Updates / Year in Review

As I write this my blog is topping 100,000 visitors......now onto one million!

My 1st full year of blogging has come to a close, so I thought I would post a review of my year with links for those of you who may have missed some of my posts.

In January  we covered:

•  my love of Single Shot Rifles
• Stock Options for the Mossberg 500 series shotgun
• We discussed the Kaboom phenomenon
• I covered the modifications I performed on my Beretta CX4 Carbine
• I compared the large (and growing) field of Pocket 380 auto pistols, I even updated it to include a new comer.
• We went over the confusion of Cartridge Names

In February:

• We showed how to restore gun screws 
• We looked at pistol caliber carbines 
• We had some fun with the Hoplophobes 
• We covered the changes made to the Winchester Model 94 rifle 
• A firearms dictionary for newbs 
• How to remove a broken shell from your rifle

In March:

• We investigated Gun Myths and Legends 
• Modifications made to a Marlin 1895 Guide Gun 
• The History of the Colt Lighting Rifle
•  Our Sexy Gun Awards
•  and the not-so-sexy Gun Awards
• We troubleshooted my Enfield Rifle

 In April:

•  We covered the storied history of the 44 Magnum
•  We started a new project rifle that I found at a gun show
• We performed an action job on a 10-22 rifle
• Strange Revolvers
• We showed you how you can build a home defense shotgun on the cheap

In May:

• We started some more knife projects
• We covered the private collection of a fellow gun entusiast
• We updated the trend of the gun industry targeting women shooters
• Part one of the Arisaka project
• The story of Ruger's 1st double action revolvers
• We showed you one way to build an inexpensive hunting rifle
• 1001 uses for an ammo can
• Project Night Prowler

In June:

• We experimented with Heat Bluing
• We covered the build of a Glock 21 by another gunsmith
• The history of the Ruger Bearcat
• We installed an adjustable rear sight on a Beretta 92
• We answered the question: Who is RW Loveless?
• Our 1st foray into Nitre Bluing
• History's most Notorious Guns

In July:

• A quick and easy pistol display box
• a 4th of July post regarding gun museums
• some more modifications to a Ruger SP101
• part 3 of the Arisaka project
• We started a new project on a Colt New Service
• Unraveling the mystery of the Saturday Night Special
• We attempted to make a shotgun bead from a brass screw
• We restored the finish on a S&W model 67

In August:

• The history of the Dan Wesson revolver
• While modifying a P-mag we searched for paint to match Magpul's FDE
• We detailed the way we blue our guns
• Part 2 of the Arisaka project (out of order, I know)
• Part 4 of the Arisaka project
• The history of the H&R 999 Sportsman revolver
• I rant about Things that Piss Me Off...

In September:

• The Ruger Vaquerito
• upgrades to my Ruger (original) 45 Colt Vaquero
• Exodus: the demise of the New England gun industry
• We finally complete the Arisaka project

In October:

• We covered personalized Girly Guns
• We restore a Remington model 58 shotgun part one
• part two of the Remington Model 58
• We look at the interchangeability of cartridges
• Mods made to a MAK-90 AK variant
• For Halloween we returned to the Vampire Hunter Colt and show you other monster hunting kits

In November:

• Discreet cases for transporting you firearms
• Part one of a girly rifle for my daughter
• We cover some of the new guns on the market
• Where is your Ammo from?
• Part two of the girly rifle build
• We show how to jewel a rifle & shotgun bolt

In December:

• We experiment with rust bluing
• Part Two of the Colt New Service Project
• We fix up a neglected S&W model 686
• An interesting collection of gun modifications
• We perform a minor cleanup of a Colt Detective Special

So what is next? We have a bunch of projects in the works for 2015 including:

• Finishing the restoration of the Colt New Service
• Removing the barrel from a revolver
• Cleaning up a Marlin model 800 hunting rifle
• More Ruger Vaquero mods
• Another round of experimenting with Rust Bluing
• Bringing a Colt Trooper back to life (after a house fire)
• Restoring a Ruger old model 357 Blackhawk
• A Remington model 1903-A3 restoration
• Refinishing a stock for a Marlin model 81DL
• bluing on top of existing blue
• Another Affordable Shotgun Project
• Experimenting with stock checkering
• repairing a timing issue
• Restoration of a Stevens/Springfield model 83 .22 rifle
• Some Cheap/improvised gun mods
• Camo painting 101
• Smoothing the grip frame of a Walther PPK/S
• Restoring a Browning BAR Hi-Power Rifle
• Refinishing a Ruger Single Six
• A Savage model 93 rifle build
• We'll review several cheap gun fixes & upgrades