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• 17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer Trench Mortar (17cm mMW a/A) Found in Dowagiac, MI, WWI Memorial September 14, 2018
  My wife and I were walking around downtown Dowagiac, MI, when I spotted a memorial with an odd little piece of artillery sticking out above a bush located by the intersection of South Front and Main Street. I walked over and realized I had no idea what it was.  Given it was a WWI monument, it ...
• Houston We Have a Problem: The Onyx 1828 3/8″ Nano Impact Wrench Breaks Its Retaining Clip – Resolved September 12, 2018
  Well, after only moderate use my Onyx 1828 3/8″ Nano Impact Wrench has a problem.  On the nose is a small retaining ring, that holds sockets in place.  It came out of its groove and bent.  At first I couldn’t figure out why it was so hard to put sockets on or take them off ...
• THE LYNX 12 – POST 3 OF 3: Adding the Customizations September 12, 2018
  This is the third post in a three part series about customizing a Lynx 12 Shotgun.  In the first post, I wrote about my “out of the box” observations and in the second post, I disassembled the Lynx and also recorded observations.  In this final post, I’ll add in my planned customizations and explain my ...
• The Lynx 12 – Post 2 of 3: Disassembly and Observations September 9, 2018
  In the first post, I documented my favorable first impressions of the SDS Lynx 12 shotgun.  After posting, at least 10 gentlemen have come forward stating how much they like their Lynx 12 shotguns and nobody reported any problems.  In this post, I’ll write about taking the shotgun apart in order to install my planned ...
• The Lynx 12 – Post 1 of 3: Unboxing and First Impressions September 8, 2018
  For some reason, I never really got into the Saigas when they were the hot conversion ticket. I guess it was because I was mainly working on rifles and had a Vepr 12. At any rate, when I heard from Paul Popov that SDS was importing a Saiga-12 clone known as the Lynx 12 from China ...
• Cool Video of The Parts Break Down and Operation of a Type 2 Milled AK August 10, 2018
  I posted a Forgotten Weapons video a few months back  where Ian does a great overview of the Type 2 Avtomát Kaláshnikova (AK).  Џон Ивошевић shared with me this cool computer animation of the parts and operation of a Type 2. This is incredibly detailed – if you are into AK rifles, this is worth watching: I’m amazed and ...
• Videos: M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer Instructions and Firing August 9, 2018
  My post about the old M1A1 in the Battle Creek Memorial Cemetary got me to thinking.  The Internet is an amazing place and I wondered what videos I could find that might feature the old howitzer. Right off the bat, I found the following fascinating old WWII-era USMC training film on the M1A1: A collector actually owns ...
• Assembling A Beryl-ish AK From A WBP Kit – Part 8 – Installing the Furniture, Muzzle Brake, Red Dot Optic and Test Firing August 7, 2018
  So here we are at the end. All that was left was to install the buttstock, handguards, muzzle brake, optic and test fire the rifle. Beryl Furniture The Poles evolved the Beryl furniture over the years so I went with a particular handguard from Robert RTG that I liked, buttstock from Arms of America and one of ...
• Assembling A Beryl-ish AK From A WBP Kit – Part 7 – Installing the Fire Control Group and the Optics Rail August 7, 2018
  With the 7.62×39 Polish Beryl inspired rifle otherwise complete, it was time to install the fire control group, optics rail and the furniture.  This post will focus on these elements. The Fire Control Group (FCG) For some time now I have heard how good the ALG triggers are.  I have grown very accustomed to Tapco G2 triggers ...
• Assembling A Beryl-ish AK From A WBP Kit – Part 6 – Reinstalling the Barrel and Pin with IR Air Hammer August 7, 2018
  At this point we are getting into the home stretch. Once the barrelled kits dried up, virgin barrels required a fair amount of work to install the blocks. Personally, I never really enjoyed doing the blocks so now that completed barrel assemblies are available again, I’ll happily leave that work to someone else. One quick comment ...
• Assembling a Beryl-ish AK From a WBP Kit – Part 5 – Riveting In The Trunnions August 2, 2018
  As I mentioned in an earlier post, riveting the trunnions to the sheet metal receiver is the proven method. As such, I’ll use rivets in this build but there is a fun thing to point out – there are tons and tons of ways to do the rivets. I’ve known guys who: Would fashion some type ...
• Assembling a Beryl-ish AK From a WBP Kit – Part 4 – Drilling the Front and Rear Trunnion Rivet Holes July 30, 2018
  In the previous post I removed the front trunnion from the barrel assembly and was then ready to install the front and rear trunnion into the receiver that I had already riveted the trigger guard on. This post will focus on drilling the rivet holes needed for the front and rear trunnions. Front Trunnion Rivet Hole ...
• Assembling a Beryl-ish AK From a WBP Kit – Part 3 – Kit Inspection and Removing the Front Trunnion July 30, 2018
  The next step after installing the trigger guard assembly was to rivet the front and rear trunnion in place. The modern Kalashnikov design uses a stamped sheet metal receiver with steel inserts at the ends known as “trunnions”. The sheet metal receiver is really holding the components in alignment vs. providing the strength necessary for ...
• Assembling a Beryl-ish AK From a WBP Kit – Part 2 – The Trigger Guard July 25, 2018
  The first thing I like to do when building is to install the trigger guard assembly. In this particular case I had paid extra for an extended paddle mag from a Arms of America (AoA) and I would not do it again to be completely honest. I’m very familiar and comfortable with the standard AK controls ...
• Assembling a Beryl-ish AK From a WBP Kit – Part 1 July 24, 2018
  It’s been a couple of years since I last had time to build an AK and definitely felt the need to catch up. Contrary to what some may think, the majority of guys who like building guns aren’t trying to bypass laws – they genuinely enjoy it. Think of it as being similar to building ...
• M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer on an M8 Carriage in the Battle Creek Memorial Cemetary July 24, 2018
  One of the things I wanted to do for a long time is start taking photos of war memorials and the hardware that is often there. In the Battle Creek, MI, Memorial cemetery is this M1A1 75mm pack howitzer with an M8 carriage. My dad always told me was a pack howitzer and I never really ...
• Cost-Effective Sanding Belts for the Work Sharp Ken Onion Knife Sharpener July 23, 2018
  I’ve had a number of guys email me asking if there are affordable replacement sanding belts for the Work Sharp Ken Onion (KO) edition knife sharpener.  The short answer is yes. The actual Work Sharp brand belts work very well but they are pricey.  A group called Econaway Abrasives is making affordable replacement belts that I’ve ...
• Old Glory – I Am The Star Spangled Banner… July 23, 2018
  My parents are buried in the Battle Creek Memorial Park cemetary. During our last visit, we stopped by the veterans memorial. On a boulder by the American flag is this plaque:
• The EWK Vacuum Fluid Extractor is Darned Handy to Drain Engine Oil and ATF Through the Dipstick Tube!! July 18, 2018
  Folks who know me also know that I am always tinkering with something – cars, trucks, tractors, firearms, you name it.  A few years ago a guy showed me how he could change fluids in his car using a vacuum siphon and I was intrigued but let it slide. I recently went through all our old ...
• Sick and Tired of Mosquitoes? How I Got Rid of Them With Talstar P Pro July 16, 2018
  Our home is in a former swampy area that was drained in the 1980s and a subdivision built.  In short, you dig down and can hit water fairly soon – usually within 10 feet.  At any rate, we’ve had a very wet spring and summer and had standing water in our lawn until late-June and ...

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