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According to a press release on sec.gov, Colt Defense LLC has acquired New Colt Holding Corp., which owns Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC. Here's the 8K. This seemed to be a possibility when Colt bought out Blackstone's (an investment group) shares in Colt Defense back in March. Back in 2003, Colt split itself in two in an effort to shield their substantial defense assets from civil liability. Such lawsuits haven't had much of an effect on any company in the industry and the split probably had a significant (negative) effect on… Read More

What follows is a very long article. If you read the whole thing, I applaud your dedication. If you're pressed for time, just read the bold section titles; you'll get the drift. Note: I attempted to discuss some of my concerns with a CD staff member at the event and did not receive a meaningful response. They are welcome to comment here. --- Over July 4th weekend, my friend Paul and I competed in the 2013 Competition Dynamics 24 Hour Sniper Adventure Challenge. Last year we gave it our all… Read More

I have been reloading for as long as I have been seriously involved in the firearm world, and I have over time gravitated to using three brands of projectiles for rifle shooting: Barnes, Berger, and Sierra. I like Barnes' Match Burners because they're priced lower than the competition, but even so they shoot very well, allowing me to shoot more often with the same amount of money. I like Sierra MatchKings because they're available in a million flavors and I am able to find them almost everywhere I go -… Read More

The Competition Dynamics 24 Hour Sniper Adventure Challenge starts this Friday, July 5, and I have been giving a lot of thought to the lessons I learned last year as I prepare for this year's event. I have also been trying to guess what sort of devious challenges have been cooked up this time around. Only one thing is certain: I will have very unhappy thoughts about Zak Smith (match director) for much of this weekend. What To Expect Last year's event took place in essentially mountainous terrain (valley-to-peak elevation… Read More

There are too many people in the firearm world - especially when it comes to "real world" or "defensive" use of firearms - who hide behind the word "tactical" as an excuse for poor technique or performance. Today I would like to discuss reloading, both of handguns and rifles. Basically, anything with a magazine. There are many things to discuss when it comes to reloads, and this is a topic I plan on covering in detail in the future. To be specific, I believe that looking at the firearm during… Read More

...but there's no way to weed them out without wrongly violating the rights of those who should. I understand that this statement may be offensive to some. In the firearm world, some fully invest themselves in an absolute interpretation of the Second Amendment: that the right to bear arms shall not be infringed. I, too, believe that the Second Amendment is important and affords an individual right to own firearms...albeit with a few asterisks. Most notably, I think some people should not have access to firearms. It is relatively easy… Read More

And by "well done," I mean "burned to a crisp." I was introduced to Mario of Piece of History Firearms by a mutual friend recently, and we'll occasionally head to the range to shoot cool stuff like MG42s, RPKs, PKMs, select fire Glocks, and so on. We started talking about spare parts and projects and so on, and it turned out that I had a spare AK74 receiver and he had what was left of a select fire Bulgarian AK74 which was destroyed in a house fire (for more info… Read More

After what we feel was a rather successful first carbine course, Jim Staley and I have worked out the topics for the second course, which will be held at the same location, Sniper Country in northern Utah, and which you may sign up for here. You may note the inclusion of pistol shooting; 100 rounds of pistol ammo will be needed and we are able to provide this at a reasonable cost for students as we did with rifle ammo for the first class. Another change is that the course… Read More

I am looking for approximately 20 to 25 volunteers in the Tucson area for a blind test of Oral IV, a "rapid rehydration ultra concentrate," and several other methods of rehydrating the human body. These methods may include various popular sports drinks as well as "Supplement Charge," a substance with a remarkably similar description to that of Oral IV. To wit, both include these phrases in their advertising: - Increases oxygen uptake at the cellular level - Raises osmotic pressure level of cells to keep them strong - Increases body… Read More

I decided to take some detailed photos of my Enfields; here are the results, along with some comments about the rifles. Thanks for reading. As mentioned previously, I wish that new production Enfield pattern rifles in various calibers were available.