In case you hadn’t noticed its been really hot. This has really put crimp on my activities over the weekend which is when I do a lot of prep work for the following week. The point is there likely won’t be the normal amount of posts for a few days. I had intended to doContinue reading “Site News”
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External Adjustment Weaver Scope
Who knew? Yes, Weaver made a externally adjustable scope. Not a success at all apparently. Variable known as the V-8. I’m sure the scope was very durable like all old Weavers. But, that mount does not look very sturdy.
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”
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri is a 1954 film about a fighter/bomber pilot, played by William Holden, in the Korean War. Holden is a Naval reserve officer called back into service and he isn’t too happy about it. While other active reserves are still back in the US, Holden was called back unfairly in his opinion,Continue reading “The Bridges at Toko-Ri”
Rich Stoddard Custom Colt
pistol_purview This 80 series Colt in 45 ACP was bought and built in 1991 by Rich Stoddard (lead gunsmith at Colt Custom shop for over 30 years) as his personal gun. This pistol was purchased from his estate after he died in 2018. The gun was originally built in 1991 and featured hand checkering, BarstoContinue reading “Rich Stoddard Custom Colt”
Thriller A Cruel Picture
There are a lot of really high-minded art house films from Sweden, with respected actors such as Max Von Sydow. Yet I’m not going to talk about any of that shit. Today I am talking about another Swedish masterpiece. The rape-revenge-exploitation movie, THRILLER – A CRUEL PICTURE. The film starts on an upbeat note showingContinue reading “Thriller A Cruel Picture”
Winchester Model 52
The Model 52 Winchester is regarded as one of Winchesters true masterpieces of the ancient world. It came about after the United States’ came back from WW1. At that time a lot of returning vets had grown to like the bolt action rifle over the lever action guns used for many years. Thought up asContinue reading “Winchester Model 52”
Nashville Shooter’s Manifesto Released Despite FBI Resistance
Authored by John R. Lott Jr. via RealClearPolitics, The 2023 Nashville Covenant School murders understandably received massive news coverage when they occurred. The fight over obtaining the murderer’s diary also received news attention. But when “nearly four dozen pages” of the murderer’s diary were finally released last week, the mainstream media completely ignored it. ItContinue reading “Nashville Shooter’s Manifesto Released Despite FBI Resistance”
Left The Range- John J. Allen
Yesterday the world lost John Allen. You may or may not know who Allen is. His story of a mission in SOG that resulted in him being the only survivor is one of the most amazing SOG stories to come out publicly. I can’t do it justice trying to retell it here. No shortened upContinue reading “Left The Range- John J. Allen”
S&W .38-44 Heavy Duty
This box and paperwork got posted on facebook the other day. Too bad he didn’t get the gun with it. I have wanted one of those for a long time. Unfortunately I have never seen on with my own eyes in person. The gun itself came out to offer a heavier load than the average .38Special.Continue reading “S&W .38-44 Heavy Duty”
Scattered Shots 