Category: Rifle Corner
Know Your Weapons: Wartime Evolution of the No4 Lee Enfield Rear Sight
Most of the significant wartime simplifications we see on rifles from World War Two are from Germany and Japan, but the rear sight of the No4 Lee Enfield is a good example of a similar action taken by Britain. By 1942, the finely-made milled rear sight assembly of the rifle had become a limiting factor… Wartime…
If You Ever Wondered How To Paint Your Rifle, Read This
If You Ever Wondered How To Paint a Rifle, Read This Solid primer on painting your boom stick.
Know Your Weapons: WW1 Night Sights – Gewehr 98 and SMLE
Germany, Britain, and France all introduced luminous night sights for their service rifles in 1916. Today we are looking at a Gewehr 98 and an SMLE that have detachable WW1 night sights fitted (and the SMLE also has a metal muzzle cover device). WW1 Night Sights: Gewehr 98 and SMLE — Forgotten Weapons
Bulgarian Polymer AK Mags Back In Stock At GunMag Warehouse!
Bulgarian steel-lined mags are back in stock! I picked up a bundle of these shortly before they went out of stock at AP affiliate Gunmag Warehouse and I’ve been testing them since then. Long story short, these are a killer bargain for their price, being built on par with the far more expensive Circle 10… Bulgarian…
How to Reload an AK with an Injured Arm
How to Reload an AK-47 With an Injured Arm Not a bad skill-set to have in the tool box for a rainy day when one of your wings may be down. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
How NOT to Build an AK
The Worst AK Build I Have Ever Seen, Bar None
Armed Citizen Corner: Train Like a Samurai (10 Arrows)
From the Archives, 2016 Practice doesn’t make perfect. Practice makes PERMANENT. You’ve heard a lot of advice on different training philosophies – ways to maximize the results you achieve. The fact is, desultory training (grunts: desultory) is a waste of time, ammunition and money. It may get you killed. Read this and pay attention. Mad…
Balancing Safety and Realism in Civilian Firearms Training
From the Archives, 2014 The following video was sent to be by a good friend who routinely trains with a former Spetsnaz member. At first glance, most people’s reactions are the same “This is CRAZY!!”but not until the end where Larry “arfcom” Vickers explains these are extremely advanced RUSSIAN FSB MILITARY…
Modernizing the Kalashnikov: Palmetto State Armory’s AK-P
We’ve probably all read or seen online the meme saying “Nyet! Rifle is fine!” or Mikhail Kalashnikov himself proclaiming his disdain for any aftermarket gear- its funny, and there’s people out there who really think like this. I mean I love a healthy gun collection and respect historical significance probably more than the next guy,… Modernizing…