When the US military transitioned away from sew-on unit patches and flags to hook-and-loop fasteners (velcro®), a whole new ballgame began. Morale patches designed and produced by civilian gun and gear companies exploded in popularity, with some people designing popular (and lucrative) enough patches that they’ve turned it into a full-time occupation. I met with […]
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Ghost Gunner 2 CNC Review | Machining for the masses
The concept of a company bundling an 80% completed firearm receiver with a kit to finish the product has been around since the ’90’s. The last 10 years have seen a massive increase in both the number of kits and the variety of firearms they’re available for. Defense Distributed (DefDist) is producing the Ghost Gunner […]
Watch | Ghost Gunner 2 CNC machine intro
In anticipation of my upcoming review article and (official) review video, I wanted to drop a little teaser video about Defense Distributed‘s flashpoint CNC machine, the Ghost Gunner 2. A primer for those who aren’t familiar with the product: The Ghost Gunner is a small, open-source programmable CNC machine. Designed first for finishing 80% AR […]
Watch | Build a Glock pattern gun from an 80% receiver
Since the Ghost Gunner CNC mill came into my house, 80% receivers have been in daily conversations. Not just limited to AR pattern rifles, the 80% movement has expanded well beyond to Glock and 1911 pattern handguns, among others. In this video YouTube user “shooting tips and tricks” goes step-by-step through finishing a Polymer80 Glock […]
Watch | Ghost Gunner home CNC machine
While end mill technology (and it’s computer-controlled variant) has been around for nearly 250 years, Defense Distributed‘s Ghost Gunner has made waves in the last few years. The titular self-contained CNC mill was at the heart of a legal battle between Defense Distributed and the State Department, with the government eventually settling. A few anti-gun politicians […]
Triggrcon 2018 | A breath of fresh air
Having just returned from my first Triggrcon, I thought I’d share a few notes and products from the event. For those who don’t know, Triggrcon is a firearms industry convention started by John Hwang (Rainier Arms owner) that is hosted annually in the Pacific Northwest. First I’d like to mention how different Triggrcon is from […]