Recent content by KaniksuKidd

I had a friend who was a Navy Corpsman assigned to a USMC formation. One day they went through a bowl-shaped valley and climbed the far end and called for Spooky. Air support arrived at dusk and opened up on the jungle below. My friend related that the firing continued for several hours. The...

The author failed to mention that the Sabre is one of the prettiest airplanes ever produced. The Mustang was the best looking prop plane ever.

Pardon me Dr. Dabbs. I started reading this review without checking to see the name of the author. I was halfway through it and thinking how this guy writes as sweet and syrupy as Will Dabbs so I checked and by golly it IS Will Dabbs. I always enjoy your articles sir and am jealous of all of...

I recently retired from 46 years of medical practice in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. I regularly carried as did many of my colleagues. I think that most of America has no problem with this. Stay away from blue states and cities and most of us still believe in freedom and the sanctity of...

I'd bet that your grandpa told you things you will never forget!

My FIL and his wife lived in Columbus, NM when I visited them in 1997. General Pershing's HQ are now "Pancho Villa State Park". Go figure. His Mexico Expeditionary Force was the first time that the US Army had used motorized vehicles in combat operations. There is a brick structure at the...

Agree 100%. I've been shooting handguns for over 40 years. My experience is that the 1911 is the easiest of all to shoot WELL. With a good trigger and good sights big .451" holes appear at the aiming point as long as the shooter does what is supposed to be done. Mr. Browning made a handgun...

Get a 10mm. A full size M1911 is larger than it needs to be to fire the .380 Magnum (aka 9mm Luger).

Years ago a friend brought his then new Glock M21 in .45ACP to my house to plink alongside my Colt Gold Cup. The Glock trigger felt like mush. Every time I drew and presented the Glock my thumb wiped off the non-existent thumb safety. The Glock held almost double the rounds of the Gold Cup...