Thoughts – Page 70 – Scattered Shots

Lyman With Box & Paperwork

Some lucky SOB in the vintage optics group turned this up at an estate sale. Still in box with paperwork. A 20X super target spot Lyman,

I know a lot of people probably don’t think much of Armscor’s ammo. Most 10MM users surely don’t think much of the vast majority of 10MM ammo on the market. I get it. It’s always closer to .40SW power than true 10MM. That’s fine with me to be honest. I don’t need 10mm Norma pressure ammo to goContinue reading “Armscor 10MM Ammo”

The Most Popular Shotguns In America

Kind of interesting article about the most sold shotguns from Zerohedge. I admit I am surprised it isn’t Remington. But I guess being out of biz for a few years really hits the market share. Self-defense is the top reason Americans have been panic-buying firearms in the last several years. The deterioration of cities underContinue reading “The Most Popular Shotguns In America “

Type 53 & Rifle Grenade

Here is a pretty neat picture. 2 members of the 101st Airborne with captured PAVN weapons, the one on left is the Type56 but the one on right is the Chinese Type 53, a copy of the Russian m44 carbine, That one has a rifle grenade on the muzzle ready to fire. You don’t seeContinue reading “Type 53 & Rifle Grenade”

The Kino Corner

A bit ago I did a little article on the emerging Literally Me genre of movies and I mentioned a YouTube channel that I had been watching that helped me coalesce my ideas into something usable – The Kino Corner. A few hours ago he released a new video essay, this time on the filmContinue reading “The Kino Corner”

King’s Gun Sight Colt Official Police

Mfg in or around ’25, this Colt Official Police was blessed enough to be sent to Kings Gun Sight in California for the Super Target Conversion, making it one of the most formidable Target or Field guns in its day. The stocks on it are superb and unique in shape and scale, extending well pastContinue reading “King’s Gun Sight Colt Official Police”

LEFT THE RANGE- Clifford Marenko

I just learned from a mutual friend that an old friend recently passed away. Cliff was a great guy and a good friend. We met in 1999 at a gun store and became close friends pretty quick. Many days spent driving around for hours to every local gun store within 100 miles. Cliff was always lookingContinue reading “LEFT THE RANGE- Clifford Marenko”

MASTERS OF THE AIR Reviewed

The long-awaited mini-series Masters Of The Air, about the air war In Europe during The Last Gentile Uprising (just kidding), has finally started to air over at Apple TV. Not HBO this time for some reason that has to do with money. It has some pretty big shoes to fill. Band of Brothers was aContinue reading “MASTERS OF THE AIR Reviewed”

Repro ARVN Tiger Stripe Uniform Store

My friends have a dedicated website now (https://arvnuniforms.com/), You can go there and get about anything you want in any cut of most of the uniforms. You have seen me wearing the ARVN “seawave” tigerstripe many times in hunting photos and have asked about it. These guys make very affordable repros that look legit. You canContinue reading “Repro ARVN Tiger Stripe Uniform Store”

Blued Python Review

Justin walks us through the new blued python.