oh yeah. blog neglect.
I'm still alive.I got a new job back around the beginning of February, and it was a great move for me. I went from being semi-professional to being in management. I got the company vehicle, decent...
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The puzzle piece AR15 receiver, (or my personal contribution to the gun...
I have heard a number of calls for gun bans for quite some time, especially for anything that looks or functions like the AR15. Over and over again, we are told that if we just get rid of the AR15,...
View ArticleThe "puzzle piece" AR15 lower is now available
If you had any interest in the weld-together "puzzle piece" AR15 receiver I posted about previously, the manufacturer is now releasing them for sale.They are not listed as of 1330 central time...
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Making a .300 Blackout AR.........from a shovel?
Just kidding. No shovels needed.*This post is one of a series I will be writing about the AR pattern rifle I am building in .300BLKFor starters, some background.....The .300 Blackout, also referred to...
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An update to the puzzle piece AR lower
I've been on light duty around the house while my hand is healing, so I haven't accomplished much.However, I have worked on my puzzle piece AR lower, courtesy of Jack Squat's Flat Spot.I've knocked...
View ArticleSunday, H&K Sunday
I had a reader contact me last week about the conversion of Suomi drums to other 9mm firearms. I've gotten a degree of success in getting the drums to run in other weapons, but the Hi Point is still...
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Homebuilding an Uzi carbine.
I've built a good number of firearms over the years for my own enjoyment, some have worked well, and others have been less than reliable, but still fun to build and shoot. With that in mind, I've got...
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Converting the Uzi fire control group to semi auto.
Back on the Uzi carbine I'm building........I ended the last installment of this project with two receiver sections that had been welded together out of four sections. Before I could go much further, I...
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Modifying the Uzi bolt to semi auto
Continuing one with our Uzi project......The SMG bolt must be modified in such a way that it can no longer be used as a fully automatic bolt, and can only be used to fire semi automatically. One shot...
View ArticleHow to build your own Uzi from a parts kit. Now a motion picture.
No sooner than I got the last parts in that I needed to finish my Uzi, than a new kit arrived on my doorstep. This kit is a German/European kit, and is in great shape. It also came with what is known...
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A reader's Suomi M31 build.....
A reader sent me pics of his M31 Suomi that he built using the pics, instructions, and drawings found on my site. I also machined his bolt, firing pin, and striker for him a while back.I thought this...
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Machine tools, going automated through the power of Computer Numeric Control
Been away from this for a while mainly due to school and work. I haven't had much spare time, and what time I've had has been spent on other things.Anyways,I've read a couple of posts from my good...
View ArticleMachineguns are awesome.
Well, my semester finals are officially over, thus giving me back some free time once again.I've got some updating to do and some new projects to document, as well as some parts reviews to do, so...
View ArticleAnother Uzi how-to video.
Here's another DIY video, showing the average builder how to convert a SMG uzi bolt to a semiauto closed bolt.Enjoy.
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Guess that barrel?
Not dead yet, just too busy for blog.How about a game of "Guess That Project", using a pic of a barrel I machined?
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Another round of....you guessed it.....guess that barrel!
In lieu of useful, informative content, I challenge my readers to a much easier game of "Guess That Barrel".This one should be pretty easy, but it it's not, I'll give you a hint.This one is on the...
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Projects.......we got 'em. NOW WITH MOAR PKM PICS
For those of you who still come through here from time to time looking for.....well, whatever it is you look for, I thought it worthwhile to put up a picture of a recent project that has finally been...
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Powder coating: It's an electrically charged awesome.
One of my biggest hurdles in gun building, believe it or not, has been coating the finished product. While there are a variety of different products on the market, each one has it's own issues for a...
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The 9mm AR15 conversion
As I covered in my last post, the 9mm carbine is a nice alternative to the 5.56x45mm standard rifle round. Cost of ammunition, recoil, and noise, are all lower when you switch to 9 mm. Some ranges only...
View ArticleOn a personal note............
I will be going in for some serious surgery.Prayers, well-wishing, kind thoughts, or just a friendly "hi", are always welcome here, especially right now.Thanks to everyone who I've met through this...
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3 years ago.....
I just got this in my feed and thought it was worth posting.The first DAB in 2012. Damn, that was a lot of fun.
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Been a while......
So, life has been keeping me busy. Last fall I had surgery on my neck, which slowed down my ability to build stuff, then the spring was killer between work and school. Then there's the lack of interest...
View ArticleFree ammo. Yes, free.
I've bought a good bit of ammo in years past, and have had both good and bad experiences with different sources of munitions. Thankfully, there are some folks out there that are worth dealing with, and...
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Suomi M31 receiver thread repair sections
I made a handful of these a while back and after I stopped selling parts to others, I put the remaining ones in storage. I found them the other day and put them up for sale on a gun forum, not thinking...
View ArticleI hate thieves and low life scum. Also, tales of parasites and the hi point...
This is the last post I plan to do on the Hi point drum.I have figured out how to make them work. It isn't easy. It takes a lot of welding and fabrication.No, I'm not going to sell them. The main...
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