By Sunshine Shooter I was pretty hard on the gun industry, and I stand by what I said. But that isn’t necessarily my entire position on the subject. While the majority of the gun industry is stagnant and boring, there are some pockets of innovation if you are willing to look. Shotguns Shotguns are actuallyContinue reading “The Firearms Industry Needs More Innovation pt.2”
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The Firearms Industry Needs More Innovation pt.1
By Sunshine Shooter I’m not the first person to say this. It’s a common enough sentiment that saying it is starting to become cliche. Now to prove my point, I will list off the entire state of the US firearms industry in about a eight individual guns. Watch. PISTOLS Every pistol is a Glock 17Continue reading “The Firearms Industry Needs More Innovation pt.1”
The Remington 7188
The full auto Remington shotgun
Walking in PO Ackley’s Footsteps
By Kevin O’Brien In a post we wrote a couple of years ago but that never appeared on this blog (because it was never finished), we wrote about legendary 20th Century riflesmith and cartridge wildcatter Parker Otto Ackley, known to all as P.O. Ackley. PO Ackley made an entire career of making what he calledContinue reading “Walking in PO Ackley’s Footsteps”
Training Jump Gone Wrong
My friend, Ken Bird shares a story about a very bad day on a training jump. Early 70s I was on a combat equipment jump on Sicily Drop Zone. I was about 10th man in the stick. Back then we rolled our lowering line at the bottom of our ruck attached to our main parachuteContinue reading “Training Jump Gone Wrong”
Gerber Armbar Slim
A recent goodie I got was a Gerber Armbar Slim. I had been looking for something with some tools but not much larger than my regular folder. I didn’t need a lot of tools, mostly just a screw driver and maybe bottle open most days. So this looked to fit the bill. It’s certainly aContinue reading “Gerber Armbar Slim”
Best Glock Barrels: Top 7 for Reliability & Accuracy
I know a lot of you weirdos really like the Glock. A friend sent me this article asking me ” what do you think?” I have no idea what to think of it because I don’t use glocks and have no idea about the quality of these barrel or lack thereof But, I think you guysContinue reading “Best Glock Barrels: Top 7 for Reliability & Accuracy”
Bill’s Custom Automatics Colt
from pistol_purview Colt 70 series 1911 in .45 ACP —an absolutely drum tight shooting machine with a Barsto hard fit barrel, hand checkering, blended beaver tail, and Bomar rear sight, by retired police officer Bill Thompson (Bill’s Custom Automatics). This gun came out of Anchorage Alaska, and was made by Bill when he lived there,Continue reading “Bill’s Custom Automatics Colt”
WEAVER K4-F
The Weaver K4 was a top end optic of its day and it is easy to see why.
The Vietnam War “Duck Bill ” Shotgun Muzzle Device
Above is a picture of a shotgun choke using during the Vietnam war, mainly by the SEALs, for infrantry combat. You don’t see many pictures of them in use or in action. As you know, shotgun buck or pellets exit and spread in a cone or circular pattern, mostly. The duckbill was made to disburse the patter in a horizontalContinue reading “The Vietnam War “Duck Bill ” Shotgun Muzzle Device”
Scattered Shots 