Even in the 1980s I recall how cheap WW2 and Vietnam war items were at Charlie Albert’s Army/Navy at local burg. Those days are long gone. I miss the smell of a surplus store. That smell of old OD green cotton canvas. That smell was great. Very unique. I bet at least some of youContinue reading “Army Surplus ( The Good Old Days)”
Monthly Archives: April 2024
Apocalypse Now
First video is up from one of my other projects. If you want to hear me and a friend talk about this classic.
Meeting a soccer mom, and what’s wrong with Ms. Mag on guns
By Kevin O’Brien Perhaps “meeting” isn’t exactly the word, because she didn’t see us coming, and we’re only here at all because we saw her first. She was pretty, blonde, liberal, preoccupied, and in a hurry. The first two characteristics were evident at a glance (we did not explore the blonde-ness for authenticity. Odds are,Continue reading “Meeting a soccer mom, and what’s wrong with Ms. Mag on guns”
Vintage Varminting
One of the fellas shared this bit of history. Above is a custom Mauser varmint rifle chambered in the excellent .219 Donaldson Wasp. On it he has a 10 Unertl.
US Navy
When I look at this picture I feel safer. Knowing nothing but the best are in our armed forces.
The Rescue Rod
Since the early days of the M16 troubles in the Vietnam war, guys had been taping the cleaning rod to the rifle in the event of a stuck case or malfunction that needs clearing fast. Unlike the much more over hyped AK-47, the M16 pattern rifle does not have a built in ability to carryContinue reading “The Rescue Rod”
More Finnish Archive Rarities!
By Kevin O’Brien A Simonov AVS-36 was rare everywhere except, it seems, in Finnish captivity. Many of the photos in the Finnish Army photo archive (which is the source of these) include captured AVS rifles, either being used by Finns, or, more often, in piles of captured stuff. That’s what this picture is, and itContinue reading “More Finnish Archive Rarities!”
Finnish Firearms
By Kevin O’Brien If you’re not, the guys in these pictures are. The pictures are courtesy of SA-Kuva, which is Finnish for Finnish Army Photo — the army archives there have just released a large quantity of wartime photos. (If you have a Russian-spec Mosin or other ex-Russian bangstick with the stamp “SA” in aContinue reading “Finnish Firearms”
Resource Review: The Guerilla’s Guide to the Baofeng Radio
My friend NC Scout recently put out a book that I think you should be aware of. While it’s officially titled, The Guerilla’s Guide to the Baofeng Radio, the actual contents of the book involves a lot more than just the Baofeng. Scout uses the Baofeng UV5r as a common reference point that many peopleContinue reading “Resource Review: The Guerilla’s Guide to the Baofeng Radio”
America Is Hurtling Toward A Full-Blown Hot Civil War
Authored by Justin Smith via The Burning Platform blog, It never ceases to amaze me at how little so many people in this country have done to train their minds to critically analyze information. They have eyes to see and ears to see, and yet, somehow the truth of any major issue still seems toContinue reading “America Is Hurtling Toward A Full-Blown Hot Civil War”
Scattered Shots 