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KSG review up on CTD blog
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AR15 wallpaper (1920×1080)
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AXTS lower, Bushmaster upper with MI quad rail and BUIS, Primary Arms microdot on a UTG riser, Magpul furniture.
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An awesome pistol deserves a matching holster
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Meco holster for Boberg XR9S. The fit and finish on both are amazingly good.
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Slightly more subtle leather
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Meco pocket holster and double tuckable magazine pouch for XR9S.
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Trade show display for Eurosports LLC
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Promo for Boberg Arms
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This pistol has a longer barrel than usual for the slide length. Roughbaugh R9 (2.9″) yields 885fps with this round, while XR9-S gets around 1030fps and does so with significantly lower recoil. Rotating breech does a great job of taming the kick, and the chamber is fully supported because no fed ramp is necessary with the straight-line feed.
Meco mag pouch shown is a tuckable design, designed for maximum concealment.
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Luck is often on the side of large magazines
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See Ballistics by the Inch for the actual velocity numbers. 240gr Hydro-shock at 1600fps+ seems quite respectable, especially since the recoil in this gun is very mild. I got this carbine after trying the 45Colt version and being impressed with the low recoil and good accuracy with open sights.
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Pretty is as pretty does
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I used to view vz58 as a quaint design roughly analogous to AK47, but uglier. I’ve since become a fan: the rifle is shorter than an M1 carbine and no heavier, while shooting a more potent round with mild recoil. It’s yet another excellent “girlfriend gun” for those who are considering a present for petite lovers or spouses.
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Hunter vs. soldier, new post on CTD blog
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Hunter vs. soldier, rifle vs. musket.
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Gremlin at a photo shoot
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Czech-made revolvers
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More options in medium frame revolvers: .38 and .357 Czechpoint models. I haven’t fired them yet but hope to do it by the end of the month. Overall, they look like K-frames with recessed chambers and re-designed ejectors.
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Positive reinforcement: new post up on CTD blog
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Ways to make sure that new shooters enjoy their first range trip.
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Bullpups at the range
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RFB .308 with YHM suppressor
KSG 12ga
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A Scorpion Handler
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Scorpion vz61 machine pistol with an AAC Evolution-9 suppressor
With its rate reducer removed, vz61 can fire the entire 20-round magazine in one second with excellent control over the burst placement. With a sound suppressor, muzzle climb becomes negligible. The 75m and 150m sight markings are wildly optimistic even in semi-auto mode, but 25 is very easy and 50 is still reasonable. 32ACP suppressed extremely well as it is subsonic and has mild muzzle blast anyway.
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Thompson girl
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Airship engineer character for the upcoming dieselpunk comic book “Zett & Lux” by Chris Range. Auto Ordnance 1927 Thompson with 100rd drum and 20rd stick magazines.
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Long range pistol
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Zett with Mauser C96 from Chris Range’s upcoming comic book.
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Any reasons to avoid these cameras? Panasonic GH2, Canon T3i
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I am considering getting a “vest pocket” camera. I like my Panasonic LX3 for what it is, but it’s not a viable low-light camera. The one feature I lack now that I want in a travel camera is a variable angle LCD. I am considering either getting a Canon (which adds a second battery type and a second memory type to 5D2 but keeps the same lenses) OR getting a Panasonic GH2 and 20/1.7 and 45/1.8 lens pair. The advantage of the Canon is in the slightly better image quality and the ability to use the same lenses (35/2 and 85/1.8). The down side to the same lenses is the size — Canon doesn’t seem to make fast APS-C primes. GH2 with a 20mm or a 45mm will be close to half the weight of the T3i and 35mm or 85mm lenses. Other than the formidable cost of getting a body AND two lenses for it, is there any reason to prefer the Canon over the Panasonic?
I have not seriously used a camera with an electronic viewfinder or a variable angle — am I going to hate it in low light or when following action? The comparison would be to a porro-prism finder of the T3i, not to the glass prism of the 5D2. Live View on 5D2 is painfully slow. Is it any better on GH2?
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What goes bump (or meow) in the dark
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Picture taken with Panasonic LX3 through ATN PVS14 (3rd gen NVG).
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New post up on CTD blog: Homeboy sights for rifles
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Building on to the glories of Birdman Homie Night sights: now for rifles.
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Another 9mm option: Just Right Carbine
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JRC was ostensibly designed as a traines for AR15 users. The manual of arms is much too different for that, but it seems quite useable as low-recoil home defense guns and for those who like “cowboy logistics”, the commonality of ammunition between carbine and sidearm. Both ejection and charging handle can be independently switched from right to left. Unfenced magazine release stays on the left. Stock and fire control are pure AR15, so’s the forend.
Top photo shows it in “muddy girl” pattern with YHM folding sights and Viridian X5L light/laser. Center and bottom photos in desert digital camo, with Midwest Industries folding sights and Primary Arms micro red dot on an American Defense QD mount. Insight M3 light completes the set-up. Both shown with 33rd Glock magazines because only the first outfit has room for spares and, in any case, longer magazines aren’t such a handicap for carbines as they are for pistols. And, yes, these are available in plain black.
Model Red McCord
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