I know I’m not the only one who has gotten strong thumbs from loading magazines. However, I should have paid more attention to the lessons of working smarter and not harder; this technique will spare you pain and make it faster and easier to feed your magazines.During one of the shooting courses I took in New Mexico, it would rain quite a bit on our outdoor range, and so on the … [Read more...]
Building an AR-15 rifle is a very simple process which requires few tools. That said, there are a few tricks which can make the process easier and a few springs which can fly away. Here on this site, we have broken the process down and described the steps involved in a series of articles. There are myriad assembly videos out there, this one is my favorite. Enjoy... … [Read more...]
Many of us in 2016 have changed our defensive posture in direct response to the last few years increasing level of domestic chaos that seems to dominate every news channel. The situation many of us find ourselves in is that we often practice conceal carrying our weapons on ourselves day to day. That sometimes leads to complacency so we here at the site have decided to bring you … [Read more...]
Range Etiquette 101, it sounds so very basic but sometimes people forget things like I did this past weekend so we here at The Arms Guide though it would be a good time to write a refresher course. The topic can be as simple or difficult as someone wants it to be, and that is part of the problem. Many shooters forget simple safety rules and acts of courtesy that many of us take … [Read more...]
In our first installment of Garage Gunsmithing we had just finished the break down of our project Springfield 1911 and had installed our first few parts. To quickly recap events, the Ed Brown mainspring housing dropped right into the 1911 frame with no modification. The Slide stop on the other had required a bit of fitting and measuring. It was a small issue that was quickly … [Read more...]
You should love your first handgun; I know I did. Both my first handgun shooting experience and my first handgun purchase were pure joy. The first handgun that I ever shot was my father's Smith & Wesson model 27 in .357 magnum. We were out at my grandpa's farm and my dad was wearing that Smith in a classic "Miami Vice" type shoulder rig. Dad looked over and asked, "do … [Read more...]
