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Are Traditional Martial Arts Dead?

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ACE Virtual Shooting Simulator – A Review

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Quick Review: Pinty Green Laser Sight

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How Dare You Peloton!

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The MantisX – Part 2 : Features

By JD on November 29, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Getting Old & Staying Young – Compliments of Casey Neistat

By JD on June 28, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

I haven’t written about exercise in some time but it’s been on my mind. In fact, I’ve been working out like crazy for the past few months. This time of year I’ll […]

Day at the Range: Long Range Shooting in Central VA

By JD on June 26, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

Nestled in the rolling hills of Virginia is the small town of Louisa where the narrow winding roads have speed limits that would make frequent travelers of the capital beltway blush, restaurants […]

Quick Review: Rock Island Armory M1911-A1 FS Tac II

By JD on June 13, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

I finally cleaned my 9mm RIA M1911-A1 FS Tac II pistol. That’s a lot of numbers and letters for you! I have put 626 rounds out of this pistol straight out of […]

Mini Review – Long Range Shooting Simulation III

By JD on May 2, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

The title of this post might more accurately be called: can a computer long range shooting simulation teach me how to shoot long ranges or at least help prepare me for it? […]

Building an AR-15 – Part 3: Testing & Final Impressions

By JD on April 25, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

I have by now made several trips to the range with my newly built AR-15. During the first trip I went through the typical new-build testing procedures. One round in the magazine […]

Must See TV- John Lott: The War on Guns.

By JD on April 9, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Watching the news is a frustrating task these days. The media has such a tremendous stranglehold on what and how stories are told that it can be extremely difficult to determine whether […]

Building an AR-15 – Part 2: A Review of the Hogue OverMolded Free Float Extended Forend

By JD on March 2, 2017 • ( 4 Comments )

My rifle is done. And it looks great. To me anyway. I don’t remember where I saw the Hogue OverMolded furniture first but I do remember that I was immediately intrigued by […]

Building an AR-15 – Part 1: Gathering the Parts

By JD on February 18, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

“I love it when a plan comes together” – Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith   Finally got around to building my first AR-15. I purchased a stripped lower before the election, it was […]

The AR-15: America’s Rifle

By JD on January 31, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

This last weekend I attended an AR-15 Armorers class with my brother-in-law. He had just purchased his first AR-15 and it was a great opportunity for both of us to gain a […]

Reloading .223 as Easy as 1-2-3

By JD on January 16, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

Welcome to the easy guide to reloading .223 ammo. First your ingredients: brass, bullets, powder and primers. I should point out that this simple three-step process works only with new unfired brass […]

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