Recent content by hga

Can you put your foot on a SCAR? Your points are very strong. I think or rather hope that the SCAR will be an exception: The gun is real, people have put their foot on both military selective fire and civilian semi-auto only versions. We are told we can't get one today because the...

The SCAR-H weights 7.2 lbs.... Or you want a .308/7.62 NATO semi-auto rifle that weighs less than an XCR. For me, the weight is its compelling feature; assuming the trigger is acceptable (any comments from someone who's shot the semi-auto only version?) except for sling attachment points it...

I'd be very interested in that reference. The reports I heard that made it to the other side of the nation indicated there were plenty of deaths (although as I remember fewer than the normal rate!!!), but none could be attributed to defenders. This is part of my thesis that a lack of people...

In a riot, it's all about psychological effects. '60s history in the LA area shows one person getting shot and killed (trying to run a M2 defended roadblock as I remember, I think it was Jerry Pournelle relating the story) can end it all as the word gets out. The National Review published an...