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Gun Safety is Everyone Responsibility

I just wanted to take a quick second to remind everyone that gun safety is a serious business. In case you forgot....

TREAT NEVER KEEP KEEP

• Treat every weapon as if it was loaded.
• Never point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot.
• Keep your weapon on safe until you are ready to fire.
• Keep your finger straight and off the trigger until you are ready to fire.

Here are some resources for you

Gun Safety and Defense Book

NRA Eddie Eagle for kids

Defensive gun use in Texas during storm!

One two separate occasions, two burglars was shot trying to enter homes during Hurricane Harvey. Had the homeowners not been there, they would have came home to a lot less than just spoiled food in the fridge.

http://tribunist.com/news/two-alleged-home-invaders-shot-by-homeowners-in-two-separate-incidents-while-hurricane-harvey-made-landfall/

24 times in the last 6 weeks citizens used firearms to save lives

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/11/24-times-citizens-used-guns-to-save-lives/

Keeping Retro AR

So recently I got the new RAS hanguards. Turns out that they are not Knights Armament but instead a company called P&S. I don't care. They seem like amazing quality.

I was having a little trouble getting the handguards on so I posted to a Facebook page called AR15 Builders Forum (SNOB Free). A guy gave me a suggestion and it worked amazinly!  I still have to get around to doing a write up of those handguards but I haven't because...

I'm keeping the Retro AR retro. Not gonna modernize it. I was in the process of pulling the gas tube out so I could swap barrels, and with the positive feedback I received on the Facebook page, I decided to keep it the way it is.

So here it is, in all of it's glory!

Here is the text from the most recent Facebook post. "So the other day I showed a picture of my Retro A1/A2 rifle and my plans on modernizing it into a M16A4 configuration. Well I got a lot of positive feedback and decided to keep my retro AR retro and just build a new one all together. For those interested, here are some pictures of my Retro build! From back to front I have a surplus A1 stock. Now if you are planning on building one yourself, remember that you do not need the A2 buffer tube extension. It's fitted into an Anderson lower which is marked up from building it pretty much with no tools and a Rock River Arms A2 upper. There is also a A1 surplus gripe. Its attached to an Anderson 20in Heavy barrel, surplus A1 triangle hand guards and a new production 3 prong muzzle device.

I also run the blog www.vansfirearms.com if you want to check that out. But as always, you can get the information on this post and don't need to check it out if you don't want. Thanks for reading."

*Please note that the links will open an AdFly ad first, then in 5 seconds you will have the option to continue to the deal. This helps me make pennies and I much appreciate it.

Changing Retro AR

If you've followed any of this, you may have seen my "Retro" A1/A2 clone.

Here's a picture of it. A little hard to tell, but we have surplus A1 pistol grips, stock and triangle hand guards. The muzzle device is a new production three prong. The A2 portion comes in the fact that it is a current lower and an A2 upper. But throw on a 20 round magazine and most people are not going to notice the difference.

Wanting something a little bit more modern, I have decided to create a M16A4 clone just like the Marine Corps gave me.

Obviosuly, I'm not going to put a Trijicon or PEQ 15 on it. I don't have that crazy cash! But perhaps fake ones would be cool if I feel so inclined.

So step one. The Knight Armament M5 RAS Handguard. Look at it. It gorgous! Traditional and unlike the MLOK or Keymod stuff you only see now a days. But it is heavy as hell! A price tag of $276 is not cheap tho.

Luckily, I was able to find a seller online that has them surplus for about $110 shipped. I should be here in a few days so I'll be sure to update on the quality once I get it in so be sure to check back!

Beretta 92s Is In!

So the Berretta 92s got here a few days ago from J & G Sales. Here is the link to the offer. At the time I purchased, they was $249.95 plus $28.60 to ship it across the country. Add in my local FFL fee of $25 and it was mine. So.... you wanna see it?

Overall the quality is a little less than what I was expecting, but still happy overall. It shined up really well with a through cleaning. A big down side was the gripe screws were pretty much destroyed.

 That little bugger down there on the bottom was a real PITA to get out. It would not budge. In order to remove the grips, I had to drill the fastener.

Ending up getting it out so all is good! Ordered 4 more from Numrich Gun Parts which should be here soon. 

Now I have never held or shot a 92 series Beretta so when I take it out for the first time I'll have to update. But one thing I noticed is with the hammer cocked, the trigger had such little pull. It felt amazing! I think follow up shots with this thing would be really great!

I'll update you guys with more as I test it out!

Ordered a new pistol!

If any of you get the emails from J&G Sales, you may have seen that they have Police Trade in Beretta 92S for sale for $249.95. You can find the sale at this link.

So I decided to jump on one. Now, there was no hand pick option. The total including shipping came out to $278.55. That's with a 2,100 mile shipping distance. I hate that federal law makes it so handguns have to be shipped by air two day or something. Or maybe it's just FedEx. I don't remember.

I think that J&G's website has a low bandwith cap becuase it was next to impossible to order the gun. But anyway, ordered 08FEB17, confirmed FFL 10FEB17, shipped 11FEB17 and should be here on the 14th! Happy Valentines day to me!

PSA Complete Blem Lower

Now if you're like me, and I assume you are since you're here reading this, you enjoy a deal. Which is why more than once I have found myself on the website of Palmetto State Armory checking out their daily deals. On any given day, you'll probably see thrown up there their "Blem Lowers". Here is a complete one I picked up a few weeks back.

I believe that this cost me about $150. It came with everything you see in the picture, minus the ammo can. Now, a quick look at it shows that there isn't any machining defects or tooling marks. But...if you look closely, you'll notice something off. Here is a comparison with an Anderson Lower I have.

Notice it? How about when I slap my retro upper on it. (It's the only upper I currently have.)

That's right. This isn't a camera trick. The lower is blue. That being said... I don't really care! The fit was tight, without being too tight. No wiggle room at all. A very nice lower in my opinion. So if you find yourself in the market for a budget lower, a Blem Lower from PSA can do just the trick!