Products I Recommend Against – Laserlyte Rear Sight Laser.

I saw the write up on these in this month’s American Rifleman. We’ve had Glocks come with these installed from the distributor. From the guns I’ve seen, they are unreliable, difficult to adjust, and prone to breaking. I’ve seen one stick on and only turn off when the batteries were pulled or they ran out. [...]

LED conversion for an old pocketwatch.

This is one of the neatest things I’ve seen in a while. I found it a while back and finally got around to posting it. Paul Pounds turned an old Elgin pocket watch into a high tech watch using some new hardware and LEDs. He has this to say about the project: My grandfather was [...]

This will obviously end well.

Gajitz linked up to a custom digital camera shaped like a gun. I can’t think of any way that this could be a problem. Franziska Dierschke created this digital camera, which she calls Aimat, to put the fun back into taking pictures.

For the watch guys. Entry-level automatic chronographs.

Found this while surfing and thought it was pretty interesting. Swatch is releasing some automatic watches with chronographs at some pretty good prices. I like the idea of automatic watches and other non-battery power sources like the Citizen Eco-Drive solar watches. I’ll probably get an automatic watch at some point but for now I’m more [...]

How to use the 1907 sling.

I had a customer ask me yesterday how to use the military style leather slings. It had been a while since I’d set one up on a rifle so I printed it out for him off a great resource, Fulton Armory and their FAQ section. They have info on AR-15s, M1 Garands, and M14s. How [...]

Gear Review – Maratac Zulu S-Series 2 Ring Watch Band

Well I got a few new gadgets for Christmas. I got a Maratac AAA flashlight and a new watch band. The band is a Maratac 2 ring Zulu S-Series. I got #238 which is a black band with an ACU Gray stripe and is for watches with a 22mm lug. I am currently wearing it [...]

Titanium Yo-Yos

One of the custom knifemakers on Blade Forums posted pics of these in the Gadgets & Gear section. I got permission to repost them here. Brian Flud makes custom Titanium yo-yos as well as knives. Here are a few that caught my eye. This one is “1 3/4 in od with bearing, flowable silicone responce [...]

I love Tritium.

One thing I’ve really grown to like is tritium. Up until recently, I’d only encountered it in night sights. A little over a year ago I picked up a Luminox SEAL watch. Now I’m spoiled. I have since seen it used to accent knife handles and even flashlights (go figure). Now whatever I look at [...]

Gear Review – Maratac Silicone Watch Band

I received my new Maratac silicone watchband from County Comm. I bought it for my new Citizen Military watch. It was easy to fit and is very comfortable. I got the brown one for a 20mm lug. It is quicker on and off than the factory band and I like it a lot. The band [...]

Gear Review – Citizen Eco-Drive Military Watch With Chronograph

I just picked up a new watch. It’s a Citizen Military with chronograph (Model AT0200-05E). The MSRP is $215 but they can be found for almost half of that at several big online sources. The body is stainless steel and is water resistant to 100m. It runs on their Eco-Drive system which charges off of [...]