Swenson Bullseye 1911

Karl has a real special one for us today. What a cool gun, The Colt left Hartford in 1968, and was likely in SoCal by 1970 or so to get built. While Swenson may not be best known for his Bullsesye builds, though his accuracy improvements on most all his guns make them shoot likeContinue reading “Swenson Bullseye 1911”

The Last Boyscout

Way back in the year of our Lord, 1991 Tony Scott directed a little film written by Shane Black. The script for that film set an industry record for the price the studio paid for it. $1.75 million for the script, with over a $1 million guaranteed up front. That film is the excellent TheContinue reading “The Last Boyscout”

An Earthbound ‘Cannibal Coronal Mass Ejection’ Event Could Be Imminent

A minor earthward-directed Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) already hit Earth’s magnetic field on Wednesday. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) expects a more powerful earthbound CME to strike Thursday-Friday.  SWPC has already issued geomagnetic storm watches for a minor geomagnetic storm today, a strong geomagnetic storm on Thursday, and a moderate one on Friday. The impacts willContinue reading “An Earthbound ‘Cannibal Coronal Mass Ejection’ Event Could Be Imminent”

Nambu Pistol Series

From Rock Island Armory Of all the things you own that were made in Japan, we’re betting a Nambu pistol isn’t one of them. The Nambu pistol series was developed by Lieutenant General Kijiro Nambu in 1092, who claimed the design for Japan, but it looked a lot like the Mauser C96 Japanese officials admiredContinue reading “Nambu Pistol Series”

GR103 40mm M-79 Round

Rare GR103 40mm M-79 Round. With it an antenna wire could be fire through triple canopy jungle for better reception. I am not sure who would want to give away their position by trying this gimmick though,

Fence erected outside FBI headquarters DC after ‘imminent’ threats

The barricades were put up over the weekend as the bureau warned about an increase of threats against federal officials. Federal law enforcement officers are facing “real” and “imminent” threats, according to the head of the FBI Agents Association.Hoffman also pointed out how the FBI is used to being threatened by criminals, but recently, theContinue reading Fence erected outside FBI headquarters DC after ‘imminent’ threats

A Cool Mix Of New & Old

I saw this on instagram and I have no idea who makes it. I love the Vietnam war era mitchell pattern camo used on the M1 helmets. It’s iconic.