Category Archives: Thoughts
A Short History of Chrome Bores
A Golden Oldie From Weaponsman
How to shoot, or rather HOW TO AIM A COMBAT PISTOL
From the old Arsenal of Democracy blog. I often get asked, typically by people who should know better where a combat gun/carry should “shoot”, or rather where they should aim their “gat” at fighting distances to hit their targets. In my opinion, ALL fighting pistols should have a Point of Impact (POI) exactly or closeContinue reading “How to shoot, or rather HOW TO AIM A COMBAT PISTOL”
S&W Model 439
A friend came by over the weekend for a few days of hunting and brought this little auto. I did not have the time on it that I would have liked and didn’t want to use up all his ammo. But I was able to shoot a group from a seated position with a restContinue reading “S&W Model 439”
Unertl 20x Target RifleScope
Everything about oozes quality and I am not kidding.
.218 Factory Ammo Surprise
A few months ago I got some factory Winchester .218 Bee ammo for my Martini. Now, I have had this stuff before and it’s always shit ammo. I had no intention of using it for anything other than to plink at rocks or take pot shots at chipmunks and use it up because I wantedContinue reading “.218 Factory Ammo Surprise”
Vintage Match Ammo
This made up for the Army marksmanship Unit for various competitions.
New Production Colt 6920 Accuracy Test
Colt has had a crazy amount of changes in the model number and toll marks of the standard 6920 (“M4”) in the last few years. Now it’s just the “Carbine” with so many different marking changes that only Brent can keep up with it. With the simplified changes in markings came the inevitable cries ofContinue reading “New Production Colt 6920 Accuracy Test”
Captain Willard
This is so damned cool. A guy in a Vietnam war diorama/collectors group shared this. I don’t know where he got it. I know a few very high end toy companies make collectors 1/6 scale fully possible action figures of the Vietnam war and “nam war movies ( I have some myself) but I don’tContinue reading “Captain Willard”
Let’s See Whitworths Shoot!
In our ongoing tribute to our now deceased friend “Hognose” , owner of weaponsman.com , we repost his best articles. Kevin O’Brien US Army Special Forces . Let’s See Whitworths Shoot! Last month we had a couple posts on the Sharpshooters of the Civil War, and on the Confederates’ unique Whitworth rifle. Fred Ray, who’s writtenContinue reading “Let’s See Whitworths Shoot!”
Scattered Shots 