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This day in history: June 16, 1987 (video)

On June 16, 1987, a jury in New York acquitted Bernhard Goetz of attempted murder in the 1984 subway shooting of 4 young males (3 with criminal records) who attempted to rob him. (He was convicted of illegal weapons possession.) New York tabloids dubbed Goetz “the ‘Death Wish’ gunman” because the shooting seemed eerily similar to a scene in the […]

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Sako & Tikka slick bolts factoid

The reason that Sako (Sock-O) and Tikka (Tee-ka) rifles’ bolts operate so smoothly is that the receiver raceways are broached instead of drilled, leaving no extra points of contact beyond the locking lugs. If you’ve never worked a bolt on one of these fine Finnish rifles, go try one. Take your wallet with you. They’re also extremely accurate and have

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Guinness shooting record

CZ-USA pro shooter Dave Miller, broke 3,653 clays in one hour (3600 seconds) to set a new Guinness World Record for “most sporting clays targets broken in one hour” as part of a fundraiser for Pheasants Forever’s youth programs. He used 30, CZ 712 shotguns holding 12 rounds each and a team of folks reloading them to achieve this rate

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LA black bear, snake drill, old data, DIY titanium suppressor, more

Louisiana black bear no longer threatened? The US Fish and Wildlife Service is making a formal proposal to remove the Louisiana black bear from the list of threatened species, which could lead to a hunting season. The process of delisting the bear could take a year if nobody fights it, but a local Sierra Clubber says he will fight it.

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