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- How to Moisturize a Horn Handle on a Khukuri July 13, 2014I regularly am asked about how to moisturize or condition a horn handle. This is important because if horn shrinks then it will likely split because it can’t shrink uniformly due to all the glue, different moisture levels, etc. With that said, there is a very easy fix. You can use hoof conditioner for ...
- The Best M4/AR Collapsible Stock Review I have Read – Maybe My F93 Isn’t Quite Up To Snuff July 11, 2014As you may well know, I am more of an AK guy than an AR guy but I must admit that I really like collapsible stocks. A few years back when I built my personal M92, I opted to use a Yugo M72 rear trunnion an Ace modular adapter and their M4 stock adapter so ...
- More Info on IMI Galil Rifles July 10, 2014I’ve always found the IMI Galil rifles one of the more interesting variations of the Kalashnikov AK design. I thought you might find the following links of interest if you want to learn more: IMI Galil Page on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMI_Galil IMI Galil Assault Rifle (Israel) – On World Guns http://world.guns.ru/assault/isr/galil-e.html IMI Galil ARM / SAR Assault Rifle / Carbine / ...
- AK with Galil Furniture including our Custom Galil Grip for AKs July 9, 2014This is an AK that has been outfit with Galil furniture. The grip is from us and is based on an actual IMI Galil grip but we filled in the selector notch on the left side plus we trimmed the extended tab on the nose.
- Anders’ Rifle With Our Dark US Plum First Generation Molot Grip July 8, 2014Anders’ Rifle With Our Dark US Plum First Generation Molot Grip. He tells me that he really likes the UBR stock. I’m going to have to try one some time.
- Tharin’s Rifle – KVar US Plum Furniture and Our Dark US Plum Polish AKM/Tantal Grip July 7, 2014Tharin’s Sweet rifle – it has K-Var US Plum Furniture and Our Dark US Plum Polish AKM/Tantal Grip. Our Dark US Plum color is the one that comes closest to the K-Var color by the way.
- Use An Air Riveter to Get Barrel Pins Out Fast July 6, 2014One of the things that used to drive me nuts with AK builds was driving out barrel pins and then I got a tip from Gunplumber – a variable trigger air hammer or air riveter makes it way easier. Many cheap import air hammers have an air valve behind the trigger that is either on ...
- How To Rehydrate Khukuri Wood Handles July 5, 2014I am routinely asked how to rehydrate khukuri wood handles that have dried out over time. This is a service we provide when tuning khukuris and have learned a few tricks along the way that we can share. We approach rehydration or moisturizing by using a 50/50 mix of quality boiled linseed oil (BLO) and ...
- Jake’s Arsenal SGL 21-94 with our black Molot grip July 4, 2014From “Jake’s Gun Reviews”: Rifle is an Arsenal, Inc., SGL 21-94 with a Bulgarian sling, our black grip, Ultimak M1-B gas tube, AimPoint Micro H1, and a SureFire 6PX Pro. in a VLTOR SMQ-OCG offset mount.
- My Every Day Carry Knife – the Kershaw Compound (Back in 2014) July 4, 2014A few guys asked for details about my every day carry (EDC) knife. It’s a basic Kershaw Compound but what makes it special is that my youngest daughter bought it for me as a birthday gift when we visited Smoky Mountain Knife Works a few years ago. It is trades off size and weight such ...
- Christopher’s M70B1 With Our Dark Russian Plum Traditional Handguard Set July 4, 2014Christopher’s M70B1 looks very slick! It has our traditional style polymer handguard in our Dark Russian Plum color. These handguards are ready for extreme duty as they are cast from the thick wood versions of the handguards and thus are very strong. By the way, Christopher’s business is on Facebook as “Koufos Emergency Resource”
- Jef’s M92 PAP – Dark OD Handguards and Quick Takedown Pin July 3, 2014Jef’s Zastava M92 PAP with our dark olive drab handguards and a quick release pin to remove the receiver’s dust cover.
- Gregg’s Badass Vepr July 3, 2014He’s running our Vepr handguard on his .308 Vepr. Looks very sweet!
- Shane’s Cool Plum AK July 3, 2014First off, the quote he sent is great: “Da, comrade Ronin agrees, you all need to work harder!” I think this color combo looks great on his rifle. He went with a black First Generation Molot grip.
- Very Cool M92 SBR with an Olive Drab First Generation Molot grip from us July 3, 2014That sure is a sweet M92 SBR. It is using one of our First Generation Molot grips on it. Looks like a cool color combination.
- Great Simple Knife Sharpener the Spyderco Tri-Angle Sharpmaker July 3, 2014Guys, one of the sharpeners I use a lot for touch up of smaller blades (not the khukuris) is the Spyderco Tri-Angle Sharpmaker. The unit is as simple as can be – the brass rods are to protect your hand and then it comes with two pairs of stones – fine and medium basically. You ...
- Moisturizing Leather Sheaths July 2, 2014I get asked how to moisturize leather sheaths regularly. Up until now, my go to solution was either Mink Oil or Neatsfoot oil that I would rub in by hand. The idea is that the heat and pressure of your hand helps the oils to get worked into the leather. This has worked fine for ...
- Finally, An Ergonomic Machete That Doesn’t Suck! The CRKT HalfAChance K920KKP July 1, 2014I have a thing for machetes. Why, I do not know. Over the years I have owned quite a few and have a number of them in my garage from various manufacturers and blade profiles. I am accumulating chronic injuries almost as fast as I am blades it seems. I have two torn rotator ...
- Review of the Excellent Ken Onion Edition Work Sharp June 30, 2014
- Very cool video review of HI Khukuris June 29, 2014As many of you know, I think very highly of HI khukuris – both the organization and the blades they produce. This is a great video where the reviewer does a thorough job and explains why he likes the MI M43 that he tested so much. At any rate, if you are interested, check this ...