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- Old World Craftsmanship – Firearm Making at Holland and Holland January 9, 2019As you know, I tend towards modern military arms but I also have a deep appreciation of craftsmenship and history. While surfing the web one day, I happened across a video about “gunmaking craftsmanship” at Holland & Holland (H&H). It was probably in the mid- to late-1980s when I encountered my first H&H ...
- October 2018 Tour of the Polish Fabryka Broni “ŁUCZNIK” Radom Arsenal Production Facility January 9, 2019This amazing video has four parts. First is a private tour of the FB “Łucznik” Radom factory and you will note the extensive automation, cleanliness and attention to detail. The second part is a media group touring the facility and the third is a montage of military groups shooting Beryls and different weapons. You get ...
- Russian Spetsnaz 2018 – Training and Combat footage January 9, 2019This is an interesting video that is a collection of both training and combat footage. Absolute Production assembled it with some catcy music in 2018 and I noticed the date stamp on some of the drone footage was 2015. The video provides a good opportunity to see weapons and tactics. Here’s the Video Please note all images ...
- How to Defeat WiFi censorship around Firearms, Military and Law Enforcement with VPN Apps on Mobile Devices January 4, 2019I am sick and tired of businesses and other groups telling me that something that is perfectly legal is not acceptable. Have you ever tried to use your phone or mobile device in an establishment and got some kind of message like the following instead of the web page you wanted: Or perhaps something like this ...
- Midwest Industries’ 9.25″ AR Combat Series Rail is Slick! January 4, 2019I recently was looking for a free floating handguard for a 10.5″ AR pistol build and happened upon the new Midwest Industries (MI) Combat rail series. The name made me think mall ninja but the design is interesting and they did a good job manufacturing the assembly. The 9.25″ M-LOK Combat rail looked good and three ...
- Brief Overview of Russian RPK-16 January 4, 2019At a tradeshow, a representative gives a brief overview of the RPK-16 light machine gun in 5.45×39. He highlights design features including the adjustable buttstock, full length Picatinny rail, 4 kilogram light weight, 96 round drum, ability to use AK magazines, free floating handguard, different barrel lengths and that the barrels can be changed ...
- Russian Spetsnaz Working Out With The PKM Machine Gun January 3, 2019Here you have a number of videos assembled to show a ton of shooting of the venerable 7.62x54R PKM machine gun by Spetsnaz operators. You get to see the drills and they wrap up with some SVD and RPG action. Pretty cool. Hand operated belt loader. Here’s the Video
- The Tekton 1/2″Torque Wrench is Affordable And Accurate January 3, 2019Folks, if you do much work on cars, trucks or fire arms, you are going to need a good enough torque wrench. This Tekton 1/2″ unit is pretty decent. There are over 2,300 reviews on Amazon with an average score of 4.4. You can only get this kind of score if you have a good ...
- How to Safely Change AR Muzzle Devices and Barrel Nuts Using a Magpul BEV Block January 3, 2019If you like working on AR-type rifles and plan to replace a muzzle device or change a barrel nut to install a free-floating handguard or to swap barrels, you are going to need to apply a lot of torque. Torque and aluminum are not friends and this is certainly the case with the upper receiver ...
- Beretta USA Factory Tour And A Seriously Stunning Picatinny Rail Concept January 2, 2019Military Arms Channel (MAC) visited the Beretta USA facility in 2015. To be honest, I really didn’t expect anything surprising because three years had passed and Beretta really hasn’t done anything of interest to me for years and years. Well, that changed in this video at the 10:12 mark but let’s not jump ahead. MAC ...
- Factory Tour Video of Beretta’s Gardone, Val Trompia, Italy Facility January 2, 2019This brief video provides an overview of Beretta’s facility in Gardone, Val Trompia,Italy. They have a long history of making firearms there and can produce up to 1,500 per day. Hammer forged barrel machine.Beretta makes a lot of hammer forged barrels and some broach cut barrels for pistols. The factory is an interesting blend of very automated ...
- This Rechargeable LED Worklight is Bright, Long-Lasting and Very Affordable January 2, 2019This is a pretty slick little light. It’s compact, doesn’t weigh much and can kick out quite a bit of light for at least eight hours. Because it LED, you don’t need to worry about the bulbs burning out plus it runs cool vs. the scorching hot halogen worklights. It does have one weird feature that ...
- Great 1/2×28 Thread Protectors for Rifles and Pistols January 1, 2019It’s very common to have pistols and rifles with threaded muzzles. A very common thread pattern for .22, .204, .223/5.56 and even some 9mms is 1/2×28. This means the thread is 1/2″ wide and has 28 threads per inch (TPI). This is the most common pattern for AR rifles for example as .223/5.56 rifles tend ...
- Last Man Standing – Footage of Various Special Forces Groups Including the US and Germany January 1, 2019Yeah, I definitely liked the song and video footage in this one. It’s a good chance to see a variety of NATO-related weapons including M4,s HKs, Mk.19, AUGs and more. You always need at least one minigun on a US Navy Riverine boat too 🙂 Here’s the Video Please note that all images are ...
- Russian FSB Conducting Exercises December 31, 2018This Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) is focused on security within Russia. This includes counter-intelligence, border security, surveillance, organized crime, counter-terrorism and federal law violations. In support of the FSB’s activities, it retains an estimated 4,000 special operations forces. Of course, one of the hallmarks of any special forces group is extensive ...
- Understanding The Histories of Some of the Special Operations “Spetsnaz” groups in Russia Today December 30, 2018In the West, folks tend to think that Russian special operations groups, collectively termed “Spetsnaz” are one entity. In fact, there are many special operations groups in Russia both in the military as well as the police. FTD Facts assembled a brief video focusing on a number of groups wherein he provides a historical narrative ...
- Video of Anti-Terror Exercise in Russia in 2018 December 27, 2018This is a video of a training exercise at the Kalingrad stadium simulating a hostage situation. Units from the FSB, police, Regardie and MOE were involved. Parachute drop to the stadium Going up a frozen ditch Here’s the Video All photos come from the video and remain the property of their respective owner(s).
- Kershaw Thermite 3880BW – Cool Knife But It Was Discontinued in 2017 – Buy Now December 26, 2018The Thermite has been on my radar for a while because it is a Rick Hinderer design but I was in no rush to buy one. Then Kershaw announced they were discontinuing it in 2017 and that made me watch out for a deal. Their Amazon price is still only $21.59. One of the ...
- These are the Correct Weatherstripping Clips for 1996 Toyota Landcruisers (80-series) December 26, 2018I did some bodywork on my 1996 Landcruiser (an 80-series Landcruiser) this past summer and had to replace the weatherstripping clips on the bottom of the driver side door. I did some digging and found that these clips are the correct size (5mm with a 15mm head) and they worked great for me. ...
- The Kershaw Cryo and Cryo II Are Elegant Small Pocket Knives December 26, 2018Without a doubt, Kershaw makes a ton of interesting knives. Many times they bring in design talent such as Rick Hinderer. I’ve been a fan of Rick’s work for years and own a number of his designs plus I had a huge surprise one year when I happened to meet him on a ...