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by brokengun
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 ...
by brokengun
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...
by brokengun
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.
by brokengun
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...
by brokengun
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.

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