Category Archives: Have Gun, Will Travel

How to Carve Up Your M1A

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Alaska

Inquiring minds wanted to know more about the M1A shortened to M1 Carbine length. I pulled that pic from a November 2005 TacticalForums thread by DocGKR that I can’t find anymore. The process, however, was fascinating — so I figure … Continue reading →

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Friday Gun Porn

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Alaska

Encore 16″ specialty pistol in .257x.225 Improved. (Good heavens, I have no idea what that cartridge is.) Custom-chambered barrel by On Target Technologies, with shallow narrow flutes. The grip is also by OTT in Zebra Wood, and the owner finished … Continue reading →

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Thursday Gun Porn

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Alaska

Call it your Zen Garden moment for the week — if Zen can encompass drooling gun lust. Ohh, yeahhh. Look at that wood. Look at the perfect octagon flats. Hell, I even like how the stainless scope turret caps were … Continue reading →

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XP-100

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Alaska

Well, I can’t put anything past you guys. The mystery item from yesterday was immediately spotted by Ted Riedel as an upside-down XP-100 pistol stock. I picked this one up as soon as I spotted it at Collectors as I … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Gun Porn

Posted on October 10, 2007 by Alaska

M1A Scout (top), chopped at both ends to have about the same handiness as an M-1 Carbine (bottom), while retaining a longer barrel than an M1A SOCOM (for more velocity and more reliable cycling with the original gas system). Now … Continue reading →

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What Is It?

Posted on October 10, 2007 by Alaska

Yes, it’s gun-related. That’s your only clue. UPDATE: Well, that was fast. Answer’s in the comments, don’t click if you’re still guessing.

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Tuesday Gun Porn

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Alaska

Below in an artsy blue tint is my 3rd Model Smith & Wesson Top-Break revolver — in the .38 S&W chambering, of course. Look at those elegant lines! Yummy…. (That’s .38 Short & Weak — less power than even a … Continue reading →

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I’m a Member of the Tribe

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Alaska

…of the People of the Gun. Click the link. Scroll to the bottom. There I am! Notice I got the coveted spot next to Joe Huffman of Boomershoot and his lovely daughters (who are also very intelligent and quite competent … Continue reading →

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Zombie-Shooting Games

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Alaska

For your weekend fun: http://www.armorgames.com/games/thelaststand_popup.html I made it through all 20 days. How long did you last? And there’s this one, too: http://www.arcadestreet.com/play-the…ie-rampage.htm  h/t: this thread on Calguns.

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Everybody’s Reloading!

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Alaska

Once you’ve read Kevin’s reloading primer mentioned below, head on over to Anarchangel for some treatises on the subject (with lots of helpful and fascinating pics). He talks about his adventures getting started in reloading (quite successfully too!) and also … Continue reading →

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