Jump Boot Break In.

I bought these babies waaaaaaay back in 2001. I had bought a pair of the Corcoran Black Jump boots and when working at a gun store that was also a but of a sporting good store that would sell boots and hunting clothing. I stumbled across the black ones in the catalog of one ofContinue reading “Jump Boot Break In.”

M1 Helmet Myth

Going back to WW2 some how a myth got started that if you buckled your chin strap and an explosion went off close to you, the concussion would be caught under the helmet and like a parachute, it would catch it and break your neck or rip your head off. This myth last at leastContinue reading “M1 Helmet Myth”

BEOGAM Uniform Review

The day I have been waiting for arrived. The Beogam ( pronounced bell-gum) uniform from my friends at ARVNuniforms arrived last week. Beogam is the Viet word for Leopard. You can see the conclusion from the spot like pattern of the camo. Another term for this is ” duck hunter” camo. Since it is aContinue reading “BEOGAM Uniform Review”

Vintage Varminting

One of the fellas shared this bit of history. Above is a custom Mauser varmint rifle chambered in the excellent .219 Donaldson Wasp. On it he has a 10 Unertl.

The Rescue Rod

Since the early days of the M16 troubles in the Vietnam war, guys had been taping the cleaning rod to the rifle in the event of a stuck case or malfunction that needs clearing fast. Unlike the much more over hyped AK-47, the M16 pattern rifle does not have a built in ability to carryContinue reading “The Rescue Rod”