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 one round in cylinder capacity after the conversion, one wag dubbed them the “Fast Five.” Supposedly, only 96 of these conversions were completed, with theContinue reading “ASP “SWT” Ruger Revolver Conversion”
Monthly Archives: September 2026
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
The Korean War Week 117 – The Cost of Rotation – September 15, 1952
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 up operations on the airfield, and we lived in a large hay and rice storage barn at the end of the airfield, when we wereContinue reading “My First Bomb Damage Assessment Mission”
Garand and the SPIW Concept #1
Mythbusting time: This is NOT the Garand T31!
The USAF “Super Bullet”
Today’s ammunition data dump has a tangential relationship with the Second Chance Combat Shoot, as one of the designers was a frequent competitor. John C. “Jack” Robbins worked at the US Air Force’s Armament Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. His then 13-year old son, John, even won the 1977 match! Mas AyoobContinue reading “The USAF “Super Bullet””
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 picture of the cover of an old Gung-Ho magazine.
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 Amendment victory in its Rigby v. Jennings lawsuit, with the United States District Court for the District of Delaware holding that the State’s bans onContinue reading “FPC Victory: Federal Court Holds Delaware “Ghost Gun” Possession and Home-Manufacturing Bans Unconstitutional”
Truman Head ( California Joe) 1st U.S. Sharpshooters
The famous US sharpshooter of the civil war
Marlin Lever Actions; Trigger & Action Work, A Brief Discussion W/ Nelson Ford The Gunsmith Inc.
A quick discussion on some of the things I do on Marlin lever actions at the shop. I don’t do them often anymore but wanted to pass on what I’ve learned to make the action much smoother. Hope you find it useful and enjoyable. Thanks for watching.
Scattered Shots 