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This just popped in to the noodle the other day while doing my normal youtube binge. In an effort to add some realism to a training scenario, what if a large mylar mirror was hauled out to a suitable distance (?) and used to reflect a scene so that you could have live targets safely engaging...

Hey folks, Found a beat up pump gun with a slug barrel on it sitting in a case in the middle of the road today (getting run over by cars actually). It's still in good shape and my main objective is to get it back to the owner. I almost threw it in the ditch out of sight of passing traffic...

Making sure he gets every one of his 15 minutes of fame http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/08/ny.shooting/index.html I don't know if the headline was a real figure or not though, because the actual quote in the article was: They also mention that he was wearing body armor, which NY state only...

Beautiful day in Ohio today, and on the short trip from my car to the house, I heard folks out shooting from two different directions. It occurred to me that it might be cool to have a 'National Get out and Shoot' day where we can collectively fill the air with a little support for the 2nd...

Hey folks, I'm putting together some plans for a loading bench and am wondering if anyone has a suggestion for the surface itself. I'm thinking of using MDF for the top because of its density and stability, but i don't think i just want bare MDF for the suface. Seems that any powder spills...

Hi all, I've had a cheap little (edit) Simmons variable scope on my 22HMR (another edit: .22WMR) for about a year. I had been running it a 5x for a while, but decided to zero it in at 9x yesterday just to see how it ran. At 50 yards it seemed to do pretty well, but it was the first time i...

There was a story i read about two years ago about some guys dad going deer hunting for the first time after he returned from Vietnam. I think he was using a Mosin-Nagant, and hit 4 deer, one standing and three on the run (or something like that). I thought my google chops were strong, but...

Just saw this over at liveleak and thought a few folks here would appreciate it. (A little informal training session on cartridges vs. bullets) http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=69a_1188504992 Here's the source: http://www.thedissidentfrogman.com/blog Hope it's not a repost, haven't been here...

Pretty good article, especially sections that talk about the physiological response to fear and having to pull the trigger. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/heart/themes/prep.html

Hi All, I hope this is the right forum. It seems to me that the 'stack of cartridges pushed by a spring-loaded follower' design for magainzes, while ubiquitous, requires a fairly sensitive balancing act between friction/spring rate/feed angle and recoil spring/bolt momentum/etc. It's hard to...

Hey all! Just looking for some feedback... I'm thinking of building a system to practice follow-up shots against moving targets. The basic design starts out like a standard plate rack. Behind (or possibly below) each plate is a second plate that is attached to a vertical rail. When you hit...

I haven't really been watching this at all, but this is a fairly high profile case because it's related to the death of rapper Proof. http://breitbart.com/news/2006/09/20/D8K90QR80.html The shots that killed Proof were found to have been made legally in self defense of another person...so no...

Most folks reading this are going to be at some kind of desk. Right now, sitting where you are, pick up everything within arms reach and see where it's made. In my case: - Pair of 'It's Academic' scissors: Made in China - Small surge protector: Made in China - Buck knife: Made in USA - Sony...

Since I seem to be posting links to articles, I thought this was good news: (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2340507,00.html) Missed opportunity award goes to the folks that gave it an acronym. SHear Thickening Fluid = STF soooooo close...

They put up an article outlining their picks for top 50 outdoor/hunting products for 2006. Short blurbs, but a nice list to start with if you're on the lookout for something new. From the article: The 43 is in reference to new stuff, there is a 'hall of fame' at the end to round out the 50.

Hey, I was poking around general dynamics site and noticed that when they talk about single barreled weapons, they say 'rounds per minute', but the rate of fire for every multi-barreled, Gatling-style gun was distinctly labeled 'shots per minute'. Why the distinction? Ooh ooh! I know, while...

Japanese training video for self-protection. http://www.kontraband.com/show/show.asp?sf=y&id=4087

This is probably pointless, so only read it if you have nothing else to do. It's 5am yesterday morning, and we're packing our stuff for the 14 hour drive home from a week vacation in North Carolina. We rented a small condo on the third floor of a building...i'm going back and forth up and...

Pretty cool writeup on some interesting new technology: http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?type=article&article_id=218392807 Basically it is a liquid that 'stiffens up' under shock, but remains flexible otherwise...when mixed with kevlar or other material it makes it much less...

I have seen a few others, this doesn't look familiar... http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6827679956771459066 The sound is great, can't imagine what it's like in person.