Quite a while ago I came across Abhijeet Singh’s webpage discussing the history of Indian gun laws since when India was a British colony. I meant to blog it but forgot about it until I was reminded of it by the recent Mumbai attacks. This changed towards the mid [Read More…]
iSnipe is a very polished looking external ballistics calculator for iPhone / iPod Touch created by a Canadian firm. Created with ease of use in mind, iSnipe is the perfect companion for any gun aficionado, competition shooter, or even law-enforcement officer… [Read More…]
Been having some server downtime. Everything is back up and running.
Bushnell have announced an ultra-compact GPS device called the BackTrack. It is designed to find your way back to your car/home/hotel/camp site. Camo or Pink, take your pick. This could be very useful as a backup GPS unit. When it come to GPS systems I consider myself [Read More…]
A pre-order website lists it as $2295.00, see the update.
N.U.G.U.N made me laugh
Time to buy gun shares? CNBC says NO, and so do I. While S&W (SWHC) sell a wide range of M&P branded AR-15s, Ruger (RGR) sells the Mini-14 / Mini-30 (and since recently high capacity Mini-14 magazines) and Olin Corp. (OLN, makers of Winchester branded ammo) is [Read More…]
Surefire have released a Shot Timer iPhone application called, you guessed it, “ShotTimer”. It shows elapsed time, split time and allows you to email results. I am slightly annoyed, I was seriously thinking about writing a shot timer but looks like I was [Read More…]
The BBC reports that South Africa has held the biggest ivory sale in 20 years: The auction in Pretoria of more than 51 tonnes of elephant tusks was sanctioned by the UN body which oversees trade in endangered species. The tusks sold for $142 per kilo, netting the [Read More…]
For those of you who don’t know Sebastian of Snow Flakes In Hell has been campaigning against Dan Cooper and even got a mention in USA Today. Since then he has been getting a lot of hate mail. I know this blog is not political, but I want to congratulate Sebastian [Read More…]
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A couple of weeks ago SayUncle asked for advice on getting started reloading. The comments are worth reading if you are thinking about reloading, as I am.
Say what you want about airsofters, but they sure know how to sell their products. Roy @ The Download Monkey has many more.
Check out Ammo, Guns and War.
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.
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!
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…]
The LA Times reports that 16 year old Zac Sunderland, who is currently attempting to sail around the world alone, came across a suspicious ship while on his way to the Cocos Islands. What did he do? After calling his parents on the sat phone he pulled out a gun. Why [Read More…]
Sebastian, Snowflakes in Hell, breaks down MSBC’s attempt at a gun article. But the semi-automatic ammunition used in one of the weapons Sigh, while I get a laugh occasionally most of the time I get frustrated. In this age I find it hard to believe they cannot [Read More…]
These run the end of the year. Smith & Wesson Through December 31, 2008, consumers will have the opportunity to take part in two promotions from Smith & Wesson – the Hunting Fall Spectacular and the Holiday Handgun Promo. During the designated months, [Read More…]
The latest Popular Mechanics (October 2008, Volume 185 no. 10) list 100 Skills Every Man Should Know. I was pleased to see no. 69 was “Shoot Straight”. Of course it is damn near impossible not to shoot straight, what they meant was shoot accurately đŸ˜‰ [Read More…]
Andy has photos of the destruction at the recent AAC Silencer Shoot. Lots more here.
Russia Today reports: Russia will give Venezuela a credit for $US 1 billion, a Kremlin source said to RIA Novosti news agency. The money will give a boost to the military co-operation between the two countries. … Venezuela has become a major buyer of Russian [Read More…]
Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage) and AndrĂ© Baptiste Jr. (Sammi Rotibi) Charles “Chuckie” Taylor Jr, son of former Liberian leader Charles Taylor, on whom the character AndrĂ© Baptiste Jr. in the movie “Lord of War” is based is now on trial in the US on [Read More…]
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…]
.357 Magnum Hair Dryer … more like a 20mm Vulcan hair dryer with a bore that size đŸ˜‰ More here. H/T: DesignerMode
Have you ever spent more on the optics than on the gun? I have. I am wondering what you all think.
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
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…]
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…]
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