Last week we posted a video discussing the reported FNS striker drop issue some PD’s have been complaining about. CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO. As I stated, this was a new one for me. So I asked for readers to see if they could recreate the issue. And low-and-behold…a reader by the name of Andrew did just that! Looking at the …
Blaser Interchangeability Guide
Chris Morlock of Morlock Designs as complied a Blaser LRS, LRS 2, LRS2 338LM and Tactical 2 parts interchangeability chart. Right off the bat, I find the chart to be almost over whelming mentally. Especially when trying to determine an overall trend or pattern. But maybe that’s more of a reflection on the limits of my two-celled-lizard brain? But then …
CETME-L Parts Kit
Posted some photos about this on social media and had some folks wanting to see the kit. It seems the man questions people have are about the furniture. There is a company selling CETME-L’s but with US production furniture. Also…Freeze found us a CETME-L bayonet on Centerfire System’s website yesterday. All that is left is a receiver flat, trunnion, and …
FNS-40L Safety Issues
News was circulating earlier this week that the Baltimore County Police dropped the FNS-40L in-lieu of a 9mm Glock 17 Gen 5. Considering the PD just switched to the FNS-40L in 2013, this strikes me as odd. Looking deeper into the issue, it appears that there are grumblings that FNS is having ND/AD issues. At least it seems the PD …
Reader’s Sten Build
Marky & Freeze, Just wanted to follow-up on the Sten project since you guys sent me that template a few months ago. After doing some research, I ended up with some parts for a Mark III Sten from Indianapolis Ordnance; to make a legal semi-auto Sten. I installed a 16” barrel so I didn’t have to mess with a tax …
CMMG Replaces 22 Kit
This is a follow up to a post we made on social media in regards to some issues we were having making a CMMG 22 kit run properly. A kit we bought 9 years ago and never used. Well…CMMG reached out to us unsolicited and indicated that: The kit we have is a legacy design and has been dropped for …
MAS-38 Parts Kit Analysis
So…I have been looking for a MAS-38 for sometime. Every once in a while I think about just building one. Here is Matt and I corresponding on the numbers. —Marky Marky: I know this looks bad. But I’ve seen a semi-auto conversion done. Do-able? Matt H.: Torch cuts are pretty rough! I’m sure I could make it work but it would take …
POTD – Barricade Installed on Range
VTAC barricade 1 is installed on property. Barricade 2 is in production.
Homemade Monopod Blaser Tac2 – LRS2
Someone reached out and wanted to know if I could get them a Blaser monopod or one of these reproductions? Unfortunately I don’t have any to provide. And while we are on the subject, I didn’t even make this product. But…I don’t believe it would be all that hard to make yourself. So if you want some data on where …
Upside Down Gas Block
I had an AR build come across the workbench. The owner bought it from the guy who built it. I’m not sure when it was built but apparently it didn’t run. Upon first inspection I easily found that the buffer retention pin was missing. The first fix on this rifle is installing the missing pin. After installing the buffer retention …
Restoration – Bernardelli P.One
Follow up video on a gun we first talked about in 2018. A Bernardelli P.One pistol. This pistol originally started its life in Italy. Then went to Israel as a police gun. After which it was surplussed out and eventually made its way to the United States. That is where we come in. Initially the condition of the pistol was …
CMMG 22 Conversion
SHOT show is next week. And for another year, I am relieved to not be in attendance. Back in the day, I used to work the event. On the LE side. It made for a long week. And yes it was a week. Because setup and teardown always added more days on both ends of the show. The Kit But …
AR Kaboom – What Happened?
This video was recently brought to my attention. I don’t know how long ago it happened or where? I have seen many rifles ka-Boom. AR’s even. Usually what I see is a “blow-out” down the magwell and out the ejection port. That is not what happened here. The upper completely blew apart. Up to and including separation near the rear …
Chasing Function: Weasel Whacker
New project rolled onto the workbench. Right now its a “Jam-O-Matic”. I’m sure I can get things worked out. Freeze. www.John1911.com “Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
Eye Relief Before Ring Height
First off before we get started. This video is long. And somewhat repetitive in that it approaches the same problem from two different directions. If the subject is not something that you need to hear right now, watching this will be like watching paint dry. Just skip it. Yes. I really said that. Why? Because it’s true. And I don’t …