Monthly Archives: November 2016

Measuring without intruments

Assume a person who winds up in some other version of Earth. All the physical constants are the same, but no measuring instruments exist. How would you go about recreating standard units of length, weight, time, temperature, etc — and … Continue reading

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Ballistic calculator with graph capability?

I need to graph trajectories for various loads, ideally with several loads on one chart. Any suggestions on the best software for that?

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Travel portraits

 

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“And don’t forget to smile!”

One of my closest friends wraps up her voice mail greeting with that advice. Americans are often accused of smiling too much in public. Considering that most foreigners see mainly Americans on vacations, that’s a skewed sample, but even at … Continue reading

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Quiet before the firestorm

17+1 rounds of 10mm Auto await their rapid stage entry.  

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A quiet day in nature

I love Tennessee Autumn…mid-November with 70*F weather. The targets we set up in the woods get populated with lead and copper, but without our ears getting a beating. This rifle is one of five SU16s built by keltec in 300 … Continue reading

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Reflex suppressor on a Faxon ARAK21

With the reflex suppressor, 18″ barrel is required on ARAK21 to clear the gas regulator. With an AR15 and short forend, 16″ should be enough, but the result will be slightly louder due to higher gas pressure at the muzzle. … Continue reading

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A truly automatic shotgun

Select-fire Saiga 12 converted by DTV Tactical Innovations,with 20rd Promag drum and TRS25 red dot. How many projectiles are in the air at once?

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A tribute to Charles Bronson

The movie rather understated the effect of 7.62mm ball on humans…

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Sisters

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Chad the Awesome

One reason why I love my work: cool people.

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Modern bullpups

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A very flashy shooter

From NSSF World Steel Rimfire Challenge 2016, Jamie Parker Green. Both pistols are Ruger 2245 Lite modified with Tandemkross parts.

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Help me locate Travis

I’d like to figure out Travis’ email to send him the edited printable file. Any idea what his email is? The photo is from Worlds Rimfire Challenge 2016.

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Blue eyed boy

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DSA FAL HBAR

Is that enough acronyms in a row?

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Tap-tap

Sig MPX

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Henry 45-70 Octagon: new on American Shooting Journal

A classic heavy-hitter.

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HK UMP45

Even with the 0-1-2 trigger group, the run moves more to the right than open bolt M3 Grease Gun. Closed bolt is better for semi-auto, but seems to be a waste for automatic.

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The most relaxing way to spend the election day morning

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