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In many countries handguns are easier to own than military looking semiautomatic rifles in military calibers (globally the US "stocked handgun = SBR" regulation is quite a novelty). Most non-US shooters also are only allowed a certain number of guns. In those political climates a conversion kit...

Its not yet on their homepage, but should be out soon. They have an US distributor too.

Take a look at this German made Hera Arms Glock PDW stock out of high quality polymer (with steel inserts for the rails): in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wAKiVQwaoM&feature=channel

If you, like most firearms owners, don't need a professional attack/guard dog, but a great buddy who alerts you to any harm, please consider adopting an older dog from the local pound or rescue organizations. You don't buy a friend!

M4gery with 1/7 barrel so you can stabilize the 75-77gr. bullets. Then you don't loose much compared to the 20" wound ballistics.

Well the Ar system has quite evolved from what was 30 years ago. The M4 SOPMOD package was really a great idea and a real performance booster: With "shorty" I guess you think of a 14.5" or 16" M4 clone? Or do you want to go the short-barreled rifle route and get a 11.5"? There is so...

Follow the links!! :D Start by reading this and this thread. Altough Forest recommends Bushmasters, especially now that Colt has brought out the MT6400 and the LE 6290 (both lightweight M4 clones with nearly all features of the military guns), some very experienced men recommend Colt over...

Get the flattop A3 and then add a LMT sight - much better quality than most cut carry handles. Several spec. ops teams believe in them. Once your eyes start to age, you can always go to with an Aimpoint or Eotech sight. That said, most people who take professional training are converted to the...

Go ahead and read this thread. Lots of valuable info here! Pat Rogers observes more rounds going downrange in a year than most of us in a lifetime. I guess you can follow his advice to go Colt, then Bushmaster. You also may want to wait til mid-September until the assault weapons ban is gone...

IMHO most non-enthusiasts can make it with a basic battery. Here in Europe, where we are only allowed a certain number of guns, we are even forced to choose. But for somebody who is allowed to carry, I can't get under 4 guns: *primary (carry) gun- Glock 23 *spare gun of the same type (if...

With several nuclear power plants all around Austria, and with the east block technology involved, my biggest SHTF concern is a Chernobyl scenario (either accident or terrorist attack). My house is in the "kill zone" of two czech power plants, so I would have to bug out even if I survived the...

Definitely look into the Insights training centre style classes. http://www.insightstraining.com/default.asp During holidays in Atlanta, my brother and I took David Blinders http://www.personaldefensetraining.com unarmed self defense class, which is styled after the Insights system (he...

Interesting articles: http://www.doggiedoor.com/aggressi.shtml When working with an aggressive dog (or any dog) it is very important that you teach with praise. Using aggression to solve aggression simply doesn't work. You want to harness your dog's WTS so that he becomes happiest when he...

Hi! I understand & the shotgun will fill its role too- maybe most of us think too much in terms of equipment anyway. A few years ago, I got a Rottweiler lady companion for my very small german sheperd mix. I rescued her from the local shelter and altough my first dog was 5 years older, they...

Your reason to protect the small dog sounds fine with me. But: ever thought about giving your dog a bigger compadre? Small dog/big dog teams are a lot of fun & awesome when it comes to home defense- ones the barking, one does the biting thing... :D Ever had formal training? One thing I would...