Guns Knives of the Cold War: Fighting Knives
While this series has been about guns of the Cold War, I thought it would be an interesting diversion to […]
While this series has been about guns of the Cold War, I thought it would be an interesting diversion to […]
The RPK or Ruchnoy Pulemyot Kalashnikova from its profile is quite naturally a child of Mikhail Kalashnikov and it should be obvious from looking at the weapon that it’s based upon the original AK-47/AKM action.
Guns aren’t good luck charms that ward off evil. If you have someone in your life who isn’t into shooting, but does so out of a sense of duty, you owe it to them to help them develop genuine confidence and skill.
While the design may seem dated when compared to 21st century handguns, the CZ 75 and the myriad clones that it inspired are still being used to this day.
Rather than have to defend the use of your handloaded ammo, wouldn’t be a better choice to let the ammunition manufacturer defend their product?
While the Beretta M9 was the service pistol that finished out the Cold War for the conventional forces of the United States, not all of the units turned in their old 1911s for the new Italian wonder-nines.
My take-away from the theme of Advocacy through Action is that being on the defensive and waiting for our God-given rights to be attacked is a loser’s strategy.
The old adage about police agency guns is that they’re carried a lot and shot very little. While that can be true, you need to consider what “very little” means when stretched out over the life of the gun in question.
The Corps wanted to focus more on one shot/one kill versus the flip it to auto and “spray and pray” which had become the SOP in the jungles of Vietnam.
When you live in a rural community as I do, news spreads fast from neighbor to neighbor. For example, I