Reap The Blessings

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it. Patrick Henry The American Crisis, No. 4 September 11, 1777

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Army Rescinds PMAG Ban

The Pentagon has clarified the Army’s stance on a recent safety message that effectively banned a certain high-performance, commercial M4 magazine, which means soldiers can keep using their PMAGs. The confusion began when Army officials from the TACOM Life Cycle Management Command issued a message in April, declaring that the only government-issued aluminum magazines were…

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76MM Hellcat Tank Destroyer

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June 2012 Contests

At the risk of reducing my own chances to win, https://www.weapon-blog.com/contests/ has been updated with all the gun and gear related contests that I am aware of for the month. If you are aware of any that I do not have on the list, please let me know. Best of luck to you this month.…

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Omaha Beach

Granted, this is not real — from the film Saving Private Ryan — but it’s an approximation of what those brave men faced 68 years ago today.

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