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- Video: How to Field Strip an AK Rifle June 28, 2014To me, the AK family of rifles are some of the easiest designs on the planet to field strip … but I have done it hundreds of times. For a newcomer, how to take the rifle apart can be daunting. I took a few minutes and assembled some of my favorite videos and online resources ...
- A Suprisingly Affordable Flashlight: LiteXpress LXL439001 – Impressive Quality & Cool Rotary Model Selector Switch June 27, 2014I use a lot of flashlights and the problem is that I tend to lose them. Thus, while I like and appreciate high-end lights, they can be expensive to lose, crush, etc. As a result, I tend to try and find decent lights at a low price. In my recent trolling of Amazon I was ...
- Video: Tales of the Gun – AK-47, The Kalashnikov, FULL EPISODE June 27, 2014In case you missed the original Tales of the Gun episode on the AK-47 when it aired in 2010, here it is. This is a very well done episode that goes into the history of the design and how it served in battle. Fans of the Kalashnikov will definitely want to watch this. By the way, ...
- Video on the History and Manufacturing of the AK-47 June 26, 2014This is a very interesting video that covers some of the history of the AK-47. I found the portions showing testing and manufacturing very interesting.
- Why We Branched Into Himalayan Imports Khukuris June 25, 2014I’ve had folks ask why we branched from AK furniture into Himalayan Imports khukuris. The answer is simple – both AKs and HI khukuris are incredibly rugged, dependable tools that may not be the most “pretty” things made but you can bet your life on them. In fact, I got into the HI khukuris ...
- Favorite Book on Assault Rifles – “The World’s Assault Rifles” by Gary Johnston and Thomas Nelson June 24, 2014This book rounds out my two most used reference sources (the other being Iannamico’s “AK-47: The Grim Realer) when it comes to looking for photos on AKs plus other assault rifles. Coming in at over eight pounds and 1200 pages, this book has a ton of photos, very clear text and is organized by country. The ...
- How To Remove an AK Gas Tube Cover June 23, 2014Hi folks, It’s cool having a blog because I can elaborate on questions that people have asked me. A recurring one is how to remove the upper handguard cover, also known as the “gas tube” cover on AK rifles. Every military AK I have seen uses two half circle metal retainers to hold the half moon ...
- AK Fire Control Plates Greatly Simplify Installation and Removal of the Trigger and Hammer Pins June 22, 2014A lot of guys, myself included, have run into retaining wires for the trigger and hammer pins in an AK and had a heck of a time removing or installing them depending on the design. I can’t tell you how many I have had challenges with over the years for one reason or another. I ...
- Where to Find RS Regulate Mounts June 22, 2014I’ve had a number of guys ask me about where they can buy RS Regulate mounts. They have a dealer list: http://www.rsregulate.com/dealers.php. They also are looking for dealers as well in case some of you guys may be interested. I’m still very impressed and actually just ordered a second one for my Vepr ...
- Added RS Regulate Mount and Vortex HS-T Scope to the Zastava M77 June 21, 2014I installed the RS Regulate AK-310 base and AKR top rail in preparation for the new beautiful Vortex HS-T 4-16x44mm scope the folks at Vortex helped me select. The RS Regulate system is genuinely impressive. By installing the bottom rail, you then have options about the front to back location of the AKR rail as well ...
- Converted a Base Zastava M77 .308 DMR June 20, 2014I purchased a base Zastava M77 rifle from Bud’s Guns and had the rifle sent to my good friend and FFL, Scott Igert over at http://www.migunexchange.com. To be imported, the rifle was pretty neutered with a thumbhole stock and a tacked on muzzle nut. We then went to work – the result has our M70 ...
- Best AK Reference Book – AK-47: The Grim Reaper 2nd Edition June 19, 2014Folks ask me what is the best reference book to learn more about AK rifles and the variations that are made all over the world. The Grim Reaper Second Edition book by Frank Iannamico is, hands down, my number one recommendation and I say that based on owning somewhere over a dozen books on the ...
- How does Ronin’s Grips’ polymer handle high heat? June 19, 2014I regularly get asked about how well our handguards will withstand heat and why we don’t have a heat sink. I have class III SOTs building with my handguards and haven’t had complaints. Some of them have told me that heatsinks are over rated and once they are hot then all bets are off. The Yugo ...
- What we believe in June 18, 2014Hello everyone, I’ve had a few guys ask about how Ronin’s Grips started over four years ago. Basically, I needed a grip for a Yugo M70 and I couldn’t find one. It’s as simple as that. Some guys were talking about casting them and it dawned on me that I knew how to make them but ...