Educational Zone #188 – A Couple of .45-70 Rifles – Lots of Pics
My buddy Ted came to visit and we spent a couple of great days at the range. He had brought a couple of .45-70 rifles that he wanted to play with. I have the dies, so I [...]
Educational Zone #183 – KelTec SU-16 5.56 Carbine
My buddy Liem called and told me that he had a new rifle. It was a KelTec SU-16, in 5.56 caliber. We decided to take it to the range today and see how it ran. Here it is. It is a 5.56 caliber carbine that is semi-automatic. It has a standard bolt opening knob on the right side of the receiver. It comes with 3 10 round magazines and has a place in the stock to store 2 of them. It will also take standard AR-15 magazines, [...]
Educational Zone #182 – The Star Super B 9mm Pistol
I recently saw an ad at AIM for some Star Super B 9mm pistols on sale for $239.95. Here is what the ad said: “ECHEVERRIA STAR SUPER B 9MM HANDGUN ONLY… $239.95 Spanish made Star Super B 9mm caliber Handguns. Awesome “1911 style” 9mm handguns, built with a quality of craftsmanship you just do not see anymore. The “Super” resembles the 1911 in appearance yet incorporates the locking [...]
Educational Zone #181 – Product Evaluation – A Rifle Brake for 3gun Nation Competition Guidelines
I got an e-mail from Jeremy from Kahntrol Solutions and he told me that they had designed a couple of new rifle brakes and wondered if I would like to do an evaluation. I said, sure. He sent me a couple of brakes with these design limitations. First was a KST3G threaded ½” – 28 (standard AR-15 threads) with a through hole of up to .243. This brake was designed to fit the 3 Gun Nation rules for competition. The MSRP [...]
Educational Zone #180 – Levi’s Christmas Rifle
My grandson Levi is 7 years old. He has been showing an interest in going hunting with his Mom and Dad, and so we know what that means. He needs a rifle. I surprised him this Christmas with his own rifle. I had been looking for a good used rifle to work over and fix up for him, but while looking for just the right rifle, I had stumbled on this fine specimen. It is an almost brand new Ruger 10-22. It is very clean, from a [...]
Educational Zone #179 – Greek .303 British Military Surplus Ammo
It has been a while since we have seen any .303 British military ball ammo available for sale. It almost brings a tear to my eye when I remember how cheap some of the .303 milsurp was back in the day. I bought a lot of it back then, but I should have “bought it cheap and stacked it deep”. Oh well, one of many regrets. But recently, we saw some Greek .303 British military surplus become available. Cheaper Than Dirt [...]