Talk about coincidences. Last friday we did a branch range day; I brought not only the daily carry piece, the 1911 .45, but the AK clone with the red dot sight (aka Vlad the Impaler) and the S&W M4gery. I wanted to double-check the 50m zero on the first, and put some long overdue rounds [...]
I Love the Swiss
From GofV: An Alpine Superpower? The European Union’s lack of military capability has made it somewhat of a joke in recent years. Among the various member states of the EU there are some exceptions — Denmark comes to mind — but, generally speaking, Western Europe lacks the capacity to defend itself without the help of [...]
Gun-Day Sunday: First Trip to the Range with Red Dot Sight on the AK
A few weeks ago I described the upgrades I made to my Romanian WASR-10 AK. This morning, I took it to the range for a zero and fam-fire. After I checked the mount and unscrewed the caps on the windage and elevation knobs, I set up a target with one-inch grid lines at 25 yards [...]
Gun-Day Sunday: Vlad the Impaler Gets a Makeover
Remember my good old stock Romanian AK, Vlad the Impaler? GREAT GUN– well over two thousand malfunction-free rounds downrange with neither a cleaning nor a lubrication. A great gun, but not without its quirks. In my opinion the two biggest drawbacks are the ergonomics (can’t do anything about that) and the sights. Not only was [...]
On Lighter Subjects… Like Guns and the Civil War
I think we could all use an excursion into lighter subjects, if only for a minute. Here are a couple of things I’ve had in the hopper for a while… – Cops’ IFAKs saved the day in Tucson. If you don’t carry a tourniquet and an IBD at the minimum, I think you are tempting [...]
Gun-Day Sunday: No Blood for Sluggo
There I was yesterday, south of the Ohio River Catoctin Creek, sitting in my new stand and staring intently at a patch of woods in the fervent hope that the small gang of deer I knew was there would make a late-day appearance. Across my lap was Sluggo, my nearly 20-year old 870, stoked with [...]
Inside The Medics' Bags
In today’s WaPo, a most interesting look at modern battlefield medicine. Those of us who have been issued some of this gear or used it in training won’t be surprised, but for those who haven’t been in the military (or haven’t been in for a while) I think you’ll be impressed: “The improvements in the [...]
Deer Me!
At 0832 yesterday, I connected with a small-racked but mature 5-point whitetail– my first deer. I placed my stand to observe and intercept anything coming out of the undergrowth into a open hardwood grove. There were two well-traveled trails across the grove, and I knew that one of them led down to where I had [...]
Gun-Day Sunday: FPF Training's Concealed Carry for Self-Defense
“Ready… Ready… FIGHT!” I spent this weekend at FPF Training’s Concealed Carry for Self-Defense course. This was my third (formal) training course with John Murphy, having previously done the old Handgun 101 and the Minuteman Rifle. As per SOP, it was outstanding. Class size: 10, about half civ from the intel community, a few military, [...]
Gun-Day Sunday: K31s et al.
Although we have no interest, financial or otherwise, in AIMSurplus, we’d like to note that a pile of Swiss K31s and accessories– such as bayonets and magazines– have popped up for sale at great prices. (Look under the “new” category if you don’t see them right away.) Great rifle, extraordinary value. The K31 is a [...]
