New Book!
14 Feb 26 Frank Sharp’s new book! My long-time friend and esteemed colleague, Frank Sharp, has just published: “AR-15, A Citizen’s Guide to America’s Rifle” It is a comprehensive, thorough, and wonderful reference, and it enjoys my complete recommendation. Every AR-15 owner should get a copy! Here is the link: www.lulu.com/shop/frank-sharpe/ar-15-a-citizens-guide-to-americas-rifle/paperback/product-v8wqpe6.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqlhD_9RRID41yTlqmVn3d_ukLjHVtT2FdqZeOOuDdk7C01kRlh&page=1&pageSize=4 /John
Important Task Distinctions
11 Feb 26 Big-Game Hunting, as compared with Military Sniping In yesterday’s Quip, I apparently succeeded in confusing the above issue. When we’re hunting big-game animals (deer and up), our goal is (1) a lethal hit which (2) deanimates the animal within seconds. The animal (3) becomes comatose and dies quickly with (4) minimum suffering, […]
Weary Argument
10 Feb 26 The weary argument, advantages of 308/30-06 for most domestic big-game hunting: 1) Smooth feeding and non-stick extraction. The tapered 308/30-06 cartridge was designed for smooth operation in military bolt-action (later auto-loading) rifles. By contrast, feeding, and particularly extraction, with “modern” (generally fatter and straight-walled) hunting cartridges is much rougher. This is not […]
Marxist “Revolution?”
3 Feb 26 “We have no compassion, and we ask none. When our turn comes, we shall make no excuses for the terror” Karl Marx Yesterday, Buffalo, NY’s Democrat mayor said that he doesn’t want “people” (ie: criminal illegal aliens) to be “fearful” when spending time in his city, a city where certain groups of […]
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.
