Contribute your cheap improvements to your guns in lieu of high dollar options.

[Sugar Land]

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[acorneau]

Cheapest improvement was doing some filing, sanding, polishing to my 10/22 bolt, receiver, and trigger group. I brought the trigger pull down from the factory six or seven pounds to something closer to four pounds.

 

[Mic]

I filed down the "alien tongue" of my G19 so that it is perfectly flush with my trigger when all the way back. Wasn't crucial, but after some days of training, I found all the pressure wound up on that little bit of the tongue that wouldn't recess. After this, it felt a lot better when running heavy round counts through it in a day.

 

[franzas]

I'm gonna be ordering that Glow-On paint from Amazon here in a day or two. I'll be applying it to my M&P as well. What did you use? I was thinking of just using a tooth pick.

toothpick

 

[Willy]

I tried the fluorescent paint. I tried to put dots on my LCP. They didn't stick well enough to last very long. I ended up buy a CT laser.

I painted the dots on my Kahr CW9. The paint inside the dot holes held better. The downside of the paint is that you have to "charge" it up by exposing it to bright light pretty often to keep it glowing. There's not much light in the bottom of my holster.

Bottom line for me. Paint is good for shooting in low light conditions if you can plan ahead, but not for an EDC.

My cheap mod was a Hogue Handall Jr. slip on grip. The grip is tacky and has molding that your fingers can fit between and give you better control. The recoil is more comfortable.

 

[MikePotts]

Vetrap works well on those sweaty days...

 

[BRD@66]

Truck holster from lightweight PVC sewer pipe (I call the material Sewerex). Wedges between driver seat & mid console seat. Cover weapon w a bandanna.

 

[Kyle]

Planning on working my Savage 10 plastic junk stock soon. I dont like the cheap feel it gives... in spite of how well it shoots. going to bed the action and fill in the hollow buttstock (with something... havent decided what yet). Should be a lot cheaper than replacing it, should also improve the already very accurate rifle.

 

[sonuvaTXgun]

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Truck holster from lightweight PVC sewer pipe (I call the material Sewerex). Wedges between driver seat & mid console seat. Cover weapon w a bandanna.

That's an excellent idea. What are those flaps? Just cut outs from the PVC?

-PAK-

 

[TexasR.N.]

I have also painted some sights with good results. Plain black front and rear sights do not work very well for me.

I painted the front sight on my AR fluorescent orange, just easier for me to see.

 

[BRD@66]

Yes re: the flaps. It's all one piece

 

[sonuvaTXgun]

Yes re: the flaps. It's all one piece

Awesome idea. My G19 falls in between my seats in the Dodge so I'll definitely give this a try. Thanks.

-PAK-

 

[BRD@66]

Oh yeah, & here's the "gills" - intended to hold the holster in place (ie, between the seats) when I draw the weapon. Also part of the one piece - and much harder to cut & mold.

 

[sonuvaTXgun]

That's great. Simple, yet effective design.

 

[franzas]

Awesome idea. My G19 falls in between my seats in the Dodge so I'll definitely give this a try. Thanks.

-PAK-

Or you could carry it in your holster and keep an extra in the console. If some motherfucker comes up to your truck demanding money, he doesn't know if you're reaching for your wallet or your sidearm

 

[The Dave]

Glow in the dark fishing lure paint is a lot cheaper than "gunsite" paint you can pick it up in almost any fishing and tackle store for around $1 a bottle.

 

[jrbfishn]

Or glow in the dark fingernail polish


from a non-recovering coffeeholic

 

[sonuvaTXgun]

Or you could carry it in your holster and keep an extra in the console. If some motherfucker comes up to your truck demanding money, he doesn't know if you're reaching for your wallet or your sidearm

The only issue with that is I have no extra and no cash to allocate towards said extra. Maybe someday.

-PAK-

 

[azkcr]

^
hah. Get a job, you bum.
And I will be stealing the PVC idea

 

[robocop10mm]

If you do not like the upper to lower fit on your AR, take a short piece of pipe cleaner and insert it on the shelf at the front of the lower. It will take solme pressure to close the halves, but it will lock up better than the stupid rubber POS they sell to go in the rear of the lower.

Afraid of slam fires on your SKS? Take out the firing pin and give it a good polish with 600 grit wet/dry sand paper. Break the edges with a fine file so it moves freely in the bolt. Nary a slamfire EVER!

Got a S&W Sigma VE (or any of the older, better versions)? Detail strip it and use SPrinco Machinegunners lube. Can take 2-3lbs off the trigger pull