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- Russian Spetsnaz Working Out With The PKM Machine Gun January 3, 2019Here you have a number of videos assembled to show a ton of shooting of the venerable 7.62x54R PKM machine gun by Spetsnaz operators. You get to see the drills and they wrap up with some SVD and RPG action. Pretty cool. Hand operated belt loader. Here’s the Video
- The Tekton 1/2″Torque Wrench is Affordable And Accurate January 3, 2019Folks, if you do much work on cars, trucks or fire arms, you are going to need a good enough torque wrench. This Tekton 1/2″ unit is pretty decent. There are over 2,300 reviews on Amazon with an average score of 4.4. You can only get this kind of score if you have a good ...
- How to Safely Change AR Muzzle Devices and Barrel Nuts Using a Magpul BEV Block January 3, 2019If you like working on AR-type rifles and plan to replace a muzzle device or change a barrel nut to install a free-floating handguard or to swap barrels, you are going to need to apply a lot of torque. Torque and aluminum are not friends and this is certainly the case with the upper receiver ...
- Beretta USA Factory Tour And A Seriously Stunning Picatinny Rail Concept January 2, 2019Military Arms Channel (MAC) visited the Beretta USA facility in 2015. To be honest, I really didn’t expect anything surprising because three years had passed and Beretta really hasn’t done anything of interest to me for years and years. Well, that changed in this video at the 10:12 mark but let’s not jump ahead. MAC ...
- Factory Tour Video of Beretta’s Gardone, Val Trompia, Italy Facility January 2, 2019This brief video provides an overview of Beretta’s facility in Gardone, Val Trompia,Italy. They have a long history of making firearms there and can produce up to 1,500 per day. Hammer forged barrel machine.Beretta makes a lot of hammer forged barrels and some broach cut barrels for pistols. The factory is an interesting blend of very automated ...
- This Rechargeable LED Worklight is Bright, Long-Lasting and Very Affordable January 2, 2019This is a pretty slick little light. It’s compact, doesn’t weigh much and can kick out quite a bit of light for at least eight hours. Because it LED, you don’t need to worry about the bulbs burning out plus it runs cool vs. the scorching hot halogen worklights. It does have one weird feature that ...
- Great 1/2×28 Thread Protectors for Rifles and Pistols January 1, 2019It’s very common to have pistols and rifles with threaded muzzles. A very common thread pattern for .22, .204, .223/5.56 and even some 9mms is 1/2×28. This means the thread is 1/2″ wide and has 28 threads per inch (TPI). This is the most common pattern for AR rifles for example as .223/5.56 rifles tend ...
- Last Man Standing – Footage of Various Special Forces Groups Including the US and Germany January 1, 2019Yeah, I definitely liked the song and video footage in this one. It’s a good chance to see a variety of NATO-related weapons including M4,s HKs, Mk.19, AUGs and more. You always need at least one minigun on a US Navy Riverine boat too 🙂 Here’s the Video Please note that all images are ...
- Russian FSB Conducting Exercises December 31, 2018This Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) is focused on security within Russia. This includes counter-intelligence, border security, surveillance, organized crime, counter-terrorism and federal law violations. In support of the FSB’s activities, it retains an estimated 4,000 special operations forces. Of course, one of the hallmarks of any special forces group is extensive ...
- Understanding The Histories of Some of the Special Operations “Spetsnaz” groups in Russia Today December 30, 2018In the West, folks tend to think that Russian special operations groups, collectively termed “Spetsnaz” are one entity. In fact, there are many special operations groups in Russia both in the military as well as the police. FTD Facts assembled a brief video focusing on a number of groups wherein he provides a historical narrative ...
- Video of Anti-Terror Exercise in Russia in 2018 December 27, 2018This is a video of a training exercise at the Kalingrad stadium simulating a hostage situation. Units from the FSB, police, Regardie and MOE were involved. Parachute drop to the stadium Going up a frozen ditch Here’s the Video All photos come from the video and remain the property of their respective owner(s).
- Kershaw Thermite 3880BW – Cool Knife But It Was Discontinued in 2017 – Buy Now December 26, 2018The Thermite has been on my radar for a while because it is a Rick Hinderer design but I was in no rush to buy one. Then Kershaw announced they were discontinuing it in 2017 and that made me watch out for a deal. Their Amazon price is still only $21.59. One of the ...
- These are the Correct Weatherstripping Clips for 1996 Toyota Landcruisers (80-series) December 26, 2018I did some bodywork on my 1996 Landcruiser (an 80-series Landcruiser) this past summer and had to replace the weatherstripping clips on the bottom of the driver side door. I did some digging and found that these clips are the correct size (5mm with a 15mm head) and they worked great for me. ...
- The Kershaw Cryo and Cryo II Are Elegant Small Pocket Knives December 26, 2018Without a doubt, Kershaw makes a ton of interesting knives. Many times they bring in design talent such as Rick Hinderer. I’ve been a fan of Rick’s work for years and own a number of his designs plus I had a huge surprise one year when I happened to meet him on a ...
- Larry Vickers Tours the Sellier & Bellot Ammunition Factory December 26, 2018Sellier & Bellot (S&B) is one of the oldest ammunition manufacturers in the world and was founded in 1825. S&B has grown dramatically since then and was acquired by the Brazilian firm of Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos (CBC) in 2009. Americans will know CBC better as “MagTech”. Not to go too far off topic, it’s ...
- Kershaw Scores a Knockout! December 25, 2018I’m pretty pragmatic when it comes to pocket knives. Looks matter but the knife must also be something I can use as a tool. For me, I am always having to cut down boxes, cut plastic, strip wires, and so forth and a knife may well get wet from rain, snow, or plumbing. ...
- Ian McCollum Reviews and Disassembles a M1916 Federov Rifle! December 24, 2018The Federov Automat rifle has an interesting niche in history as being an early successful design that enabled an infantryman to have a select fire weapon that didn’t weigh a ton. Design work began around 1906, a model was submitted to the Army in 1911 and it saw service from 1915-1917, 1920-1928 and ...
- Larry Vickers Interview in Russia – Is the AK Outdated? December 24, 2018During his visit to Russia in 2018, Larry Vickers was interviewed by Vladimir Onokoy, a technical consultant with the Kalashnikov Concern, about Larry’s views on the traditional AK platform. The two discussed a number of topics and I’ll just hit some personal highlights that I found interesting: Larry mentioned that people get hung ...
- Polish Armed Forces – How Strong Are They? December 22, 2018Being interested in AK weapons also leads me to an interest in the militaries that used them. AKs are in military use in 106 countries and the USSR licensed production to 30 countries including East Germany, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Poland, and Yugoslavia just to name a few. Interestingly enough, there have been some licensing issues ...
- AK-200, AK-308, AM-17 and AMB-17 At Army 2018 in Moscow December 22, 2018DefenseWeb attended the Army 2018 expo in Moscow and released this video where they interviewed Vladimir Onokoy, a technical consultant with the Kalashnikov and experienced AK armorer, about Kalashnikov Concern’s new AK-200, AK-308, AM-17 and AMD-17 rifles. AK-201 rifle in 5.56×45. The AK-20x family of weapons is available in 5.45×39, 5.56×45 and 7.62×39 plus in long and ...