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I grew up with WWII Pacific Theater veteran great-uncles in the family; imagine my surprise to see today that Japan, our economically strongest Pacific ally near China, is selling 10 Mogami-class destroyers to Australia in it's first post-war sale of the kind. Things change. Australia will...

I'm just not sure what a guy would use on these....

I could not have been more surprised to open the news and find 4 people were murdered, shot to death, in Anaconda, MT yesterday. The dude below is on the run: https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/08/02/15/100868585-14964965-image-a-19_1754143466873.jpg

Human beings are dangerous and unpredictable. Recent example? Andrew James McGann, a fifth-grade teacher in two separate OK schools now accused of murdering a couple at an AR state park park. No criminal history, two background investigations since 2023. Not exactly a stereotypical 'bad guy.'...

Does anyone have one of these for AR-15/M4 carbines? If yes, how do you like it? I'm thinking about adding one to a Colt CR6762 in 7.62x39 (with integral Picatinny rail) for coyotes out to 200 meters. The one I'm considering is the Aimpoint CCOM4s, the recent mod with extended battery life...

I guess it's just one thing after another. First wildfires that get 2,000 houses over the past 1.5 years, now moderate rainfall running straight off burn scars washing away homes and businesses. Even the racetrack is flooded again. Still raining. The river rose 18 feet in 30 minutes...

I can't imagine parents' anguish. KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas parents frantically posted photos of their young daughters on social media with pleas for information as more than 20 campers from an all-girls summer camp were unaccounted for Friday after floods tore through the state’s...

Words fail me. At least two firefighters responding to a wildfire blaze in the Idaho Panhandle were killed by sniper fire, authorities said on Sunday. “We’re actively taking sniper fire as we speak. This is an active situation,” Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said at a news conference...

1944 steam locomotive #2926 can now operate on Rail Runner lines south of Albuquerque! I can't wait to see this! The locomotive was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1944. It was (and is again) a Class-2900 steam locomotive with a wheel arrangement of 4-8-4 (“Heavy Mountain”-type)...

So, I was just offered a chance to order a S&W 686 with New Mexico State Police 90th Anniversary markings for $1,096 each, maximum order of 5. They should should be available 3-4 months after ordering and payment by a specific date. New 4" 686s are about $860 several places online. It's a...

Looks like they got him under arrest - good deal. https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-lawmakers-shot-8ce70a94c9eb90688baaa1a71faef6cc

The Democratic Speaker of the House and her husband (both killed) and another Democratic state legislative member and his wife in Minnesota have been shot in a 'targeted shooting' (the shooter had a list of more lawmakers) this morning by a man credibly impersonating a police officer and driving...

'Round and 'round we go....I was sent out of Baghdad on 'ordered departure' in May, 2019. We were allowed two bags and no more than 50 lbs, as we had to ride Hueys to a staging area, then rhinos to the Baghdad International Airport. Now it's 'ordered departure' for non-essential personnel again...

In a LGS I saw a pristine 38/44 with standard stocks and what seemed like a 6" or 6.5" barrel. The information tag said it was one of 12 38/44s made in 45 Colt. The price was 'ask' but suggested $20k was in the ballpark. The LGS guy was friendly and seemed knowledgeable as he spoke to other...

According to multiple sources, including open source video, Ukraine destroyed 41 Russian bombers and AWACS aircraft last night in locations up to 2500 miles from Ukraine. So you're aware, Russia had 17 Tu160s, 55 Tu22M3s (minus 1 or 2 lost in Ukraine), and 55 Tu95 strategic bombers then 8 A-50...

I seldom paid much attention to SIGs until a contract I was working in Mogadishu 'loaned' a couple of hundred M-11s (P229) to specialized units of the Somali Federal Police Force. The pistols were fine except 2 that were inoperable out of the box and were replaced. I just noticed today that...

Not good, no matter your politics. "Prostate cancers are given a score called a Gleason score that measures, on a scale of 1 to 10, how the cancerous cells look compared with normal cells. Biden’s office said his score was 9, suggesting his cancer is among the most aggressive."

Opened my email yesterday and found that I've drawn both elk and deer permits from NM Dept of Game & Fish that will allow me to hunt out of my back door. This is the first time in decades I've drawn both since the system changed in the late '80s. I've been 'skunked' several years and routinely...

It happens that I bought up on (now discontinued) Reloder 12 for a 35 Whelen I had for several years. The Whelen is now gone, but I newly have a 7.62x39 Colt that seems as accurate as any in 5.56. So; does anyone have any old recipes for Rx12 in 7.62x39 in any bullet weight? Case capacity and...

Just finished a transaction - had the payment in 3 days, exactly as promised. Truly a pleasure doing business with him!