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- Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:16:30
- Forum: Ammunition and Reloading
- Topic: Misconceptions, ammo effectiveness...
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5092
Re: Misconceptions, ammo effectiveness...
I recall reading recently that Col. Colt designed the '51 Navy .36 in response to complaints about weight and balance of the .44 Dragoon pistols. Then later, when several British officers reported from the Crimea that the .36 was failing to penetrate the Russian's winter clothing, Colt designed the ...
- Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:27:00
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: something to think about....
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1888
Re: something to think about....
Col. Cooper taught a color coded series of levels of situational awareness. It was his opinion that these days none of us should spend much time in the green. He wrote a small but very credible pamphlet size work concerning what he called The Principles of Self Defense. It is worth reading. The unch...
- Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:29:24
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What are you reading?
- Replies: 82
- Views: 10687
Re: What are you reading?
Starting my third trip through Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Takes about 6 months. Scary to see the parallels between then and now.
Also like John Tilley and Frank Spearman. Lugwig Renn's Warfare, The Relation of War to Society, is a good one too.
Also like John Tilley and Frank Spearman. Lugwig Renn's Warfare, The Relation of War to Society, is a good one too.
- Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:15:14
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: America's Obituary
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2433
Re: America's Obituary
You guys are correct, it will be uphill all the way. Many years ago a small group of ruthless marxists decided to use psycology to their advantage by calling themselves "Bolshevics", meaning to imply that they were in the majority. We have today a similar situation as a relatively small bu...
- Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:53:53
- Forum: New Members Report Here
- Topic: Hello from Mosby's Confederacy
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1698
Hello from Mosby's Confederacy
Hi everyone. I'm here between the place where Mosby shot the train with the howitzer, and the spot where he later captured the 300.