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The SSM Review: A System for Shooters

From The New Rifleman I have had the Six Second Mount for a few months now. I have put several hundred rounds down range on a otherwise stock Glock to try my hand at the latest and greatest of pistol enhancements. The mount has worked well. It introduces a few notable upgrades for the shooters whoContinue reading “The SSM Review: A System for Shooters”

Testing the 50BMG On Car Pentration

A few years ago I did a series of posts where I fired a variety of common rifle and pistol rounds into a car to see what would penetrate different parts of the body. Today, we did a little PM on a Barrett M82A1/XM107 and decided to fire some round into the same car toContinue reading “Testing the 50BMG On Car Pentration”

WW2 Japanese Canteen With Trench Art and Campaign Markings By US Marine

This is a very interesting bit of history I thought would be worth sharing. It is a canteen taken from a fallen Japanese soldier during WW2. My friend’s father in law was a Marine during the war in the 1st Division I believe it was. At any rate. He kept it from the soldier heContinue reading “WW2 Japanese Canteen With Trench Art and Campaign Markings By US Marine”

5 Reasons for the AK’s Legendary Reliability

An old weaponsman classic The Avtomat Kalashnikova obrazets 1974g and its successors have an enviable reputation for reliability, especially under adverse conditions. There are a number of reasons for this, and we’ll go into them in some depth here. First, though, let’s say what is not a cause: It’s not because of blind luck. It’s not because the weaponContinue reading “5 Reasons for the AK’s Legendary Reliability”

Everybody’s Guilty: To The Police State, We’re All Criminals Until We Prove Otherwise

Authored by John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “In a closed society where everybody’s guilty, the only crime is getting caught.” – Hunter S. Thompson The burden of proof has been reversed. No longer are we presumed innocent. Now we’re presumed guilty unless we can prove our innocence beyond a reasonableContinue reading “Everybody’s Guilty: To The Police State, We’re All Criminals Until We Prove Otherwise”

KGB Customs 1969 Gov Model Colt

This 1969 Govt Model got all the love, and came together in a way that is hard to put into words. Given the time and respect, these old Colts can truly be elevated into something Hartford only dreamt of. The Turnbull Carbonia blue against these beautifully figured hand fit Ivory grips is As a goodContinue reading “KGB Customs 1969 Gov Model Colt”

The Return Of Industrial Warfare

Authored by Alex Vershinin via the Royal United Services Institute, Can the West still provide the arsenal of democracy? The war in Ukraine has proven that the age of industrial warfare is still here. The massive consumption of equipment, vehicles and ammunition requires a large-scale industrial base for resupply – quantity still has a qualityContinue reading “The Return Of Industrial Warfare”

The Legendary US Marine Corps Model 70 Sniper Rifle

From pre64win.com On May 29, 1942, eager to do their part in the war effort, Winchester shipped 373 model 70 standard .30-06 rifles to the US Marine Corps. Winchester requested the Marines evaluate the rifles generally for suitability of use in combat, and specifically for use as sniper rifles. Two months later the Marine CorpsContinue reading “The Legendary US Marine Corps Model 70 Sniper Rifle”

What Is Your Plan To Make It Through The Worst Global Food Crisis In Any Of Our Lifetimes?

Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, We are being warned well ahead of time that it is coming. Joe Biden has publicly admitted that the coming food shortages are “going to be real”, and the head of the UN World Food Program is now telling us that we could soon see “hell onContinue reading “What Is Your Plan To Make It Through The Worst Global Food Crisis In Any Of Our Lifetimes?”

The Jericho 941: High Quality, With Quirks

A review from our pal at The New Rifleman who did this for the old site many years ago. My wife has a new gun. She wanted something metal. She wanted something that would be fun to shoot. She wanted something that would be interesting. We hunted interesting down, watched some Cowboy Bebop, and hoppedContinue reading “The Jericho 941: High Quality, With Quirks”