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Colt Armalite AR15

Brent found some great pictures of early promotional material on the AR15.

Book Review FRONT SIGHT by Stephen Hunter

I just finished Mr. Stephen Hunter’s newest book. A collection of 3 novellas ( short stories for those less pretentious ). Each story about one of the Swaggers, Charles, Earl and Bob. Pretty entertaining but I have some thoughts.One through line of the book is a major continuity error. A gun owned and used byContinue reading “Book Review FRONT SIGHT by Stephen Hunter”

The Rise And Fall Of The Second Amendment

Authored by Donald Jeffries via I Protest, Everyone has undoubtedly heard about the shooting during the Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City. These victory celebrations always bring the potential for trouble, what with all those young males consuming prodigious amounts of alcohol. And they draw the worst elements; the seemingly perpetually armed gang-bangers. TheContinue reading “The Rise And Fall Of The Second Amendment”

Unertl Eye Piece Power Booster

I have seen these in pictures. But I have never seen on in person or the container for one.

.222 Remington Colt AR15

Did you know Colt made a few variants of the AR15 in the .222 Remington round? Mainly export models usually to get around odd laws about “military calibers” There are versions in the SP1 configuration, the SPII versions with a mix of A1 and A2 parts and in rifles that are more or less “A2″s.Continue reading “.222 Remington Colt AR15”

An Interesting Vietnam War Bring Back Trophy

A collector on instagram picked up some good stuff from a Vietnam vet’s estate.

How The CIA Destabilizes The World

Authored by Jeffrey Sachs via CommonDreams.org, There are three basic problems with the CIA: its objectives, methods, and unaccountability. Its operational objectives are whatever the CIA or the President of the United States defines to be in the U.S. interest at a given time, irrespective of international law or U.S. law. Its methods are secretiveContinue reading “How The CIA Destabilizes The World”

“White Feather” Unertl

A friend of Carlos Hathcock shared this in the Unertl collectors group. This scope is the 10X USMC Sniper Scope Unertl ade for the USMC for the M40A1. This was the last new design from Unertl. Presented as a gift to Carlos, it has the special serial number of “93”, Carlos’ official confirmed kill totalContinue reading ““White Feather” Unertl”

LEFT THE RANGE- Charles “Chuck” Mawhinney USMC

A little late, I didn’t find out until today. Charles “Chuck” Mawhinney, the deadliest sniper in Marine Corps history with 103 confirmed kills and 216 probable kills in 16 months during the Vietnam War, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2024, at the age of 75. Born in 1949 in Oregon, Mawhinney enlisted in theContinue reading “LEFT THE RANGE- Charles “Chuck” Mawhinney USMC”

WATCHTOWER Firearm Type 10 SPEC OPS Rifle

SPRING, TX (Feb. 13, 2024) — WATCHTOWER Firearms, a veteran-owned firearm manufacturing company that’s redefining the firearms landscape through innovation, precision, and customer satisfaction, is now offering its best-in-class Type 10 SPEC OPS rifle at a new, lower price. The Type 10 is a WATCHTOWER Firearms SPEC OPS platform for long-range precision shooting. The Type 10 isContinue reading “WATCHTOWER Firearm Type 10 SPEC OPS Rifle”