Colt 22 Pistol

I went to a friend of mine's today for some shooting and a bonfire. I decided to start with this footage of Scott and his Colt 22 pistol. I didn't shoot it, but it looked like a lot fun.

The Hurt Locker (sniper dual)

In the Hollywood of blockbuster, generic action films, this one's an exception. It's been a while since I'd seem a good movie, but this one was pretty good. It's a film about a bomb squad in Iraq, and the missions that the team goes on, and the bond they form throughout the trials they face. Even though it's a movie about defusing IED's, there's an intense sniper dual that's pretty cool.

This scene picks up right after the English squad leader is taken out by the terrorist sniper. The allied forces (US and Brits) use what seems to be a Barrett .50 cal. The Muslim terrorists are using either a Dragunov or an Al Kadesiah (Iraqi SVD clone). Enjoy!

Shooting up a computer server

The folks at www.keepgoing.biz demonstrate their ability to protect data and keep the users working. I believe that this pretty well sums up what those of us who're stuck at a cubicle would like to do to the servers at work!

Colbert on the anniversary of the AK-47

Stephen Colbert interviews John Pike about the popularity of the AK-47 as the Russian designer celebrates his 90th birthday. I'm not a big Colbert fan, but this is worth a watch.

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History of the development of AK-47 rifle

Just about everyone on planet earth knows about or has at least heard of the AK-47 (Avtomat Kalashnikova) or one of its descendants. It's a selective fire, gas operated 7.62mm assault rifle developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov in the 1940s. Now Kalashnikov claims that the AK-47 was not influenced by the German STG-44, but I just can't see how that's possible. In fact, here are some pics to illustrate that point.





According to the Wikipedia entry, "Design work on the AK began in 1944. In 1946 a version of the rifle, the AK-46, was presented for official military trials, and a year later the fixed stock version was introduced into service with select units of the Red Army. The AK-47 was officially accepted by the Soviet Armed Forces in 1949."


The Wikipedia entry contains some very interesting information on the development of the AK-47, which is worth the read. While reading up on the development of this truly amazing rifle, I came across a really interesting photo history of the design work that lead up to what we now know as the AK-47. Here's the link from world.guns.ru (http://world.guns.ru/assault/as01-e.htm)and a couple of pics to show some of the various stages of development of the AK-47. I've also posted the clip from Lord of War, where Nicolas Cage's character Yuri Orlov, talks about the history of the AK-47 rifle. Enjoy!

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Arsenal SLR-106FR Bulgarian AK-101 Clone...Pete

Pete, giving the Arsenal SLR-106FR a go.

Springfield XD 45 ACP

It had been a while since I shot my Springfield XD 45 ACP since the ammo is so expensive. My brothers wanted to shoot it, so they bought some ammo and I took out a box of Remington 230 grain ACP. I have only fired a handful of handguns, but the Springfield XD models are so far, my favorites. I got to shoot the XD 9mm model at a local range and loved it so I bought the 45 ACP one as a step up. There's hardly any recoil and it's pretty much point and shoot. It's really accurate and the ergonomics are great. The standard magazine holds 13 rounds, plus one in the tube. I have some spare mags for it, along with the holster it came with. It's just so fun to shoot. Get one or try out a friend's!