Surplus Remington R4 upper: Colt 6920 SOCOM for half the cost
It’s a truism that has rang true since even before the days of the Great Coof-ening of 2020: the salad days of military surplus are well behind us. Sure, there are some noble holdouts...
Category: Reviews
Restoring Milsurp Part 2: CMP Rack Grade Garands
Intro Shortly after my “Restoring Milsurp” article was published in December last year https://www.kommandoblog.com/2022/12/12/restoring-milsurps-in-the-2020s/ I ended up getting bit by the CMP bug again and decided that since the supply of Garands may be...
Restoring Milsurps: A viable endeavor in the 2020s?
The moment that solidified my hobby of collecting and shooting military firearms occurred on a rainy afternoon in 2009. My dad and I aimlessly meandered into our local gun store and I began looking...
The USMC M16A5 Concept: History and Build
Intro With the recent adoption of the Sig MCX Spear in 6.8×51 as the Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon, there seems to be a sense among some that “what’s old is new again”. Reverting...
The CMP Expert Grade 308 M1 Garand: Detailed Review
Intro It’s been 8 months since I received and quickly published my initial overview of the CMP Expert grade M1 Garand which at the point this article is being published is the only M1...
Quickie Gear Review: The G-Shock DW5092
Whether you’re an operator, tradesman, larper, outdoorsman, whatever, the G Shock DW5092 will take a lickin and keep on beepin.
The CMP Expert Grade M1 Garand: Initial Review
Intro Earlier this summer when the ever popular CMP Service Grade M1 Garand (what many consider to be the platonic ideal of what the CMP has to offer) went out of stock, many began...
A Retrospective: The Colt 633 “DOE”
Intro It’s likely the same stupidity that led me to purchase a V8 sedan the same year a Democratic president took office that convinced me now was the time to build a PCC in...
The Daewoo K2: South Korea’s Pride
The AK Wishes They Were This Cool Many of us in the gun community all have our own flavor of bang-stick that we gravitate towards. The pistol side of things has such a wide...
Gear Review: USGI MOLLE Medium Ruck
Intro Even in the military, the MOLLE medium rucksack (also known colloquially as the “half ruck” or “mini ruck”) isn’t that common. The first time I saw one in use was during a field...
