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• Going Nuclear on Mosquitoes – Awesome Affordable DIY Sprayer System August 25, 2020
  For whatever reason, maybe the really wet Spring, the mosquitoes have been horrible this year. For the first month or two of the season I was trying to use my M4 sprayer to apply the Talstar P Pro insecticide to combat them but they were still coming. Seriously, in the past the M4 ...
• Adding Hogue Rubber Grips to my 10mm TRP Operator Longslide August 24, 2020
  After I finished polishing the chamber of my new 10mm TRP Operator Longslide, I also replaced the VZ Grips. Maybe it’s my carpal tunnel but I really prefer rubber grips on my single-stack 1911-style pistols. Fortunately, the Hogue 45000 wrap around rubber grips fits great. The VZ-Grips that come with the TRP are very ...
• Tuning the 10mm Springfield Armory TRP Operator To Feed Reliably August 24, 2020
  After the very disappointing performance of my new 6″ 10mm TRP Operator at the range, I knew I had two options. First, I could send the pistol back to Springfield Armory for repair or two, I could try just a bit of light polishing first. I had good reason to want to try ...
• The Magazines, Ammo & First Range Trip for the New 10mm TRP Operator August 22, 2020
  This post is continuing on the story of my newly purchased Springfield Armory TRP Operator 10mm Longslide. I’m going to touch on three topics – the initial mags, ammo and my first trip to the range. The Magazines The pistol comes with two 8-round magazines that flush fit with the bottom of the grip. My ...
• Springfield Armory 10mm TRP Operator – Out of the Box August 22, 2020
  A few months ago while hiking in the Smokies, we got up close and personal with some black bears including a sow with cubs. Neither encounter was planned of course. We were about half to three fourths of the way back to the parking area from Laurel Falls and it was near dusk ...
• Simplify The Installation of AK Triggers With Our Slave Pin August 20, 2020
  The typical semi-auto AK trigger has four parts – the trigger body, disconnector, disconnector spring and pin. Installing it can be a challenge because you need to properly align the disconnector while sliding the pin through from one side of the receiver to another. For me, with big hands, this task takes more ...
• A Tale of Two USB Battery Packs With Integral Solar Cells – One is Worth It and One Is Not August 13, 2020
  These days it is hard for me to go long without a phone. Whether it is checking email or researching something – I need a phone. What does that also mean? I need a way to recharge the phone and the traditional approach woud have been to hoof around a spare USB battery ...
• The Bond Roughneck Derringer – Far Bigger Than I Assumed August 10, 2020
  Folks, I have a legal concealed carry permit . My normal carry pistol is a SIG P365. It is quite a bit of firepower in a compact package with magazines that can carry 10, 12 or even 15 rounds. The challenges are two fold – it is still relatively large and heavy. ...
• How to Find Big Cleavers to Restore on eBay – August 2020 Edition August 8, 2020
  Some years back I wrote a post on how to find cleavers and figured it was time to update it with better search routines for eBay plus to add a few tips not in the original. One of my favorite things to do is to restore an old cleaver. I’ve done a ton of them ...
• The Vortex UH-1 Sight and V3XM Magnifier Are An Amazing Combination On A Galil Ace Pistol August 7, 2020
  Well, the pandemic threw all my plans right out the window including having time to go to the range. I bought and customized my 7.62×51/.308 Galil Ace Pistol in the Fall of 2019 and just recently was able to take it to the range with my daughter and good friend Niko. Niko having fun with ...
• Yes, Sellier & Bellot (S&B) Makes Good Ammo August 4, 2020
  Many folks are new to firearms these days or they are experienced and scrambling to find ammo. This means they are encountering brands they may never of heard of and Sellier & Bellot (S&B) is one such example. I get asked regularly if they make good ammo and if I would recommend their ...
• ATF Letter June 2019: How to Measure The Overall Length Of A Pistol With A Brace July 31, 2020
  In June 2019, someone as the the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Firearms Technology Industry Services Branch (FTISB), what was the correct way to measure a pistol equipped with a stabilizing brace that has a folding adapter (like my Galil Ace in the photo above). They said that the overall length is measured ...
• A review Of my Swenson Glock 17 Slide – It’s Solid July 26, 2020
  I bought a basic Swenson slide almost two years ago and it’s been solid. Part of what attracted me to it was the beveled nose that allows for easier insertion into a holster. At any rate, I’ve had guys ask me if Swenson slides are any good and my experience has been positive ...
• Storm lake Glock Barrels Are Good To Go – I sure Like Mine July 26, 2020
  I recently built a Polymer80 PF940CL – their compact long model. This is an interesting variant because it is a their Glock 19 grip but built to use the longer Glock 17 barrel. I had a threaded barrel I could have used but opted to get one of the Storm Lake model 34000 ...
• Looking for a hell Of a .308 AR Platform Sniper Rifle? Brownells Has The HK MR762A1 LR Package For $1,000 Off List July 26, 2020
  Folks, the HK MR762A1 LR is a heck of a rifle. I’ve been tracking them for a while and am always wishing I could afford one for myself. They are consistent sub-MOA rifles and reliable as well. Check out this great MAC review: What is in the LRP package? Leupold 3-9VX-R Patrol 3-9x40mm Scope ...
• What To Do When Your Highlander’s Battery Is Dead And the Remote Power Door Locks Will Not Unlock? July 20, 2020
  My wife and I ran into a first for us – she went to unlock our 2008 Toyota Highlander and it wouldn’t unlock with either remote. Yeah, I figured the battery was dead as we hadn’t run it for maybe two months due to the pandemic crap. We put it on storage and ...
• PSA AK-E: First Range Trip July 20, 2020
  Well folks, we finally had a chance to go to the range for the first time this year. It was a beautiful day and the only shortcoming was that we had a number of rifles and pistols to test and not enough time to shoot a ton of rounds through each. To be ...
• Video: What is the Best Way to Reload an AK? Kalashnikov Media Answers a Hot Question July 17, 2020
  You know, it’s interesting how people will argue over stuff on the Internet. Give them a picture of a stick and they will argue about it! Now, turn the topic to AK rifles and debating what is the right or wrong way to do something, things get colorful fast and a lot of ...
• Video: Russian Gunbusters Fires An AK-12 Until It Fails. Wow! Very interesting comments about 5.45 and 5.56 AK barrel Stresses July 13, 2020
  In this episode, Georgiy Gubich operates a 5.45×39 AK-12 on full auto until it fails. You’ll notice he is wearing body armor and for good reason as you’ll learn from the video. He starts by loading up a case of 7N6 ammo into 30 mags and then dumping one after another. You get views ...
• Video: Russian Gunbusters Fires An AK-74M Until It Fails July 13, 2020
  In this episode, Georgiy Gubich operates a 5.45×39 AK-74M built in 2014 on full auto until it fails. You’ll notice he is wearing body armor and for good reason as you’ll learn from the video. As with his other videos, you definitely want to watch it to hear his observations during the testing and the post ...

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