Recent Changes in Gunwiki Web retrieved at 03:54 (-0600)ATF Standard Method to Measure Barrel Lengths This is ATF`s standard method for measuring the length of gun barrels it has been documented to be the case for shotguns... Making Time to Reload Article in progress One of the most common excuses given for not getting into reloading, is that there just isn`t enough time to set aside... Making an AK 47 Bolt Catch It`s worth mentioning that the common AK 47 does not have an automatic bolt hold open mechanism. New AK`s may appear to have a manually... As has become tradition, my Labor Day 2012 gathering turned into a gunsmithing party. The HK USP 40 Compact which I bought recently came with an extended magazine... Reviewing and Installing the DPMS Receiver Rug After my stuck primer experience, I`ve been keeping primer jams in mind when shooting my AR`s. It`s not like I could... Installing a Phase 5 Extended Bolt Release (EBR) See also: Installing the AR 15 Bolt Catch Assembly Whenever I read EBR, I think `Evil Black Rifle` a phrase which... Installing a Kushnapup Stock onto a Saiga 12 When Bjorn Muller`s Kushnapup stock was announced, it generated plenty of interest in the Saiga world. Progress towards... Installing a Used Front Sight Base onto a New AR 15 Barrel This article is a work in progress. Check back soon for more information. Synopsis Century Arms has... Installing a Harris Bipod on a Saiga Unfortunately for Saiga owners, Harris doesn`t make any standard bipod mount for the Saiga rifle. Most folks would simply drill... Installing an Accu Wedge Ever since I got into the AR 15 scene, I`ve seen a LOT of people expressing great concern about wanting their upper and lower receivers to... Fixing a G3 / PTR 91 Magazine By Rorschach, of Calguns The purpose is to lock a 10 round magazine in unlisted HK style weapons, thus complying with the requirements... Fitting a Loose Kydex Grip to a CA 94 For Christmas 2011, I received a Solar Tactical grip wrap for my Coharie Arms CA 94 MP5 clone. Unfortunately, the CA 94`s pistol... Magnum Research 50cal Mag Followers Apparently, a while back, Magnum Research decided that there was a feed issue with the 50 Action Express magazines. Specifically... Cleaning a Vibratory Tumbler As you can see in the picture below, tumblers get dirty over time. During the process of vibratory tumbling, the media scratches spent... Cleaning Deposits from Reloading Bins If you`ve put any decent number of rounds through a reloading press (particularly a progressive), your bins will eventually look... SAFETY INSPECTION FOR THE CZ 52 PISTOL (prevent accidental discharge upon decocking on a live chamber) The CZ 52 is a fascinating pistol design, chambered for the... Testing a Bullet Button for Failure Bullet buttons are a widespread and commonly used compliance device for AR 15`s and similar rifles in California. The AR 15 bullet... AR 15 Collapsible Buttstock Installation and Removal The instructions are nearly the same, whether you`re going forward or backward, just performed in reverse order... Installing the Sporting Conversions Maglock on an AR 15 Although modern California compliance technology has evolved long beyond this point, the Sporting Conversions... Installing the Magazine Release on an AR 15 First, separate out the parts. Magazine release button, magazine release, and mag release spring. Insert the magazine... Installing a B 15 Bullet Button on an AR 15 This style of magazine lock is no longer popular in California, but I still personally prefer it over most modern bullet... Installing the Front Pivot Pin on an AR 15 First, drop the long detent spring into the hole on the front right side of the receiver. There are two of these springs... Assembling an AR 15 Lower Receiver Because there are a number of things involved in assembling an AR 15 lower, I`ve chosen to keep each part as a distinct article... Abrasive Blasting in Gunsmithing Work in progress this is more of a placeholder at present. Equipment Checklist Air Compressor: You will want an air compressor... Thank you for your input Your input has been forwarded to a TGW editor. Rest assured that your personal information will remain private. Please note that, although... Stockpile Logistics is a new (established 2013) company based out of Pahrump, Nevada. Their first product is the Bird of Prey compensator. At the SHOT show in... Revision Military, best known for their Revision eyewear, has an interesting man portable modular rechargeable power system. The NERV consists of a main unit, a smaller... Most of the information in this post was sourced from RCI`s website, including their instruction manuals. Pictures and what I recall, are from my inspection of their... At the 2016 SHOT show, I noticed Mossberg`s tool less changeable buttstock system. It`s been on the market since 2014, but this was my first real chance to get hands... Magna Matic Defense is primarily notable for producing gunsmithing tools.. When I stopped by their table at the 2014 SHOT show, they had a neat lineup of tools.... At the 2013 SHOT show, I finally got to get some hands on time with an Olympic Arms 9mm AR. Olympic uses a blowback operated design, and its design is different from... Applying New Sight Paint Hutch45, of SKSboards, writes: If you`re talking about a typical sight with white paint and not depressions that would be wiped over with... About Miltec 1 MilTec1 `The ONLY all purpose synthetic metal conditioner and gun oil`, according to their claims http://www.militec1.com/ official website http... Definition: Milsurp Milsurp is short for `Military Surplus`. Thanks to various reasons, including the UN`s insistence on the destruction of usable firearms which... MidwayUSA Merchant Notes MidwayUSA is more or less a well organized online Wal Mart of shooter supplies, in contrast with Cheaper Than Dirt (a badly organized online... Firearms Measurement Tools See Also: Common Tools of Gun owners and Gunsmiths Eventually, I`ll end up putting together a bunch of articles here. However, at present... Firearms maintenance procedures Generic cleaning procedure for rifle barrels Generic cleaning procedure for pistol barrels Extra steps needed to neutralize... A Listing of Gun Shows It`s important that anyone wishing to add to this page, keeps in mind what it isn`t . This is absolutely not going to become a gun show calendar... Pennsylvania Firearms Laws A friend of mine has started hassling with deciphering the laws in PA. I`m helping out a bit, and he intends to toss back what he`s learned... The Difference between Flare and Grenade Launchers Article in progress; still identifying research points Fundamentally, the difference between a grenade launcher... Counting Parts for 922(r) See also: Sporting vs Non Sporting Firearms The United States has a lovely bit of import law, Title 18 USC ... Sporting and Non Sporting under 922(r) Also, see the main 922(r) page ATF`s first test of `sporting` vs `non sporting` firearms was with the USAS 12 shotgun. The... Notes about Federal Law Federal Weapon Restrictions You may not have a rifle of less than 26` overall length, or it becomes an AOW (Any Other Weapon). In most... A Timeline of California Firearms Laws Based on a post from Librarian, of Calguns; subsequent additions by Sean Newton. Effective Date Bill Penal Code... Thompsons in California Amazingly enough, the Thompson is ridiculously easy to render California compliant, if you don`t mind losing some ergonomics. The Cutts compensator... This is a short excerpt from the California Penal Code, section 12276.1. It does not address shotguns or handguns; I will correct this deficiency later. Penal Code... MadMatt 17 Jan 2011 California Legal Paperless Gun Transactions First off, it is not illegal to transfer certain guns without paperwork in California. However, it is vitally important... California Configuration Issues with Fabrique National`s PS90 and FS2000 Rifles Both the PS90 and FS2000, in their default configuration, are like a laundry list of... A Guide to Moving to California with Guns If you`re a gun owner moving into California, it would be advisable for you to read through the LegalCalifornia section.... |