This Is The End
Of my large primers stash, the end…Of things that do go BANG!, the end… Someone should come up with .45 caliber semi-auto air gun, seriously. Maybe that someone is me…
Rhapsody in Stainless Steel
This build was a mix of carbon steel frame and stainless steel slide. We discussed some finish options, including IonBond, cold blue, etc. and finally chose to do Cerakote, not because it’s easy…oh wait, actually because it’s easy…well, sort of. I had to do a lot of preparations. Aside from the Cerakote starter kit, I […]
In With The Old…
Two pistols followed me home yesterday. One is the CMP 1911 which I ordered more than a year ago. I requested field grade because I hoped to get something more original (i.e. original finish, markings, etc), so here it is – a beautiful old Remington Rand / Ithaca gun, the trigger is very heavy but […]
TargetPI – Part I
Warning – this post is full of geek technical terms, abbreviations and computer commands which, if read backwards, can open the gates of hell! Proceed at your own risk! My brand new RaspberryPI is here! What a cute little computer it is! I’m very impressed! And excited 🙂 I ordered a model 4 with 8Gb […]
Electronic Airgun Target – Intro
One of the most enjoyable experiences of Camp Perry for me is shooting the air pistol matches at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center. It’s a state-of-the-art facility, equipped with not only the air conditioning, showers and free wifi (super important!), but also with the electronic targets. Yeah, I know, we are all old school […]
Stone Soup – Part 2
While waiting for the rest of the parts to arrive, I stippled the front strap and cut the grip safety tangs to .250 radius using my rotary table. I then hand fitted the grip safety using gauge pins and sharpie to mark and file down the high spots. I blasted the frame and the slide […]
Stone Soup – Part 1
A club member brought me a no-name GI-style 1911 made in Philippines and asked to rebuild it as a ball gun suitable for the CMP service pistol EIC matches. This project reminded me of the old European folk tale Stone Soup. Pretty much every single part of the gun needs to be replaced. Even the […]
The Dragon Has Landed!
I’ve learned about the existence of this gun a long time ago from a friend, and ever since I wanted one. More than ten years later, an opportunity presented itself and I jumped the gun (pun intended). So here it is, the legendary Ed Masaki Dragon, one of maybe 12 ever built. Don’t ask me […]
Give A Man A 3D Printer…
… and you feed his Dillon 650! For the past few weeks I was on a quest to make my new bullet collator work with T&B .32 60gr lead SWC bullets. These bullets are tiny so obviously neither .45 nor 9mm setup would work. So I went down the rabbit hole and followed the advise […]
Gospod Bulletfeeder (Slovenian Mr. Bulletfeeder)
I found this bullet feeder device on eBay, shipped directly from Slovenia and the price was less than a half of the original Mr. Bulletfeeder. It works quite well with Brazos coated 200gr bullets, I just loaded about 300 rounds and only one bullet was upside down. Most parts are 3d-printed, but still pretty decent […]