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• Uzi Part 1 of 7: The Uzi Kit, Receiver and Barrel December 27, 2017
  One of the firearms that had an impact on me growing up was the iconic Israeli Uzi.  In the 1980s you would see them in the news, TV shows and movies all the time.  Today, being quite a bit older, what interests me is the history and engineering that led up to this weapon.  Suffice ...
• Zastava PAP M70 and Military M70 Buttstocks and Recoil Pads No Longer Match December 24, 2017
  Hello everyone, We make a recoil pad for the military Yugo M70, M72 and M76 rifles . The original was rubber over a steel pad and was often very beat up when guys bought kits or rifles made from kits.  So, I hunted down pristine original recoil pads and made molds to ...
• Clean Your New Airgun’s Bore Before use December 24, 2017
  When any projectile weapon is made, there are machining operations, dust and lubricants.  Now a lot of this is down in the bore of your new purchase.  This is true of any arm – including air guns of all types and firearms.  If you shoot your weapon without cleaning it, you do risk hurting the ...
• Video: Forgotten Weapons: British Submachine Gun Overview: Lanchester, Sten, Sterling, and More! November 30, 2017
  I have lately become very interested in sub machine gun class weapons, or SMGs.  I’ve built a number of 9mm ARs over the years and while they are interesting and fun to shoot, there’s not much history to dig into.  So, I have been researching British Stens for a while now and the history that ...
• 20 tips for getting better results with epoxy November 16, 2017
  I use a ton of epoxy as part of my work plus fixing all kinds of stuff at home, on cars, guns, knives and more.  I’d like to take a few minutes share some lessons learned with you to bear in mind on your next project that involves epoxy: Buy quality epoxy – not cheap junk.  ...
• Check Out Ken’s M70 With Our Bulged Lower Handguard November 15, 2017
  Pretty slick set up with that Ultimak gas tube!!  
• A quick and easy way to snug up a loose flip-up lens cap so it stays on November 15, 2017
  I like flip-up scope caps and, in general, I have had very good luck with Butler Creek.  Recently, I bought a scope cap for my Hawke air rifle scope’s front objective and the thing wasn’t tight enough to stay on when I would flip it up.  There’s a very simple way to fix a loose ...
• Boy does this make splitting kindling easy November 14, 2017
  I grew up helping my dad cut trees, stack firewood, and splitting kindling.  Of the three, kindling always took the most time – trying to get the wood to balance and then hitting it with the axe.  When I got older and had a splitter, I would use the splitter to crack up a load ...
• Did you know most consumer vehicle undercoatings are rip offs? November 13, 2017
  We recently bought a new van and I wanted to undercoat it so it would last — being old school that was the first thing I thought of anyways.  The next was to do some searching around with Google about undercoatings so I could get the best product to use.  You know what I found ...
• My Welding Helmet is an Antra AH6-260-0000 Solar Power Auto Darkening Welding Helmet October 3, 2017
  A few guys who read my blog post about assembling my SWAG press brake asked about my helmet.  It’s an Antra AH6-260-0000 Solar Power Auto Darkening Welding Helmet that I bought in October 2014 according to my records.  My old helmet died and would no longer automatically switch on and off so I did some digging.  ...
• Installed a 20 Ton Air Over Hydraulic Bottle On My Shop Press October 2, 2017
  My shop press is actually rated for 30 tons but I have used a 20 ton bottle for a safety margin.  Until recently, my preference has been a hand pumped 20 ton bottle on my press.  The reason for this is that when pressing barrels, pins, etc. I like to “feel” how much pressure I ...
• SWAG Press Plates – Improve the Safety of Your Hydraulic Shop Press September 30, 2017
  I’ve used presses for many years and have watched them bend stuff and or even shoot stuff across a room.  One of the scariest sounds I used to hear was the “BANG” when an AK barrel pin would finally let go and come out.  My point is that with a press, you are working with ...
• Built and Installed a SWAG Off Road 20 TON Press Brake Heavy Duty DIY Builder Kit September 29, 2017
  I occasionally run into situations where I need to bend thick sheet metal or even bar stock to make brackets.  I needed to make a new battery box for my plow and decided it was time to get a press brake.  I did some digging around decided to get one from SWAG Off Road – ...
• Video: How to Choose a Geissele or ALG Defense Trigger With Bill Geissele – The Man Himself! August 16, 2017
     For years I have have heard how great Geissele (pronounced Guys-Lee) triggers are.  They offer a ton of models so I actually called them and talked about what trigger to use for a target rifle – which is the rifle shown above.  After some talking, the gentleman I talked to recommended their Super Semi-Automatic Enhanced ...
• A Heavy Target AR With A 26″ 5.56x45mm White Oak Upper, Geissele Trigger and Vortex HS-T 6-24×50 Scope August 14, 2017
  This is a purpose-built target rifle.  I like my precision rifles to be very heavy as the weight helps absorb my tremor.  Granted I still have to control my breathing and pretty much meditate to get to the right point to pull the trigger but the weight really helps.  The rig as shown without ammo weighs ...
• A 16″ Palmetto State Armory/PSA 5.56x45mm Tactical AR Build August 11, 2017
  ARs are a fun, quick build and because they are modular you can take them in a ton of custom directions.  When you build an AR, you need to first ask yourself “what am I going to use this for?” and then plan your components accordingly.  In this case, I wanted a 16″ carbine that ...
• Installing a Hawke Vantage II 4-12×50 AO Scope on a Hatsan Gladius Long Rifle August 9, 2017
  When I bought my Gladius a few months back from Airgun Depot, it came as a package deal with a Hawke Vantage IR 4-12×50 AO Mil-Dot illuminated scope with a 1″ tube . I had heard some good reports about Hawke so I figured I would give the scope a chance.  It is bright, clear ...
• Swiss+Tech ST50022 6-in-1 and ST53100 19-1 Micro Pocket Multitools are Handy for Travel August 7, 2017
  For my job, I wind up travelling and I can’t tell you how many times I have had luggage parts come loose or need to fix a zipper.  The beauty of these Swiss+Tech tools is that they are tiny and light.  They will never win a brute strength contest but when you need a simple ...
• The Gerber Suspension Multi Tool [22-01471] is Pretty Nice! August 4, 2017
  Guys, I like multi tools when I travel or go camping.  I have torn up a boat load of cheap imported ones and a Stanley just by trying to use the pliers to grab on to something really tight.  I have never had a problem with a Gerber or Leatherman tool – let me say ...
• The Custom Yugo M72 Carbine and Vepr FM-AK47-21 Meet August 2, 2017
  Okay, I had them both out to shoot photos so I had to take some side by side photos.  In case you want to read the blog posts about each rifle, click here for the Yugo M72 Carbine or here for the Vepr FM-AK47-21.

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