Category Archives: rifle

A very lightweight KP15 WWSD

WWSD: What Would (Eugene) Stoner Do?

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Hamilton 27 rifle

A kids’ single-shot .22LR rifle of original design.

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Walking tall.

11 year old boy with a rifle of 150 year old design.

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Jay Grazio

We have been friends, sometimes colleagues, for a very long time.

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Videographer Darya.

I will be doing more work with her, and she’s probably going to take over most video editing for me. She’s pretty competent with small arms. She also kicks ass with melee weapons.

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Various range snapshots.

Shooting can be a lot of fun!

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Various Henry guns

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If a knight was like a tank…

…a heavy musket was like an RPG. It didn’t give a guarantee of a win, but required armor to get so heavy as to be physically nonviable and prohibitively expensive. A real musketeer would have had a sword or a … Continue reading

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Hearing protection for musical kids.

First time on the range, both did amazingly well out to 50 yards. Their mother, during her first range time, did even better — out to 100 yards with a .22 rimfire!

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M+M 10x Plus, modern 7.62×39

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Range time with friends.

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Project Appleseed

Project Appleseed has long been the go-to for rifle marksmanship training. They are now gradually phasing in handgun marksmanship training. Rifle instruction remains top-notch. Historic education is addressed through lectures and reenactors. The training benefits young and old, newbie and … Continue reading

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Hi-Point carbine in a bullpup stock.

High Tower conversion stock for 45ACP Hi-point carbine. Kaw Valley Precision linear compensator reduces noise and flash to the user.

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Meeting in person after 15 years

I met Layla through helping VCDL in 2009. It took her until 2024 to stop by with family in tow.

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Subsonic 300blk

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Coaches and learners

Patriot Training

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The persistent fire of Hanukkah.

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(One) light stand, self-propelled, voice-directed.

Including spouses or significant others in the photo shoot usually improves the results. People often relax better, and there’s always the option of asking the helpers to elicit a mood or a particular emotion from the model.

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ARAQ47 from Slovakia

This is an AR10 receiver mated to a short stroke piston upper. It uses standard AK magazines. Not sure when it will become available in the US because of 1989 import restriction rules.

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Neat new designs from Grand Power (Slovakia)

We will likely see all of these in the US in some form or another. A .22 Stribog, a long-barreled rimfire pistol, and a tilt-barrel 9mm compatible with Glock magazines but more ergonomic.

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