Marxicrats!
22 May 20“We’ve developed a new citizenry, one that is selective about cereals and automobiles, is captivated by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper, but is not able to think.”Rod SerlingCapitalism has failed!Our Constitution, especially our Bill of Rights, is antiquated!Nancy P’s “Marxicrats,” sleazy moral relativists, one and all (good people are not attracted […]
Common Epitaph!
21 May 20“Who are without swords can still die upon them!” From the Tolkien novel, “Lord of the Rings”In reporting yesterday’s mall shooting in AZ, local media reiterated this all-to-common epitaph:“When police arrived at the mall, the scene was no longer active”Additional details are still emerging, but the above headline is the point of this […]
Armed!
“Be armed, or don’t be around me!”Patton (paraphrased)Here is something we can do right now!Our Secretary of Defense yesterday reluctantly, embarrassingly acknowledged a firm al-Qaeda connection to the Saudi “student” who murdered three US sailors in Pensacola, FL last December.Ever since, DOJ and Apple have been at odds over 4th Amendment issues surrounding encryption of […]
The August Invasion!
15 May 20“There are memories time does not erase‘Forever’ does not make loss forgettable, only bearable.”Cassandra ClareFar Eastern Front, the “Manchurian Operation:”What we in the West refer to as “WWII,” Russians call “The Great Patriotic War.”Of course, during the progress of that War, the Western Press concentrated on western actions in Africa, Italy, France, islands […]
Pandemic
14 May 20Pandemic?The stark truth is:One hundred percent of us will probably contract Covid19 within the next two years, lockdown or no lockdown!For many, it has come and gone already. Covid19 will continue to blow-through the world’s population, as have unknown numbers of other strains of flu.The vast majority, when exposed, will experience symptoms, to […]
High-Performance Ammunition Update
13 May 20 AmmunitionFriends at Cor-Bon, Defiant, Supervel, Underwood, Lehigh tell me:Demand for high-performance pistol and rifle ammunition has slowed slightly from the peak of the Covid19 scare eight weeks ago, but it remains strong.Good time to stock-up, before the election season gets even more exciting!9mm is still the hottest seller.Cor-Bon’s 115gr +p DPX, Defiant’s […]
44 Russian
9 May 20“Comes the hourComes the man!”AnonIn 1870, the “44 Russian” revolver cartridge set the pattern for all future revolver cartridges.In 1870, Russian General Alexander Gorlov, assigned to the Russian Embassy in Washington DC, approached S&W and expressed interest in their single-action, top-break No 3 Revolver (“No 3″ indicated that this was S&W’s third frame […]
Posh “Sheltering!”
8 May 20“Guns for me, but not for thee!”Wealthy professing “liberals” in the USA and the UK are “riding-out” Covid19 restrictions at expansive, posh “resorts” up and down the East Coast.Curiously, these resorts feature pistol and rifle ranges, trap and skeet ranges, “hunting and shooting amenities,” as well as “professional firearms instruction” for their rich […]
Correction!
5 May 20Correction!In yesterday’s Quip, I indicated Lenin died in 1934.It was actually 1924. I didn’t catch the error quite soon enough!As with all “official” records emanating from the Soviet Union at that time, detail of Lenin’s miserable final moments are murky!Many historians familiar with that period of history believe he was murdered (probably poisoned) […]
The Century of World Wars!
4 May 20“History” is not a ‘science.’ Rather, it is a fluctuating series of interpretations, hypotheses, narratives, and agendas that are endlessly subject to lively (sometimes caustic) debate about every detail of past events.”Paul CooperIn April of 1917, Erich Ludendorff in Berlin, Germany arranged for Vladimir Ulyanov (Lenin) to be secretly spirited out of exile […]
Marxist Tyranny up North!
1 May 20“When one with honeyed words, but evil mind, persuades the mob, great woes befall the State.”EuripidesCanada following New Zealand, Venezuela!Naive Canadian gun-owners who “played the game“ and went-along with power-hungry leftist politicians and dutifully “registered” their guns, are now discovering those smiling leftist politicians lied, as leftists always do!The sole reason for cynical […]
Shadow Systems
29 Apr 20Shadow SystemsI now have my copy of the Shadow Systems’ MR920 Pistol about which I commented last January at this year’s SHOT Show.Using the G19 as a model, the MR920 is designed as an “ergonomically enhanced” personal-defense carry-pistol. However, the MR920 does not use any Glock parts, and the entire gun is manufactured […]
What is it for?
27 Apr 20“Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take one thing off.”Coco ChanelPeacetime/Wartime“Forward” slide serrations (forward of the ejection port) on pistols are not a new idea.The Colt M1900 pistol (that would eventually evolve into the 1911 pistol we know today) had them, and it was a bad idea, as it […]
Korematsu!
24 Apr 20“Can a geology professor blithely tell his students that the earth is flat, or a European history professor that theHolocaust didn’t happen?That’s not ‘academic freedom,’That’s dereliction of duty.”Jerry CoyneThe Korematsu Decision, 18 Dec 1944:Executive Order 9066 was issued by the Roosevelt Administration on 19 Feb 1942, in the wake of the Japanese aerial […]
Enemies!
23 Apr 20Enemies!“We have a president (BHO) in the White House who referred to Americans who disagree with him as ‘our enemies.’Think about that.He actually used that word!When Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W Bush used the word ‘enemy,’ they reserved it for global terrorists and foreign dictators, enemies of the United […]
Machineguns!
21 Apr 20“No matter how many people you kill in battle, using a machine gun, is not a war crime, because it does not cause unnecessary suffering. It simply performs its job horrifyingly well!”Sebastian JungerMachineguns!The rotating Gatling Gun, invented by an American (Richard Gatling), saw some service during the Spanish-American War. In addition, it caught […]
Operator Series Videos now on our DTI Web Page
18 Apr 20DTI Operator Series Videos:Our DTI Operator Series Videos, including our series on Tactical Treatment of Gunshot Wounds, are now all posted and available for viewing by all on our DTI Web Page at defense-training.comYou can access them at any time!We’re doing this as a service to all our Students, Instructors, and Operators./John
“… armed only with 9mm sidearms!”
17 Apr 20“Who are easily shocked, should be shocked more often!”Mae WestExactly three years ago, during an virtually unreported incident in northwest Africa (nation of Mali), Islamic jihadis attacked a multi-national (UN) compound with car-bombs, RPGs, mortars, and a ground assault.The compound was staffed with French and US soldiers (officially “observers”), as well as assorted […]
Consequences!
14 Apr 20“Inside its shell, the three of them went about their early evening routine, like microbes trapped in the intestine of a monster.”Stephen KingConsequences!1. Residential burglaries are spiking, and a high percentage are occurring when residents are home!Most burglars will not break-into a home they believe to be occupied, at least until recently. Now, […]
Three Confusions!
11 Apr 20“First, they tell you it will never work, and they can prove it!Then, they admit it does work, but insist it’s not important.Finally, they concede it is important, but assure you they’ve know about it for years!”KetteringMilitary Rifle Calibers:During the black-powder era of the 18th and 19th Centuries, bullet diameters on military rifle […]
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.
