I have been a fan of the AK/AR pistol for some time. I think it gives the Civilian Operator unique advantages in mobility and maneuverability. Hybrid models like the KS-47 that combine AR controls and Operating System (Gas Impingement) with small 30 caliber performance of the 7.62×39 is a unique animal. Personally, I prefer the…
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Ontario’s Ranger Assault Knife: The Best Of All Worlds?
Like the author I have always had good luck with Ontario’s Knives. My current Field Knives are a Ka-Bar, Becker Combat Utility and a RAT-7. Source: Ontario’s Ranger Assault Knife: The Best Of All Worlds?
Arrow Stoppers
Brutal Honesty, A ZERO Tolerance for Bullshit and a No Excuses Expectation to ACTION. Take Heed readers! The Time is Short. A lot of people need to have an uncomfortably honest conversation about whether their approach is results oriented or not. Be serious and be effective, you will not get a second chance. Source:…
Hawkeye: The government’s new satellite SIGINT system
This is a case study of the susceptibility of high-HF radio transmissions to a government satellite COMINT and DF system. Source: Hawkeye: The government’s new satellite SIGINT system
Self-Defense Issues: Distracting Questions
Distracting Questions (click on above link to be re-directed) I did a post recently on an encounter my better half had involving Somali Immigrants who could not speak good English….Same MO as described here. Please folks, take notice of this because it is happening more and more in small town America. A Great Training DVD…
Guerilla Gunsmithing: Suppress a Lever Action Big Boy? Why Not!
Fellow East Texan Dustin Ellerman of Top Shot Season 3 Fame is at it again doing crazy and wonderful things with Firearms. In the video below we see Dustin shooting a suppressed Henry Arms Big Boy Steel Carbine in .357/.38 Sounds like a .22! Fun Stuff. Stay Alert, Stay Armed and Stay Dangerous!
Military History: “Nobody Can Soldier Without Coffee…”
In April 1865, at the bloody, bitter end of the Civil War, Ebenezer Nelson Gilpin, a Union cavalryman, wrote in his diary, “Everything is chaos here. The suspense is almost unbearable.” “We are reduced to quarter rations and no coffee,” he continued. “And nobody can soldier without coffee.” If war is hell, then for many…
Military History: Untold History of the Australian SAS
This is a short clip of the 3 part series of the Untold History of the Australian SAS
5 Most Lethal Wars in Human History
B.H. Liddell Hart once said “There is no excuse for any literate person to be less than three-thousand years old in his mind.” I agree. So it is time for one of my favorite hobbies; Military history; and a look back at some of the most dreadful Wars ever fought. The really bad thing about…