I was quite privileged to have been given the opportunity to test and evaluate the final design of Battle Arms Development's new Enhanced Takedown Pin (ETP) and Enhanced Pivot Pin (EPP) for the AR-15 variant of rifle. The video above shows my first real look at the ETP and EPP in the T&E package I received from Battle Arms Development. Along with being able to physically … [Read more...]
After several months of working with a selection of files, sandpaper, power tools and a generous amount of research, we have reached the end of our Garage Gunsmithing series. When we last saw the project Springfield Armory 1911 it had been milled, sanded, blasted and dunked into a heated tank of chemicals to begin the parkerizing process. When I originally met with my … [Read more...]
VZ Grips who has long been an industry leader in manufacturing Micarta and G10, and Carbon Fiber pistol grips for some of the worlds most popular pistols recently announced they are bringing their technology and skills to the AR-15 market. The announcement from VZ Grips initially was rather vague on what textures and colors would be in the initial offering, but one thing that … [Read more...]
In our previous three installments of Garage Gunsmithing we covered the basic breakdown, and cleaning of our guinea pig Springfield 1911 as well as the beginning phases of the project. It's been over a month since I posted anything on it so I figure its a perfect time to recap how we got to this point in the project. When we last saw the pistol it had been dehorned and sanded … [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...]
In today's world the AK47 rifle is arguably one of the most popular sporting rifles on Earth. We all know how they usually show up from the distributor or in that trade you just pulled off. The "Standard" AK47 sports the iconic slant muzzle brake, some form of laminate or stained wood usually Beach, Birch or some unknown type of wood from a distant land. They come with one or … [Read more...]
