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- Fitting a C39 Micro Orca Handguard October 2, 2023By popular demand we are bringing back our C39 Micro handguard that can also be fit to the Micro Draco. The purpose of this post is to share some fitment issues you need to be aware of and general guidance. In my honest opinion, installing the Orca requires some expertise with woodworking or machining and ...
- S&W M&P .22 WMR Photo Gallery September 16, 2023As I mentioned in the last post, I am a new owner of a S&W M&P .22 WMR pistol. It wasn’t really planned – I had young nieces coming to visit and nothing really that I would consider a good pistol for them to start with. It worked great – I have no ...
- The Smith & Wesson M&P .22 WMR – What a Blast!! September 14, 2023My nieces were coming to visit from the Philippines, and it dawned on me that they wanted to go shooting but I didn’t have a 22 caliber pistol anymore. It just so happened that Smith & Wesson had released their M&P 22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire (WMR) pistol to the market and my good friend and ...
- Reflections After Owning and Using an Edgun Leshiy 2 for Six Months September 14, 2023This is my last post about my Edgun Leshiy 2 in this series. I’ve now had it for just over six months (I bought it in February and it’s now September) and have some thoughts to share on it and the various accessories I stuck on it – some stayed on and some ...
- Upgrading the Leshiy 2 to a 300 Bar Carbon Fiber Tank September 13, 2023When I bought my EdGun Leshiy 2, I was trying to keep the costs down so I decided to start with the standard air reservoir. In talking with Brian at Edgun West, filling it to 250 bar would yield about 28 shots before the pressure would dip below the regulator’s 130 PSI setting (the ...
- Customizing the Leshiy 2 – Adding the Behemoth and Mounting the Athlon Scope September 12, 2023As mentioned in the last post, I had my various parts and it was time to start assembling them. In this post I’ll cover the Behemoth moderator and mounting the Athlon Midas Tac scope. The Wolverine Short has a 250mm Walthar Lothar barrel. The four screws you see toward the front of the receiver ...
- Looking for a Wicked Russian Designed Semi-Auto Airgun? Check Out The Edgun Leshiy 2 September 12, 2023Folks, in February 2023, I bought an EdGun Leshiy 2 Short Wolverine (REPR) from EdGun West. For those of you not familiar with it, the Leshiy 2 is a semi-automatic precharged pneumatic (PCP) airgun. I can sum up my feelings about it having used it for six months now in one word – ...
- Thomas’ AMD-65 With Our Blue Grips August 28, 2023Hi folks, Thomas shared this cool photo of our blue AMD-65 grips on his rifle. It looks pretty cool!! A big shot out to Thomas for sending me these. His rifle is definitely cool – note the riser he installed on the buttstock to make it more comfortable also – nice touch!
- Sunset at Lions Beach, Saint Joseph, MI, July 22, 2019 August 19, 2023Yeah, I should be working right now but in digging for photos for a project, I found these sunset beach photos from four years ago that I thought would be cool to share. We were a few hundred yards North of the water treatment facility near the playground equipment. There had been some violent storms ...
- Saint Joseph, MI, piers at sunset – August 11, 2022 August 12, 2023It was a nice night for a walk at sunset and captured a few photos I like. You can click on one and start the slide show. I hope you enjoyed the photos!
- Fixing the Water Inlet Valve on a KitchenAid KRMF606ESS01 Refrigerator August 12, 2023Well, when I was little it seemed like fridges (“refrigerators” for people who prefer the full word) lasted an eternity. When we bought this KitchenAid KRMF606ESS01, I thought I was buying a top of the line quality fridge, but that’s no longer the case – appliance manufacturers don’t necessarily want them to laste forever ...
- Replacing a Husqvarna 020490 Pressure Washer’s Soap Tank July 24, 2023We’ve had this “Husky” pressure washer for years and years and stored it outside. I’m sure it’s pushing 15-20 years old. We bought it new from Lowes way back when because the first one we bought when we were married had a cracked pump from water freezing in it over the Winter. That ...
- Repainting a 2004 Toyota Solara’s Spoiler Using AutomotiveTouchUp.Com Paint July 24, 2023My wife’s convertible Solara is her pride and joy in the summer time. We bought it back in 2017 and it has proven itself to be a reliable and fun car. One issue it had was related to an aftermarket spoiler the previous owner had installed. In 2021 we waited to take the cover ...
- How did we cool off in 96°, but felt like 110° weather? We used cooling towels and misting fans July 23, 2023Folks, as I am writing this I’m in the stands of a jiu-jitsu tournament in Kissimmee, Florida, waiting for it to start. My two nieces and sister-in-law flew in from Manila, Philippines, for the young ladies to compete. Of course, we also had to visit the Disney World parks on some of the hottest days ...
- Update on my Ruger LCP Max – Why I still have and use it almost two years later July 23, 2023Back in the Fall of 2021, I bought a Ruger LCP Max chambered in the small .380 Auto cartridge and wrote about it in January of 2022. I figured it was time to give you folks an update because I rarely hold on to a firearm for very long. In the case of ...
- The SpitJack Rotisserie System – Part Two: Grilling Our First Pig Philippine Lechon Style July 22, 2023In the first post I told you about the buying the SpitJack rotisserie system. I told my wife we better cook a test pig because I didn’t want the picnic the day after the wedding to be my first time cooking a pig. She agreed we better cook a test pig and we ...
- The SpitJack Rotisserie System – Part One: Getting Ready July 21, 2023For my daughter’s wedding, we plan to cook a whole pig on a spit with the spirit of traditional Filipino “Lechon” in mind. My wife is from the Philippines and we’ve been married for 28 years so I’ve met tons and tons of close and extended family. Over the years, there have been ...
- An Update On My Char-Griller Competition Pro Grill July 20, 2023Back in July of 2020, my kids bought me my first new grill in years – a Char-Griller model 8125 grill that I then converted to use firewood. I wrote a blog post about the conversion work including making the firebox and adding in heavy aftermarket grates . At ...
- Use Super Glue to Seal and Stabilize Wood July 20, 2023Have you ever had wood that is in tough shape or is too soft to work with? A quick fix is to use super glue on the wood and let it set. Let’s talk about this for a minute. Super glue is actually a family of glues called “Cyanoacrylates“. The patent for the ...
- We are Labelling Our Custom 10mm Mags For Rock Island Armory A2 HC Pistols July 19, 2023We’ve made and sold hundreds of our custom magazines for the Rock Island Armory (RIA) A2 HC (High Cap) 10mm & .40 S&W pistols. These pistols are based on the Para design with a staggereed magazines that hold 15 rounds normally. Our mags hold 16 and are slightly longer. The main reason I am ...