2016-01-21 18:00
When my friend decided he wanted to put an aftermarket stock on his Polish AK (PMKM)..... I cursed him a fool......everyone knows that tacticooling an AK is sacrilege.Comrade Mikhail would n… Read More
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2016-01-12 13:42
The J. Stevens Arms Company created the .22 Long Rifle cartridge in 1887, by the 1930's they had a catalog full of guns to shoot the little rimfire round (as did most gun makers). The model… Read More
2016-01-08 17:06
I didn't used to be one of those guys who covet old military rifles. I'm not really sure why. It is not that I don't like them or the history that comes with them. For some reason they just… Read More
2016-01-08 17:06
After doing research for my Old Model Blackhawk Project and trial fitting different parts I learned what parts interchange between the old model Blackhawks and the New Model Blackhawks and V… Read More
2016-01-01 16:08
Most of the time my projects pick me....as in I find them by happenstance. Many gunsmith projects I see online are planned out, parts are chosen ahead of time and a course of action plo… Read More
2015-12-30 17:38
This is the third and final installment of this build, see parts one and twoNow that we have everything to assemble a tacticool SKS, we need to do something about the finish.My nephew and I… Read More
2015-12-28 13:29
It's that time of year again, next week I will be starting my 4th year blogging about guns. This is my 231st Blog post.....while I had no idea it would go on this long....we have plenty… Read More
2015-12-23 16:36
Once upon a time in America, it was not unusual to buy a firearm for a loved one for Christmas.I am sure you have seen the movie A Christmas Story, A story about a nine-year old boy living i… Read More
2015-12-19 14:52
You may have seen my earlier post in which I performed some upgrades to my Ruger old model .45 Vaquero, if not you can see it here.Since writing that post I came into possession of a brass b… Read More
2015-12-15 15:15
It's Christmas time again, and if you grew up like I did (in the 70's or earlier) you looked forward to that special catalog from Sears & Roebuck.....My Brother & I would pour over t… Read More
2015-12-15 03:50
Building AR style rifles is practically an American pastime...it would be hard to throw a rock at a group of gun enthusiasts and not hit someone who has built one of these rifles.Rather than… Read More
2015-12-10 14:37
Foreword by Glen E. Fryxell Marlin Firearms, the very name conjures the image of a lean horseman, with a red bandana wrapped around his dusty neck and a work-worn felt hat jammed awkwar… Read More
2015-12-08 14:53
The Hawes Western Marshal was a foreign made copy of the Colt model of 1873 "Single Action Army" revolver.During the 50's & 60's the Western films were tops at the box office and fans… Read More
2015-12-03 14:27
Part 5 of this restoration, if you missed the first three you can find them herePart 1Part 2Part 3Part 4 The big parts have been reblued, now I need to get all the small parts taken care of… Read More
2015-11-29 16:22
Time for some gun porn!remember to click on the pictures for the Hi-Res versions Photo courtesy of Gun Values BoardPhoto courtesy of Mob GunsPhoto courtesy of Photo courtesy of Photo courtes… Read More
2015-11-25 16:02
We did this back in 2013 I thought I might do another one.....Christmas is right around the corner and you might be struggling with what to get that special someone. You may also need to pad… Read More
2015-11-20 14:59
The subject of this post is a U.S. Army Colt 1911 that was born in the summer of 1918 at the Colt Hartford plant, built under U.S. Government contract that began in 1911. The serial # 4799XX… Read More
2015-11-12 14:40
It all started with Breakfast....on our way south my Wife insisted that we eat at this restaurant that her friend had told her about.The restaurant is called Berry Fields Cafe, it is in Cent… Read More
2015-11-06 15:28
Every hobby has its own nomenclature and gun collecting is no exception. I decided to put together a list of terms that non-gun owners (or folks new to the gun hobby) might find confusing. S… Read More
2015-11-01 15:26
Part 4 of this restoration, if you missed the first three you can find them herePart 1Part 2Part 3Before removing the 100+ year old finish, I wanted to get one last picture of the shine the… Read More
2015-10-28 19:54
I have been on a single action kick lately and have been researching things you can do to customize a Ruger Blackhawk (I just finished my old model Blackhawk project, see it here). So I deci… Read More
2015-10-23 12:39
Colors are all the rage these days, it seems many people are tired of black or stainless guns and alternate colors are selling like hotcakes. Of course we have seen custom anodized and paint… Read More
2015-10-13 21:44
See part one of this build here: The Born Again SKS part 1Now that we know that this old SKS is GTG, my nephew decided that he wanted to "tacticool" it out. I told him that was fine, b… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The first centerfire firearm that I shot was a .44 Magnum. My father only had two handguns when I was young: a Ruger 3-screw Single Six (in .22) and a Ruger New Model Super Blackhawk (in .44… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Before I resume my regular posts, I thought I would provide some quick updates to past blogs.Myths and Legends, I added an additional myth: Cartridges in a FirePink Guns, EAA, Sig and others… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This post was meant to be more of an observation than a side by side comparison. To do a correct side by side comparison, you would need to have all the guns in front of you. In addition the… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
To non-gun people, guns are mysterious. As a result non-gun people tend to repeat urban legends, embellish the true stories and even make up stuff.The following is a list of myths and legend… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
When my friend decided he wanted to put an aftermarket stock on his Polish AK (PMKM)..... I cursed him a fool......everyone knows that tacticooling an AK is sacrilege.Comrade Mikhail would n… Read More
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