Historical – Page 19 – Scattered Shots

Second Chance Combat Shoot – 1982 (Raw Footage)

After yesterday’s post of the 1986 Second Chance Combat Shoot, I stumbled across raw footage taken at the 1982 event. The cameraman who posted the video thought it was maybe 1984 or 1985, but you can occasionally make out the ’82 date on the shooters’ badges. Careful watchers will notice John Nowlin Jr., gunwriter/instructor JimContinue reading “Second Chance Combat Shoot – 1982 (Raw Footage)”

M1943 Field Jacket

Christmas came a little bit early for ya boy this year.

The M-65 Field Jacket

Here we are at the last stop on our look at US military field jackets.

Unertl Tube Sight

Not an optic. The tube sight is for iron sight use. It functions as the rear sight but has the optical scope mounts.

The M1914/17 Mounted Cartridge Belt

Let’s go back even further to the days when the US Army still rode around on horses.

Belt Fed Colt CAR15 HBAR

Here is a neat piece of M16 history up for auction. Thanks to Alex over at the AR15 resource facebook page I can bring this to your attention in case you want to place a bid. Description: This is an exceptionally rare piece of Colt history, with less than 20 having been made. Colt developedContinue reading “Belt Fed Colt CAR15 HBAR”

Sound & Fury – The 9x25mm Dillon

Since I covered the .356 TSW and the 9x23mm, it seems appropriate that I should mention the brief reign of terror of the 9x25mm Dillon. Randy Shelley on the creation of the 9x25mm Dillon: “I have never shot competition, in my life. Yes, I shoot a lot, but not competition. I bought a Bo ClerkeContinue reading “Sound & Fury – The 9x25mm Dillon”

A.E. Berdon Post-War Custom

I hope everyone has dodged the Krampus and the Yule Cat for another year. I decided to take a break from the ammunition data dumps today to show a post-WW2 build from A.E. Berdon that recently sold online. Don’t you wish you had found this under your Christmas tree or in your stocking this morning?Continue reading “A.E. Berdon Post-War Custom”

Retro Sub-Miniature Red Dot Sight -The EPC

Here is a blast from the past – the 1991-vintage Electro Prismatic Collimator (EPC) Sub-Miniature Red Dot Sight from Ring Sights. The EPC was based upon Ring Sights’ basic solid-glass LC-7 optic, the forerunner of the LC-14 used on the FN P90. The EPC’s Planar Doublet Reflector (PDR) was made 8 mm square with aContinue reading “Retro Sub-Miniature Red Dot Sight -The EPC”

Hornady XTP Family Data Dump

Hornady first started to advertise their eXtreme Terminal Performance (XTP) projectile in 1990. It appears to have been an evolution of their 1988-vintage Rapid eXpansion Tip (RXT) line. Their goal was 1.5x diameter expansion at a wide range of velocities. If you look closely at their advertisement, you’ll note that they did not use theContinue reading “Hornady XTP Family Data Dump”