Category: Guns
+1 Texas DPS Gunboat
Late last month the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) took delivery of the first of six patrol gunboats that will be used by Highway Patrol officers and others to secure Falcon Lake. For those who don’t recognize the name, the body of water straddles the U.S./Mexican border and was the site of a recent [...]
Pistol Skill Drills
I started an article about the need for actual live-fire firearms training versus just shooting the agency qual course over and over, but it started to turn into a rant and I am in a good mood. Instead, I am going to post some challenging pistol skill drills that you can use [...]
Guns, Ammo, & Seawater
On shore most shooters are only concerned with removing powder residue from the action and barrel of their weapon and lubricating it after firing. Outside of that they’ll wipe or brush off any obvious dirt, maybe apply some lubricant if they happen to play with the action and it feels sluggish, then reholster or store [...]
Disabling Fire Against Ships
You’re manning a crew served weapon on the bow of whatever patrol boat you happen to be on board when you get the call to intercept and stop a target. A large target. One in the business of commercial shipping with a thick steel hull. You may think, “I got this” as you pull the [...]
Convert Your Glock Into An UZI…Kinda
Anyone who wants the feel of a short barreled rifle, but not the price tag, now has a new option at their disposal. Enter the RONI Recon. Originally know for their RONI Carbine Kits, which converts pistols into carbines, RONI now makes your Glock about 32% more bad ass…and within federal regulations. The #RONI (pat-pending) [...]
How To Make Your Own Ammo: Part I
Given the state of today’s economy and the costs of everything you love on the rise, I’m sure that many of you have begun to notice the gradual increase in the cost of a box of ammo. It’s not a regional thing, it’s everywhere. While many of us will just keep paying the increases in [...]
The Kalashnikov Rifle
Everyone seems to have an opinion on Comrade Kalashnikov’s rifle Josef Stalin could have been referring to the Kalashnikov when he famously said “Quantity has a quality all its own”. Over 100 million have been produced and put into circulation since the first weapon rolled off of the Soviet assembly line in 1947, and during [...]
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