A very interesting thread over at rec.guns. The best answer to the question is by Mark Crispin # Is there a legal way for me to buy guns for self-defense and/or # recreational plinking? The US government has a long series of FAQs on this question here: [Read More…]
Alleged Russian arms dealer, Viktor Anatoljevich Bout, 41(C), is escorted by Thai commandos as he arrives Thai Royal Police headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, 07 March 2008. Viktor Bout, dubbed the ‘Merchant of Death‘ one of the world’s most notorious [Read More…]
The Remington MasterBlaster is a big suppressed 8 Gauge kiln gun. The MasterBlaster system is the most productive and cost-efficient way to remove virtually any type of build-ups in boilers, kilns, silos, quarries or mines. Both the gun and the ammunition provide [Read More…]
Great for the range on a cold day, but definitely not something to wander around in public with! Sold here. Hat Tip: The Breda Fallacy
There is in interesting discussion going on at the Castle Argghhh blog about the appeal of shooting. It is worth a read.
thepittsburghchannel.com has published an article on the increase in woman buying guns. While there aren’t statistics kept on the number of women who buy handguns every year, if you ask just about any arms dealer, licensed instructor or law enforcement official, [Read More…]
Recently the NY Times made their entire archive freely available online. JoeSpareBedroom @ rec.guns came across an article written in 1914 that shows just how clueless the media has always been with regards to firearms. Many of the wholesale killings in the South may be [Read More…]
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A guy, likely drunk, thinks pointing a machine gun shaped liquor bottle at a cop during a traffic stop would be a good idea. Edmonton police say they’ve arrested a 24-year-old suspect after a man pointed what turned out to be a machine gun-shaped liquor bottle at [Read More…]
If you thought it was only the firearms industry going pink, you would be wrong. Fishergirl Survival Rod & Kit The fishergirl range complements pink guns such as the .38 ‘Pink Lady’ revolver. Charter Arms Pink Lady
DoubleTapper has an excellent write-up about the firearm and carry laws in Israel. It is very interesting. Read it here.
Steyr have published a press release, of all things, detailing their history in the US. I think this was nothing more than an attempt at getting some attention during SHOT Show. I am mentioning it as it may interest some readers. Read the press release here.
Free Market Fairy Tales has a post with a long list of complaints with harris bipods. Harris is the benchmark other bipods are compared to. 1) The attachment to the rifle is insecure and insufficient. 2) The bipod is difficult and extremely time consuming to attach to [Read More…]
From the theonion.com (a satire site): After a shocking new study finds U.S. children lag far behind their international peers in subjects like rifle assembly and mine defusing. “An average Sudanese child can field strip a Type-81 assault rifle by the time he is [Read More…]
Former World Bank chief Paul Wolfowitz has been appointed head of an influential panel advising the US government on arms control. Mr Wolfowitz was ousted from the Bank last year over a scandal involving payments to his girlfriend, who was also a bank employee at the [Read More…]
This essay takes a look at early firearm development up till the 1500’s. It is a fascinating read. Certainly, the first uses of gunpowder are psychological – loud bangs and sausage-shaped rockets snaking across the battlefield to terrify men and horses. This [Read More…]
I saw this video on kaiservontexas’s blog. The guy who gives this speech is awesome. It is a very moving speech and definitely worth watching. Hillel Neuer of UN Watch exposes the hypocrisy of the UN Human Rights Council (March 23, 2007). For the first time ever, [Read More…]
Sear and Hammer has posted a very honest account of some accidents he has had with firearms and the importance of learning proper firearm safety. You handle firearms enough and at some time you will have an unintentional discharge. I know, I know, there are people who [Read More…]
If you want to start your day with a egged shaped gun, or if you already have the M1911 tequila bottle then this is for you. Personally I prefer my eggs roundish…
Blogging should resume as normal tomorrow (19th January).
I will be away for a few days and will not be able to update the blog until 17 January. Please check back then.
Now this looks like fun 🙂 A machine gunner at the Northern Arizona Machine Gun Shoot 2003 shoots down an RC plane.
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…]
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.
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…]
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!
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!
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…]
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…]
Suburban has written a program to work out how many clicks are needed to adjust your scope. It runs on TI-83 calculators. I wrote this program for use on a TI-83. I’m not sure if it will work as written on newer models. You input the range, the click values for [Read More…]
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