What You Need to Know About Loctite
Loctite is an adhesive often used in the gunsmith trade. It can secure threads to various degrees of permanence, so it can be critical to select the formula that works best for your application.
Handiest Bench Block for Gun Maintenance?
This nifty little accessory from OTIS Technology is one of those things I end up using all the time. It’s made from hard rubber, so it won’t mar your firearm and has 11 holes for driving out pins and such. Different “groove” cutouts on both sides keep things like barrels, slides and frames still while you're cleaning or doing routine maintenance.
1,2,3,4… I Declare a Gun Lube War
Like all those “Housewives of Toad Suck, Arkansas” reality TV shows, capitalism is subject to the immutable and universal laws of unintended consequences.
Take the gun lube market, for instance. We all need it, and presumably, there’s always room for a better mouse grease trap. So, in theory, I have no real problem with the onslaught of miracle gun lube products.
Entrepreneurs everywhere have figured out you can package stuff auto repair shops purchase by pallet-loads of 55-gallon drums into teeny, tiny, plastic bottles with eyedropper attachments and charge a per-ounce price equivalent to platinum, and, these days, gasoline. It is not unusual for a container small enough to legally carry on an airplane to cost $15, $25 or even $40. If a container won’t cause anxiety and suffering among TSA agents, it’s small indeed.
American Handgunner Gunsmithing: 1911 Pistol Sear Spring Savvy – American Handgunner
The more you know… here’s an interesting explanation of what that weird looking sear spring thingy on a 1911 pistol does...
Dry Ammo Storage and Gun Maintenance on the Cheap
Seems weirdly appropriate to share some creative ideas on topics like keeping your ammo supply
15 Must-Have Handgun Tools
Spending just a few dollars on the right handgun tools will save you not only
5 Must-Have Products for Pistol Mag Maintenance
Got a Glock? Then you know what a pain it can be to remove magazine
Real Avid Pistol Tool: New Product Test
The folks at Real Avid have a knack for
What You Need to Know About Sights
Most modern handguns and rifles ship with their factory sights