SHOT 2024 Roundup

SHOT SHOW 2024 ROUNDUP Author: Frank Woods Here’s a quick look at some of the noteworthy things I saw between meetings during the week of SHOT 2024: 1.) Spiritus Systems: Low Vis Plate Carrier & Thing 4 The low vis plate carrier caught my eye because it’s one of the slickest among armored load bearing…

LAWFUL LENGTH

LAWFUL LENGTH Author: Frank Woods Amidst all the drama surrounding pistol braces relative to NFA status as of late, it can be hard to determine what the legal boundaries are or which accessories affect them as it pertains to AR-15 Rifle length and configuration, understandably so. Many were swept up in the banning of pistol…

[XMOD]: BRN-180 STOCK SLING LOOP

[XMOD]: BRN-180 STOCK SLING LOOP Author: Frank Woods I’ve written about my BRN-180 and the modifications I’ve made to its configuration in the past. Now I’m revisiting it to focus on a particular experimental modification (hence “XMOD,” since it’s something we do with our guns sometimes) I made to the retro-style folding stock made by…

POLICING OUR OWN

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WAR HAS CHANGED: MGS4 M4A1

WAR HAS CHANGED: MGS4 M4A1 Author: Frank Woods The MGS4 M4A1 was an unplanned purchase; an impulse buy that worked out. During a recent playthrough of MGS4 (having not played it in well over 10 years) I ended up googling pictures of the M4A1 as it was configured in the game, and accidentally found that…

[BUILD SHEET] GPR-K: New Tech Testbed

[BUILD SHEET] GPR-K: New Tech Testbed Author: Frank Woods Now that the stamp has cleared and the engraving is done, I can tell you about my latest completed project: GPR-K. In March of 2022, it came to my attention that O P Tactical had gotten a batch of Hodge Defense barrels in stock. They had…

Gas Station Ready

I don’t remember where I first heard the term, “Gas Station Ready”, but it made ample sense. A gas station seems to be sort of a crossroads between people. Everyone needs gas, therefore at some point everyone ends up at a gas station. Now I know that’s pretty common here and not as common in…

Spring Break Iraq 2003

Spring Break Iraq 2003 OIF 1, Just getting there… A quick timeline: November 25, 2001 enter boot camp, March 2002 enter School of Infantry (0341), May 2002 report FMF 2/8 G Co Wpns Plt, Dynamic Mix, all sorts of fun field oops in Camp Lejeune swamps, MWTC Bridgeport Sept-Oct 2002, then the day we go…