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Three years ago, I (re)posted about how the Philippine Marines, for utter lack of resources, had started refurbishing WW2-era M3 "grease guns" for use as PDW's for their armor crews and as a weapon for naval boarding teams. http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=95093 (from news in...

Earlier this year, at Boljoon (pronounced "Ball-ho-onn") parish church, the Nuestra Señora Virgen del Patrocinio, on the island of Cebu, in the Philippines, an archaeological dig yielded interesting blades. Here's one of them: This sundang was found buried with an adult male, clasped...

I have kin who live just outside Houston, and also in Chicagoland. Most are full US citizens, but some are permanent residents, and I'm wondering what distinguishes them in terms of RKBA. One is in the military: I'd like to know if her mil. serv. makes any difference under Fed or State law...

Hi! What the thread title says: Is prior military service a good indicator of RKBA activism? I wonder how it is over there in the United States. I suspect it is no indicator at all, but would like some input, nonetheless. Over on this side of the great urinal, prior military service is...

:uhoh: A niece was helping clear out some old Mosler safes in my aunt's home, and found a few firearms. One of them particularly alarming enough to induce her to call me. Based on my niece's description (and her brothers') of its markings, it's a Llama Ruby in .22LR. The hammer is...

I no longer believe that maintaining situational awareness can become second nature for me, at least not completely. Maybe it is the sheer, chaotic crowdedness of the public, Philippine context, but maintaining SA here is, in too large a measure, deliberate and taxing. Condition white...

Reposting most of a thread by a Philippine reservist (handle: cebuboy) Many thanks to the US Army and US Air Force for a medical mission successfully completed in Cebu, Philippines! Your guys and gals got to pose with the local reservists' tommy guns: Again, thanks to your...

I'm not an American. I am however, largely the product of American colonialism, and it is with no trifling affection that I regard the United States; It is neither with minor concern that I observe recent trends in your country, else I would not presume to post my thoughts here. Bear with...

Hello! THR members are found all over the globe. I'd like to get an idea of how much it costs, first-time and for renewal, for you to legally carry a firearm (concealed or not) in your State or country. If you could also compare it to the local minimum daily wage there, it might help...

:) Hope someone out there can advise me! I'm a Filipino tourist with a few weeks in Chicagoland, and I'm hoping someone can tell me if there are ANY decent outlets here for firearm supplies (the non-sensitive sort, like 1911 recoil springs, maybe a rifle scope, lube, cleaners, ear...

From GunBlast magazine online. (Please support GunBlast with a visit!) The new, shortened and much-lightened 7-round Thunder 380 (US launch has been pushed back to June-July 2005) at SHOT. US importer Eagle claims BERSA has shaved off nearly 25% of the Thunder 380's weight. Check out...

I'm not actually an 'absolute beginner', hehe. I was when I earlier posted my experiences with the Bersa Thunder 380 many months back, and hey, I still shoot like an absolute beginner ...so there. hehe Range Report and Evaluation Long bitten by the 1911 bug... I decided on an Armscor...

Just a recurring nit I want to pick ;) The names are similar, and seem to be interchanged very often, but they refer to separate entities both concerned with serving firearms users. Armscor The Arms Corporation of the Philippines (Armscor) is familiar to many firearms enthusiasts for...

Pardon my ignorance, o thou acolytes of John! :D I've never seen an 'idiot scratch'. Or maybe I have, but never recognized it as such. I do keep seeing it mentioned, so I want to know what it looks like, but I seem to be too stupid to find an image of one on the net. :evil: Failing...

Hi! I'm interested in getting a revolver, my first, with an eye towards home and carry defense. The Taurus CIA .357 Hammerless looks interesting, (that is to say, my wife finds them interesting ;)) but I have little idea of its durability/reliability, and hope some of you can reassure...

Just sharing, from the land of make-do. I came across some interesting Armed Forces of the Philipppines news at timawa.net In immediate need of a compact boarding weapon (and/or a PDW for land armor crews), AND apparently put off by the high cost/time delays in buying H&K MP5's...

Quoting an acquaintance of mine (Alexii) on another board... "(We) also chanced upon the Glock representative from Hongkong and told him of our collective concerns about their brand. Concerns like breechface failures, the E-series hysteria, and dryfiring. He said that Glock only warrants 40k...

I thought it would be nice to share what a Philippine gunshow is like, with the other folks on THR. First day of the Gun Show at the Mega Mall (MegaTrade Hall) in Metro Manila. As expected, the place was fairly crowded--even by Philippine standards, though the air was nice, fresh and...

It may be a fool's hope that someone out there knows/remembers... but it's always bugged me not knowing... I think it was in the fourth season of FRIENDS, where one of the guest stars was Charlton Heston hisself. Anyway, the big guy's in a pretty long scene with Matt leBlanc, and he's got...

Curious about the cost, restrictions at a HANDGUN rental range. and besides... I might be visiting with folks in Illinois, and elsewhere later this year, with a decent stretch of time in Oak Lawn (south of Chi-town), IL. Anyone know if there's a range nearby that I can go to and rent from...