Authored by James Rickards via DailyReckoning.com, The war in Ukraine is in its sixth month, and there’s no end in sight. Here’s what we know… Almost everything you heard about the war in Ukraine from U.S. media over the course of March, April and May was a lie. You heard that Putin was losing theContinue reading “Needless Death And Misery”
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COLT 6940PISTON PART 2 ACCURACY AND LONG RANGE TESTING
After taking a look at the parts and guts on the Colt 6940 Piston carbine last time, it is now time to show the results of testing the carbine for accuracy and reliability. For my accuracy testing of the carbine, I used the Leupold 18x target scope on a Larue SPR mount and my usualContinue reading “COLT 6940PISTON PART 2 ACCURACY AND LONG RANGE TESTING”
Brady’s Boonie Hat & Tiger Stripes
One of things Brady showed me the other day is the boonie hat he wore in Vietnam. Brady went to Vietnam as a member of 5th Special Forces but the last 6 months of his 18 months in the warm was transferred to the 199th Infantry Brigade where he was on a recon/hunter killer team.Continue reading “Brady’s Boonie Hat & Tiger Stripes”
Inland MFG M1 Carbine Test & Review
The M1 carbine. Loved and hated in equal parts it seems. Meant to replace the pistol for rear line troops. officers and the GIs that did not need a rifle, the M1 carbine is well known. In recent years a few companies have started to make new “clones” of the m1 carbine to satisfy theContinue reading “Inland MFG M1 Carbine Test & Review”
KGB Custom Long Slide M1911s
Pretty Special pair of Longslides for the one and only Jimmy at Sarah15 Auctions. Anytime another industry professional wants my stuff it is an honor. Jim and crew handle some of the finest hardware in the country. The guns, sequentially #’d KGB frames, 9mm Longslides with 38 Super barrels fit. One in Stainless, one blued.Continue reading “KGB Custom Long Slide M1911s”
Brady’s Issued Jungle Boots From Vietnam
Last week I was at Brady’s and he sent these home with me. There are the jungle boots he was issued in 1969 and wore the rest of his 18 months in Vietnam. He had them in his shop every since I have known him. I would see them every time and wonder why heContinue reading “Brady’s Issued Jungle Boots From Vietnam”
THE GRAY MAN
I didn’t write this review. Its from Phil from LMO. He wanted to do the review of this one. I do concur with his rating. The gun play is awesome in the same way that it is in Commando from the 1980s. The over the top action shoot’em up. If you want, you can watchContinue reading “THE GRAY MAN”
FN SCAR-L Review
A oldie but a goodie saved from the old site. A test and review of the SCAR-L by us has been long in coming. Over the past few days, we did finally got a chance to test and evaluate a SCAR. I shot it in some drills and did accuracy testing of it in myContinue reading “FN SCAR-L Review”
How Mattis Betrayed His Fellow Marines At The Behest Of The Deep State
Authored by Major Fred Galvin (USMC-Ret) via The Publius National Post, How the Pentagon’s top-brass generals burned the careers of subordinates but then pivoted to lucrative careers all while losing the wars they were supposed to be winning My new book, A Few Bad Men, details the mendacity and mad dishonesty of retired Marine General JamesContinue reading “How Mattis Betrayed His Fellow Marines At The Behest Of The Deep State”
The Designated Marksman and the Prepared Civilian Part II
Last time, we took a look at the DMR concept from an equipment standpoint. Some key points from the last discussion: Glass turns your rifle *as is* from a 0-300 yard gun to a 0-600+ yard gun. Free Floating enhances POI consistency Any rifle with a decent chrome lined barrel can be a DMR QualityContinue reading “The Designated Marksman and the Prepared Civilian Part II”