Low Tech Elegance

I have just learned about a beautiful low tech solution to measuring the hardness of a lead alloy. It is the pencil test. Many folks cast their own bullets from lead scrap. As you can imagine, folks search where they can for the scrap. This results in all sorts of...

Mosin Nagant Stripper Clips Part I

Guest post courtesy of: It’s no secret that a lot of us are frustrated to use stripper clips in the Mosin-Nagant. The causes vary, but can usually be narrowed down to any combination of four items. 1. Improper stripper clip loading. Though in theory the rounds...

Armed Liberals…another group?

There are various groups that are both liberal and supportive of the right to keep and bear arms. On our home page, we have a list of them underneath “Progressive Gun Sites” that includes Blue Steel Democrats and Amendment II Democrats. Now we can add one...

Stun Gun/Tasers: Discussion Requested

Recently, Michigan passed some legislation that will give people with a concealed pistol license (CPL) permission to carry a stun gun (or Taser). Governor Rick Snyder has signed legislation allowing Michigan residents with concealed pistol licenses to carry a Taser as...

I like ’em old and dead

Gun writers. They’re much better that way. At least they’re emotionally simpler for me. There are famous old writers and experimenters in the firearms field who are almost universally revered. They’re my favorites, but not always for the same reasons that they’re...