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The potential sale of an American ammunition maker to a Czech arms...

Rob Leatham and I had a discussion about this five years or so ago. Because he shoots many different 1911 pistols, as a factory shooter and does not have the luxury of tuning grip safeties, he has...

Almost everyone I know in Alaska has a moose story. When my friend was working for Fish and Game, he and another guy got charged in rural Alaska, and climbed a ten inch diameter spruce tree. The two...

Alternate path to his Enigma?

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/wildlife/2024/05/20/homer-man-killed-in-moose-attack-was-trying-to-photograph-calves-troopers-say/

Homer man killed in moose attack was trying to photograph calves,...

Tetons:

https://kutv.com/news/nation-world/surprise-grizzly-attack-prompts-closure-of-a-mountain-in-grand-teton

This fatality took place just several miles from where we live. They are all over the neighborhood, especially now when they are dropping their babies. They are generally very pleasant until they...

I am hoping they didn't practice emergency procedures with people in the back.

For some years, the Bell Jet Ranger had the best safety record of any single engine aircraft, fixed or rotor wing. It is interesting how the auto rotative characteristics of helicopters vary. The MD...

I have no problem with a PDW in a pistol caliber for fun, but I want a PDW in a rifle caliber if it is something I plan to rely on for use as a defensive firearm. The Rattler has spoiled me in terms...

May have been very similar, a helicopter flown into terrain (CFIT) in instrument conditions. I wonder how comfortable the 212 crew was flying on instruments? Also wonder what pressure they imposed on...

Moose fatality

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2024/05/20/moose-charges-2-men-near-homer-home-killing-1/

ASN is reporting it was a Bell 212:

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/388106

Based on the debris field and wreckage, I think it was highly unlikely a passenger and crew member was in...

BBC says Iran says no sign of life at crash site:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-69035051

I still want to know if it was a Bell 214ST:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_214ST

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No idea how the Daily Mail gets info so quickly on aircraft crashes:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13436469/Iranian-president-Ebrahim-Raisi-feared-dead-helicopter-crash-Russia.html
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I wouldn't bet either way.

Eyewitness reports are notoriously unreliable, and I put statements from the Iranian government as even less reliable than eyewitness reports.

The aircraft we fly...

Here is a BBC story on the Turkish drone searching for the helicopter:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-69035051

You can see the path of the drone searching which suggests they...

Hey, even here:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/marine-corps-called-911-report-missing-35-jet/story?id=106524666

I have friends that worked for Bell Helicopter in Iran, doing the training under the Shah. Apparently they are still using many of those same Bell and Bell Augusta helicopters today. One of my...

1301 for the win.

Very professional video. RMR HD, too.


https://youtu.be/UMjsfl0iMc8?si=bozqw6DatHzfpxWh

If it tells you anything, I have one Romeo two new in a sealed box, and three Romeo X optics in use on different pistols.

R2 has a bigger window, and a larger dot option than the X. The shroud system seems like an interesting idea that isn't so great once you use it.

The X sits WAY lower and I prefer the battery...