David Reeder

cartel violence in Culiacan and other Mexican states

It has been a bloody Fall in Culiacán, and though the murder rate in Sinaloa is reportedly down, Mexico overall is setting new records for violence.

Gear

Tactical Pen Trionym (see what we did there?)

September 24, 2019July 7, 2020 David Reeder 0 Comments EDC Tactical

The so-called “tactical pen”, also known as a “self-defense pen” is an EDC tactical implement du jour. Is it really a worthwhile carry, though, and which one’s best?

Guns

Henry Repeating Arms – For the Modern Gus McRae

September 1, 2019July 7, 2020 David Reeder 0 Comments Henry Repeating Arms, Lever Guns

Henry Rifle is showing off a contemporary interpretation of the classic American rifle – it’s the Henry X1, first of what we hope is an entire X concept series. Take a look.

Assorted Ramblings

SIG P320 Reviewed

August 20, 2019September 5, 2019 David Reeder 6 Comments M17, Modular Handgun System, Popular, SIG P320, Sig Sauer

This is the SIG P320 reviewed — from several places…but gathered together here, with a partial history, some useless trivia,

Frank Horrigan's Secret Service Glock 47

Guns

Glock 47: Quietly Seeing Service in More and More Units

August 2, 2019July 7, 2020 David Reeder 4 Comments Glock, Glock 47, handguns, new Glock

The Glock 47, provided originally by Glock to CBP, will reportedly now be issued to the Secret Service Special Operations Division.

Learnin'

Grunt Life – the Infantry at War

May 14, 2019July 14, 2019 David Reeder 3 Comments Military Matters

The infantry have been described as the “poor bloody infantry.” Ernie Pyle called them the “mud-rain-frost-and-wind boys.” These are their stories.

KMS Bismarck by AsariGoddess https://www.deviantart.com/asarigoddess

Learnin'

Alternate History Maps and Warfare: Battles of Alternative History

March 16, 2019July 7, 2020 David Reeder 0 Comments Alternate History

What if things England had fallen to the Germans in a timeline where the United States and Japan formed the Oahu Pact? How would a combined Japanese-American fleet fare against a massive Italo-German fleet led by both the Bismarck AND the Tirpitz? Read on and find out.

Cimarron - Winchester 1876 Short Rifle 50-95 Presidio custom order - reviewed by The Action Cowboy

Guns

Cimarron “Presidio” 1876 Short Rifle: Faithful Reproduction of an Historic Lever Gun

February 6, 2019July 7, 2020 David Reeder 0 Comments Cimarron Firearms, Lever Guns, ReederWrites, The Adventure Cowboy

Cimarron Firearms is building a lever gun based on a unique original brought to them by a retired Texas Ranger: the Cimarron 1876 Presidio in 50-95 Express.