From the moment I first handled one, years ago, I felt a strong urge to buy a Microtech OTF (Out the Front) automatic knife. It wasn’t just the “cool factor” of having the blade extend and retract with no more than thumb pressure…the knives seemed so well put together that the $400 price tag was [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Lies, Errors, and Omissions’
June 8, 2010
AR-15 Build Quality – Demand More
“All AR-15s are parts guns” - I don’t know how many times I’ve heard that statement. I’ll even admit to thinking that way once. It is, now that I’ve had time to think about my sins, wrong. What the people who say such things don’t realize – or choose not to realize – is that the person [...]
May 25, 2010
Why Fox News is Wrong About the M4 Carbine
Today, Fox News published this article about the M4 Carbine. It contains numerous inaccuracies which seem to be in three areas – accuracy, reliability, and terminal effectiveness. I will address each of these in turn. However, I must clarify a few things first. The first line of the article states that the AK-47, as employed by the [...]
April 17, 2010
Federal XM9HA Chronograph Test
In a recent AR15.com thread, it was claimed that Federal 9mm ammunition identified as XM9HA was a contract overrun of 147gr HST hollow point projectiles loaded to the impressive velocity of 1180 feet per second. That’s 9mm Major territory – and beyond. It was also reported that this ammunition had a high rate of failures to feed [...]
April 5, 2010
PSA: Don’t Be an Idiot!
As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words… Here are two cases I found at the range last week. On the left is a properly fired 7.62x54R case. On the right is a 7.62x54R case that was fired in a rifle which was decidedly NOT chambered in 7.62x54R! It should go without saying [...]
March 31, 2010
Auto-Ordnance M1 Carbine
Some of you may notice that this post is not filed under “firearms” or “reviews” or even “tests”. It’s filed under “Lies, Errors, and Omissions.” Why is that, you ask? Well, this firearm is an error. The company that made it is an error. I might even go so far as to say that the [...]
November 10, 2009
A False Sense of Security
We’ve all seen the Brinks home security ads. Now, they’re operating as Broadview Security – but the ads remain the same. Here’s an example. There are a lot of illogical things in the video – one of the biggest things that stands out to me is the fact that the criminal is brazen enough to [...]
October 29, 2009
Osprey Defense…A New Level of Something
If you’ve read my Osprey Defense scuba “test” article, you probably picked up that I’m a little suspicious of the methods this company uses to market their products. Well, they’ve put out a half dozen or so videos since then, so I thought I’d address a few of them as well. Don’t take me not [...]
