The 45-70, aka 45-70 Government, aka 45-70 Springfield, is an iconic rifle cartridge still doing work 150 years after the Army first welcomed it.
45-70: Following the Big Bullet from the Big Horn to the Big Screen
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Rooftop Korean: A Memoir of the 1992 LA Riots (Tony Moon)
Rooftop Korean: A Memoir of the 1992 LA Riots is an autobiographical account by Tony Moon of the chaos that wracked Los Angeles for 5 days.
Elyria Police Officer (Elyria, OH) Did Some Good Work: Cleared of Fatal Shooting
An Elyria police officer (Elyria, OH PD) has been cleared of a fatal line-of-duty shooting earlier this year. Watch this guy do work!
Time for a Freq Hop: B-AREV
B-AREV is an excellent X account for turning the doom scroll into learning. This is an very good history and OSINT social media source.
Recondo Theory: Preserving Vietnam-Era Recon TTPs
Recondo Theory is a visual/historical IG account begun to preserve Vietnam War-era Recon TTPs after an old Recondo the founder knew passed away.
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Jeff Cooper’s Color Code: You’re Doing it Wrong
If you’re going to teach Cooper’s Colors, don’t teach it as advocating a mythical and unattainable concept of situational awareness. Teach it as the man intended: mental preparation for the decision to press the trigger. The “situational awareness” interpretation of his code is fundamentally flawed.
Inside Ukraine’s Kill Zone: a Reuters Interactive Map
Reuters has interviewed and worked with a number of Ukrainian soldiers and officials to build an interactive look at the Ukraine kill zone. It’s sobering to say the least.
Violence of Mind & Action: Combat Marksmanship
Combat mindset for combat marksmanship. Violence of action and mind. This is what allows one to prevail in a gunfight.
Scope Painting: Rattlecan Those Optics!
Not sure how to approach a rattle can rifle? Learn how to paint a rifle scope first. Build that confidence. Let’s do some scope painting.
Operation Detachment: A Guide to the Battle of Iwo Jima
Operation Detachment began at 0840 FEB 19 1945. Eight Marine battalions from four regiments hit the beach, beginning the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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