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Hollywood loves guns (onscreen). Since the filming of gunfights and other shenanigans involves handling real guns, they have an industry-standard set of procedures. These procedures are contained in the Screen Actors Guild Safety Bulletins, which encompass different aspects of safety on set...

A few months ago, I got lucky and became the new owner of a 115 years old Winchester 1897. I’ve never been a great fan of shotguns: I’ve owned a few as working tools, but never warmed to any of them. Till I met this ugly duckling… Under the century old grime, the stock had an ebony diamond...

Never been much of a shotgun type. I had a few, from a cheap single shot Brazilian CBC to some high-end engraved German O-U, but never warmed to any of them: sold them with no regrets, and no worthwhile memories. Till I met this old pump. Years back, I had put it in the armory without giving it...

I'm looking for M3 A1 magazines, anyone knows where I could get some? I tried Valkyrie Arms, but it looks like they're out of business... Thanks!

I had noticed for some times that on the Net there are many "reviews" that are clearly the result of some poorly cobbled-up ghost writing by non-english speaking people who moreover don't have a clue of what they're talking about. Today I was searching about DPM recoil systems, going through...

I often see debates and arguments about some SKS' value. More often than not, it goes like that: "I bought a SKS for $69.99 forty years ago, no way I'm shelling $600 or $1,000 or $1,200 for one of these, market is crazy, people are crazy, I'll sit and wait till sense comes back". There are a...

When searching for gun bits and pieces over the Net, I often find myself looking at a stock, handguard, or even flash hider, thinking "That seems to be a good deal...", until I realize that it's an airsoft accessory. Perfect replicas of Magpul stocks and handguard, three-pronged flash hiders in...

A few days ago, I fired a double in .470 NE. Made in Ferlach, Austria, a good quality rifle, weighing in the 10.5-11 lbs from what I can tell. Not bad in balance, certainly better than the Krieghoff or Merkels I have handled, although not as well balanced as some old English doubles I had in my...

One thing I've never liked in AKs (besides the shepherd's hook... ) is the sights. Already sub-par when you've got good eyes, they become nearly useless when your eyes start losing close focus capability, becoming such a blurred affair that you're doing more guess work than actually sighting...

I'll have to thread an AK muzzle. I know that the "original" AK muzzle thread is 14x1LH, but with the thin barrel there is nothing left for a shoulder... So I was thinking of going with 1/2x28, which would at the same time open a much wider variety of ready-made devices. What do the AK-nuts...

With the help of that Covid thingy, I found myself with some spare time on my hands. So, I dusted off my SKS, and got busy... Procrastination and valid excuses have kept me from working on it for some months, so let's get busy again. Here it is, already started down the path of becoming a...

Got to shoot this today: Looks like a longish SKS with an AK mag, but it's actually a select-fire assault rifle, Chinese Type 63. 7.62x39, 20 rounds mags, can also take AK mags (like the one pictured).

There were two recent threads about .380 ACP rounds, and the effectiveness of different bullet profiles. Here is a little test I did, not much of a scientific report, but visual enough. Spoiler alert: I don't ordinarily carry a .380 ACP, but when I do, it has Lehigh bullets in the mag... The...

These days I carry a CZ75 compact. Great little gun, but thick compared to a single stack... Anyways, I've been pondering about weight lately, and comparisons from a gun to another: I'm lusting for some aluminum-framed 1911, and been dissecting differences from one to another (barrel length...

The SKS is basically a scaled-down PTRS41 anti-tank rifle. That rifle used en-bloc clips containing five rounds, and loaded from the bottom of the magazine: you opened the magazine (à-la-SKS, same latch...), removed the empty clip (not sure if it fell free), slid in a new clip, which was holding...

In the SKS trigger group there is a secondary disconnector, usually called the rebound disconnector, part 50 in the drawing. I've been scratching my head, but can't find a straightforward practical reason for this "extra" part to be there. Searches brought up that the rebound disconnector...

I've seen the Hogue LE line of laser grips. The technology seems OK (Crimson Trace's patent expired 2-3 years ago, the competition had time to one-up them on features...), but I'm wondering if the 1911 grips are standard thickness, or extra-thick like the CT?

Looking at RMR sights perched on top of a handgun slide... Every time I wonder: these things were designed for rifles, and it shows. Why don't they make smaller models to fit on handguns? They are definitely way better than any iron sight, but so bulky and plain boar-ass ugly on a handgun...

So, after years of looking down at these “cheapo Chinese junk, silly-looking rifles”, I got myself into SKS... To make a long story short, I was asked to fix one. This forced me to actually look close... And the moment I opened the cover and pulled out bolt and carrier, I told myself: “Gosh...

This is what was lurking below the wood... Concerns? It’s a Chinese, mid-sixties serial.