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I love these stories form those who lived during one of the most difficult times the world has ever seen. These were indeed brave and courageous people. Their stories should be standard reading in schools across this county, but sadly, too many take what we have today for granted and spend...

This truly was the greatest generation. Modern life with all its gadgets to take make nearly everything easier has also stolen away our tenacity and grit. Hardship is wondering how long it going to take the repair guy to get your internet working again. The modern world has made us complacent...

Great stories. Make my life seem pretty uneventful.

I have oversized bolt knobs on most of my rifles. It's a personal preference thing. I like the feel in my hand as it give me more grip area and most over sized knobs extend the lever a slightly which offers a bit more leverage. just my 2c

The PBY got most of the attention. Just as the B-17 over-shadowed the other bombers such as the B-24, I believe the PBM was over-shadowed by the PBY. It seems amazing that just two radial engines managed to get this giant off the ground, let alone off the water. Great piece of history.

I bought the 2020 waypoint in 6.5 Creedmoor a couple of years ago. I had some skepticism about it at first but it is now the favorite rife of both my wife and daughter. Honestly, I can't find anything to fault in it. It's turned out to be a straight shooter. Now Spingfield has managed to up the...

Interesting take on the subject. Maybe it comes down to the gun you feel most comfortable with, the one you shoot the best with. After all, as pointed out earlier, shot placement is probably the most important aspect of stopping ability. I guess this boils down to the skill of the shooter and...

Well, sure have to say those stories are right out of a horror movie. Some factors are not taken into consideration when evaluating one's ability to take that kind of damage and keep on ticking... like their level of crazy. Oh... and daemon possession. Seems like a scary place.

If you haven't already, take those factory magazines and toss them. Buy a set of Ed Brown, Wilson combat. This would take care of a lot of feeding issues. But the failure to fire is telling us that you have a weak firing pin spring, bad firing pin, or the rounds are not head spacing correctly...

Well, a lot of criminals are pumped up on drugs, but this not withstanding, I know an emergency room doctor (member our our church) who would tell you that the size of the wound is directly proportional to the amount of trauma inflicted. Yes, many shootings cause wounds that are "peripheral" and...

Well, shot in the neck with what? 9mm? 30-40 seconds would be expected with a little hand compression to slow the bleeding a bit. To my point, a .40 or .45 would have ruined his day real fast.

well, I won't argue about the benefits of shot placement. This is the #1 factor in the shooter's ability to stop another and not so much a reflection of the abilities of a particular caliber. However, blood loss will also have an impact on stopping ability. While under pressure, no matter the...

"Congratulations. You have been promoted to captain and given command of your own submarine". That sinking feeling starts to set in. Ouch...

Yup... heard this from my police friends... everyone of them.

What is left unsaid is that the introduction light plastic guns made it difficult for many recruits to qualify. The increased recoil and muzzle flip of these guns had a profound impact on law enforcement personnel's ability to do what they were expect to do on the range and on the job. Having...

That could be true also. I hate living in a police state. In Russia, they kept the people in poverty and handed out favors, money, and food for anyone who tattled on their neighbor. It is estimated the every third person was an informer. Today, they just eavesdrop through you electronics. All...

.45 is by far my favorite handgun caliber. I own five in various forms. Sadly, I don't own a Springfield Armory version but wish I did. It's getting harder and harder to justify the purchasing of a new firearm to my wife. Well, to be honest I am of the age where I shoot a lot less than I used to...

maybe... I don't know where the failure was. I find it unlikely he made reference to my hand to the insurance co. as it was decided that no action was needed at the time and there was no charges related to it. Now, I understand the insurance co. does have information about this from prior...

An interesting note: Sometimes the doctors don't know where their records are going. I had a conversation with my doctor about hand surgery to fix my thumbs where the cartilage is completely gone. Just bone on bone where the lower thumb joins to the hand. COVID lock-down derailed a procedure...

who are you asking? As for me, I hand load everything I shoot. I have been hand loading for over 40 years. I shoot mostly 308 but have replicated the loading process for the 6.5 Creedmoor as well. In simple terms I am using (.308) Hornady 168gr match, with 42.5gr of BLC-2. But the magic is in...