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19Aug/080

Updated LE6920 photos

Finally got around to having some decent photos of my rig taken. When I've got more time, I'll edit to link to original, larger photos.

Enjoy.

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25Jul/080

Painting my M4

The time honored tradition of sitting down with a rifle, a couple bottles of Krylon,  a case of beer and no clear plan came home to me this last week. As my family has been out and away, I decided to get in touch with my artistic side. Its shallow, but occasionally needs a scratch.

Ever notice how posed photographs LOOK posed?  Its a lame effect that only happens when people try too hard... About 2 beer and 15 screwed up passes of the Krylon into the job, your shit will tend to even out and look like a professionally unprofessional paint job.  ;-)

IMO, pre-cut, iron-on patterns with gloss finishes are o.k. for little kids, but some folk still prefer to paint their field guns like a man. Some will NOT agree with me, but I think they tend to be of the "paint a purple picture of Barney," paint-chip eating variety.

Proper photos will be posted when I have access to a camera that doesn't have "The Flintstones" cartooned on to the side.

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29Jun/081

UMP .45

This is the first photos of my UMP .45.

First off, sorry for the mediocre photos. I was out barbequeing, and decent photos are really my wife's province - not mine. More will be added with time to the site.

About the gun. I bought it this year. I understand this particular firearm is unique (though I don't know all sides of the surrounding story), in that it is not a movie gun import. PMs with POV on import history into Canada are much appreciated.

Scorn and ignorance will just invoke laughter.

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19Apr/080

Interview: H20man

A few of the things I enjoy most about shooting is the company this activity allows me to enjoy, and the complimentary hobbies that spawn from taking photos and blogging about it.

One of my earliest goals for this blog was be to invite people to participate here who have had some impact in the realm of online shooting forums, and in particular to help publish readily available material with regards to personal experiences on particular shooting platforms for new and experienced shooters alike to consider.

I interviewed one such person, who many of you may already know as "H20man". Some of you know him from popular forums such as ar15.com. He appears here in this popular distributed demonstration video on the suppressed M1A rifle system.

Now, as a shooter living North of the Canada/US border, I often hear shooters here lament about the firearms we cannot buy. While this often feels and rings true, we occasionally find that we are more fortunate here in Canada than it would first appear.

As I processed through the text of our interview, one clear instance of this condition presented itself -- the inexpensive, readily available , and hotly debated Norinco M1A.

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10Feb/080

Packing the “go-bag”

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6Feb/080

Chamber Flags

This Christmas, I went to visit my relatives in Edmonton. Of course, while I was there visiting my brother we got around to talking about the same old same old.

In the midst of discussion, he began to talk about a new video he had picked up that was well worth the watching. And thus we watched the excellent Kelly McCann's Tactical Carbine DVD while at My brother's place in Edmonton.

In McCann's opening segment, he displays good common sense by introducing suggestions for mandatory training safety. He covers some of the devices shown below, that we will discuss in some depth.

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In doing so, he raises important points on safety awareness by highlighting the benefits of the use of visual safety aids.

 

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31Jan/080

Guns & Ammo’s Socom-II (RIS) review

Enjoy this outstanding review By David F. of the Socom II.

Absolutely guaranteed to want to make you want to get you to your local range this earliest spring for some .308 action, this live action video from Guns & Ammo, episode I, first aired September 28. Their video features a fast paced review of the high capacity M1A rapid fire shooting at the range.

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30Jan/083

Review of the week – Jan 30

Today we are reviewing the Springfield Armory M1A Socom-16...

M1A at the Wapiti Range

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