Low Voltage Rock’n’Roll
A customer needed a scope mount for his Bullseye gun. It’s not a particularly difficult part to make, I’ve done it before many times but I always just spray painted the parts with Cerakote or even a regular Rust-Oleum matte black paint. This time, however, I decided to go big or go home and instead […]
Twins for Bowling Pins
It was a long and tedious build. I hate to admit it but I’ve never fitted a compensator on a 1911 before. So while there wasn’t anything special about it, it still took a bit of time for preparations and studies. Other than that, these are, well, just a pair of 1911s that a friend […]
What’s In The Box?
Bullseye shooters know how hard is to find a range box in a decent shape. There were several companies and people making those boxes back in a day, such as Pachmayr, Gun-Ho, Greg Walloch, etc. Unfortunately, the new boxes are not made anymore, and the used ones fetch a hefty premium on eBay and other […]
Winchester ’73
This is the story of the Winchester Rifle Model 1873, “The gun that won the West.” To cowman, outlaw, peace officer or soldier, the Winchester ’73 was a treasured possession. An Indian would sell his soul to own one… Boy, oh boy, a Winchester ’73! What I’d give to have that gun. One of 1000? […]
Electronic Lead Screw on PM-1130V
The Precision Matthews PM-1130V is a very capable machine. It has everything I need, but there’s one major drawback for me – the external change gears. Every time I needed to change feed rate or cut a new thread, I had to perform a set of pole dances around the lathe, taking off the side […]
Better Lathe Than Never
I finally pulled the trigger and got a lathe for my shop! It is a Precision Matthews PM-1130 lathe with 2-axis DRO installed. Very capable machine, I must say, but not without the downsides. One thing is that it is an external gear change machine, so I’m going to build an electronic lead screw, this […]
I Built Me A Gun And My Gun Pleased Me
This project started as, well, a huge slab of a nice fiddleback maple. It spent several Arizona summers in my garage and got bone dry, and finally I decided it’s time to make something out of it. Hmm, what should I make? Tough choice… After the stock was initially profiled and inletted, the hard work […]
I’ve Been Working on the Rail
A friend of mine recently got a nice Smith & Wesson Model 52 and started looking for options to mount an Ultradot on it. One of the best possible options was the BME slide mount, but unfortunately BME is out of stock at the moment. Well, said I, challenge accepted, if I cannot buy it, […]
Guess What The Cat Dragged In!
This baby showed up at my door today! Ladies and gentlemen, may I present the InBand Air 10m electronic target! My club agreed to purchase one unit so that we can properly test it and upon successful testing we will purchase four more units so that we have full 5 targets lane. The price was […]
Up the Irons!
I’m shooting more and more pistols with iron sights lately. Of course, this includes all the international disciplines, but I’m gradually moving back to irons in Bullseye too. Oddly enough, my scores are more or less the same as with red dots – which means that the equipment is not the problem, the problem is […]