The DSA STG 58 FAL was, and is, an outstanding rifle. If you have a good one and take care of it, it will take care of you.
The FN FAL Rifle (STG 58) in Retrospect: My Years with the Right Arm of the Free World
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AuthorMike Kupari
Kupari is a wrong-handed Air Force EOD combat veteran of Afghanistan. Now a civilian, he has spent a disturbing amount of time rendering safe a number of things that would otherwise blow shit up. Much of the time he was doing that in a place where favorite local pastimes include such activities as shooting, blowing up or even eating Westerners.
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Guntroversy: Can’t We All Just Get Along?
The Tactical Timmy (especially military LARPing) stereotype exists for a reason, as does the Boomer/Fudd stereotype and the Bro Vet stereotype. So what? Just let people enjoy things.
Silence with Intent | Integrally Suppressed Firearms Through the Years
Are integrally suppressed firearms a new trend? Actually, such weapons have a long history of development and use going back to the 20th century.
Left Hand Revolver Reloads | Just the Tip
For obvious reasons, left hand revolver reloading is not simply a matter of mirroring what a right-handed shooter does. Here’s one method.
Blackhawk DOAV – Old School Load Carriage
Once upon a time, before MOLLE, before plate carriers and battle belts, before Cobra buckles, MultiCam, and Facebook, a fightin’ man’s gear options were limited. If you were in the bulk of the armed forces, what you got was an ALICE load-bearing setup: suspenders, a pistol belt, a pair of M16 magazine pouches, a pair of canteens and pouches, and a compass/first aid pouch, maybe even a buttpack, extra ammo pouches, an entrenching tool, the old angle-head flashlight, your bayonet, and even a UM84 holster!
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Shooting with gloves on | Know your gear
The best shooting gloves for cold weather are no gloves at all, but that's not always an option. Cold weather shooting gloves aren't always an option either. Sometimes you just have to wear what you have to wear, even if it's not optimal for going heeled....
The Modern Service Revolver, A Modest Proposal
Wherein grand master pontificationist and smugly superior novelist Mike Kupari unleashes his inner cranky old man. I’m going to propose something that many in the current gun culture will find...
Going to War Without Skin in the Game
Last Saturday was EOD Day, so we ran an article by Mike Kupari. This Saturday a couple of us are going to go blow shit up with tannerite, so we're running another of his articles. We thought about running one by Pocket Doc but figured that might be bad luck. Here...
YWR | Her Brother’s Keeper
What do you get when you take a sardonic, left-handed revolverphile EOD tech with a love for rocket ships, unbridled cynicism, a dog that farts a lot and a laptop? You get Your Weekend Read: Her Brother’s Keeper.
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