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Realistic Training with ID Target Systems
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“Questioning war may be considered terrorism”
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http://blog.joehuffman.org/2014/05/16/its-not-just-gun-owners-who-are-considered-terrorists
In other news, War is Peace (MiniPax).
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Snapshots from 2014 Boomershoot
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Some put their rifles away once the rain got heavy enough.
Others shot on, rain or shine. To our surprise, we got more targets with the mix-master AR sporting a 16″ Ruger piston upper than with .243 and .308 bolt and break-open rifles.
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Her daddy’s rifle
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Some girls run off with dad’s car keys. This one borrowed his M1A instead.
She’s a junior Appleseed instructor already at age 18.
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M1A
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Nightforce
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To nobody’s surprise, this was one of the most common brands at Boomershoot. Leupold and Vortex also showed up often.
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A very enduring design.
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The first Sharps rifle, a percussion design, dates back to 1848s. Shiloh Sharps makes reproductions of the 1874 cartridge design. Most are equipped with tang vernier sights graduated to compensate for the steep drop of 45-70 bullets. These rifles are usually quite accurate at long range, and the depictions in Quigley Down Under and Legends of the Fall aren’t too far off the truth. This one has a period correct scope with external adjustments.
A mostly ambidextrous design, it remains a viable medium and large game rifle even today. Cartridges up to 45-120 and 50-110 (caliber – black powder charge in grains) exist, but only 45-70 is commonly loaded.
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Good 22LR ammunition available for sale
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http://immortalarms.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=18&products_id=8846 Info from https://www.facebook.com/joe.lundberg/posts/10202149837053602
In my experience, it’s nearly match accurate.
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Updating old guns to accept optics
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TWS and Ultimak rails for AK, Mini-14, M1A, M1 carbine, Garand, Saiga and others.
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A 75-count can of whoopass.
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The usual: AK47 clone with Aimpoint micro on an Ultimak rail. Still works. The shooter is a professor of Renaissance literature and a professional MMA fighter in real life.
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Forget guns, just learn karate! Right?
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One of the most famous martial arts, karate, evolved on Japanese-occupied Okinawa. While the current sport version concentrates on the empty hand style, the original used a variety of improvised weapons. They weren’t as good as swords or spears, but better than nothing. Despite the myriad of martial arts movies where lightning-fast reflexes prevail over curiously slow bullets, the real life Righteous and Harmonious Fists fell readily to them.
MMA, mixed martial arts, is a more intense discipline than most. People who fight in it, especially those good enough and determined enough to turn professional, are hardly unsure of their own ability to defeat opponents with bare limbs. And yet, most of them carry weapons. Perhaps the awareness of inadequacy of a single unarmed defender against a mob, or the disadvantage of a small woman against a large man, or of an empty hand against a hand with a knife makes them prefer a ranged defensive option. Grappling or ground-fighting work fine on mats, not so well over broken glass on pavement. Even a quick and accurate kick doesn’t help against a rifleman at twenty yards.
To be fair, most rifle training has a dojo flavor to it. Firing on highly visible targets at known distances, not using cover or concealment, not training in fire teams, all adds up to most people decent shots but not necessarily effective fighters. It’s a little less true for pistol training as force on force scenarios with Simunitions are more popular. Even with the many tactical limitations, firearm training makes a typical shooter more capable of defending herself than most conventional martial artists. In sum, firearms training is a type of martial art. It augments rather than replaces other styles. Because even a beginning firearm user can be credibly dangerous to attackers regardless of his physical condition, gun training should be considered the first choice for those of us who have lives outside of the dojo and can only afford so many hours every month to keep up the skills.
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Amie just posted the first part of her book.
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The Gods Defense examines legal issues — and much more – in a world with magic. I read the story last year and plan to re-read as she posts it in installments. I recommend it.
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Dissimilar moods
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Somber…
And much less somber…
…slightly manic, actually. What else can we expect from a former cheerleader?
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Tactical like a polar bear
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This lawyer lady has some nifty rifles. I bet this one works well in the snow.
FS2000 with Gemtech G5 and Aimpoint sight.
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Mixed couple
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Mini14 and AR in one family…that’s crazier than Romeo and Juliet or Windows and Mac…must be true love!
(Could be worse. AR and AK in incompatible calibers…)
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VOIP options for Europe?
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Google discontinued 3rd party apps support for VOIP apps on 5/15 and their Hangout won’t provide VOIP on Android for now. What do people use abroad, esp. on Android for calling US not through their cellular voice connection?
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A very serious gentleman
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He’s happy to see you…and it is an M1917 revolver with a full clip of 45ACP in the cylinder.
And yes, it comes with a loading/unloading tool.
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The very definition of “custom” holster
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“Custom” means made to customer’s specifications, with feature’s just as requested. This atypical Dragon Leatherworks holster shows why people choose individually designed products. The gun it contains, by the way, launches entirely serious .357″ projectiles.
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21st Century holster for 19th Century gun
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My friend Linoge has a factory chromed 1896 model Mauser. The gun itself was made in the early 20th century, but the design predates the Second Boer War!
He made a modern carry holster and clip carrier for it.
As you can see, it rides close to the body and makes the pistol available for rapid deployment.
While not the ideal defensive design, C96 shows that even nearly 120 year old designs work well enough for carry. And the foes of legal self-defense would have to ban not just modern firearms but all the pre-modern designs also. Ironically, they would be using militarized police troops with modern guns to enforce the civilian disarmament — truly “War is Peace” after Orwell.
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Alexandria behind the gun
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M98K Mauser carbine, Walther P38 pistol.
As usual, don’t pull a trigger on live ammo without eye and ear protection…unless fighting for your life.
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