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American Gun Demand Hits Five-Year Low As Covid Mania Cools

From Zerohedge The number of monthly background checks conducted by the FBI, a necessary step to purchase a firearm, has plummeted to its lowest level in five years. We have pointed out that the gun-buying mania, sparked by Covid chaos, peaked two years ago. According to data from the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background CheckContinue reading “American Gun Demand Hits Five-Year Low As Covid Mania Cools “

BREAKTHROUGH BORE CLEANER

This will basically be a “part 1″ of a more longer lasting test period. Cleaning solvent is one of those things it takes a long time and a lot of different things to really evaluate to my satisfaction. I wanted to talk about it and my first thoughts on it as sort of a kickContinue reading “BREAKTHROUGH BORE CLEANER”

A Look At Buying Military Bolt Action Rifles PART 1

Many of the military rifles that end of in shooters hands are a little bit above wall hangers said to be good shooters, but often come with defects that make them inaccurate at best or dangerous to use at the worst. Others can be functional and fine as well as perfectly safe but have featuresContinue reading “A Look At Buying Military Bolt Action Rifles PART 1”

Soft Armor And Other Thoughts

We have another post from Brain, from over at http://www.thenewrifleman.com. This time is gives his thoughts on body armor for new buyers. I obtained some level III soft armor a few years ago. I didn’t get Molle or a camo setup, I purchased a flat black concealable vest from http://www.bulletproofme.com. My reasoning was, in part, basedContinue reading “Soft Armor And Other Thoughts”

Street Robberies And You

By BurnedOutLEO on BARFCOM While many say it is better to be lucky than good, no one is lucky every time. In this post I am going to attempt to provide some insight into street encounters. Other may have different viewpoints. I am not here to argue. I will say some of the comments IContinue reading “Street Robberies And You”

Stupid Sayings: “I’d Rather be Lucky Than Good”

Shared post from Sunshine_Shooter This one really grinds my gears. I’ve heard it all my life, and from people who should know better. I remember my dad saying this when I was younger, and I heard Jocko Willink say it on a recent podcast. Am I missing something? Let’s look at this critically: “I’d ratherContinue reading “Stupid Sayings: “I’d Rather be Lucky Than Good””

The Model 70 Laredo

Back in the early 90s, Winchester started making an action that very closely resembled the classic much loved, pre 64 Model 70 action of legend. This was an immediate hit with riflemen with taste. There was some differences between the new and old, but it was close enough. Some would say it was probably better,Continue reading “The Model 70 Laredo”

Biden’s DOJ Illegally Bribing States To Pass Gun Confiscation Laws: Lawmakers

Submitted by Gun Owners of America, Last summer, weak Republicans teamed up with Anti-Gun Democrats to pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Part of that law included funding for ‘red flag laws’ nationwide. The reason for this is that the Anti-Gun lobby knows that a national red flag law is totally unconstitutional and would immediatelyContinue reading “Biden’s DOJ Illegally Bribing States To Pass Gun Confiscation Laws: Lawmakers”

More On Colt Monolithic Upper History

Four years ago I did the “10 years of the Colt 6940” post and then a few days after realized I had left out some pretty neat stuff from the history of the Colt monolithic uppers. Over the last 10 years there was some other monolithic upper rifles and carbines from colt in some variantsContinue reading “More On Colt Monolithic Upper History”

Mysterious Chinese Bio-Lab Discovered In Remote California City

From Zerohedge Why would a bio-lab run by a shady Chinese company be operating in Reedley, CA in the central San Joaquin Valley? What was supposed to be an empty building used only for storage was home to a black-market type of lab testing facility. YourCentralValley.com reports that the discovery was made after a localContinue reading “Mysterious Chinese Bio-Lab Discovered In Remote California City”