The last 150 years!
13 May 25 “Cynics are right, nine times out of ten.” Mencken The last 150 years of military rifle development. How we got here! Progressive-burning, high-energy smokeless propellant was invented by a French chemist, Paul Eugene Vieille, in 1884. Vieille’s invention instantly rendered all black-powder firearms obsolete, although it would take at least the next […]
Another Bear Attack
9 May 25 “‘This is very unusual” will continue to be a sorry epitaph etched on gravestones of the self-deceptive and blithely unprepared! Training axiom Yet another fatal bear attack, this one in FL on Monday evening. The offending black bear appears to have violently entered the victim’s (age 89 w/mobility limitations) home. Victim was […]
EDP
5 May 25 “EDP,” (for “Emotionally Disturbed Person”) A week ago in Tucson, AZ, an innocent thirteen-year-old girl, who had just departed her middle-school in order to board a city bus, was approached by an “EDP.” He was mumbling incoherently. This EDP then precipitously attacked the girl, grabbing her and striking her several times. She was […]
Gun industry legends Dave Spaulding, Massad Ayoob, Mike Boyle, and John Farnam join Fernando Coelho to dive deep into the history of the gun industry, shedding light on how firearms and firearms training have transformed over the decades. They discuss the dramatic shift from traditional print reviews to the digital age of internet forums, social media influencers, and YouTube personalities of the industry.
