After some long reflection on the recent events the past week, I have decided that I will be making a CONTENT change here on HCSTX starting immediately. No longer will I be posting any News stories or History Lessons. I am going to get back to the original reason I started this blog and…
Rifle Corner: .300 Blackout in an AR-15? Very Bad Juju
Why They Inscribe the Caliber Right On the Gun Because sometimes the wrong caliber will chamber. Results, FOOM. Well, that’s why you pay us the big bucks. This is not a mild AR kB! that traces back to an out of battery fire or one lousy handload. In this case, 100% of the round’s energy…
Cold War Files: The Cold War’s Deadliest Battleground
When young Americans are taught about the Cold War, we learn that it was exactly that — a decades-long standoff based on the threat of war, one without mass casualties, tanks and guns. Sure, there were spies, assassinations and intrigue, but even history teachers who cover proxy wars tend to leave out one whopping chapter:…
Military Weapons From the Past: The British EM Series – The First Bullpup Design from the 1950’s
By late 1947 the British Army’s Armaments Design Department had designed three principal rifles for the Infantry Personal Weapon program. The new rifles got their official designations in January 1948. They were Stanley Thorpe’s EM-1, the EM-2 designed by Capt. Kazimierz Stefan Januszewski and the EM-3, the latter the brainchild of Major J.E.M. Hall, an…
Modern Crime: White Trash Meth Monkey Who Killed Two Bailiff’s in Michigan Had A Violent and Sick Past
May God be with the families of the two Peace Officers who were killed and a Speedy recovery to the Deputy and Civilian who were wounded. It is pieces of human fecal matter like this that legitimize bringing back mandatory sterilization and public executions. -SF A man who accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a…
World War II History: Japanese Balloon Bombs – How Japan Killed American’s AT HOME
During WWII, the Japanese sent thousands of floating deathtraps across the ocean with one goal: burn down the Pacific Northwest. Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, was a shocking display of its ruthless military tactics during World War II. Over 2,400 U.S. servicemen died during the surprise attack, thrusting the United States…
Future Warfare: Russia’s Next Military Game Changer – Microwave Weapons?
New drones and fighters could fry enemy hardware from a distance. Russia will arm its sixth-generation combat drones with microwave weapons. These weapons, which disable an aircraft’s electronic equipment, already exist today “and can hit targets within a radius of tens of kilometers,” said Vladimir Mikheev, a director of state-owned Russian electronics firm KRET, in…
Farnam Quips: Quick or Dead!
As Mr. Farnam reiterates below, when you budget for any defensive weapon, be it a handgun or long gun, also budget for some classes in how to use that weapon effectively. Beware of classes that only make you “feel good about your abilities”, seek out a class that challenges you and forces you to improve!…
A Mass Shooting in Tennessee the Media Ignored
OPSEC Tradecraft: Modern Clandestine Groups Face New Challenges
There were no mobile phones or recording devices allowed at this bizarre encounter. The digital era is perceived as posing new threats to the security of terror groups in Ireland in terms of their being tracked and covertly recorded. Source: The Guardian Bottom Line Up Front Compartmentation via unlinking Strict anti forensic practices to mitigate…