Monday, June 9, 2014

Pistol Cover For Your Holstered Handgun

If you spend lots of time on the range you deal with all kinds of weather. Blowing dust can find its way into the moving parts of your pistol and affect its performance. Rain can create unclear optics and accelerate finish wear. With a Gun Cover you can help keep the elements at bay and improve the performance of your pistol when it's needed most. Protect your weapon!

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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Chinese SKS Type 56 Rifle - Original Military All Milled 7.62x39 Semi-Auto w/ Chrome Lined Barrel

After a few hours of removing as much cosmoline as I could, my Chi-Com SKS rifle finally started to come through. This rifle was heavily packed in a preservative grease and was tough to remove. However, the preservative has appeared to do its job and the rifle exhibited little if any rust. In fact the bluing of the rifle was in much better shape than what I thought it would be. The stock however never got any better. There is a small crack at the location of the cross bolt that holds the middle of the stock to the receiver, but I think it is still usable after looking at it closer.

Below are a few pictures of the parts as I disassembled the rifle for cleaning and some after shots when the clean up was complete.





















Description from Classic Firearms:

Early Original Military All Milled Chinese SKS Rifles

These historic and highly popular Chi-Com rifles were banned from importation by the Clinton Administration in the early 1990's. This small group of rifles was stored in a neutral country for over 20 years before being granted an exception for import and are now here at Classic Firearms for sale to you.

Rifles are complete and functional but expect bluing wear, and stocks with dents and dings. Some may even have slightly cracked stocks not noticeable under all the cosmoline. These are packed in fairly heavy cosmoline.

Concerning the stocks, most stocks are solid and some may have small cracks. We have not found any that are broken, or unsafe to use. They are not pagent winners. Expect a good solid shooter, not a pretty stock.

Some stocks may possibly have trench art (field carvings) in the stocks as represented in one of the images above. We are also not disqualifying these carvings from hand selects as these are prized by some collectors and many consider this field art extremely desireable.

Now for the good stuff.

These are all very early rifles - i.e. Pre Vietnam Era, and as such they contain all milled parts.
The barrels are all threaded into the receivers (rather than being pinned) and they all have the heavy reinforced barrel lug. All trigger groups are 1 piece milled units rather than being stamped. Some of the gas tubes are one piece milled as well

Also, since these all have chrome lined barrels the bores should still be fairly nice, and I will bet you a dollar these will all still function flawlessly and have thousands of rounds of life left in them.

Some, but not all, still have the cleaning rods in them, but all will have a folding blade type bayonet.

Feeds from a 10 round box magazine but detachable high cap mags are inexpensive and very easy to obtain.

These rifles came into the country packed in heavy cosmoline.

These are C & R Eligible

When we first started in business in the late 80's we sold thousands of Chinese SKS rifles and as such I have a soft spot for them. They will always be my favorite.

After market stocks, magazines and accessories are plentiful and easy to install, and they are just plain cool guns.

Don't let my overly honest description fool you, I have tried to paint a worst case scenario but the truth is some of these ain't half bad.

Even the roughest ones are mighty fine shooters.

They are historically significant, and make a fine addition to any collection....

We only have a very small batch this time...

I encourage ya'll to get one or more of these Chinese SKS's before they're gone. It will probably become your favorite rifle.

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Smith & Wesson M&P 22 Full Size and Compact Magazine Modifications for added Capacity

These magazine modifications are for the Smith & Wesson M&P 22LR pistols. With the magazine upgrade on the full sized version, you can get 15 rounds in the magazine. With the Compact M&P version you get 13 rounds over the factory 10. This modification is not permanent and easily instals by removing the factory follower, spring and spring retainer. Insert the Shockbottle follower, new spring and the included spring retainer and slide on the factory basebad.

Please note that with the shockbottle follower, you will loose the slide lock to open on the last shot fired (the slide will not lock back on an empty mag upon firing the last shot).

Due to US restrictions I can only ship to US addresses. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Thursday, April 17, 2014

HK 121 - General Purpose Machine Gun

Universal Machine Gun. Modular. Reliable. Superior.As the successor of the MG3, The HK121 opens a new era of universal belt fed 7.62 mm x 51 machine guns. Compared to others, the gas operated HK121 offers an intelligent and contemporary build standard, with numerous technical and ergonomic innovations. The mounting interface of the HK121 is compatible with MG3 mounts and tripods already in service. The universal HK121 can be used by dismounted infantry in the ground role, as well as for air defence or as a vehicle mounted/co axial machine gun.

approx. 600/700/800 rounds/min



Monday, April 7, 2014

Primary Arms 1-6X Scope, Fool Proof Scope for the AR15 "With a Budget Price Tag"

I got a new scope for Christmas 2013. Unfortunately the illumination lasted less than 30 shots. Not sure what the issue is but with a new battery installed, it still failed to turn on. It has been sent back to Primary Arms for an exchange but as of today April 2014, they are currently out of stock. So I put my Bresser back on my AR15 rifle for the Texas Multigun this month.



CONS:
Aside from the illumination quitting... I did notice some distortion in the scope with some fish eye effect. Also, the 1x setting is very close to 1x but with the distortion it is not as clear as my Bresser that functions like a red dot scope on 1X. Another quirk I ran into was the eyepiece adjustment for getting the reticule in focus for the shooter. The eye-bell / focus for the scope appears to be somewhat loose and allows for the reticule to wiggle inside the scope. This can possibly change the point of impact. I hope my sample was just a bad apple and not representative of this scope.

PROS:
I found this reticule very easy to use. I was able to consistently hit my targets out to 400 yards with little effort other than trigger control. Once I receive my replacement, I will work on farther distances. I am keeping my fingers crossed for my replacement to be much better because I really like this ACSS reticule and the over all price point of the scope.

ACSS "Advanced Combined Sighting System" combining Bullet Drop Compensation, Range Estimation, Wind and Leads in one easy to use system.


My Grouping at 400 yards with magnification set to 6x.  Factory 55g FMJ 5.56 NATO








Scope Specs: Specifications & Features

Tube Diameter: 30mm
Magnification: 1-6X
Exit Pupil: 10mm at 1X, 4mm at 6x
Eye Relief: 4.5 in. at 1X, 4 in. at 6x
Field of View:
115 feet @ 100 yards at 1X
19.2 feet @ 100 yards at 6X
Click Value: .5 MOA
Length: 10.75 inches
Net Weight: 17.4 oz.
Red Partial Illumination
Fast Focus Eyepiece
Front and rear flip caps included
Waterproof
Nitrogen purged
Fog resistant
Fully Multi-Coated
2nd Focal Plane
6063 Aluminum
3 year warranty



Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Sig Sauer Mosquito +4 Followers and Basepads for Added Magazine Capacity

It's been a long time in the making and if you have been following me on FaceBook and Google+ you know that I typically ask for help on testing new parts (it pays to follow those sites). Well, with the feedback from those users we now have +4 followers and +3 basepads for the Sig Sauer Mosquito 22 pistol. These parts easily install and replace your Sig factory 10 round follower and basepad to give you added rounds to the factory magazine. More rounds mean you get to shoot more with fewer reloading periods.

By replacing the factory follower alone you will get 4 extra rounds for a total of 14 rounds in the magazine.  If you only replace the factory basepad with the Shockbottle aluminum basepad you will get 3 extra rounds for a total of 13 rounds in the magazine.  By replacing both the factory follower and basepad, you will get 16 rounds in the magazine.

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NOTE: With the Shockbottle +4 follower alone, you might be able to fit a 5th round in the magazine (15 rounds total) depending on your magazine spring. However, it may not be possible to seat the magazine with 15 rounds in the pistol with the slide closed. Also, the slide lock on last shot fired no longer engages when using either the +4 follower or the +3 basepad.

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Monday, March 3, 2014

Force on Force Training for Conceal Carry Permit Holders

Notes from Nic: When packing a gun for personal protection, keep in mind that when you have a hammer, not everything is a nail. Sometimes you have to use another tool. The following is from a training clinic that a friend of mine took part in. In this part they focused on "Force on Force" in a roll playing situation. Be sure and read the write up below and pay close attention to the video. It is VERY eye opening.



Polite Society 2014 – Southnarc Force on Force AAR
Originally Posted by Karl Rehn of KR Training on www.pistol-training.com

The Following is a summary from the clinic by Dave Reichek of KR Training

The past 2 years, I have had the opportunity to participate in SouthNarc’s (Craig Douglas) “Live Scenario-Based Experiential Learning Clinic”, which is basically a force-on-force exercise using Simunition FX, live role players, and ambiguous situations that test the participants’ tactics and decision making skills under extreme stress. The exercise is limited to 12 participants, who are kept separate from the action area, and send in to the exercise individually, such that the exercise is reset and repeated for each participant. This year’s scenario equipped the participant with a G17 Simunition gun (holstered and concealed), and very basic instructions to help Dr. Aprill, who has injured his ankle, to the airport with his bag. *ACTION!*

After reaching center of room 10-15 yds into room and helping Dr. Aprill towards the door, frantic woman runs in towards the participant, screaming, “you’ve got to help me, he’s trying to kill me”. She has a pair of large, stabby scissors in her hand, although she is holding them in a neutral, non-threatening manner, palms-out at or above her shoulders. After giving participant time to interact with her for approximately 20-30 seconds, a 2nd man runs into room WITH A GUN after the woman. He is holding a BADGE in his other hand and wearing casual/plain clothes (not in uniform) but does not otherwise identify himself as LEO (law enforcement officer).




The results of this scenario were, to be frank, highly concerning:

- 10 out of 12 participants either shot the officer, were shot by the officer, or both. Staggeringly, more than a few of the participants SAW THE BADGE and chose to engage in a standoff with the officer (and eventually get shot) or engage him with gunfire out of a mistrust that he was actually law enforcement.

- Multiple participants failed to notice the weapon in the female role player’s hand

- 1 participant put 3 rounds into the woman’s chest, even after she dropped the scissors as instructed, because she didn’t obey subsequent commands to get on the ground. Does anyone have any illusions about deadly force justification still being present after she’s dropped the weapon?

- 1 participant had a shooter-induced malfunction after a single shot and was unable to clear the resulting double feed (support hand thumb behind the slide caused a double feed after the first shot).

- 1 participant admitted to ‘freezing’ during debrief once the shooting started.

- Several participants, holding a projectile weapon, got progressively closer to the female threat, holding a sharp stabby weapon, when she didn’t immediately obey commands to drop the scissors. The participants who engaged in this behavior were, in all cases, completely unaware that they did it, even during debrief. (We have found this type of subconscious behavior to be relatively common in KR Training AT-2 and AT-7 Force-on-Force classes.)

- None of the other participants utilized available cover/concealment within the room before the second role player came into the room. Only one or two eventually attempted to use cover once the shooting started.

- More than one participant, myself included, held onto Dr. Aprill’s bag far longer than necessary or that the circumstances would dictate. I suppose I could use a large bag to help fend off an edged weapon attack, but my firearm might be more effective, and I certainly wasn’t toting around the bag with that intent in mind.



If you shoot someone that you cannot clearly dictate met the AOJ standards (Ability-Opportunity-Jeopardy), you are very likely going to go to jail for a long, long time. If you shoot at a law enforcement officer who was displaying a badge at the time you shot him, you are going to go to jail for a long, long, time. Getting shot to death by law enforcement isn’t much of a win, either, is it? This was a scenario with a verbal, non-shooting solution, but almost everyone seems to have tried their damnedest to find a shooting solution, and apply the hammer to something that wasn’t a nail.

Think about the types of participants that the Polite Society Conference attracts – self defense and firearms trainers as well as concealed carry practitioners who are serious enough to make a 3 or 4 day trip to “Mogadishu on the Mississippi” (Memphis, TN) for 3 straight days of lectures (it is about as far as you can possibly get from a 3 day fantasy gun-fighting camp with a high round count). These aren’t the types of practitioners who got their CHL and took a class or two; these are folks who are very serious about concealed carry and armed self-defense. How much experience do YOU have making these kinds of decisions under extreme duress? Well-structured Force-on-Force exercises allow you to test and practice your decision making in an environment where the worst that can happen is you get a few welts and a bruised ego, instead of facing death, imprisonment, or (at best) the terrible burden of shooting or killing someone inappropriately.

Here’s a video of my rep in this year’s scenario from Tyler C.



Even being the only clear “winner” of the scenario this year, there is still plenty to critique and learn from my experience. On the plus side, I immediately recognized the scissors in her hand when she came in, I instructed her to take cover, and I took cover myself before the second party entered the room. I clearly remember seeing “GUN…BADGE” when the plainclothes officer entered. On the potentially negative side, I firmly believed that I was “hand on gun” when dealing with the female role player, due to the scissors in her hand, but the video clearly shows my hand hovering in the vicinity of my weapon without actually having my hand on it. Also, why the heck was I carrying that bag around so long?

You will likely be VERY surprised about what you imaged, didn’t see, didn’t hear, and can’t remember about the incident after it happens. Tunnel vision, auditory exclusion, freezing up, the perceived slowing of time… I’ve personally experienced some of these myself, and seen others experience all of these effects, during this type of scenario-based training. It is absolutely invaluable as a tool to determine where your mindset and/or training needs work, and to learn what your own stress reaction is going to be when the adrenaline dump hits you. In most cases, FoF is as close as you can get to the real thing without having to actually endure it. I credit my success in this particular scenario with my past experience in last year’s Southnarc scenario (which WAS a problem that had to be solved by shooting) and my experience in KR Training’s excellent AT-2, AT-5, and AT-7 classes, and I find that my decision-making under pressure seems to improve as I get more and more of this type of experience under my belt. The next time these classes become available, take advantage of the opportunity.

Dave Reichek
KR Training Alumni and Assistant Instructor

Please Note that KRTraining has classes available for FORCE ON FORCE. See www.KRTraining.com for scheduling

(Karl adds: Dave’s observations match up with my own, from the years I ran force on force scenarios at the conference, and from observations in my own classes. There’s a gap between being able to think through a scenario and talk about what you would do, and actually do the right thing when it’s happening in real time. In my experience, FoF training does a much better job of teaching those skills than live fire training, which is why we offer it in our program.)