Innehållsförteckning för July/Aug 2019 #43 från Recoil

What started out as a small private collection of military aircraft has evolved into one of the most impressive museums to military aviation anywhere in the country. Founded in 1977 as the Yesterday’s Air Force (YAF) and built around the collection of David Tallichet, it was reorganized in 1979 as the Combat Air Museum. Today, it has more than 40 aircraft in its collection representing 100 years of flight, in addition to numerous displays of aircraft engines, military vehicles, and other aviation-themed displays. Located at the Topeka Regional Airport/Forbes Field — formerly the Forbes Air Force Base — outside of Topeka, Kansas, the privately owned museum is dedicated to the preservation, conservation, and exhibition of aircraft, artifacts, technology, and art associated with the military aviation history of the United States.…

Now, you could just go out and buy a set of sliding drawers. Nothing wrong with that, and there are plenty of good companies who’ll gladly take your cash for an off-the-shelf product that’ll fit the bill. When you have a vehicle with other modifications, however, finding something tha’ll work with say, a rollcage or existing hardware like toolboxes or saddle tanks, then things start to get a bit spendy, as you’re now deep into the realm of the non-standard accessory. Or you could be like us, and just feel like paying in time rather than money is the way to go, and wish that Heinlein had added, “make a truck box,” to his list of stuff a man should be able to do. We put this together over the…

This is a love letter to both modern rifles and superbikes. No better culminated than with the Superleggera SCAR. Self-important elites seek to neuter and castrate our society. Socialist billionaires and legions of Marxist lawmakers subjugate us to protect us from ourselves, and amorphous drones bleakly grind though a modern Orwellian Animal Farm. A gray slog of consumerism — predictable, programmable, profitable. Boring. A few still stand in defiance to a categorized and cultivated existence. Two gleaming examples of rebellion to this societal emasculation are the superbike and modern sporting rifle. Few things pierce the veil of conformity like a 400-pound, 200-horsepower missile and a magazine fed semi-automatic rifle. Obedient and feeble automatons cower in the face of such brutal displays of self-determination. These glorious examples of mechanical mutiny are…

Elevation training masks are supposed to replicate the effects of being at a higher altitude by creating hypoxia (deficiency of oxygen to tissues) similarly to elevation. But for that to occur, the mask would have to have some sort of mechanism to decrease the amount of oxygen in the air, which will induce hypoxia. Instead, the mask reduces the amount of air inhaled through airflow restriction, which showed a decrease in performance as compared to a control group. This restriction can cause over-activity of the muscles of the neck, upper back, and chest that aid in inhalation. According to one study, “The ETM [elevation training mask] does not simulate altitude, but works more like a respiratory training device.”…

1911S Artist: Mark Sands Victory Tattoo Fayetteville, NC Isiah Skinner: I got these tattoos because I’ve always regarded the original M1911A1 as the single most important and aesthetically pleasing pistol ever made. Image 1 GLOCK Artist: Alex Ramil Big Joe and Sons Mohegan Lake, NY Michael Maisano: This is my Glock tattoo. It signifies how much I trust a Glock pistol as my everyday carry. I have four Glocks: a 19, 26, 43, and my favorite — the 10mm 29. This is the only brand of pistol that I trust. Image 2 FN Artist: Justin Funhouse Tattoos Vancouver, B.C. Phil Graham: FN — the right arm of the free world. I carried it in the Canadian Army, then again in Rhodesia. Big, heavy, reliable, accurate, hard-hitting. Iconic Cold War rifle…

In just four short months, team RECOIL will be headed to the Hunter Games. I hope you’ll join us for what should be a fun, exciting, and one-of-a-kind event. Whether you hunt with a rifle, shotgun, or bow, you’ll find a competition to test the skills you’ll take to the field in a realistic setting. Hosted at Rockcastle Shooting Center on September 20-22, we’ll be joined by top shooters, media, and companies from the firearms and hunting world. We’re big advocates of using black rifles for putting meat on the table, as nothing undercuts the mewling simpletons who claim you can’t use an AR for hunting quite like passing them a piece of jerky from the deer you tagged with one. In that spirit, there’ll be an additional prize for…

Many of you might remember a 1980s arcade game called Spy Hunter, in which you’d use a machine-gun-equipped sports car to take out enemy vehicles that’d shoot at you, try to spike your tires, or run you off the road. Your car would also rendezvous with a semi truck that’d upgrade your weapons with smoke screens, oil slicks, and missiles to thwart and destroy the other vehicles. Although much of this was a mishmash of stuff seen in James Bond movies and Knight Rider, it certainly made that coin-dispensing kid pine away over owning a vehicle with these capabilities one day. Not only has AddArmor provided an answer to that fantasy, they’ve redefined the term “armored vehicle” into “mobile safe room.” As mentioned in the “What if Your Vehicle is…

Primary Arms has long been known for its cheap and cheerful line of rifle scopes, loving crafted from 24 karat Chinesium. They’re the kind of aiming device you could buy on a beer budget, yet still not be afraid to take to one of Dan Brokos’ carbine classes where they’ll be subjected to fairly hard use, getting slammed into vehicles and generally rolling around in the dirt. What you may not know, is that for the past couple of years they’ve also imported a 1-8 LPVO which will hang with name brand glass costing quite a bit more. The scope in question is their Platinum series and rather than share a production line with their budget products made in mainland China, this one’s produced in the Light Optical Works plant…

Tactical Edge USA started out as a simple retail store, but has turned into so much more. They first started dabbling with AR-15s chock full of premium parts. But frankly, there are N+1 companies doing that these days. Because they fell in love with AKs, they ultimately decided to do the same with the AR’s commie brethren. The AK hasn’t been a cheap or pragmatic choice for over a decade, so the guys at Tactical Edge figured they would forgo “inexpensive” options and fully embrace the premium market. Unlike ARs, this part of the industry is comparatively underserved. So when we caught a glimpse of one of these rifles, we knew we would have to get our grubbies on a Comrade AK. Which brings us to this article. STANDARD CONFIGURATION…

The Haiti gig was a lifeline to a half-dozen men: $10K up front, $20 at the back end. Not bad, for merc work: $2K a day for BYOG (bring your own gear) and the promise of an open-ended discussion on what might come next if things turned out well. The seven-man team all saw dollar signs in the new Haitian president’s desperation. According to media reports, their first task as laid out by the Haitian businessmen was to provide a PSD (private security detail) to transfer $80 million left in a looted Venezuelan oil fund so a political rival couldn’t get his hands on it. Once these funds were secured, the next project would, allegedly, pay them to go after the leader of the riots. They had a plan for…

Hollywood has undoubtedly shaped our values in some ways and even influenced our career paths. Once actors portray an individual we worship or create a movie we’re enamored with, they’re given near God-like status in our culture and often use that power to leverage causes they feel are justified — sometimes at the expense of our rights. Those in the industry who don’t march in that parade have quickly found themselves blacklisted. Nowadays it seems celebrities are lining up around the equator to take a swipe at the Second Amendment. According to a documentary on the making of Aliens, Sigourney Weaver said, “It’s actually hard for me morally to justify being in a film with so many guns. I just find it very upsetting … I give money to anti-gun…

1 Handmade in the USA by Metal Art of Wisconsin, the Carbon Fiber Freedom Cabinet Slider isn’t just an artistic expression of liberty but also an RFID lock-enabled safe that can store your guns, ammo, knives, booze, porn stash — whatever you don’t want getting soiled by any unauthorized paws. Using a keycard, you can slide the flag-covered door to the right, revealing an interior that’s stuffed with high-density foam that you can configure to hold your handguns, SBRs, or any other items that can fit inside its 21-by-12.5-inch interior. Metal Art of Wisconsin doesn’t just make safes; this family-owned business can also craft custom-made signs, monograms, and other artwork out of metal. MAKE: Metal Art of Wisconsin MODEL: Carbon Fiber Freedom Cabinet Slider MSRP: $385 URL: metalartofwisconsin.com 2 The…

If you’ve ever studied (or just watched an online video of) a traditional martial art that has swords and knives, you’ve probably seen a barrage of slashes, draw cuts, and twirling techniques. But many of those moves require years of discipline and practice to perfect. That’s why most thugs opt for a shiv they can shove repeated into their victim’s guts — it takes no training, just violence of action, to end someone’s life that way. But prisoners and gangsters aren’t the only ones who can benefit from a shiv. That’s why we’re taking a pointed look at spikes in this edition of The Unusual Suspects. These tools have no cutting edge, no spring-assisted opening, and no fancy locking mechanisms. Instead, they have just one purpose: put a deep hole…

There can be little to no reasonable contest when we make the statement that competitive pistol shooting, particularly at the club level, is gaining ever-broader popularity. More and more handgun owners are realizing that friendly competition is a great way to hone skills, test new gear or upgrades, and keep their beloved sidearms from languishing in a safe, sock drawer, or worn-out holster. But the growth of the sport has created, in our opinion, a widening gap among participants. On one end, you have everyday enthusiasts and concealed carriers who simply want to run their daily-driver stock guns under some kind of pressure test to gauge their abilities. On the other, you have career competitors with massive sponsorships shooting Excalibur-level open guns like the Limcat Customs Shadow Cat we reviewed…

When you think of quality rifle stocks, there’s no doubt that McMillan is a top contender. For many years, the McMillan name has been synonymous with the best stocks available to shooters across all disciplines. Like to hunt? They have a stock for that. Like to F-class it up? They have a stock for that. Is precision rifle what floats your boat? Yup, they have a stock for that, too. This year at SHOT Show, McMillan introduced the newest addition to their line of tactical stocks, the A-10, which was designed by McMillan’s vice president of operations, Britainy McMillan, in collaboration with Regina Milkovich. Regina is a top ranked precision rifle competitor and the winningest female precision rifle shooter in both the Precision Rifle Series and National Rifle League. Including…

While triangle folders come standard with a fixed sling swivel, we decided to do some upgrades. First, let’s get rid of that OEM fixed point. We freely admit we followed instructions from Echo-93 on this one. Required tools: ½-inch drill bit 5/8-inch drill bit Drill Pliers How to: 1) First and foremost, remove the fixed sling point with your pliers. This involves bending the tabs on the rear end so the whole assembly can be removed. 2) Enlarge the exposed hole to ½ inch, drilling slowly. 3) Carefully (slowly!) countersink the hole with the 5/8ths bit until a QD swivel can easily snap in place. Done! For the QD Sling point on the top rear where we like it, it’s pretty simple: Required tools/parts: Dremel (or files, or grinder, or…

The Thermal Defense Solutions (TDS) Bantam II isn’t the first 3D printed Inconel suppressor; it’s not even the first one in 5.56mm. Daniel Defense, Delta P Design, and others have their fingers in this category. What initially made TDS really stand out to us is how they were formed in the first place. ORIGINS All of the design work was paid for by American tax dollars at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). To learn what ORNL is all about, one need look no further than the first lines on their homepage: Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest U.S. Department of Energy science and energy laboratory, conducting basic and applied research to deliver transformative solutions to compelling problems in energy and security. The initial testing and research was for a…

While at this time of year you’re probably thinking about summer vacations, grilling, and yard chores, the fall isn’t too far off. Many of us will be heading afield to fill the freezer, and while not everyone gets the chance to go on an extreme mountain hunt, training like you’ll be working at altitude and in the cold pays dividends. Not a hunter? Maybe you’re going hiking somewhere, climbing, or perhaps you just love the idea of a HALO (high altitude low opening) jump into northern British Columbia where you’ll be in the mountains for days. Now’s the time to consider changes to your training regimen — leave it until a couple of weeks before and you’ll be way behind the curve. This last scenario, in particular, poses a higher…