Authored by Eric Felten via RealClearPolitics.com, The Russian invasion of Ukraine has politicians and policymakers talking about something that would have been almost unimaginable as recently as a month ago: the specter that a ground war in Eastern Europe could escalate into a nuclear conflict. Russian strongman Vladimir Putin has created an urgent need forContinue reading “Thomas Schelling’s Mad MAD World”
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ATF Unofficially Declares Solvent Traps To Be Suppressors
Submitted by The Machine Gun Nest (TMGN)., The ATF seems to have made a change related to the legal building of homemade suppressors and it has the potential to turn millions of gun owners into felons overnight. Earlier this year, we reported on a situation involving everyone’s favorite government agency, the ATF, and a companyContinue reading “ATF Unofficially Declares Solvent Traps To Be Suppressors”
Redfield Scope History
The Vintage scopes page owner on facebook showed off this bit of history. It is the cutaway model used in the 1984 catalog.
Will There Be A 2024 Presidential Election?
Authored by Jim Quinn via The Burning Platform blog, “All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed, they must rely exclusively on force.” – George Orwell “Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidalContinue reading “Will There Be A 2024 Presidential Election?”
WHEN GUNS ARE OUTLAWED ONLY OUTLAWS WILL BE FEMALE METH ADDICTS
A 24-year-old Wisconsin woman allegedly killed and dismembered her lover during a drug-fueled sex session — dumping his head and penis in a bucket and his legs in a crockpot. That old chestnut. Boy meets girl. Boy and girl take meth, girl decapitates boy and carries head in bucket. It’s a tale as old asContinue reading “WHEN GUNS ARE OUTLAWED ONLY OUTLAWS WILL BE FEMALE METH ADDICTS”
My Family of Beavers
Yesterday I walked down to the area of the creek where the family of beavers live. I reckon there is about 12 of them now. You can see how much they have done in the last 3 weeks. The other side of the creek looks like some company has been logging,
Ammo inc. Sending Ammo To Ukraine (not you though)
How kind. Meanwhile back in the good old US of A, Ammo is still hard to find and extremely expensive with the threat of gun bans hanging over our heads. Nice to see priorities are straight with our industry. On Monday, AMMO, Inc., a US-based ammunition and components manufacturer, announced it had acknowledged Zelensky’s callContinue reading “Ammo inc. Sending Ammo To Ukraine (not you though)”
Ukraine Learns The Value Of An Armed Citizenry, But Far Too Late
Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, In all the world the US as a nation is utterly unique in its tradition of citizen rights to self defense. There is no other protection written into any constitution anywhere that is as solid and unapologetic as the 2nd Amendment. Whenever I end up in a debate with aContinue reading “Ukraine Learns The Value Of An Armed Citizenry, But Far Too Late”
Heinie Series 70 Colt
pistol_purview This 1971 series 70 Colt was built by Richard Heinie circa 84 and features a dual compensator, low mount Bomar sight, Barsto barrel, swaged magwell, and a Hoag grip safety. It’s cloaked in high polish blue over hard chrome, and shod with Spegel stocks. Heinie is regarded as one of the greatest 1911 smithsContinue reading “Heinie Series 70 Colt”
Hank’s Belts LTP Sale
I told you guys about this a couple years ago and a few of you got in on it. Seems it was a big hit so I thought I had better do it again. I have been wearing one of their “Less Than Perfect” belts for 3 years and if it was less than perfect,Continue reading “Hank’s Belts LTP Sale”
Scattered Shots 