July 2012 - Argghhh!

Tim said, "John, I thought you might find this interesting. An original 12lb gun cast in 1864 on a reproduction carriage. It was used to fire cannister rounds for an experiment by archeologists as to the actual spread/range, etc of the rounds. The ammunition was made up by Paulson Bros to Ordnance department standards. The 27 balls were color-coded by layer so that when located, they could be marked via GPS to determine where each layer expanded to and impacted. Fascinating footage of the impact...

Two antiques with attitude!

Gun c.arrying man ends stabbing spree at Salt Lake grocery store. 'Nuff said.

In which two Auld Artillerists induct a new member into the community of Saint Barbara... First up, the Chief of Smoke teaches the noob about tamping home the charge.

...in a crowded market of rent-seekers. "Without a clear strategic ‘narrative’, and a means to sell it, strategically-inept politicians faced with ever more strident demands from the pressure groups and single-issue lobbyists who now infect democracy will cut navies to the point of strategic irrelevance." Read the rest here . Discuss among yourselves.

I don't know the source of this graphic, but I suspect it's from someone trying to prove that there was a "gunman on the grassy knoll" in Aurora. So, let's go shopping, shall we? And let's Shop Stupid©, and pay full asking retail, too! Lessee: we want a moderately tricked out AR15, and lets get it at Cabelas . We're an ignorant but book-smart wannabe with no experience so we'll really overpay for accuracy we're never going to use anyway... toss in the tax...

...also known as the trainwreck that is Michael Yon. This is my executive summary of the SA response: " Mike Yon is a puerile poopyhead. " Rich Lowe, of the Soldier's Angels Board of Trustees, is far more polite and professional , and goes into detail, under the fold.