Recent Changes in Gunwiki Web retrieved at 04:04 (-0600)Types of Handgun Holster Ever since handguns became widely used, there has been a desire for convenient means of carrying them at the ready. Holsters may have begun... Installing and Removing Buttstocks on HK91 pattern rifles I`ve gotten a fair number of search terms for this over the years, and have finally gotten around to doing... General Shooting Gear and Apparel Apparel Please do not confuse this with the Holsters section. Shirts 5.11 Tactical`s Ladies Polo Gloves 5.11 Tactical... FFL Logbooks First off, this section pertains only to holders of Federal Firearms Licenses (FFLs). This does include Curio and Relic FFLs. Firearms acquired and disposed... Tactical Electronics Revision Military`s NERV Center Power Pack Reloading Related `Ed`s Red` Revisited I came across this recipe when researching the lubricants article. According to the article, ER will damage most wood finishes if left on... Caliber Conversions on the Dillon 650 See also: Interactive Caliber Conversion application! I should note that this is mostly taken from the back of Dillon`s... Conecealing Firearms Containers Holsters are one way of carrying firearms, either in the open or concealed. However, there is another category of firearms transport... Brass Component Reference Guide One of these days, I intend to expand this to a headstamp database. I don`t care what the history of any given cartridge is; all I... An Overview of Chronographs What Chronographs Do A chronograph is a device via which you can find out how fast your bullets are travelling. This is useful to the... About the Interactive Caliber Conversion Application To use the application, here. To read about it well, keep reading. Usage Instructions This section is strictly... Local places to buy Powder and Primers in California Buying powder and primers online tends to incur hazardous material handling fees. Because of this, it is frequently... 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About Blackhawk Blackhawk is a Virginia based manufacturer of law enforcement and tactical gear. It`s the outgrowth of a garage business started by a Navy SEAL named... AR 15 Weapons Platform Family Major AR Family Members The AR 15 is the most commercially successful of the AR family. The M 16 is simply a select fire version... AR Platform Buffer Systems In conventional AR series weapons, the buffer system consists of three main parts and a detent for retention purposes. There are certain... Annealing Techniques and Equipment Annealing is the process of heating brass necks so that it loses its rigidity, becoming pliable. To the reloader, this is desirable... A Guide to Markings Found on AK 47`s Romanian AK Markings The red `G` marking on the side of the rear sight base on Romanian AK 47 kits (`Romy G kits`, as they are... Firearm Related Abbreviations Also, check the Common Gun Forum Abbrevations list. 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Conversion kits vs Dedicated Upper Fjold, of Calguns, brought up that the 22LR... Replacement Nuts for the ARMS #40 Rear Flip Up Sight It`s fortunate that, because the ARMS #40 picatinny mount rear sight`s mounting nut can be easily lost, it is... Iron Sights for the AR 15 Platform The vast majority of AR rifles presently produced, do not come with built in sights. Instead, their upper receiver has a flat picatinny... AR 15 Buttstock Reference When dealing with the AR 15, some folks have issues with installing the buttstock. This article gives an overview of the way buttstocks... The AK Family General Overview In military applications, the AK 47 is a select fire weapon first introduced in 1947 by Mikhail Kalashnikov. In civilian applications... 308 AR Compatibility Chart There are several manufacturers of 308 caliber AR family rifles now. Most of them will interchange with one system or another, and it can... 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As has become tradition, my Labor Day 2012 gathering turned into a gunsmithing party. I quickly realized that I hadn`t yet stripped down the HK USP 40 Compact which... The CZ 97B is a double stack 45ACP pistol with a double stack magazine. The standard capacity for this pistol is 10 rounds, which makes it an excellent choice for... Slugging a Barrel To `slug` a barrel, is to push a soft lead slug through it and then measure the diameter of the slug afterwards. The advantage of this is that you... Removing the Flash Hider from an HK93 pattern Rifle Credit: Doug, aka m1a1driver of Calguns, and SeanNewton My friend Doug wanted to be able to use detachable magazines... Separated Primers in AR 15s There`s a reason that military brass usually has crimped in primers. That reason, is that a primer floating around inside of your AR... About Recrowning Barrels I am by no means an expert on recrowning barrels, but there are a few ways to do it. It`s possible to recrown a barrel with sandpaper and... The RW Hart bullet puller is a `pliers style` bullet puller. While you can order it directly from Hart, most folks tend to buy or hear about these tools via MidwayUSA... MODIFYING A 40CAL CZ 75 (or Baby Eagle) MAGAZINE INTO A FULL CAPACITY 9MM MAGAZINE With the expiration of the federal assault weapons ban, most Americans are able... MODIFYING A CZ 52 MAGAZINE TO HOLD 9 ROUNDS ( 1 from 8) Phil, of SKSboards, writes: Don`t go blind, wear safety goggles. 1) First thing to do is unlock your magazine... |