Charles Emory Petty Jr Custom 1911
1911_purview This clapped out roach of an Essex (hand fit to a Colt NM slide and barrel) was made by the venerable Charles Emory Petty Jr. This gun was advertised…
Vintage Super Vel Ammunition Ads
In lieu of another data dump, here is a photo gallery of vintage Super Vel ads from 1967 to 1984
Some AI Editing Magic
AI is still lame when it comes to making original images but it is very good at slightly altering existing images. I had a little fun with it using a…
America Can Print Money… But It Can’t Print The Missiles It Needs
Authored by Nick Giambruno via International Man, THAAD is one of the military-industrial complex’s most expensive boondoggles – and most Americans have never heard of it. The Terminal High Altitude…
FPC Victory: Federal Court Holds Delaware “Ghost Gun” Possession and Home-Manufacturing Bans Unconstitutional
Court rules unserialized firearms, frames and receivers are protected “Arms” and Delaware cannot ban peaceable people from making their own firearms Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today a major Second…
Trijicon Introduces Enhanced Reticles for ACOG Compact Optics
New RTR reticles offer faster target acquisition and caliber-specific ballistic holds Trijicon® Inc., the global provider of innovative aiming solutions for the hunting, shooting, military and law enforcement markets, is…
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A Brief History of FBI Semiauto Pistols
After the Miami/Dade Shootout of April 11, 1986, the FBI was not completely satisfied with the commercially available pistols in 9x19mm and .45 Auto.
Ed Wolcoff on the RPD
From talks down with Bud Gibson Courtesy of LTC Ed Wolcoff:“When I carried the RPD. I also carried 500 rounds of ammo. 100 rounds were in a drum magazine attached…
ASP “SWT” Ruger Revolver Conversion
For Forty-Four Friday, I thought that I’d mention the rare Armament Systems & Procedures (ASP) .44 Special conversions of Ruger Service Six and Speed Six revolvers. Given that they lost…
My First Bomb Damage Assessment Mission
On June 28, 1968, B-56 Project SIGMA’s Recon Company moved forward to our new launch site in the 1st Infantry Division (1st ID) base camp at Quan Loi. We set…
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