Loose Rounds
What are they good for?
https://looserounds.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/103358292.pdfFiled under: Scattered Shots Tagged: .30 Cal
Colt 6945 & the Geissele Super 3 Gun trigger
I bought a Colt 6945. Why? Because I wanted one. Good enough reason for me. I ordered the rifle Feburary from Gun Gallery. In September the tax stamp finally came back from the ATF and I picked it up. The staff at Gun Gallery were friendly and helpful, so I would purchase from them […]
Surefire has released a run of tan X300-Ultras.
Filed under: Shutter Shots Tagged: COLT, Flashlight, Handgun, M1911, Surefire
Review of The Gun By C.J. Chivers
The Gun By C. J. Chivers A book review by Loose Rounds Guest Writer Andrew Betts That the Kalashnikov series of rifles and light machineguns has had a profound impact on geopolitics is indisputable. It has been manufactured and distributed in such large numbers that in many places in the world the word “Kalashnikov” (or […]
Spotting
Though it’s nothing special, I’ve always liked this picture. The openness of the terrain, lone figure scanning the horizon against the sea of grass, the hint of a rifle waiting to make the shot… It makes me think of the old quote about how the US mainland could never be invaded by a conventional […]
Colt “N” CAR stock vs. M&A Parts CAR stock
A segment of the AR market that has been gaining in popularity lately are retro/historical AR’s. A question I see posted on various retro forums quite a bit is for sources of the older CAR style telestock. Originals can often be found offered up for sale in the various marketplace/used equipment sections of popular gun […]
The Snubby’s Dirty Little Secret
The Snubby’s Dirty Little Secret By Andrew Betts Most of us who have been shooting for a while know that jacketed hollow point ammunition is vastly preferred for a defensive handgun. Pistols and revolvers do not produce enough velocity for the stretch cavity to contribute to wounding the way it does in many rifles […]
Buying LE Trade-In / Used Glocks & What to Look For
One of the best and most reliable firearms you can decide to buy is a police trade-in or used Glock, if you know what to look for. When looking at one of these used Glocks there are important things you need to look for and replace, if you purchase one. In this article, I will […]
Front Range Survival Fire Starting Rod Review
A few weeks ago we got contacted via our facebook page by Front Range Survival about their products. http://www.frontrangesurvival.com/ A few days later I got an item from them to test out and review. As you can see in the picture of above it is is a fire starting fire rod. The handle/lanyard if […]
BREAKTHROUGH ( Military Grade!!) Gun Cleaner 1st impressions
This will basically be a “part 1″ of a more longer lasting test period. Cleaning solvent is one of those things it takes a long time and a lot of different things to really evaluate to my satisfaction. I wanted to talk about it and my first thoughts on it as sort of a kick […]
City Lights
Filed under: Shutter Shots Tagged: Accurate Armory, Accurate Tool, AR15
Female Conceal Carry for Fall/Winter
Cassie Larsen submitted this article. The “Female Conceal Carry for Summer” article has been very popular. I know there is a lot of interest and a need, for more conceal carry information for women. I have found there is not a lot of information out there and I have had to do a lot of […]
Colt Combat Elite Review
The name “Combat Elite” is nothing new to most Colt fans or anyone who is old enough to remember. Initially it was an upgraded government model tweaked for carry with fighting more in mind. Over the years it developed into a two tone gun with adjustable sights much like the Gold Cup of […]
Crusader Weaponry Broadsword .308 Rifle
Several months ago I had the opportunity to meet Joe Chetwood, owner of Crusader Weaponry (crusaderweaponry.com). He had moved into my neighborhood and as we both have a passion for firearms, we naturally ended up meeting each other. I met with Joe at his home on several occasions to talk about the Broadsword and Crusader […]
FBI 9MM Justification, FBI Training Division
Below is a very interesting read from the FBI Training Division, FBI Academy, Quantico, VA. from a few months ago. This was a PDF file that was sent to me by a coworker. I want to emphasis this is not mine and I did not create it/the content. I simply copied the text and placed […]
Info on the Canadian AR15s.
On the AR15.com forums there is some discussion about the Canadian version of the M16 family of weapons. A poster by the name of RebelRouser posted this info in a thread about the C7 rifle. Hi Steve I apologize for not answering sooner. I‘m afraid I have been avoiding the alligators chewing on my ankles […]
Interesting Day
Filed under: Shutter Shots
Peacemaker (Korea vest review) ROK Police/Urban Plate Carrier And Equipment
In keeping with our opening up for submissions from guest writers, from other countries, today we have a review of a vest/carrier from Janet Chan. Janet has her own facebook and forum where she reviews tactical products for everyone. Today she has written a review of a South Korean ( ROK) Police Tactical Plate […]
Vintage Colt Ads
I thought these too cool not to share. Filed under: Shutter Shots Tagged: COLT, colt ads, vintage colt ads
A few comments on buying NFA items
A couple of weekends ago I was at the range testing out my new Surefire 762 suppressor. I ended up doing more chatting than shooting as I answered a great deal of questions about obtaining NFA items (Silencers, Machine Guns, Destructive Devices, Short Barreled Rifles, Short Barreled Shotguns, Any Other Weapons(AOW), etc) Two common misconceptions […]