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How to make 1911 .45 pistol grips, part 2

OK, switch over to the right side of your brain for part two: making the scales pretty. I’m using an acrylic impregnated stabilized wood which has several good features: It won’t absorb oils or cleaning chemicals, prevents warpage or shrinkage … Continue reading

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How to make 1911 .45 pistol grips, part 1

If you own a 1911 pistol you probably wanted to change the grips to something customized as soon as you got it. Fortunately there are a bazillion companies that make grips out of just about any material. However buying something … Continue reading

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Wincherst Wildcat II Varmint – Toz-78 first range report

I finally got an evening free after work to take the new Winchester branded, Tula built .22 varminter out to the local range. I put a Burris 9x scope on there and zeroed it in at 6x for the upcoming … Continue reading

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Winchester Wildcat II Varmint .22 first Impressions (Toz-78)

I have always like heavy bolt action .22s for accurate plinking. I have a Russian Biathlon basic and found it to be an excellent accuracy bargain so when I heard that Winchester was selling a TOZ rebranded as a Winchester … Continue reading

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