The Socialist Rifle Association Has a ‘No Soldiers’ Membership Policy
“To be honest, I get it. With everything going on with how the military is being used currently, I understand not wanting to let servicemembers join an organization like that.”
Military
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
Army Picks FN’s MTL-30 as Winner of its Precision Grenadier System Competition
The FN MTL-30 is a soldier-portable, semi-automatic, medium-velocity, flat trajectory grenade launcher that enables warfighters to engage targets at extended ranges with more effective payloads over existing technologies.
Hegseth Asks Trump to Approve Execution of Fort Hood Mass Murderer Nidal Hasan
Hegseth is asking President Trump for final approval for the military execution of Hasan, an ex-Army psychiatrist who gunned down 13 people and wounded 32 others at Fort Hood in November 2009.
Guns of the Cold War: The M16A2 Rifle
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.
Variation on a Theme: Building a Piston-Driven Taiwanese T91 Clone
I spent a ton on this build between starting with a Wolf complete upper, rebuilding most of it, and then swapping lowers. Still, I’m glad I did it. My final build is a pretty accurate clone of the Taiwanese t91 issue rifle.
Guns of the Cold War: Heckler & Koch G3 Rifle
With the Cold War under way and the constant fear of a Soviet invasion through East Germany, West Germany turned on the spigot and new G3 rifles flowed out of HK as quickly as they could crank them out.
Air Force Global Strike Command Reinstates SIG SAUER M18 Pistols for Duty Use
As part of its commitment to safety, AFGSC is implementing enhanced inspection procedures for the M18 pistol. The command’s bases will include additional inspection criteria for the areas where potential issues were found during the M18 pause.
Guns of the Cold War: The Czech VZ-58 Rifle
Imagine being an infantry soldier and being handed a fighting rifle that held three times the ammunition and was three pounds lighter that what you’d been carrying. Plus it had a giggle switch to shoot like a machinegun.
The Gun Bench: Make Collecting Great Again
Guns are allowed to be more than tools. They can be works of art, pieces of history, or cultural icons. They can be cool. They can bring joy. It’s that realization that’s changed my views and opinions of gun collecting.