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 […]
Ruger Mark COVID-19
A free weekend, a length of an aluminum tube, and coronavirus lockdown…
– 1911 + 745 = ❤️?
I have a love/hate relationship with 1911. I really admire the way the gun is designed, it is truly the JMB’s masterpiece work. I love working on 1911, enjoy building or accurizing them. And the only one thing I cannot do well is to shoot them. I simply cannot control the trigger, I take my […]
Cease Fire
The Desert Midwinter is over, and I made a difficult decision to hit the pause and take a break from shooting for some time. My tendonitis is getting worse and worse, so I just need to give my arm some rest and for the next month or so not to lift anything heavier than a […]
The Press
Many fellow shooters have asked me about my reloading press setup. In this post, I’ll try to list all the important options and upgrades I’d recommend. First and foremost, the press. I chose Dillon XL650, but now there’s a newer option available, the Dillon XL750 (and you can even try and win this press here). […]
Phoenix AZ Desert Midwinter
From Tony Silva: Hello Shooters, The Phoenix Arizona Desert Midwinter Championships are coming soon. If you haven’t already sent in your SR1 please do so ASAP. I attached the SR1 and Match Program. There is a 2700 on Sunday, February 9th, as well as practice during the week prior to the start of the Midwinter. If you do arrive […]