71 years ago today, March 23rd 1951, the first Ranger combat jump took place. It was also the last jump of the Korean War. Dubbed Operation Tomahawk the plan was to have an airborne unit drop at Munsan-ni to trap Chinese and North Korean forces retreating from the ground elements of Operation Courageous. For theContinue reading “Today in History: The First Ranger Jump”
Monthly Archives: March 2022
My “Pet” Beavers
I was out looking around on the old plantation and decided to go see what my beavers had been up to. I had figure there 2 beavers that moved in 5 years ago had to be 12 beavers by now and I was right. You can see two dens in the pictures below. A fewContinue reading “My “Pet” Beavers”
SIG SAUER New P322 Rimfire Pistol
Just what no one asked for. NEWINGTON, N.H., (March 22, 2022) – SIG SAUER is pleased to officially announce the P322, the all-new, U.S. designed and manufactured 22 rimfire pistol. The P322 offers an unprecedented 21 round capacity, is optics ready and suppressor ready right out of the box, all at an affordable price point.Continue reading “SIG SAUER New P322 Rimfire Pistol”
“World Hero”
Sports West, Ikey Starks/George Orndorff Custom 1911
pistol_purview During the birth of practical pistols shooting, (in the late 1970s and early 80s) nationally known shops like shops like Pachmayr, Behlerts, Kings, Hoag, Swenson, and others had insanely long backlogs. As a result, smaller regional shops filled the gaps for high-quality guns with faster turnaround. One of these was “Sports West” in Denver,Continue reading “Sports West, Ikey Starks/George Orndorff Custom 1911”
We Must Now Learn The Lesson Of 1914, Not The Lesson Of 1938
Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute, With proponents of military intervention and war, it’s always 1938, and every attempt to substitute diplomacy for escalation and war is “appeasement.” Last week, for example, Ukrainian legislator Lesia Vasylenko accused Western leaders of appeasement during Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, stating, “This is the same as 1938 when alsoContinue reading “We Must Now Learn The Lesson Of 1914, Not The Lesson Of 1938”
Sidearm Sunday: Is .30 Super Carry Worth it?
An article about the .30 super form out pal over at The New Rifleman Recently, Federal has begun producing .30 Super Carry, a handgun cartridge meant to perform the same as 9mm, but in a smaller form factor that allows for it to be used in smaller, more compact handguns. In this piece, we’re goingContinue reading “Sidearm Sunday: Is .30 Super Carry Worth it?”
Left Handed Pre64 Model 70
From the amazing fellas at pre64win.com When you are hopelessly in love with the pre-64 look and equally hopeless at shooting right handed – we can help. This client had a vision and we just finished executing on it. A relatively new (post 2008?) left hand CRF model 70 action, blueprinted and mated with aContinue reading “Left Handed Pre64 Model 70”
Some Neat Vintage Brochures
It’s always nice to see things like this are still out there in this condition.
The M14 Rears Its Ugly Head In Ukraine.
Nice to see some other intelligent people on social media.
Scattered Shots 