H/T American Partisan Bert Waldron: Nature versus Nurture, A Sniper’s Story When it comes to Vietnam-era Snipers, most folks always talk about GySgt. Carlos ‘Whitefeather’ Hathcock, USMC but have you heard of another American Bad-Ass by the name of Bert Waldron?
Category: Rifle Corner
Who Knew? A Guide to 7.62 Ammo
Who Knew? A Guide to 7.62 Ammo Here is a really practical and useful ballistic guide for all my fellow AK and SKS shooters.
The Marine Corps SOTG M4 Qual – Get MEU Ready
The Marine Corps SOTG M4 Qual – Get MEU Ready 50 yards, 50 rounds, 2 Magazines, 2 Targets and a shot timer. This is a challenging dynamic qual to up your CQB shooting. If you really want to put some hair on your nuts, try running this with a transition to pistol thrown in….
Know Your Weapons: Mannlicher M1895 Rifle
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY’S M-95 Rifle “The M95 proved itself one of the finest battle rifles of the First World War. It weighed around a pound less than its equally lengthy peers and was slim and almost delicate by comparison. The soldiers who carried it appreciated its light weight but the Allied soldiers facing the M95 in…
Know Your History: Russian Invasion of Finland, The Winter War 1939-1940
H/T VikingLife Blog Never under estimate a people that want to defend their culture and homeland. Holding out for three months against the might of the Soviet War Machine is not bad. Of course you cannot discuss the Winter War without discussing The White Death, Simo Hayha. Simo Hayha is proof that cultivating…
Shooting Your Enemy’s Leaders Seems To Work (In Cyrillic, At Least)
Shooting Your Enemy’s Leaders Seems To Work (In Cyrillic, At Least) I am all about learning lessons from the current Goat Rodeo in Ukraine to apply here at home where the real enemies are. One of those lessons is this: EVERY MAN a Rifleman! Because the Most Dangerous Thing in the World is a…
Don’t Forget to Drill on Head Shot’s
Every time I see a hostage situation video and the end result is the bad guy getting a free lobotomy (as above) I am reminded of the Practicality of Drilling for such an event with both my pistol and rifle. Why? Because when seconds count, the Cops are an hour away. Don’t depend on…
Von Steuben: Light Infantry Load-Out
Von Steuben: Light Infantry Load-Out Really well put together series on a practical load out for the Light Infantry citizen ground pounder, aka Grunt.
Know Your Weapons: Nordic Cooperation – The Swedish M96 in Finnish Service
Nordic Cooperation: The Swedish M96 in Finnish Service One of the significant foreign rifles in Finnish service during the Winter War and Continuation War was the Swedish M96 Mauser. These rifles began arriving in Finland even before Finland’s independence, and in 1919 the Civil Guard was given ownership of 1,390 of them. The numbers…
AK Corner: Plum AK Furniture – Grips, Mags and Stocks
Plum AK Furniture: Grips and Mags and Stocks (Oh My) A nice trip down memory lane for all the true AK Afficonados out there. I would also recommend this awesome collection of articles titled Vodka Blasters. Welcome to the Dark Side!