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• Part 5: Two Rivers Arms Yugo M76 Rifle – How to Find the Correct Commercial Ammunition June 3, 2019
  I’m new to the Yugo M76 rifle and the world of the 8mm Mauser cartridge. When I searched on 8mm Mauser all kinds nomenclature (how it is named) popped up and I had to do some research to understand what to buy. To try and help others I decided to write a ...
• Part 4: Two Rivers Arms Yugo M76 Rifle – Fixing The Magazines June 2, 2019
  The M76 is a pretty wicked designated marksman’s rifle capable of firing 1.5-2 minutes of angle with the hard hitting 8mm Mauser round. It does have a pretty bad weakness however – the magazines can jam so hard you need a tool to get the follower to come up. There’s a solution and ...
• Part 3: Two Rivers Arms Yugo M76 Rifle – The Trigger June 1, 2019
  When I sent the M76 to Two Rivers Arms to build, I was still using Tapco G2 triggers in my AK builds. Since then, I have moved to
• Part 2: Two Rivers Arms Yugo M76 Rifle – Mounting the Optic May 28, 2019
  I let the cat out of the bag a bit with my first post – I don’t like the Communist offset scopes. Yes, they are traditionally correct but I prefer a scope mounted on the centerline of the rifle with better optics including variable magnification. I had a combination in mind right ...
• Part 1: Two Rivers Arms Yugo M76 Rifle – Out of the Box May 25, 2019
  In 1975, Zastava Arms was approached by the Yugoslavian military with a need for a designated marksman’s rifle (DMR) that was semi-automatic and fired a full power round. Rather than license the Dragunov design, Zastava took a similar path that the Romanians did with the PSL – they took the base Kalashnikov design ...
• What To Do When Your AK’s Barrel Is Too Big For Your Front Trunnion? May 23, 2019
  A few years ago, I bought a 1969 Polish Radom Circle 11 AKM kit from Arms of America. It has laminate furniture, matching parts and they populated a new Polish Chrome Hammer Forged (CHF) barrel with the front, gas and rear sight blocks. Furthermore, it was headspaced. I double checked that before ...
• Video of Spectre, Spooky II and Stinger II AC-130 Gunships – Both internal and External Views. So Cool. May 17, 2019
  I’ve always found the gunships of interest and always like videos that show the AC-130s. This is the first time I have seen this particular high definition video that shows three models: The AC-130H Spectre, AC-130U Spooky and AC-130W Stinger. The AC-130s pack a serious punch with their firepower. For the three models ...
• Ian McCollum Interviews Max Popenker Who Shares His Deep Knowledge On The History Surrounding the Design of the AK-47 May 15, 2019
  I’m definitely a fan of the AK-47 rifle and am always looking for more insights about the history and design. Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons recently hosted Max Popenker, who is a Russian small arms researcher and publisher of Modern Firearms – one of the original firearm research websites. Between the two of ...
• AK-203 Reliability Testing Video From Kalashnikov Media May 15, 2019
  Here’s an interesting but short video of Vladimir Onokoy, who is a Technical Advisor with Kalashnikov Media, showing the AK-203 undergoing environmental testing – freezing cold, desert sand, rain and a combination. Vladimir is speaking in Russian but there are subtitles and it’s not surprising that the AK-203 performs well. Going from the freezer to ...
• Forgotten Weapons Reviews Two Galils in 5.56 and 7.62mm April 30, 2019
  The Galil rifles have always fascinated me. Israel designed and adopted them following the disappointing performance of FAL rifles in the desert. The history is pretty interesting and Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons gives you a brief overview in this video. To learn more, check out these additional resources: The Not So Clear ...
• My Favorite AK / Kalashnikov T-Shirts – May 2019 April 28, 2019
  As my wife will tell you, I like T-shirts and, of course, I like AK rifles so the two go together! There are so many cool designs out there these days, I thought you might like to see them. Plus, since they are on Amazon, you know you will have their excellent customer ...
• Upgrading To Truglo TFX Pro Sights On Your Glock Compatible Pistols Including Polymer80s April 20, 2019
  The factory sights on Glocks leave a lot to be desired in my opinion. I like fiber optic sights but also want sights that generate their own light at night. Fortunitely, TruGlo has upgrade sights for Glocks that can do just that. They are the TFX Pro model sights. The fiber optics use daylight and are ...
• Three Simple and Inexpensive Must Have Upgrades on Glock 17 Gen 1-3 Type Pistols To Improve Handling April 18, 2019
  I am learning a great deal about Glocks via the Polymer80 frame based Gen 3 model 17 and 34 pistols I built. In working with the pistols, I found there are three upgrades that were required immediately for me to more readily operate the pistols. Anybody can do these three – replace the slide stop, ...
• Furnace Filter Change Log April 14, 2019
  As I get older, I remember less and less just to be candid. An old rule of thumb I was told once was to change your furnace filters when the time changes – the whole fall back, spring forward thing. The problem is two fold – #1, I eventually change them around that ...
• Zastava USA Confirms They Will Import the M91 and M93 Rifles April 5, 2019
  I am definitely a long-time fan of Zastava rifles. I’ve owned a number of their Kalashnikov variants over the years including the M70B1, M72B1, M76, M77 and M92. When Zastava announced prior to the 2019 SHOT show that they were forming Zastava USA to handle importation instead of Century Arms, I was cautiously ...
• India Will Make 75,000 AK-203 Rifles, But Is It Better Than the Traditional AK? March 28, 2019
  In March, the Prime Minister of India inaugurated the Indo-Russian Rifles Pvt Ltd factory that will manufacture 75,000 of the AK-203 assault rifles. The AK-203 is the current model of the AK service rifle chambered for the 7.62×39 cartridge. A common criticism is that AK rifles aren’t very accurate. Vladimir Onokoy, a technical advisor to ...
• Forgotten Weapons Reviews the Hungarian AMP-69 Grenade Launching AK March 18, 2019
  Until I watched this video, I’d only seen the very unique Hungarian AMP-69 in books. Ian McCollum did one of his impeccable reviews of this very interesting AK. He calls it the ugliest AK he’s ever seen but I think it’s pretty cool. One of my first AKs was an AMD-65 it ran ...
• Ian at Forgotten Weapons Does a 2-Gun Match With a Yugo M76!! March 18, 2019
  Two Rivers Arms recently built a Yugo M76 8mm designated marksman’s rifle for me. I’ve wanted one for years and it was a long but worthwhile wait until it arrived. So, once Tim called and said it was almost ready, I started reading up in earnest and watching videos as well. That’s where Ian ...
• 8mm Mauser “Realistic Snap Caps” Are Great For Testing March 17, 2019
  I’m tuning a bunch of Yugo M76 magazines so they no longer nose dive when the bolt hold open (BHO) follower is hit from behind. It involves welding a small tab of 20 gauge sheet metal behind the follower and is straight forward – I’ll write a post about it shortly. The challenge ...
• The EZRed MR34 Extendable 3/4″Socket Wrench is a Beast With Two Quick and Easy Tweaks March 7, 2019
  I have both SAE and Metric 3/4″ socket sets that come out once or twice a year when I am working on big bolts on cars and trucks. As you may know, the longer the wrench, the more torque you can apply. Back when I was younger would would slide a piece of ...

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