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Testing... Testing... Is this thing on?We're quickly approaching that one event and our Open House at 6pm-9pm on Wednesday, Jan 24th, 2024. We'll have some cool people coming out to chat and show off their stuff like The Mag Project, Firearms Policy Coalition, Dead Air, Occam Defense Solutions, and Allen Engineering. Oh, and we'll have a taco truck.We'll be showing of prototypes like the one you see above so let's just get right into it. A quick note, these are still in the early prototype phase …

Dimpling the receiver is a crucial step when building stamped receiver AKs to ensure reliability and longer parts lifespan. Without it, the firearm will ultimately end up damaging itself while firing and may end up destroying or significantly damaging core components such as the receiver requiring a full or partial rebuild.Top Left: Conical Ram used for dimpling. Bottom Left: Dimpling Jig being used in a hydraulic press. Right: A properly dimpled 5.56/5.45 receiver.Luckily, dimpling isn't that h …

This post features content originally from our December 30th, 2023 newsletter; we didn't want the information to be lost to the void so we're backing it up here for those who didn't get to see it the first time around.  Most people would agree that the AK's standard irons leave much to be desired and while the easiest answer would typically be to just stick an RDS or other optic on the gun, some people might want to maintain the classic look or want a better back up sight in case the o …