Recent content by Kansan

Ankeny, you're right. I'm sure the term didn't come around in the last 2 or 3 years, it has probably been around for a long time. And I do think you might be right that the term might have crossed into the military through competition shooting. In fact, the first time I heard it used was by the...

I completely agree with the OP! I have no idea how this term came to be, but with 17 years in the Army, I can say that this just came about in the last 2 or 3 years and it bugs the heck out of me. "I usually run my M4 platform slick, so the target can be terminated with minimal collateral...

Fulton Armory makes one called the FAR308 "Titan". I started building one and got about 30% complete when this gun buying madness started. I note nobody has mentioned them, so I'm not sure where they fall in the hierarchy of AR-10 type guns. They look nice on their website.

Actually, Kansas is remarkably rolling. It LOOKS flat, but that's an optical illusion... just try hunting white tail sometime on a "flat as pancake" piece of Kansas. They will sneak right by your in the ravines, slight rises, mounds, or whatever. And it's not just deer. I was a tanker at Fort...

Most of the purchase was JHP, which does not sound like training ammo to me

In the "Shot Heard 'Round the Word" thread, the OP (Mac66) mentions: Looks like they had to resort to calling it something else in the days leading up to the original Revolution.

Just imagine how easy his job would have been with Facebook and Twitter ;)

Militias are a double-edged sword & depend upon the character of its members. In Afghanistan, I've seen that local militias can be very effective in securing their communities against outside threats. With training & proper equipment, they are the ultimate neighborhood watch. However, if that...

This is a great thread, I've tried to get my dad talking about that year. I was born 10 years later but kind of grew up with the impression that the world was full of hippies in '68. My dad corrected my version of events by saying that most people were civilized, church-going, normal people...

Holy cow, I expected more pros than cons from you guys, but the responses are all unanimous. I guess that's what I get for asking if I should buy a gun on a gun forum :) Still, I think the input here has tipped me over the edge for buying it. I'll send in the order form today. Thanks for the...

I'd like to get some advice about whether or not I should buy a particular AR... I'm deployed in Afghanistan and my unit set up a deal with Superior Arms several months ago for a commemorative AR-15 (Magazine well engraved with unit crest) that would be available to those in my unit for $750...

Ok, suspender report... as I mentioned earlier in the thread, I ordered a pair of black Perry suspenders from workingperson.com (thanks RCModel) and received them shortly thereafter. I'm a deployed soldier in Afghanistan who wears a Beretta M9 on my belt everyday. The suspenders have worked...

Does this mean I should be stocking up on springs and followers for the future? Those might be easier to find than magazines nowadays...

I laughed so hard at this, I am crying... edit: I know this subject is not a laughing matter. I hope the NRA takes the gloves off too. This comment struck me funny.

Done, Kansas