought M72 handguard set. I sent them a black handguard set and a few weeks later I ...
- A Shooting Star T-33A Stands Guard at American Legion Post 295 in Breckenridge, MI May 15, 2024On September 20, 2020, we were driving up to visit my son and passed through Breckenridge, MI, when a cold war jet fighter on pedastals appeared on the left. It didn’t dawn on me until we went by it. We turned around and I got out and snapped some photos planning to write ...
- A Brief History of the Japanese Nata and Three Modern Examples May 15, 2024From 1988 to 1989, I went to school in Kobe, Japan. On weekends I would wander through shopping areas and always looked carefully at the hardware, tool and knife vendor stores. Even then, big chopping blades would catch my eye and I found out they were known as “natas”. They were used much like ...
- How I almost burned my Simplicity Broadmor tractor down May 12, 2024I got my 16HP Simplicity Broadmor tractor out the other day for another season. As usual, I checked the oil, tires and the battery had discharged some over the Winter so I hooked my portable jump starter to it and fired it up – after a bit of sputtering of course. I brought it over to ...
- How to fix a nylon gun case seam without sewing May 12, 2024Have you ever needed to use a nylon soft-sided rifle or pistol case only to find a seam is pulling apart? Yeah, that happened to me again the other day figured it would be a good time to share a trick with you. I re-use my cases and went to use a flat dark earth ...
- How to add an AR stock to a Zastava M77 April 24, 2024Okay, some guys hate AR gear on AKs and if it’s not your cup of tea, that’s fine. I do like AR stocks and have no problems putting whatever stock on whatever family of firearms. I’m more into pragmatism and making a firearms do what I want than arguing over AR vs. AK ...
- Finally, ALG AK Ultimate Triggers (the AKT-ULs) Are Back In Stock April 19, 2024I started seeing them two weeks ago and I just ordered two. Folks, the ALG AKT-UL is hands down my favorite AK trigger. Smooth and crisp. I can’t recommend them enough. I like the Enhanced model, which is a step down, but given the choice, I’ll go for the Ultimate. These have ...
- Why Some Grips Will Not Fit Yugo or Zastava AK Rifles April 14, 2024I am often asked if some model of grip will fit a Yugo surplus or current day commercial Zastava rifle and the answer is a bit of an “it depends”. Let me tell you why. When Zastava was still located in the former country of Yugoslavia, they did a number of modifications to the base Soviet ...
- Adding a RS Regulate GKR-9DY Handguard To A Zastava M77 March 27, 2024Ok, so I planned to completely redo the M77 and keep the Battleworn wood for the future just in case. The first step was to swap out the wood handguards for a RS Regulate GKR-9DY. It’s a 9″ MLOK rail for Zastava AK-type rifles – this matters because a Zastava handguard is longer ...
- The Century Zastava PAP M77 in .308 – With Battleworn Furniture March 25, 2024Years ago, I had a Zastava M77 and regretfully sold it back in 2014. It was one of those situations where I had to sell it to fund other projects but I didn’t even get a chance to shoot it. I also had a custom M76 (the 8mm version) for a while ...
- Added Browne Works Wood Grips to My New RIA 52000 Big Rock March 23, 2024Back in May 2023, I posted how I put Browne Works wood grips on my 9mm RIA 51679 Tac Ultra. I was honest when I said I did not like wood Grips before I saw what Mark Browne produces and actually had them on a pistol. In early March 2023, I picked up my second ...
- Swiss P Defense BlackRound 9mm NATO 124 Grain 1,500 Rounds With Ammo Can March 23, 2024Folks, Palmetto State Armory (PSA) has an interesting Daily Deal going on right now. They have 1,500 rounds of Swiss P Defense Blackround 9mm NATO ammo. Two reasons you should care: First, this is the NATO load which is slightly hotter than 9mm Luger – SAAMI pressure for 9mm Luger is 35,000 PSI and Nato ...
- Videos: Three Good Documentaries on The History of the Israeli Uzi – 2024 Edition March 18, 20242024 edition prologue: I had to revise my list of Uzi videos to reflect one that had been removed from Youtube and two that were added. As part of my research into the iconic Israeli Uzi, I found these videos that do a very nice job providing background on the political climate driving the need ...