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Old Person here; first military issued rifle was an M1, then quickly the M14 and finally the M16A1. Couple thoughts. I understand needing to carry more rounds, especially by the draftee-fueled Army, where said people had little if any woodcraft/hunting skills. But the easily exhausted 20 round...

I can’t help myself, I’m going to comment. I had, as an SSG/Army in the ‘70’s, a 1911 and was happy for it. I loved that SA trigger. And I was fairly well trained. But, I am however going to disagree a bit with the 1911 Adulation Society which according to my sisters boyfriend, is akin to heresy...

Good piece. Other than the Army I’ve never been in a gunfight. But, as a pilot I’ve enough inflight emergencies that I think doing the right thing requires a certain ability to remain rational and observant while everything else around you seems in chaos, all while trying to organize the chaos...

Gerber 600 multitool; also available in black. Have relied on it for decades, including marine environment for dealing with corrosion/salt seized shackles, stuck items and for medium duty plier/knife/screwdriver purposes. Best feature is one handed opening by flicking the unit (keeping it clean...

My father in law, Russ Schleeh (USAF/Col) flew a captured 262 and said it was a very nice flying airplane. Planes can be twitchy to fly, or well rigged, balanced and harmonious in control as apparently this was. B-17s were nice flying; B-24s were a lot of work. Engines for the 262 though were...

Sadly, no. The writer has been an insurance guy before he hit the big time (I recall reading)

My father in law, Thomas E. Clancy, was the project engineer on the F-82/P-82 after having been the engine man for the P-51 from prototype stage to the F-82. I recall him saying that it was quite slow in roll and hence not a good fighter platform for dogfighting although it was relatively fast...

The STG 44 design was essentially stolen by kalashnikov the the AK series. The cartridge was nearly identical, the STG44 used a 7.9x32mm and the AK went to 7.62x39; more powder I guess.

I trained with the M1, M14 and M16 (ok i'm old) and vastly preferred the M14 to the M16, which I thought was a bit flimsy, and didn't throw enough of a projectile at the bad guys. I grew up with the marksmanship/hit what you aim at mentality, where ammunition was a precious resource. Still think...