There is a wide range of training emphasis in different departments, and a range of interest within each department. At my PD, the last 5 chiefs were all SWAT guys so there was quite a lot of understanding of training needs. I worked with officers and agents who were serious gunslingers and...
My first thought when he said we are building new ships here in the USA was, wow, that's a lot of new jobs. Shipbuilding is a critical industry to have here in America, like food, aircraft, medicines, weapons, ammo, whiskey, and toilet paper......
When Glock came on the scene their goal was to capture the American CIVILIAN market because that's where the profit is. To get there they wanted to get those guns into as many LEO holsters as possible, which would lead civilians wo want them. They deeply discounted them to LE and even gave a...
We need a bigger Navy to deal with China in the future. I know little about ships but it seems to me survivabiliry and the armament on board are the important things
FWIW, in my firearms courses we ended the course with cleaning and lubing guns. When cleaning 5-10 guns the above procedure was very quick and effective, important when everyone wants to go home
I use Ballistol to clean my blackpowder guns, works great. I was recently in a locksmith shop and was interested to see the locksmith using sprsy cans of Ballistol on lock mechanisms.
Scrub with a bronze bristle brush with Hoppes then blast everything off with Gunscrubber. Wipe dry, fog with light Remoil spray, wipe off excess, then apply light bead of TW25 grease to the rails
Glad you made it home safe Bella, just in time for Christmas. Huh, I think there's a Christmas song in there...
Before I retired, for a period it seemed I was in the air more than on the ground. Dehydration from airplanes is a thing. A U.K. detective friend convinced me that Guiness was just...