Tech Tip: How To Install Pistols Sights the Old School Way

This guide details the installation of various Forced Reset Trigger (FRT) kits and related components for popular firearm platforms like the AR-15, Glock, Taurus TX22, Kriss Vector, and Smith & Wesson M&P. It covers unpacking, component identification, installation steps for triggers and selectors, and a crucial safety check. The video highlights specialized kits from DogWood Armory, emphasizing the need for careful installation on specific models.

This video showcases a custom 1911 cut-away pistol, expertly modified by the speaker to visually demonstrate its internal mechanics. The demonstration highlights the sear and hammer interface, grip safety function, barrel lockup, and recoil spring behavior during cycling. A notable modification allows for safer loading and unloading by enabling slide manipulation with the manual safety engaged, a technique inspired by Novak's work.

This guide details the use of the Accu-Craft Sight Pusher for installing and removing pistol sights. It emphasizes proper slide alignment using engraved guidelines on the base and the importance of the depth spacer to protect the slide. The tool offers interchangeable pusher faces for different sight types, including beveled for striker-fired pistols and flat for others like Novak sights.

This guide details the process of transforming a Taurus .44 Magnum revolver into a 'chubby snubby' carry comp style firearm. Modifications include bobbing the hammer for snag-free carry, machining a barrel compensator, installing a Novak 1911 front sight, and reshaping G10 grips for improved ergonomics and concealability. The project aims to create a powerful yet carryable .44 Magnum.

This video showcases a custom firearm build process, emphasizing that stock firearms are rarely optimal. It details the journey from selecting firearms like the Springfield Prodigy and CZ Scorpion to planning and executing modifications such as trigger work and slide customization. The process highlights collaboration with specialized companies and culminates in range testing to achieve desired performance like 'flat shooting' and 'soft recoil'. The expert-level instruction focuses on transforming firearms into unique, high-performing tools.

This guide details the installation of the 21st Century Gunfighter Catalyst Extended Magazine Release for Smith & Wesson M&P pistols. The process involves disassembling the slide, carefully removing the original magazine release and its retaining spring, installing the new extended release, and then reassembling the firearm. Proper testing of the new release is crucial to ensure correct function.

This guide details the installation of a Geissele MK8 Super Modular Rail on an AR-15 platform. It covers securing the upper receiver, installing the barrel nut, gas system, and the rail itself, emphasizing the use of specialized tools and proper torque specifications. The process requires an intermediate skill level and careful attention to detail for a secure and functional build.

This guide, based on expert instruction from Brownells, details essential practices for proper ammunition storage. It emphasizes using airtight containers, managing humidity with desiccants, and maintaining stable temperatures to ensure ammunition reliability and safety. Proper storage is crucial for preventing corrosion and propellant degradation, especially for sensitive components like primers.

This guide details the process of upgrading an AR-15 from standard A2 furniture to Magpul components. It covers the removal of the A2 pistol grip and installation of the Magpul MIAD Grip and Magpul PRS Stock. The video demonstrates efficient assembly using specialized tools, highlighting the ergonomic benefits and adjustability of the Magpul parts. Instruction is provided by Brownells, a recognized industry authority.

This entry details the creation of a movie prop suppressor for a Remington 11-87 used in 'No Country for Old Men.' Prop master Larry Zanoff explains how the suppressor was designed to look homemade and was non-functional, with sound effects added in post-production. The process highlights the creative problem-solving involved in film armory.