Got an old AR lyin’ around? Well, I’ve got a great use for it – ha! My super-cool candle holder thingy! It’s just a hacked off M16A2 barrel tapped with 1/4-20 and screwed to a piece of steel. I originally had a nice chunk of walnut, but didn’t feel like refinishing it. I kept the [...]
Last month I finished my latest gun…finally, this one is for me. Been a long time since I did anything for me…felt good, hehe. It is built off of a Caspian ‘factory 2nd’ frame and Caspian slide. The rest of the guts are as follows: KKM Precision Barrel, NM Bushing, Clark full length guide rod, [...]
So I’m finally getting a chance to get back to Rafe again and the building of his 1911. Let’s all remember that he is in college and also works, so there are a lot of ‘gaps’ in our time together and thus, his progress. Collectively, he’s spent about 9 hours fitting the slide to the [...]
A while back I started a series called “The 1911 National Match” which was a guide to how to match-grade a 1911 pistol. There were some great comments about it and some pretty good ‘success’ stories – if we want to call them that. However, being the picky SOB that I am, I have decided [...]
Rafe is a member of the Texas state junior pistol team and attending college at UTSA. In a sport which requires many dollars, he has spent the last few years saving his money and buying parts to build his own 1911. He’s 18, so we (obviously) ran into the issue of being legally allowed to [...]
There are a few really good options for the do-it-yourself gun guys, when it comes to refinishing firearms at home. I’ve done a lot in the comfort of my kitchen or garage, with very little effort and not much in the way of cost – when compared to having someone do it for me. Therein, [...]