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Say what you want about airsofters, but they sure know how to sell their products. Roy @ The Download Monkey has many more.
Category: Other Gear & Gadgets
Gun O’Clock Laser Target Alarm Clock
The Gun O’ Clock is an alarm clock that has to be shot in the bullseye with a toy laser gun to be turned off. I love the idea. This is just what I need. I *often* turn my alarm clock off while still mostly asleep and then wake up late. More info at UberReview
New Gun Blogger on the block
Check out Ammo, Guns and War.
I am back
Have not been blogging for a few days but will be posting quite heavily shortly. Sorry if I have not replied to your emails. I will be making my way through the inbox shortly.
New gun blogger: Ed Friedman of Shooting Illustrated
Ed Friedman, Associate Editor of the NRA publication Shooting Illustrated, has started a blog called “Tell Me Why?”. Go check it out. It is always great to see new gun bloggers!
Kevlar handkerchief, because chest shots hurt
Sruli Recht has designed a Kevlar handkerchief for those with more money to spend than they know what to do with. The First Bullet-Proof Gentlemen’s Pocket Square offered Solely in Military Grade lemon Kevlar Aramid – To protect the heart. This [Read More…]
Hunting stories
John Snow @ The Gun Shots does a lot of hunting. Here are a couple of posts about his recent hunting trip: Going Long With The Uselton Warbird and Swarovski Z6 Kessler Canyon: Colorado Mule Deer Hunting At Its Best
Weapons and Tactics of the Niger Delta
Click to expand the photos The weapons being anything they can find and tactics being kidnapping civilians and attacking oil infrastructure. I have not read of any credible military victories. The “Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta’s” [Read More…]
Cold blueing an entire gun
Hot blueing is the process used to “blue” firearms. This involves submerging the steel parts into either a boiling solution of potassium nitrate, sodium hydroxide or a mixture of nitrates and chromates. Alternatively cold blueing can be used but the finish [Read More…]
RPG-40 Grenade launcher
The RPG-40 was on display at MSPO 2008. The Centre for Research and Development Equipment Mechanics (OBR SM) and Military Technical Academy, which I assume are Polish organizations, have developed the RPG-40. Despite its name it has nothing to do with the Russian RPG-* [Read More…]
Teaching people to shoot
Xavier has written an excellent post about teaching people to shoot. When a person asks me to teach a them how to shoot, the first step is that I require them to memorize the Four Rules. This request performs two functions. First, it gives them the minimum knowledge [Read More…]
What this blog is all about
A friend sent me a link to wordle.net. I used it to create a cool word picture from tags I have used on the blog. Pretty cool. Click to expand
Iraqi confiscated “weapons”
I got a really good laugh from these photos. The caption is: Iraqi soldiers display confiscated weapons and ammunition at a Military base in Baquba, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, 08 September 2008, following a military operation in the outskirts of the city Now look at [Read More…]
Commenting on the blog now fixed
You may have been wondering why your comments on the blog were not being approved. There was a major problem on the server that was affecting the site and the blog’s database. It is now fixed and all comments posted are now “live”. If you ever notice [Read More…]
Shooting deer on mars
I got a good laugh from the comment by Jim on The Gun Nut’s blog The vast majority of American hunters/shooters couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn @ 100 yards offhand, yet we set our guns up (even slug guns and muzzleloaders) with scopes the size of the [Read More…]
ActionAirgun
I received an email from a company called ActionAirgun. They are running a game which starts later this month. What do you do when you love shooting, but live in a climate where you can only shoot outdoors (comfortably) a couple months of the year? You start a new [Read More…]
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Girls of the IDF photo essay
Rachel Papo photographed IDF woman as as part of her masters thesis project. It is very well done. Just about every photo features an M16. So I am justified in blogging it 😉 More here.
What they don’t teach you at Forestry Science school
Mr. Completely posted this video last week, and I forgot to post it here. This would definitely make Dogmatix cry.
Veritas Mark IV
Gunpundit has spotted photos of the Veritas Mark IV in Denver. The Veritas Mark IV is a paintball/airgun gun that shoots .68 Caliber paintballs filled with a pepper spray type substance. The gun is patterned after and the same size as the M and accepts most AR-15 [Read More…]
Georgian Conflict Photos
The blogger who blogs at THEATRUM BELLI, a french blog, has put together a very good flicker photoset with over 600 photos. Well worth checking out. There are a few interesting photos of the Abkhazians militia. Checkout the camo. Abkhazian paramilitaries are seen at a [Read More…]
Blog back online
The blog has been moved to the new server. The server is a VPS (Virtual Private Server) which requires the entire server be setup by manually. There is a good chance I have forgot to configure something. I would appreciate an email if you find anything not working. I do [Read More…]
Blog moving servers
I will be moving the blog to another server over the next few days. There will probably be some downtime.
Wooden gun replicas
James found a webpage showing the wooden replicas made by Robert A. Talbot. They are amazing. They are made to scale and “work” like the real thing. The only parts not made of wood appear to be parts that would be too weak. Here are some photos of the [Read More…]
New gun blog: The Pretty Pistolera
A new gun blogger: A few months ago the bug finally bit me and I love it! My husband was thrilled and bought me a Glock 17. I decided to blog about my entry into the gun culture and start shooting IDPA competitively (wow, I suck). You can check out my blog at [Read More…]
Airgun accidents
PCPs run on air, but the hospital employee had access to tanks of oxygen. Oxygen is like air, isn’t it? The result: a blow torch 😀 Lots more accidents here.
Buns and Guns takeaway
A military/guns themed eatery in Lebanon called Buns and Guns Photo from LA Times Blog The slogan of the restaurant — “Sandwiches Can Kill You” — is displayed at the entrance with the photo of a hamburger with a pistol sticking between the buns. … The [Read More…]
Guns at a wedding
DoubleTapper describes the latest wedding he attended … I sat at my assigned table with 9 other guys. Of the 10 of us, there were 3 Glocks, 1 Sig, and 2 S&W’s. It was a little weird until I realized that 3 of the guys were under 21, and 2 were still in [Read More…]
How not to fire a gun
A collection of the classics H/T: Gizmodo
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