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- 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.
- The actual March 2017 ATF letter approving stabilizing braces has a section about customization you need to know about May 25, 2017Yes, I am late to the game on actually reading the March 2017 ATF letter clarifying the use of stabilizing braces. It’s been on my to-do list for some time and I finally did. I do think this is very helpful – notably: With respect to stabilizing braces, ATF has concluded that attaching the ...
- Video: Ostfront 1987: Walther WA-2000 vs SVD Dragunov from InRangeTV May 24, 2017This 30:11 long video had me seriously drooling. You have Ian McCollum from Forgotten Weapons and Karl Kasarda from InRangeTV squaring off on targets. Ian is firing a rare German Walther WA-2000 sniper rifle in .300 Win Mag and Karl is shooting the Russian 7.62x54R SVD Dragunov. They role play a bit and take this back ...
- How to remove rust from a tool with apple cider vinegar May 24, 2017I live in Michigan and work in an unheated shop. In the winter, when I use a space heater to work, condensation forms on metal surfaces and rust happens. I try to keep my tools oiled but once in a while I miss something. There is a real simple way to remove rust that is ...
- Video: Walther WA-2000: The Ultimate German Sniper Rifle by Forgotten Weapons May 23, 2017The first time I saw the Walther WA-2000 I fell in love. Wow. It was the most amazing looking sniper rifle I had ever seen and I’ve only seen one once years and years ago. Like the HK PSG-1, the WA-2000 was developed in response to the 1972 Munich Olympic Games incident. Development started in ...
- How to remove the Zastava M92 PAP Pistol’s Factory Thread Cover May 23, 2017A few folks have asked how to remove the factory installed thread protector from their M92 PAP pistols. Zastava does actually thread the pistols and it’s a 26mm diameter x 1.5mm pitch left hand thread (M27x1.5LH is the short cut way to write it) under that cover. These things were installed for importation, ruin the ...
- Video: H&K PSG-1: The Ultimate German Sniper Rifle by Forgotten Weapons May 22, 2017When the H&K Präzisionsschützengewehr (German for “precision shooting rifle”) PSG-1 came out almost 30 years ago, I thought it was the most amazing rifle I had ever seen. Chambered in 7.62×51 it was the West German’s response to a decided lack of effective sniper rifles in their police forces after the Munich attack at the ...