Month: December 2014
Armed Citizen Stops Potential Lethal Attack without Shooting… Should he have gotten involved?
Article Shared with permission of Rob PIncus . When I’m scheduled to be a guest on Armed American Radio and don’t have anything in particular to talk about, Mark Walters often sends me links to current event type stories that he’d like to discuss or get my opinion on. Late yesterday afternoon, he did just … Read moreArmed Citizen Stops Potential Lethal Attack without Shooting… Should he have gotten involved?
ATF Changes Opinion on Legality of SIG Brace Fired From Shoulder Apparently
Looks like due to high profile use and constant questions by users. The ATF has changes its mind/policy/ whatever, on the legal use of the popular SIG brace for AR15 pistols. Ostensibly for use by putting your firing arm through the “brace” to more easily hold the AR pistols with one hand. Many … Read moreATF Changes Opinion on Legality of SIG Brace Fired From Shoulder Apparently
Keyholes and cloverleafs
One of the above pictures show a keyhole, another one shows a cloverleaf. While I was in the Marine Corps, the terminology had at some point gotten mixed up. Our instructors in boot camp would call cloverleafs keyholes. I forgot about that till much later. About two years later, one of my peers, was reading … Read moreKeyholes and cloverleafs
Old And Nostalgic Can Still Be Good And Useful
I am not exactly a collector of WW2 gear, but being a devoted worshiper of the Colt M1911, I have always had a love for the old nostalgic web belt, brown leather holster and accessories that came with the issuance of the 199 during the war. the belt was set up with what you needed … Read moreOld And Nostalgic Can Still Be Good And Useful
Colt Lightweight AR6720 Carbine
This is my (very short) opinion on the Colt AR6720 Lightweight LE Carbine. I constantly have people asking my opinion of what basic AR type rifle is best for them, to use for home defense and/or duty or patrol rifle use. ” Should I get a Colt or equivalent M4 type carbine?” Many who ask … Read moreColt Lightweight AR6720 Carbine
Beretta presents: HUMAN TECHNOLOGY
I’m not a fan of Beretta, but I find this ad of theirs awesome.
A few thoughts on the M16A4.
The FN M16A4 I carried in Iraq. When I enlisted in the USMC I was issued a M16A2. Other then when we occasionally added a PEQ-2 IR laser, a flashlight, or the issued M203 grenade launcher, we felt this gun did everything we needed it to do. We didn’t know about things like quad rails … Read moreA few thoughts on the M16A4.
Trijicon SRS lens glare/reflection
A common complaint about the Trijicon SRS is a reflection of the circuitry that appears when the optic is turned towards the sun. We experienced this on a recent range trip and snapped a photo to give everyone an idea of what users are talking about when they reference the issue. Very distracting and quite … Read moreTrijicon SRS lens glare/reflection