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- Do you want wood replacement grip panels for your RIA A2 HC pistol? Check out Browne Works December 28, 2022In the last post, I told you about Stoner CNC for grips made from G10 composite and in this one, I want to tell you a great option for wood – Browne Works, Inc. Mark Browne is the owner of Browne Works, Inc., located in Pasadena, MD, southeast of Baltimore. He is a true custom ...
- Erika’s Artwork – Neon Cyberpunk Samurai December 25, 2022Another set from her – I am finally caught up on the backlog of images she’s sent me over the last few months. I hope you enjoy them too.
- Erika’s Artwork – The Phantom Pirate Ship On A Stormy Sea December 25, 2022Here’s another amazing set from
- The Knife I Carried The Most In 2022 Was A ZT 0357BW December 25, 2022I have a collection of good pocket knives including some I will not lose sleep over if I lose one. On the good scale that I would hate to lose are a few Zero Tolerance, Hinderer and US made Kershaws (they and ZT are both owned by KAI). At any rate, when I ...
- Erika’s Artwork – The Samurai of the Green Bamboo Forest and Mountain Mist December 24, 2022Here’s another batch of her artwork. This time it is themed around bamboo forests and mountains with fog:
- Erika’s Artwork – The Mirror of Infinity December 24, 2022Some dad’s put their artwork on the wall but this is all digital sharing it on our blog seems even better:
- Erika’s Artwork – The Samurai of Flame December 24, 2022My daughter, Erika, created a series of new images for me and I’m just finally getting a chance to post her work:
- Do you want replacement grip panels for your RIA A2 HC pistol? Check out Stoner CNC December 24, 2022Because we sell customized magazines for the Rock Island A2 HC pistols – their staggered magazine pistols based on the Para design that hold 14-17 rounds depending on caliber – I am often asked if I make grip panels – the slabs that go on each side of the magazine housing. The short answer ...
- JSB Airgun Pellets Are My Favorites – Two Cool Factory Tour Videos December 23, 2022In addition to firearms, I like pellet guns and use them quite a bit for pest control. Along the way, I’ve had a chance to try quite a few different varieties of pellets and do have a favorite maker – JSB, For my needs, they have worked great in both break barrel springs ...
- Do you really have backup iron sights (BUIS) that you can count on? A lot of shooters do not and it’s not just the fault of the hardware November 22, 2022I’m sure there are a lot of shooters like me who buy and install back up iron sites on their weapons just in case the optic fails. Except for pure range toys that will never see use beyond having fun, I do think BUIS are a really good idea – optics fail for any ...
- How to make a Stribog’s cocking handle more comfortable? Easy – Get an HB Industries Ambi Charging Handle Kit November 20, 2022I’ve really enjoyed my Stribog SP9A1 but one of my small complaints is that the cocking handle is uncomfortable. When the Stribog was first released, it had a reciprocating charging handle – meaning it would go back and forth with the slide carrier. They listened to customer (fortunately) and introduced a non-reciprocating charging ...
- Restored A BHG 4-Burner Stainless Outdoor Gas Grill / BBQ November 1, 2022This past June, my wife and I spotted a big stainless four burner BHG gas grill with a side burner at a neighbor’s house set up for trash pickup. It looked to be in a pretty good shape so I stopped and took a look. The drip pan had rusted away and dropped rust everywhere ...
- Are you trying to save money and time on firearms and related items? Try Gun Deals October 29, 2022In searching on the web, I’d seen links to Gun Deals once or twice but never bothered because of the name. My mental scam filter is always set to high in other words. They recently reached out to me about their service so I took a look and was surprised. Gun.Deals – yeah, that ...
- Erika’s Artwork – Impressionistic Samurai October 27, 2022My daughter, Erika, is extremely gifted. She came up with a basic logo design for me earlier this year. Since then she has gotten deeper and deeper into the modern tools for digital artwork and using AI / pattern recognition tools to generate impressionistic artwork. She showed me some of her work ...
- A M60A3 Tank Sits Overlooking the River At American Legion Post 49 in South Haven, MI October 26, 2022South Haven, MI, is about 40 minutes up the road from us and we’ve been there a number of times over the years. On a number of occasions we’ve driven by American Legion Post 49 and seen the M60A3 tank sitting overlooking the river. We were up there recently and I snapped a ...
- A M4A3 Sherman Tank Sits Guarding the Mancelona, MI, American Legion Post 264 October 25, 2022As I have written in the past, I am always fascinated my old military equipment located at American Legion Posts, VFWs, cemeteries and so forth. My wife and I have driven on US-131 a number of times over the years and seen a M4 Sherman tank right by the road but have never had ...
- How you can buy the correct oil and filter for a Ram 2500 with a 6.4 Liter Hemi without going to the dealer October 21, 2022I bought my 2021 Ram 2500 in September 2021. It was my first brand new truck and when I saw what the dealer was charging for oil changes, I knew there was no way I was going to have them work on my truck – I’ve always done my own work but because this ...
- How to rotate heavy truck, SUV or van tires the easy way and not hurt your back! October 21, 2022I bought a new 2021 Ram 2500 in September of 2021. It was my first heavy gasser with a 6.4L Hemi and a piece of advice a lot of guys gave me was to make sure I rotated the tires with every oil change. It sounded reasonable – it’s heavy truck and the ...
- Are Rock Island Armory Double Stack 9mm 1911-Style A2 HC-series Pistols Any Good? October 20, 2022Rock Island Armory (RIA) is a brand name that is owned by Armscor Global Defense located in Marakina, Philippines. Armscor obtained a license from the Philippine government in 1952 to begin making firearms. In 1980 it became Arms Corporation of the Philippines (ArmsCor) and in the mid-80s they bought the US brand “Rock ...
- My Favorite Rifle of 2022: The IWI Tavor X95 October 17, 2022I like compact rifles but that means you have some combination of shorter stock and/or barrel. With that shorter barrel also comes trade-offs in terms of velocity because the ammunition is expecting a longer length of barrel and unburned powder exits the muzzle – often with a really cool flash. Other than shock ...