Today, we have high expectations for our gun care products. Whether they are designated lubricants, cleaners, or corrosion preventatives, we expect them to do as advertised. The market in recent years has brought a long line of products that can answer that call. One type of gun care product that has seen increasing interest and […]
Cleaning and Maintenance
The Restoration of the Winchester 1873 Found in Great Basin National Park
Ashley Hlebinsky, the Robert W. Woodruff Curator at the Cody Firearms Museum, share’s a close up look at the recently famed “Great Basin Gun”–a Winchester Model 1873 found leaning mysteriously against a tree in the Great Basin National Park. Ashley and her team of curators at the Cody Firearms Museum were tasked with preserving the […]
AR-15 Trigger Install the Easy Way: WATCH
The trigger is our interface with a firearm. Length, weight, and feel of travel are some of the factors that shooters begin to develop a taste for. Some prefer slack, others not. Some want a short pull while others prefer weighted travel. Perhaps the only thing in common between shooters is the desire to tune […]
Watch: Simple Tips for Easier Gun Cleaning
Dental picks and tooth brushes have long been part of the inventory of any gun enthusiast’s cleaning kit. These two tools from the health and medical world do a great job or reaching the “plaque and tartar” left behind as dirty mementos from a good day on the range. Though your dentist may not know […]
Garage Gunsmithing: 101
Are you tired of waiting weeks or months for gunsmiths to finish your projects? Have you ever looked at what a gunsmith does and thought “I bet I can do that” Well if you have our new series called Garage Gunsmithing 101 is going to be right up your alley. This series of articles won’t […]
Breakfree CLP: The Standard
When we think of a CLP, often Breakfree CLP comes to mind. It is revered for being what the military used and probably still used in some units. A big misconception today is that the stuff you get in the civilian world is the same as the military gets. This is not true anymore. A […]
AR build tools: Obsidian Arms AR-15 armorers punch set
A nice punch set is a must have for building an AR-15. The Obsidian Arms AR-15 armorers punch set should exceed your expectations. Built from high quality materials, and designed to help keep you from damaging your receiver. This little punch set comes in a nice holder to keep your tool kit organized as well. […]
Garage Gunsmithing : 1911 Slide Work & Safety
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 […]
Swab-It’s Bore Sticks: The Reusable Bore Cleaning Swab
We were recently sent a sample of the new Swab-It’s Bore Sticks for research and development purposes but weren’t allowed to tell you anything about it, until now. This past summer the folks from Swab-It’s reached out to us and asked if we would be willing to help them with the development of redesigned product […]
SLIP2000 Carbon Killer: Intense Green Clean
SLIP2000 is known for providing one of the best CLPs on the market. The regular lubricant, being a CLP cleans just fine, but for those looking for an intense clean, they offer a list of products designed to virtually wipe out carbon fouling such as degreasers and an ultrasonic cleaner solution. But they also have […]