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Pictured is an osage orange cane I'm making for myself, next to my refinished lollysmith blackthorn. I'm using the blackthorn as a template in terms of shape and how much bark to remove at the top. I've got a pretty good work flow set up: mark suitable trees with surveyor tape while wandering...

In a word excellent! For some reason I can't reply to my original 6(!) year old thread but it is available Google searching thr+lollysmith. The stick I purchased had black latex paint I didn't care for. I still loved the stick but I recovered from my injury and after taking it on a few...

Note: there is some adult language and I'm not sure whether the site this is hosted on has objectionable content, so open with care around work or family. However if you can turn up the audio it is helpful in understanding the situation at times...

Edit: after a discussion with a mod the title of this thread was changed to reflect that it is not simply a discussion of Chipotle or Jerry Miculek's statements on the matter but also a discussion about how members of the gun community can appropriately and effectively speak out against...

From the 70s or 80s. Was at a friend's relative's house so I took a pic. Anyone else see what in seeing? :)

This is gold for anyone who wants to work on some stick skills with a partner. It is very simple but addresses the complexity of a fight without teaching arbitrary or dead patterns. http://sharpdefense.wordpress.com/2013/11/22/wanna-know-how-to-fight-with-a-club/?relatedposts_exclude=468 I...

Paul's blog is a gold mine of great info. He has worked as a cop in or near Chicago for a long time, some of that being undercover work. He's an accomplished shooter and also has a background in boxing, wrestling, BJJ, and has competed in mixed martial arts as well as being a long time...

Hi all, I will keep this as short as possible. I tried posting in the Revolvers section with no luck and am hoping I'll get more input here. Short question: Does anyone know if the lcr that ships from the factory with an XS dot has a different rear notch dimension (height wise)? Second...

Hello, I'm hoping someone here is knowledgeable and feeling helpful! :D 1) I have an LCR in 38 special that came from the factory with the XS Dot front sight. I don't much care for the dot sight. Will accuracy be off if I switch to a regular OEM black ramp front sight? I doubt it but I guess...

I have the Ruger 1240 (All-Weather Stainless/Polymer) model 10/22, with the factory stock, and want to replace the rear open sight with a Williams WDOS U-notch or U-blade plain black open sight. I want to keep the original factory front sight (this one...

I'm in the market for one of these and thought I'd throw a few questions out for those who own one or have more experience. *leave it stock or modify? *I was thinking of just some orange front sight paint to start and maybe will need to file the sight down for poa adjustment for my preferred...

I haven't really bought a new knife in over 2 years... I made a very positive post about the Spyderco Native 5 on this forum and that was about the last knife I bought. However I carry a fair amount of gear regularly for various other uses, and don't view folding knives as a defensive item...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6JRDBBfvTIw I want to point out a few things about the video. Most of us probably aren't LEO and this isn't an LEO forum but the interesting takeaways are that the suspect, who probably has no formal training in BJJ, nonetheless gives the...

I got this at a pawn shop a year or two ago. It seems like a pretty good quality little vintage slipjoint, but it won't close fully. There is good backspring tension and action but as you can see from the pic it won't close fully. I can press the blades down into the recess but they don't...

This is kind of a work in progress. I took Cecil's excellent "CMD/IAJJ" two-day class last year (that's Crazy Monkey Defense - a type of boxing, and IAJJ, as in Immediate Action Jiu-Jitsu) and was blown away by his distillation of probably the two most effective unarmed fighting styles as well...

NRA-ILA right? https://www.nraila.org/get-involved-locally/secure/donate.aspx That link lets you use Credit Cards. Two questions 1) Is NRA-ILA the best way to get the funds for the current battle to the NRA? 2) Anyone know how I can use Paypal? Thanks

Also includes clips of ECQC and some other good stuff that people need to see and hear about. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5JTi2RTwhc

I have followed both Morgan Atwood and Ian Wendt for a couple of years now. They both make top notch gear and write great blogs (seriously, go spend a few hours when you have time - you will learn a lot). But I have been waiting for something like this to come out for a very long time, and...

A while back I posted about chef knives/kitchen knives wondering where I could get a decent quality, carbon steel or super-steel knife for a reasonable price that's ground and heat treater properly. I still can't figure out why companies like Spyderco don't have a $40-50 workhorse out that would...

Hello, I'd like to recommend some DVDs for people who would like to become better-rounded at their blind-spots, or brush up on some cutting-edge material. I've given categories for each DVD and they are listed, approximately but not precisely, in the order I'd recommend buying them. I'll edit...