Glock
Glock 36 Review
Introduction I bought my first Glock, a used Generation-2 G19 in 1994. With the exception of a short affair with a Sig 220, I’ve been a Glock guy ever since. The operating system is simple […]
Accessories
AKARS Holds Zero- Part 3
We’ve been using Parabellum Armament’s AKARS for 9 months. You may have read our first review here, or our second here. In the first post, we field stripped the gun between shots to verify that it […]
Gunsmithing
Blueprinting a Remington 700 Action
Blueprinting, or truing a rifle action ensures the receiver face, threads, lugs, bolt lugs and bolt face are square to the center line of the receiver. In this article, we will start with a new Remington 700 short […]
Accessories
Bolton Gas Block Review
We finally hit the range with our newly installed Bolton gas block and Wolverine flash hider. Firing a approximately 250 rounds, we did not experience one malfunction with the new system. We are really impressed. The rifle handles significantly better […]
Accessories
Tactical Bolt Knob Installation
Oversized bolt handles allow shooters rapid bolt manipulation, positive control, and greater clearance from the rifle’s optic. After market bolt knobs come in two basic configurations; those that require the old knob be turned down into a […]
Gunsmithing
AK Bolton Gas Block Installation
Venom Tactical’s Bolton Gas Block provides the AK shooter with a quicker handling rifle by moving the front sight back to the gas block area and allows the user to remove the separate front sight assembly. In use by […]
Gunsmithing
Lengthening a shotgun’s forcing cone
Lengthening (Extending) a shotgun’s forcing cone The forcing cone is the tapered area just forward of the chamber that allows the shot an area in which to transition into the bore. As the shot then […]
Accessories
ViperSkins upgrade for A.I.C.S
We’ve been fans of the Accuracy International Chassis System (A.I.C.S.) since its introduction. This robust stock provides shooters a solid platform for their precision rifles. The only downside we’ve found is the the thickness, weight and ergonomics of […]
Shotguns
Choke tube installation
Recently we decided to install “Rem-Choke” style removable choke tubes on two of our barrels. In our “3-Gun Competition Shotgun Build” article, we installed the tubes manually, without a lathe. All lathe work is conducted […]
New
Defensive Shotgun Patterning: Deconstructing the one inch per yard myth
Sage advice? We can’t even begin to count the amount of times we’ve read, been told or heard someone say that shotgun patterns spread about 1″ per yard after exiting the barrel. The old adage […]