When you start upgrading your guns, you will quickly get to the sights. Removing them, though, and putting new ones on can be tricky. Making the fine adjustments needed for accuracy requires delicate pressure. Jennings Machine and Tool has a new sight pusher design that makes this work easy. We are putting it to the test with a small GLOCK and an exquisite set of TruGlo Tritium Fiber Optic Sights.
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80% Arms Billet Aluminum Lower Build–No Milling Machine Needed
Updated: May 30, 2015We’ve covered do-it-yourself lowers, but are here today with a new installment. This 80% lower is cut from an aluminum billet. And you can finish it off with a few simple tools. No milling machine needed. The jigs and instructions from 80% Arms make finishing their lower surprisingly easy. Check out or review of the process.
Build an AR-15: Tools and Materials
Updated: July 10, 2015In our continuing coverage of the ins-and-outs of AR-15 construction, we’re going to break it down. The rifle, that is–and the tool box. Ever seen a list of all of the parts of an AR-15? It is long. So put together a checklist, and make sure you have all the tools. If you are going to build an AR-15, you will need to be at least somewhat organized.
What Makes a Gunsmithing Screwdriver Different?
Updated: September 23, 2015You shouldn’t take a normal flat-head screwdriver to your guns. Trust me. I know. What should you use instead? Time for a bit of gunsmithing expertise from the American Gunsmithing Institute.
New Schematic Mats and AK Tools from Real Avid–SHOT Show 2016
Updated: January 25, 2016Looking for a cleaning mat that will show exactly how to strip a gun, and keep all of the parts neatly organized–and for less than $20? Check out Real Avid.
Desert Tech Update: Smart Phone HUD App and MDR Bullpup Scheduled for Q4
Updated: March 31, 2024Desert Tech is launching a new app that puts a heads-up display on your smart phone. The company has also announced a new release date for the MDR bullpup.
Scope Mounting Made Easy With Wheeler Engineering Kit
Updated: October 12, 2016Purchase the product reviewed in this piece by clicking this link: To enter the Midsouth Shooters’ GunsAmerica Giveaway contest, click this link: https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/landingpages/gunsamericagiveaway.aspx There are few things on this earth as satisfying as successfully completing a project with your own two hands. Little gunsmithing projects invoke some of the same feelings and one of the [...]
Got Buyback? Here’s the Simplest Homemade Pistol
Updated: October 13, 2016Mark Serbu of Serbu Firearms is gauging interest on an extremely simple homemade single-shot rimfire pistol kit. The design is super-cheap and can be made with hand tools.
SIG P320 80 Percent Kits Around the Corner from Ghost Guns
Updated: June 13, 2017Ghost Guns, a specialist in 80 percent receiver kits, is working on an 80 percent frame compatible with SIG Sauer’s new P320.
Clean Your Guns With the Ultimate Setup: Tipton Ultra Gun Vise and Max Force Rod
Updated: October 11, 2017The Tipton Ultra Gun Vise and Max Force Cleaning Rods are exactly what you need this winter to keep your guns clean, dry and operational.