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Nigeria’s President Says West-Supplied Weapons In Ukraine Are ‘Filtering’ Into Africa

From ZeroHedge The Nigerian government says that foreign-supplied weapons transferred from the West to the Ukrainian government have begun to proliferate in the west African region. The illegal arms have begun to “filter” to the region, Nigeria’s president said. An urgent warning was recently issued by President Muhammadu Buhari himself. An official statement posted to theContinue reading “Nigeria’s President Says West-Supplied Weapons In Ukraine Are ‘Filtering’ Into Africa”

“I Used To Be Disgusted, Now I’m Just Tired…”

Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via DailyReckoning.com, The midterm elections, the “most important elections of our lifetimes,” are over. Whoever won, it wasn’t really going to change much. Today’s system is simply too deeply entrenched. While the much-touted differences between America’s political parties get obsessive, hysterical attention, the sameness of Imperial corruption, waste and squalorContinue reading ““I Used To Be Disgusted, Now I’m Just Tired…””

Smith & Wesson New Performance Center Pistol: the Competitor

SPRINGFIELD, MA., (11/29/2022) – Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select: SWBI), a leader in firearm manufacturing and design is excited to introduce a new member of the M&P metal-framed series, the Performance Center® M&P®9 M2.0® Competitor®. Built for competition right out of the box, this metal-framed 9mm pistol is designed to give competitiveContinue reading “Smith & Wesson New Performance Center Pistol: the Competitor”

Albert Mosielle SOG 1-0

From friend of the site, and fellow Vietnam War historian, Bud Gibson. “Al was a terrific 1-0 of RT New Jersey. His 1-1, Bobby Coleman, my good friend was KIA on my birthday. Al later came to NKP as our primary FAC Rider. He was in “Bungalow Bill” Sanders’ OV10 back seat when they wereContinue reading “Albert Mosielle SOG 1-0”

Bob Chow Match 1911

Pistol_purview Bob Chow was appropriately born in 1911 (in the U.S) to Chinese immigrants. He was a pioneer ham radio operator in his youth and he joined the Navy Reserve in the early 1930s. He would become a noncommissioned officer—a rarity at that time for an Asian Americans. An accomplished competitive shooter, he hung 37Continue reading “Bob Chow Match 1911”

Dave Lauck Custom Colt

Pistol_purview Colt 70 series 1911 in 45 ACP by industry legend Dave Lauck ((D&L Sports) out of Chino Valley AZ. Does it seem like some of the best 1911 smiths in the country live in AZ? I don’t order 1911s much these days…mostly because I can’t take the heartache. Send a gun, send a bunchContinue reading “Dave Lauck Custom Colt”