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- Check out Derreck’s Yugo M72B1 with our handguards!! May 8, 2017Derreck’s Yugoslav/Zastava M72B1 with our M72 handguard set looks sweet!! Click here to visit our M72 handguard page in our store.
- Video: Brownells’ Four Part Series on AK 47/74 Firearm Maintenance May 8, 2017Brownells has turned out a nice for video set regarding AK 47/74 Maintenance. Here they are: AK 47/74 Firearm Maintenance: Part 1 Disassembly AK 47/74 Firearm Maintenance: Part 2 Cleaning AK 47/74 Firearm Maintenance: Part 3 Lubrication AK 47/74 Firearm Maintenance: Part 4 Reassembly
- Sluggish Marauder Mag Fix: Try #1 – Loosen the Center Screw May 8, 2017Please note that there are three posts in this series. The method in the third post would fix just about any magazine while the other two helped some of the magazines: Sluggish Marauder Mag Fix: Try #1 – Loosen the Center Screw Sluggish Marauder Mag Fix: Try #2 – Dry Film Lubricants – Not a Good Fix ...
- Check out Brandon’s rifles with our ARM and Polish Tantal grips!! May 6, 2017Brandon shared these photos of his rifles and some close up shots for his ARM-9 grips. Very cool!! The following is our Dark US Plum color: The below ARM grips are in Dark Grey to the left and black to the right: Here are links for our ARM Grips – click here for the ARM grip without the ...
- Video: Zastava Arms 160 Years Marketing Video, 2015 May 6, 2017I like Zastava firearms – notably their rifles – M70, M72, M67, M77, and M92. I’ve owned variants of all of those at one time or another and think highly of the designs and the quality of manufacturing. I ran across this short 160 year commemorative video released in 2015 and thought I would share ...
- What to do if your Marauder Rifle Magazine is too tight in the BNM breech May 6, 2017My magazine was a bear to pull out from my CP1002 BNM breech. I talked to Sergei at BNM about the tight fit and told me that they keep they keep their tolerances tight on purpose. He would rather things be tight vs. loose and that makes sense to me. So if your Marauder magazine ...
- Video: Dragunov Variations: Military SVD, Izhmash Tiger, Chinese NDM-86 by Forgotten Weapons – this is AWESOME!! May 6th RIA Auction May 5, 2017Guys, I am serious fanboying over this video. I really like Dragunovs and this video has three Drag variants that are in the May 2017 auction at Rock Island Auction Company. The presenter does an amazing job taking each of the rifles and giving history and explaining the differences. He takes the bolts and trigger ...
- Video: Inside the Kalashnikov Factory: Home of the World’s Most Reliable Weapon AK-47 – In Russian With Subtitles May 5, 2017There are some great scenes of machinery and firearms in the Kalashnikov factory by Russian Insider. This was released in March 2017 and is pretty cool. You’ll also see a lot of firearms we never get to see over here. I’m fascinated about the evolution of the Russian arms industry. Growing up we heard about ...
- USE A DIGITAL PROTRACTOR TO SIMPLY FINDING AND SETTING ANGLES – THE FOWLER MINI-MAG ROCKS! May 5, 2017If you need to quickly and accurate find and set the angles of sin tables, jigs and so forth, a digital protractor is worth its weight in gold and then some. I’ve had this Fowler Mini-Mag Eelectronic Protractor (PN# 54-422-450-1) since about 2008 and use it every day for setting the angle of drilling jigs ...
- Video: Dmirty Rogozin “KALASHNIKOV” – You absolutely need to watch this English Language Kalashnikov Documentary May 4, 2017This is a very interesting 45 minute film made in 2013 that talks about the Kalashnikov from a Russian film maker. It has a lot of footage of military commentary including interviews of generals, soldiers and show training with Spetsnaz units and others doing room clearing, assaults and so forth. There is also historical footage ...
- Use an edge finder with a center point to improve drilling accuracy May 4, 2017Growing up on a farm, the only way I knew to locate a hole was to try and get the pointed part of the drill bit over the divot left by the center punch. In junior high shop class, they showed how to start with a small bit to locate the hole and then go ...
- Video: Legendary Kalashnikov: Story of AK-47 Rifle (RT’s Documentary) May 3, 2017I have a number of books both about the Kalashnikov rifles and also biographies of Mikhail Kalashnikov, the chief designer. I always find documentaries of either the rifle or the man very interesting. This particular video combines some fascinating footage about current use, manufacturing and testing with historical information and perspectives on ...
- Converting 1980s-1990s 3, 4 and 5-D Cell Maglites to LED – What a difference!! May 3, 2017Back in about 1982 or 83, I saved my money up in high school and bought a seemingly giant 4-D cell Maglite. That thing has been all over the US with me – camping, in cars, trucks, by the night stand and so forth. My dad was so impressed he bought both a three and ...
- Put an X-Y table on your drill press to improve accuracy May 2, 2017One of the problems with a drill table is that you have a platform to hold work but to position the work, you have to move the table. Some guys are really good at doing this but I am not one of them. I want to use something that I can precisely move to get ...
- How to clean an air compressor’s automatic drain – Midwest Control or a Clone May 1, 2017Automatic air compressor drains are fantastic. An automatic drain makes it so easy to keep the condensate to a minimum in tanks that I recommend them to everyone. The only time you can’t rely on one is if it is below freezing and ice may cause the little valve to stick open. For that reason, ...
- April 2017 – My EDC Knife is a ZT 0350BW April 28, 2017A while back I screwed up the blog and re-posted an old post about my every day carry (EDC) knife being a Kershaw Compound. While that was a great knife, I did eventually replace it – with my daughter’s approval. I have always liked Zero Tolerance knives. Think of them as a higher end brand ...
- BNM Custom Airguns CP1002 Pistol – First Trigger Experiment and Match Grips April 27, 2017I bought a cool CP1002 pistol from BNM Custom Airguns. Now they focus on making exceptional breaches and that Tippmann stock adapter is very cool also. In talking with Sergio, because there is such a strong aftermarket with businesses that specialize on certain aspects, he has not bothered with the trigger. Now that makes sense ...
- Check Out Derreck’s M70B1 with our Bulged Handguards April 26, 2017Here’s Derreck’s M70B1 with the wood furniture: and here it is with our handguard and a Magpul Zhukov-S stock:
- What to do if the Crosman 2240 safety spring and detent ball fall out April 25, 2017The Crosman 2240 has to be one of the most popular, if not the most popular, .22 caliber C02 pistols available. In part because it is a cheap and reliable design but also because there is a HUGE aftermarket parts industry out there. There is one negative right out of the gates though. It ...
- Are you looking for a family friendly kitchen knife sharpener? April 24, 2017I seriously like my Ken Onion Work Sharp knife sharpener to put any kind of edge on just about any kind of knife – folder, fixed, kitchen or even a giant khukuri. However, that is not exactly family friendly. To make it easier on my wife, daughters and even me in the kitchen, I bought ...