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5.11 Trainer Belt

2009-09-14T18:05:00.004-05:00

I recently got a 5.11 Trainer Belt. Great quality. 1 1/2" stiff nylon webbing. Really sturdy build and fits nicely. I highly recommend this belt for use with holsters. I carry my Comp-tac Infidel holster with belt clip on it, and it is a perfect fit.

5.11 Tactical Trainer Belt

Solid Stainless steel black buckle

Velco to keep loop over tight

My AR15 build

2009-08-24T18:08:00.005-05:00

Finally get my rifle just about together.

Charles Daly Defense Striped lower receiver.

DPMS Lower parks kit

Lower assembled minus stock

DPMS Pardus stock installed

Complete DPMS flat top upper installed, 16" barrel.

Last will be the rear sight, and then off to the range.

Maverick 88 Build up

2009-08-07T09:11:00.004-05:00

The start, off the shelf Maverick 88 12ga shotgun, available at most Walmarts, sporting good stores, and S-Marts.
I know my caliber was a little off, but measuring the inner diameter of the barrel, for rod fitment.
To measure the length correctly, as the ATF lists they do, I bought a piece of PVC pipe to use as the rod the make sure I cut the barrel to a legal length.
Here I marked the PVC pipe with black masking tape. You cock the gun unloaded and put the pipe down the barrel, and mark. This gives you the baseline for your measurements.
The marking ended up being exactly at the 28" mark. Pipe next to barrel in this photo.
There I measured to the 18.5" mark and made a marking on the pipe.
Removing the barrel is simple, just undo the holder at the end of the mag tube, and the barrel slides right off.
Double checking my measurements with the barrel removed.
Where the pipe ends up.
After measuring down the pipe from the 28" marking we do get 9.5" to be the amount to cut. Here I have marked the barrel for cutting.
Set in a vise grip to cut
[img]http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n153/af275/maverick88/maverickbuild12.jpg " width="600" > Went with a hacksaw for cutting
Finished product
I cleaned up the cut with an emery cloth and a Dremel sanding dish. No burs or sharp edges and it completely even.

And now on the parts from ATI
Here is the mounting hardware, different bolts and adapter plates for various manufactures.
To start, removed the 2 phillips head screws holding the pad down.
Removing the pad gains access to the bolt holding the stock on, its a 1/2" socket
Stock removed.
Using the shortest of the mounting bolts (listed for Mossbergs and Maverick 88), mounted the pistol grip.
Then you slide the stock into the back of the pistol grip, then you use an internal threaded shaft and a small screw to secure the stock (seen at the back of the pistol grip) *Note: the stock would not fully slide into the pistol grip at first, the head of the allen bolt mounting he grip was too tall, so I tool a dremel and enlarged the indentation in the stock to fit around the bolt)
And installed.
Stock full extended
Stock full retracted
That part is now, now onto the 5 shot saddle.
The ATI shotforce stock is predrilled for their 5 shot saddle, just pick which side you want the saddle on, and first mount the back plate.
Then there are just 6 small phillips head screws to mount the holder to the mounting plate.
Last part installed was the ATI light mount with swivel stud. This just lines up over the mag tube, and get tightened down with one screw, which doubles as the swivel stud
Just a test fitment light for now. This same part can also be used instead for bracing an extended mag tube to the barrel.
And 100% complete.

Some new additons over the weekend

2009-07-19T13:30:00.003-05:00

Some new items I picked up over the weekend.

Maverick 88. Right is 100% stock, but I've already ordered some things for it, and will post the whole build up in its entirety.

Also
Charles Daly Defense striped AR15 lower.

This is my first riffle project, so till be a long term project, researching each component and so on. Very excited to be starting on this weapon.

Resturants opting out of Carry law.

2009-07-16T09:15:00.006-05:00

Well its only been three days since the law went into effect allowing people with HCP to LEGALLY carry into restaurants and bars. And already the list is growing state wide of restaurants that won't allow it still. Though the HCP holders have going through class, State approval background checks, and have their fingerprints on file.

The local list so far: updated 7/22/09
Huey's
RP Tracks
Blue Monkey both locations (Midtown on Madison and Germantown Parkway in Cordova)
Molly's La Casita on Madison
Boscoes on Madison
Le Chardonay on Madison
Bayou Bar and Grill on Madison
The Half Shell on Mt. Moriah
The Band Box - Memphis
Alfred's - Memphis
BB King's - Memphis
The Blue Monkey - both locations - Memphis
Blues City Cafe - Memphis
Bosco's - Madison Ave. - Memphis
CiCi's Pizza - Memphis - Poplar Plaza confirmed
Coyote Ugly - Memphis
George Paul's Last Call - Memphis
Kentucky Fried Chicken - Memphis (all same franchisee- not corporate policy)
P&H Cafe - Memphis
Patrick's - Park Ave. - Memphis
The Rumba Room - Memphis
TJ Mulligan's, Cordova TN
Buffalo Wild Wings, Memphis
Bone Fish Grill- Collerville

TN Carry Permit holders, getting the runaround as usual

2009-07-07T10:40:00.005-05:00

First:
Shelby Co. Commission to vote on guns in parks

MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - The Shelby County Commission will decide this week on whether to allow guns in parks.

A committee will vote on the resolution Wednesday before it heads to a full commission vote.

The resolution would prohibit people with gun permits from carrying handguns in any public park or recreational area owned or operated by Shelby County Government.

Last month, the Memphis City Council passed its own ordinance to ban guns in public places.

The local resolutions follow a recent vote in the Tennessee State Legislature allowing guns in parks.

So the legal registered TN gun carry permit holders want this privilege, the state grants it, and the City of Memphis and Shelby County take it away? Like that vote will keep those who already illegally carry into parks from doing it.

Then,
http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10655462

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A hearing has been delayed on a lawsuit to stop a law that allows handguns to be carried in Tennessee bars and restaurants that serve alcohol.

One reason the lawsuit gives for stopping the law is that it's an "unlawful public nuisance that unreasonably threatens the life, health and safety of the public."

Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen vetoed the measure in May, but the Tennessee General Assembly voted last month to override the veto.

Seriosuly, this new law creates "unlawful public nuisance that unreasonably threatens the life, health and safety of the public"? Again what about those that do carry in these places already? And what is unlawful, a TN Permit holder shows they have gone through all the legal channels that the state has step up to legally carry a hand gun. If they want to start pointing fingers at what "unreasonably threatens the life, health and safety of the public" then they might want to rethink the drivers testing and licensing program too.

Robots powered by organic material

2009-06-30T13:56:00.002-05:00

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17372-gallery-domestic-robots-with-a-taste-for-flesh.html

But the robots also have a taste for flesh. They can gain energy by chomping on flies and mice, an idea inspired by researchers at Bristol Robotics Lab, UK, who built a fly-powered robot and have also suggested that marine robots could feed on plankton.

The pests are lured in and digested by an internal microbial fuel cell. This exploits the way microbes generate free electrons and hydrogen ions when oxidising chemicals for energy. Electronics can be powered by directing the electrons around an external circuit before reuniting them with the ions.

DAMN.

AN Fitting to Thread size chart

2009-05-28T13:56:00.004-05:00

Chart AN fittings, size to SAE thread sizes. Good stuff to know.

KCI vs OEM Glock 15rd magazines

2009-04-20T10:19:00.004-05:00

I just got came into two KCI 15rd Glock magazines.

I'd heard some 50/50 things about them online, but worth a shot to try out, already have 3 OEM ones.

First thing they loaded like crap. One the first one, it jammed and I couldn't load more then 9rds in. I tried using the Glock speedloader and when you pressed the back of the round the nose of the bullet would go stay up and the rear of the casing would go down. So I took the mag apart and bent the spring slightly so the pressure would be a little bit more even. Then I reloaded it, this time it took all 15rds but was difficult to load towards the end. Was still binding a little.
I shot these yesterday. So far only 45rds through each mag but working well so far, both fed through just fine.
Here is a side by side picture comparison of the two magazines.
KCI left Glock Right

KCI bottom, Glock top

KCI left , Glock right

KCI Bottom Glock Top

Glock left KCI right

Glock left KCI Right

Glock top, KCI bottom

Glock

KCI

KCI left Glock Right

Installed a Lone Wolf 3.5# connector in Glock 19

2009-04-20T10:03:00.005-05:00

Friday night I installed a Lone Wolf Dist. 3.5lb connector into my Glock 19, at the same time I did some much needed cleaning since getting the gun,and polished some of the friction parts within the trigger assembly.

I used a 2.5 hex head as a punch for disassembly.

Hear you can see the two pins you have to remove. One above the trigger, and another towards the rear.

Pin removed. The slide stop has to get moved slighty to allow this pin to come out.

Pins and slide stop removed.

Block slides straight out the top, then you can remove the trigger assembly.

Removed.

Clear.

Connector location

Ready for removal.

All it takes is a knife to pry under the connector and slide it out, takes very little pressure.

New Lone Wolf Connector.

Basically then you just reinstalled in the reverse order, not hard to do at all.

Installed

Most 3.5lb have the - symbol on them, the standard 5.5 are blank, and the 8.5lb depending on manufacturer are blank or have a + on them.

One of the areas I polished. Before I did.

Just helps smooth things out.

I haven't taken this to the range yet, I hope to go this week, and at the least I'll fire it at my HCP class Saturday. I can already tell a great difference in the pull. But I cannot say really which part really made the most difference, the cleaning, the polishing, or the connector in my gun, the pull was VERY hard on it to start with. I know all three together have made a great impact.

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2009-04-17T12:08:00.004-05:00

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