by John Farnam | 1 Feb 2013 | 2012, Maintenance, Rifles
1 Feb 13 At an Urban Rifle Course in South Florida earlier this week. I ran my XCR-M in 7.62×51 (308 Win) for two days, and several of my students were using gas-adjustable rifles as well. Some gas-piston rifles, like the ever-popular M1A, are not gas-adjustable,...
by John Farnam | 31 Dec 2012 | 2012, Gunshot Wounds
31 Dec 12 These sage and sobering comments from my friend and colleague, Dave Grossman: “Chicago’s murder-rate is actually much, much worse than it looks! We must constantly keep in mind the fact that the murder/death rate is being held down by medical technology! A...
by John Farnam | 30 Dec 2012 | 2012, Political Commentary
30 Dec 12 The City of Chicago now has the dubious distinction of exceeding the previous record for most homicides in a single year. Memphis and Newark are jealous! This, in a city where there are no longer any legitimate gun retailers, and where individual...
by John Farnam | 29 Dec 2012 | 2012, Accessories, Optics, Rifles
29 Dec 12 The last Quip has generated many responses with questions about mounting Aimpoints on serious rifles. I’m no-doubt a fan of red-dots on rifles intended for serious purposes. All are surely serviceable, but the Aimpoint T1/H1 heads the List! As my friend and...
by John Farnam | 29 Dec 2012 | 2012, Accessories, Optics, Recommended!, Reviews, Rifles
29 Dec 12 Comp-Tac’s new Trojan-Horse Long-gun Concealment Case, “Trohlogucca,” for short, (sounds Italian!) With the current feeding-frenzy among American gun-buyers, mostly involving military rifles and accouterments, gun-owners, police and otherwise, are wondering...
by John Farnam | 27 Dec 2012 | 2012, Rifles, Technique
27 Dec 12 This question from a friend: “Is there a stable way of aiming a rifle while standing? Yesterday, friends and I were engaged in cold-weather rifle drills. I used my AR, equipped with an EoTech optic. Standing and shooting at multiple, steel targets...
