Episode 21: The SKS Firing Pin

A new SKS rifle is a wonderful thing, but you have a lot of work to do before you try to fire it.  First you have to get all the cosmoline off it (and out of it), then be sure your firing pin is free.  The SKS has a floating firing pin, and if it gets gunked up and stuck in the forward position you could get slam firing.  Bad juju.

heartfelt and honest sks disassembly by 9mmkahr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reEkl05oIvA&feature=related

detailed sks disassembly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng_Kdn3JQDQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWmEyxA9o-M&NR=1&feature=fvwp

sks bolt disassembly and firing pin replacement by spartan765
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lv0cK5tCHk

just bolt disassembly by elal757
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B7X4IItVoI

slam fire and the cure
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj3QtnUWCwQ

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Episode 20: Video Games as a Training Aid?

A lot of things here have been breaking, wearing out, and going down.  The latest was my computer.  I fixed it up, and now it's running well enough to play Doom 3.  That's one SCARY GAME!  Here's how I apply the game to real life and real life to the game.

Episode 20: Video Games as a Training Aid?

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Episode 19: Triumphant Gunsmithing

I'm pretty tickled with myself. I managed to fix 2 guns all on my lonesome. Okay, I did get some instructions on youtube and from a book, but they're back in action.
The book was The Gun Digest Book of Firearms Assembly/Disassembly Part 2: Revolvers, 2nd Edition, by J.B. Wood.
Here is links to the youtube clips by mlacey56:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-9LwTnK2vA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpBeeQ4ssOU

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Episode 18: I Miss My Fun Guns

I miss my fun guns. Since the ammo shortage, I've been reluctant to shoot a lot. I know it's pretty much over, but I'm still conserving. Also, time is at a premium and all my efforts have been geared toward concealed carry defensive practice and teaching new shooters.


My favorite gun is still in pieces, too. I got the replacement parts at Numrich. Here's a link: http://www.gunpartscorp.com/


I have to promise myself to always bring a fun gun with me when I go to the range.

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Episode 11: Firearms Related Injuries

You can get incidental injuries through the routine manipulation of firearms. Here are some of mine.

Episode 11: Firearms Related Injuries

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Episode 9: Recycle - Shoot Garbage

Hey!  It turns out being cheap and using garbage for shooting supplies is a form of recycling!  Here's a link to the Bacon Turtle Cheesburgers I mention, and here's the show:

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Episode 8: Taurus PT709 Slim

On my second outing with the Taurus PT709 Slim, I did a lot better. Crossbreed Holsters, Palmetto State Armory. A disconcerting news article about the National Guard scanning cars in Schenectady at http://www.infowars.com/new-york-national-guard-units-scan-vehicles-for-gun-confiscations/

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Episode 4: Desperta Ferro!

I'm a week early on this one because I'm so stoked up about the subject.  Here's an interview with Kelly, one of the owners of Palmetto State Armory.  Desperta Ferro!

Episode 4: Desperta Ferro!

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Episode 3: Starting Reloading

Reloading your own ammo can save you a lot of money.  Here's the cheapest and fastest way I've found to get started reloading.

Getting Started Reloading

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Episode 1: Don't Feel Bad

Ahead of time, and under budget!

Here’s my first offering of the Frugal Shooter Podcast. The main topic is Don’t Feel Bad. You can want a lot of things, but the financial realities just always seem to get in the way. We seldom ever hear about the “second best” brands of firearms, and when we do, it’s always from a disdainful point of view. Don’t feel bad. Just get shooting!

While I was dictating the podcast, I was working off a bullet point crib sheet in hopes of being more fluid than I would have been if I had simply read from a script. As I listen back to it, I notice that I flow better when I’m talking about the guns and not myself.

Go figure.

So I hope you enjoy this; I’ll be publishing a new episode every 2 weeks. If you have any feedback for me, email me at frugalshooter@gmail.com.

Premier - Don't Feel Bad

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Introduction to the Frugal Shooter

Hi!
Hi! I'm cheap. Some polite people may say I'm parsimonious, frugal, or thrifty. Nope! I'm a cheap bastard.

... but I like to shoot. There's a conflict of interest, especially these days. This blog is dedicated to saving money, but developing shooting skills and getting in as much trigger time as financially feasible.

Wish me luck, and wish you money saved.