Authored by Nick Giambruno via International Man, THAAD is one of the military-industrial complex’s most expensive boondoggles – and most Americans have never heard of it. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system ranks among America’s most advanced ballistic-missile defenses. It aims to intercept ballistic missiles during their terminal phase, as their warheads reenterContinue reading “America Can Print Money… But It Can’t Print The Missiles It Needs”
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Ed Wolcoff on the RPD
From talks down with Bud Gibson Courtesy of LTC Ed Wolcoff:“When I carried the RPD. I also carried 500 rounds of ammo. 100 rounds were in a drum magazine attached to the weapon. 200 rounds were carried in two additional drums in purpose-built pouches on my belt- I retained the pouch straps to supplement theContinue reading “Ed Wolcoff on the RPD”
The Korean War Week 117 – The Cost of Rotation – September 15, 1952
My First Bomb Damage Assessment Mission
On June 28, 1968, B-56 Project SIGMA’s Recon Company moved forward to our new launch site in the 1st Infantry Division (1st ID) base camp at Quan Loi. We set up operations on the airfield, and we lived in a large hay and rice storage barn at the end of the airfield, when we wereContinue reading “My First Bomb Damage Assessment Mission”
Some AI Editing Magic
AI is still lame when it comes to making original images but it is very good at slightly altering existing images. I had a little fun with it using a picture of the cover of an old Gung-Ho magazine.
FPC Victory: Federal Court Holds Delaware “Ghost Gun” Possession and Home-Manufacturing Bans Unconstitutional
Court rules unserialized firearms, frames and receivers are protected “Arms” and Delaware cannot ban peaceable people from making their own firearms Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today a major Second Amendment victory in its Rigby v. Jennings lawsuit, with the United States District Court for the District of Delaware holding that the State’s bans onContinue reading “FPC Victory: Federal Court Holds Delaware “Ghost Gun” Possession and Home-Manufacturing Bans Unconstitutional”
Truman Head ( California Joe) 1st U.S. Sharpshooters
The famous US sharpshooter of the civil war
Marlin Lever Actions; Trigger & Action Work, A Brief Discussion W/ Nelson Ford The Gunsmith Inc.
A quick discussion on some of the things I do on Marlin lever actions at the shop. I don’t do them often anymore but wanted to pass on what I’ve learned to make the action much smoother. Hope you find it useful and enjoyable. Thanks for watching.
Armsel Striker/ Street Sweeper
From the RIA Blog Born on the dusty streets of African revolution as the Armsel Striker, the shotgun called the Street Sweeper found its way to the U.S. market through some fairly sketchy people involved in espionage, drug dealing, and tax evasion. The Armsel Striker was a 12-gauge, 12-round revolving cylinder shotgun developed by HiltonContinue reading “Armsel Striker/ Street Sweeper”
Factory Refurbished Unertl
One of the collectors turned up this beautiful Unertl refurbed by the factory with the original letter. In 1993 no less!
