Social Distance Learning: Stoner gets Stoned
If you missed it live this week, here's the replay of Scott showing us the technique to smooth a crappy trigger from an AR pattern rifle. https://youtu.be/1e9F4NOb8_0 You also may have noticed that this event was live streamed publicly across our various social media...
The PLCAA (Protection of Legal Commerce in Arms Act)
Among the many things we get asked about, both publicly and by our members, is whether or not we support repealing the PLCAA or not. In order to answer that question, it's important to understand what it is, what it isn't, why it was put in place, and why other...
Social Distance Learning: Requiem for a Revolver
Last week, Scott showed us the insides of a $20 revolver! https://youtu.be/pbkjHZ_j_g4 You also may have noticed that this event was live streamed publicly across our various social media platforms, including Facebook Live on our main public page(as well as our...
T-Shirts on Sale in the LGC Store.
All T-Shirts are on Sale in the Store! til 01 October, or they are sold out. Free Shipping as always. Food for thought: I'm wearing the Womyn's 2 XL Shirt and it fits just fine. The shirt style itself is basically the same as the men's, IMHO. I'm one of those men who...
Social Distance Learning: Trench Gun Madness – Part 1
Scott Richardson's Bench Doctor Office Hours returns! This week Scott begins his two part build of a Trench Gun, desecrating a 1936 Model 12 with a hacksaw. No ATF violations were made in the filming of this video. https://youtu.be/JmpeREtKDI0 You also may have...
“Archive Status” update.
Following up to this post from August 24th, the BBTI site has been updated. When you go there now, at the top of each page you’ll see this notice: ATTENTION: Effective Sept 1, 2020, the BBTI Project is in “Archive Status.” No further tests will be conducted, but we will maintain this site and data […]
Spinning wheel got to go round.*
I was surprised when one of the other BBTI guys said that he had found a reproduction wheellock on Gunbroker recently, and that it wasn’t even horribly expensive. This one: I was surprised, because there aren’t many reproduction wheellocks out there that I was aware of. It’s a quirky firearm design from the 16th century […]
The Fightin’ Swedes/Swiss.
Two last battle rifles today: the Swedish Ag m/42B in 6.5×55 and the Swiss Schmidt-Rubin Model 1911 rifle. Swedish Ag m/42B in 6.5×55 We should have done our homework on this. Why? Because we had no idea about how to operate it. I’ll save you the several videos of us fumbling with it, trying to […]
Looting and rioting
“And I must say tonight that a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it America has failed to hear? ... It has failed to hear that the promises of freedom and justice have not been met. And it has failed to hear that large segments of white society are more...
Disabilities and Firearms: Part 2
In this two-part series, Deb, Karen, Mark, Nate and Lonnie discuss and answer questions about living with disabilities, owning firearms, training, and what to consider when buying firearms. Day one focused on physical disability and day two will focus on...