Author Archives: Shawn

Vietnam War Snipers

I am in a lot of Vet groups on facebook. Often times those guys will post photos of themselves on there thinking they are of no consequence. They have no idea how historic they are. The two Army sniper pics below are from one such case. Last is a USMC sniper with M40 fighting inContinue reading “Vietnam War Snipers”

First Aid

from Every Citizen A Soldier A Note on Training: This article will cover a wide variety of gear and supplies. I believe that certain levels of training are required to properly employ various bits of such equipment. Some of it, you might be OK with what your mama taught you or what you learned inContinue reading “First Aid”

The Five FUBARs

Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, “How many of these places where polite society turns out to be provably insane do we have to see before we stop taking their judgment on anything as significant?” – Bret Weinstein The USA is a runaway train with a dead man in the engineer’s seat. The conductorContinue reading “The Five FUBARs”

M855A1 Accuracy and Velocity

ARFCOM user Molon has posted an major test of the M855A1 service round, which you can read below. M855A1 ammunition is manufactured at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant near Independence, Missouri.  The lot of Lake City M855A1 ammunition that was evaluated for this article was manufactured in January of 2021. There were no malfunctionsContinue reading “M855A1 Accuracy and Velocity”

Greasing The M1 Garand

There are two reasons we want to grease certain parts on the M1. The first reason is we require reliable function, the second reason is to reduce wear. The military was focused on reliable weapon function and less on long-term serviceability. The grease locations shown in the service manuals are designed to promote proper function.Continue reading “Greasing The M1 Garand”