Thoughts – Page 71 – Scattered Shots

Colt 633 Department Of Energy (DOE) 9mm SMG Upper Receiver Reproduction by Liemohn Manufacturing

KGB Customs Lightweight Gov

Karl gives us a detail look at one of his custom guns.

Tom Burczynski’s Latest Projectile Design

Folks may not recognize Burczynski’s name, but they definitely know at least one of his commercial projectile designs: Hydra-Shok, Starfire, Quik-Shok, EFMJ/Guard Dog, and Golden Saber Black Belt.

Hi Standard Citation

A very interesting Hi-Standard from Karl today.

From our pal , Stu from Thevintage1911 “Oh my GOD!!!”. 43 years seems to have passed in the blink of an eye.. 11 December marks the anniversary of the day “Magnum PI” premiered on CBS, and the rest, as they sat, is history.. So pop your Betamax tape of the Army/ Navy game into theContinue reading “Magnum P.I. At 43 Years”

“What Kind Of American Are You?”

Authored by Jim Quinn via The Burning Platform blog, War, What’s It Good For? We have only seen a handful of movies in a theater over the last decade. Ever since the kids grew up, there hasn’t been a reason to spend too much for too little. Regal Cinemas in Oaks was the place toContinue reading ““What Kind Of American Are You?””

My Every Day Carry

Recovering from the Flu this week. So a post Sunshine Shooter and his blog will be doing some of the work for me today. Enjoy his old post about what he carries everyday. ( He should be ashamed of that gun). I consider my EDC to be a relatively minimalist setup, compared to most peopleContinue reading “My Every Day Carry”

Retaining the M1911A1 – The Final DOD Holdouts

After the adoption of the 9mm M9 in 1985, some special units within the DOD were loath to give up their .45 M1911A1 pistols.

WeaponsMan: The Big Lie About Wanat (COP Kahler), Part 2 of 2

In the enormous1 part one of the series, we reacted to a brain-dead article published in The Atlantic by a retired Major General, who has, since his retirement 20+ years ago, been a lobbyist for defense firms and TV talking head. (Before he got his stars he was an artillery officer). We may have more to sayContinue reading “WeaponsMan: The Big Lie About Wanat (COP Kahler), Part 2 of 2”

Turkey Season/ Posting Schedule 15th-19th

Spring Turkey season starts today 13th. Some friends are coming in this week for hunting this week. On top pf that I have a dental appointment and taking Mom to her physical therapy over her healing broken shoulder through the week. So expect just one or maybe two posts a day this coming week. MayContinue reading “Turkey Season/ Posting Schedule 15th-19th”