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- First Range Visit For the PSA AK-V August 1, 2019I’ve written a number of posts about the Palmetto State Armory’s second generation 9mm AK-V pistol and how impressed I was. After about a week,I finally got a chance to take it to the range with my daughter and a friend of her’s. Boy, did we have fun! First off, I cleaned and lubricated the ...
- PSA AK-V Part Four: Lubricating and Picking a Carrying Case July 22, 2019At this point, the AK-V is almost ready. As you may have noticed in the first post about impressions out of the box, it shipped pretty dry with just some oil to prevent rust and that’s just fine. In this post I’ll outline what I did to lubricate it and also the cool US Peacekeeper ...
- PSA AK-V Part Three: Changing the Brace, Adding a Red Dot and Installing A Quick Takedown Pin For The Dust Cover July 22, 2019Out of the box, the AK-V is impressive. The trigger is decent, the grip and handguard are functional but there were three things I really wanted to do – move to a SBA4 brace, install an optic and create a quick takedown pin so the dust cover could be removed (the big reason I ...
- PSA AK-V Part Two: First Thoughts Out Of The Box July 22, 2019A tad over a week from when I ordered my AK-V via the PSA website, Scott Igert, of Modern Antique Firearms, called and told me that the pistol had arrived. Let me give you a tip, there is such a huge backlog of people signed up for the “email me when it is in ...
- PSA AK-V Part One: Good Reviews Really Raised My Interest After They Fixed Initial Problems July 21, 2019Well, I bought a Palmetto State Armory AK-V in 9mm. I’ve been a PSA AR fan for years and years. I’m not even sure how many rifle and pistol kits of their’s that I’ve built. On the other hand, reports about their AK attempts kept me away from that product line until ...
- Computer Animation Video: This Does A Great Job Showing How Both An AR and M16 Operate July 20, 2019Folks, I always tell people you need to understand the basic mechanics of how your weapon operates. I’ve posted some slick videos in the past on how the AK-47, Dragunov. Glock pistol, AK-74, and AH-94 rifles operate and ...
- Really Cool Russian Page With A Detailed Breakdown of the 5.45mm AK-12 Rifle July 19, 2019Folks, there is a really cool page in the Russian language that has an excellent breakdown of the Kalashnikov Concern’s AK-12. You can visit it and get a ton of info . A trick I would recommend is to use your browser’s ability to translate a webpage – it will not be perfect ...
- Video: Max Popenker Discusses the History of the Russian SVD Designated Marksman’s Rifle July 15, 2019Folks, the number one firearm at the top of my bucket list is a Dragunov. I’ve wanted one for years and years and maybe if I get lucky and a firm either decides to make or import them, I’ll finally get to own one. In the mean time, I enjoy reading articles and videos about ...
- July 11th: Zastava Sold Out Of M91 Rifles In One Day – More Due in August July 11, 2019Surprisingly, Zastava has sold all of their first batch of M91 rifles. I say “surprisingly” because I thought the steep price would deter buyers. Atlantic Firearms had it listed at $3,144.99 on 7/10 and pretty much sold out the same day. I guess I should say I was alerted they were there ...
- Video: Kalashnikov Concern Releases the Civilian Version of the AK-12: The AK TR3 Rifle July 7, 2019I wish I had better news but Youtube cancelled the channel for the Kalashnikov Concern so the video is no longer available. I am leaving the post up so at least you can see the screen shots. Because of the import restrictions of the Russian firm Kalashnikov Concern, Americans will not get a chance to ...
- America And Independence Day July 4, 2019Last week, my wife and I had to drive to Dowagiac, a small town in Southwest rural Michigan, to get plates for a car. We’ve done the forty minute drive before and I always find it relaxing as we go through fields and small towns. As we passed through Eau Claire, I was so impressed ...
- Great Animated Video That Shows How A Glock Pistol Operates: It Really Clarifies Things! July 4, 2019As the saying goes, a pictures is worth a 100 words. Well, this video is worth a few thousand. I am very, very impressed by the fire control group that Gaston Glock created with the three integral safeties. In talking with a lot of Glock pistol owners, they aren’t very clear on ...
- Second Amendment Shirts – Order One and Show Your Support June 29, 2019Here are our favorite pro Second Amendment shirts and now is a great time to show how you feel about protecting your right to bear arms. Click on any of the photos below to go to Amazon, learn more about a given shirt and order it. “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of ...
- IMI Kidon First Impressions: It’s A Range Toy – At Least For Me June 28, 2019Folks, I have built a couple of Polymer80 pistols – A Glock 17 clone and a 34 clone and really like them. When I heard that Polymer80 was going to import the Israeli Military Industries (IMI) Kidon Pistol Conversion Kit I got pretty excited. My first real pistol was a .44 Magnum IMI ...
- Videos: How to Diagnose Faulty 2008 Toyota Highlander Hood Latch Switch Causing Intermittent Alarm Problems Plus Replacing the Micro Switch June 24, 2019Okay, while researching what to do with my 2008 Toyota Highlander’s flaky alarm, I ran across some good videos you can watch on how to diagnose the switch and even how to replace the microswitch. As for me, I wrote up how I bypassed the sensor by creating a loopback plug from the ...
- Easy & Cheap Solution for 2008 Toyota Highlander Hood Latch Sensor Switch Causing Faulty Alarms: Make A Loopback Plug June 24, 2019We recently became the new owners of a 2008 Toyota Highlander. It was in great shape and I thought we got a pretty good deal on it. The previous owner disclosed to us that the hood alarm switch was flaky and the car alarm would go off randomly. After we bought the Highlander ...
- Waging War On Mosquitoes – Got a My4Sons Sprayer To Apply Talstar Pro Insecticide!! June 22, 2019We’ve had a crazy amount of rain this year in Southwest Michigan. It seems we can’t go more than a day or two without rain. The photo at the top of our yard shows how everything is a lush green plus it shows the standing water that won’t go down because everything is ...
- Changed my Yugo M76 Scope Mount To An American Defense AD-RECON-SL and It’s Rock Solid!! June 20, 2019I switched to an American Defense AD-RECON-SL scope mount that then rides on my RS!Regulate side mount rail system. It’s a great combination that holds zero and is rock solid.
- Add Length of Pull to a Yugo M70, M72 or M76 Wood Buttstock WIth A Limbsaver Recoil Pad June 16, 2019Normally, I like the length of the Yugo M70 and M72 buttstocks. They’re shorter than many Western fixed stock designs but I’ve just grown accustomed to the length of pull (LOP). Recently, I had Two Rivers Arms build me a M76 designated marksman’s rifle (DMR) and found the stock to be a tad ...
- Yes, There Is A Published Specification for the AKM Fire Control Group Pins June 13, 2019I had a fellow who was new to AK-47s/AKMs ask me the other day how the two pins work and if there was a published specification for them because his were floating in their holes. I learned a long time ago to try and help guys learn so I took a few photos and ...