Away for a few days
I will be away for a few days and will not be able to update the blog until 17 January. Please check back then.
Category: Other Gear & Gadgets
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New Mossy Oak Treestand Camo
Mossy Oak have launched a new camo pattern designed for … … hardcore whitetail hunters who hunt from an elevated position. Treestand offers whitetail hunters the ideal camouflage solution for altering their silhouette among the bare limbs of a tree in late [Read More…]
UK Supplied Saddam’s army’s uniforms
According to the BBC in 1976 the UK supplied Saddam with army uniforms, arms and even training for six officers at thier elite military academy Sandhurst! The documents show that, in 1976 and 1977, a variety of equipment was sold to Iraq, including 20 Cymbeline [Read More…]
Track Safe
Do you travel around with lots of expensive custom firearms? If you do then you may find this useful The Two Drawer Standard TruckVault provides a great combination of secure storage options, maximum top weight capacity and low cargo-area utilization for your SUV. These [Read More…]
Headspace gauge tutorial
New Jovian Thunderbolt has posted a tutorial on using a headspace gauge. I got permission from islandhopper to put up a copy of his step by step instuctions on how to use a headspace gauge in a Garand’s receiver. It was too good NOT to disseminate. Read it here.
DIY gun storage
Sear and Hammer has posted how he now stores his firearms. In a Rubbermaid box! Then I found a note on the Intertubes somewhere about a guy who had his house broken into. All of the guns in his closet were stolen but the one in the toolbox at the back of his workbench [Read More…]
Back
I am back earlier than expected. I will be answering all comments on the blog. I am going to try and cover all new firearms released this year!
Away next week
I will be away next week and will not be able to update the blog until 7 January. Please check back then. Unfortunately I will not have internet access so will be unable to respond to email. Have a great New Year and a prosperous 2008!
General Petraeus’ Year-End Letter to the Troops
Worth a read Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and Civilians of Multi-National Force-Iraq: As 2007 draws to a close, you should look back with pride on what you, your fellow troopers, our Iraqi partners, and Iraqi Coalition civilians have achieved in [Read More…]
Blue Book online
The Blue Book of Gun Values is the definitive source of gun values. It is immensely useful if you are buying or selling used firearms. If you do not do a lot of buying or selling, and do not want to purchase a US$30 book every year, then the Blue Book of Gun Values [Read More…]
Merry Christmas
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AK or SKS? Surveillance camera image analysis
After posting this and doing more image analysis I realized that I was doing the analysis completely wrong. Researcher’s Analysis of al Qaeda Images Reveals Surprises describes what I attempted to do. Sorry to have wasted anyones time!
No Country For Old Men
Hell in a Handbasket has posted a review of “No Country For Old Men”. Worth a read. There is one quibble, though. The best of the hitmen after the hunter (or the worst, if you prefer) uses a suppressed 20 gauge shotgun as his main arm, as well as a portable [Read More…]
Back to the blog
I am back home and will start blogging soon. I had a very interesting interview James Clark from Magpul about their new Masada rifle and will be posted that soon.
Away on holiday
I am going on holiday for two weeks and will not be able to post until 16 December. Please check back then. Unfortunately I will not have internet access for most of the time I am away and I will not be able to respond to email.
Santa selling tasers
The following is a screenshot of taser.com 😀 Hat Tip: Danger Room
Beautiful video of stuff being shot in slow motion
Yuri posted this beautiful video: My favorite would be the apple and water bottle.
Computer upgrade
Just upgrading my computer. I will not be able to blog for the next few days.
32-Megajoule Rail Gun
Like every other red-blooded American boy, I enjoy the notion of propelling a piece of lead at up to Mach 8 and at “extreme” ranges. That’s why I was glad to hear that BAE Systems has delivered a rail gun capable of such feats, and that the US Navy [Read More…]
History of the British firearm laws
The BBC has an interesting article about the history of British firearm laws. I liked this quote “The concept of controls for criminal purposes is a very 20th Century phenomenon” – Mark Murray-Flutter Royal Armouries The moral opposition to firearms is [Read More…]
Many Thanks…
…to all the veterans now and those in the past who have made the world a better place. Since WWI there is barely a country in the world who does not, in part, owe their freedom to American Veterans. Thank you for your sacrifice.
Been very busy
I have been very busy which is why I have been posting so lightly. I will be getting back into the blogging in the next few days!
Deer Bait
Deer like pumpkin 🙂 From Kit John and I went hunting two days ago and saw ONE deer. This morning on one four mile stretch of road in town, I counted 14 does and 1 buck. Clearly we just need to go out into our own yards to fill our tickets. I dunno whose yard [Read More…]
Prince Harry questioned after rare birds shot
The hen harriers were reported to have been killed on the Queen’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk. There are now believed to be just 20 breeding pairs left on mainland England. Killing the birds could lead to a fine of up to £10,000 and six months’ jail. [Read More…]
More LEOs are killed by vehicles than by guns poster
I cam across this poster @ PAFOA posted by JayBell. “More Law Enforcement Officers are Killed in Vehicle Accidents than by Guns”
Review of flashlights for CCW and Law enforcement
*Very interesting* comparison of three flashlights including photos of how effective they are. I have about 200 lights between flashlights and tactical lights, and also this idea of taking beam shots, so members can compare between them. First, lets take a look at some [Read More…]
Gamo Whisper: New airgun with suppressor
Game have a new line of spring powered airguns with integrated suppressors. They do not use the word “suppressor” which I find odd. Instead they call it “ND25 Noise Reduction Technology”… A suppressor by any other name. The Whisper is a [Read More…]
The Mall Ninja Apptitude Test
Don’t know what a Mall Ninja is …. The Mall Ninja is easily distinguished by an abundance of “tactical” gear, such as fatigues, a thigh holster (with, of course, a Glock), combat boots, bandolier and other accouterments that you’d usually [Read More…]
Quote of the day: “those who have not swords can still die upon them”
“It needs but one foe to breed a war, not two, Master Warden, and those who have not swords can still die upon them.” – Eowyn Chapter V: The Steward and the King (The Return of the King, Book Six) LOTR Hat Tip Oleg who has a poster featuring this [Read More…]
How to overcome the fear of guns (and what not to do)
A clueless kid asks how he can overcome his fear of guns. He asks ‘What if I mess around with it?’ … I shudder at the thought!!! Maybe your wife/husband/girlfried/boyfriend or just a friend also has a fear of guns. If so check out this thread @ Yahoo [Read More…]