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• 20,000 downloads under the sea.

  
  Communion Of Dreams — Authority: 117
  On July 12, 2008 , I noted this: Huh. It finally happened, a week after I turned 50. Over 10,000 downloads of Communion of Dreams . That was after having the .pdf of the novel available for approximately 19 months. Well, in the subsequent 17 months, there have been *another* 10,000 downloads of the novel. ...
  6 days ago

• Just ordered this book

  
  The AnarchAngel — Authority: 496
  ...and if youre a long range shooter, or you just want to know more about the science of shooting, you need it as well: Brian Litz is the chief ballistician for Berger Bullets ; the number one bullet manufacturer for shooters looking for long range bullets. He knows that which of he speaks. well and then ...
  6 days ago

• Yards, Meters and BDC

  
  The View From North Central Idaho — Authority: 526
  So maybe Im an idiot.  I was out firing a Colt AR-15 HBAR with a Trijicon ACOGscope .  Id gone the extra step and drilled through the A2 carry handle onthis otherwise pristine Colt so as to add the second mounting screw for the scope. The BDC (Bullet Drop Compensating) reticle has different crosshairs for ...
  1 week ago

• An Embarrasment of Bullets

  
  LonelyMachines — Authority: 113
  Ive been clearing this up for a lot of people this week.  If youre new to shooting, its easy to look at the huge variety of ammunition out there and get incredibly confused.  There is nothing wrong with asking, and its far preferable to blowing up a gun or getting hurt.Here are a few of [...]
  1 week ago

• Numbers, numbers, numbers.

  
  Communion Of Dreams — Authority: 117
  Just posted this over to the BBTI blog : It’s been a while since I’ve posted here – there really isn’t much to say, day to day. But checking the numbers, I thought I would post a brief update which may be of interest. October had over 140,000 hits to the BBTI site , which puts our total to date to ...
  1 week ago

• Research in a Vacuum: DARPA Tries to Tap Elusive Casimir Effect for Breakthrough Technology

  
  Saving Gas — Authority: 161
  Casimir forces on parallel plates. (Wikimedia Commons)Adam Marcus writes in Scientific American: “Named for a Dutch physicist, the Casimir effect governs interactions of matter with the energy that is present in a vacuum. Success in harnessing this force could someday help researchers develop low-friction ballistics ...
  2 weeks ago

• Launching Anvils 200 Feet Into the Air

  
  Neatorama — Authority: 789
  ( YouTube Link ) Gay Wilkinson likes launching iron anvils high into the air. He’s not entirely sure why and has a lot to say about how men and women respond differently to his hobby. Anyway, he places one anvil on top of another and fills the reservoir in between with gunpowder. Next Wilkinson herds the crowd ...
  3 weeks ago

• Explorer

  
  All World News - PakMahfil.com — Authority: 459
  1 Seven-Star Swim This annual event is set to take place this year on? November 20. As usual, all proceeds will be used for Medicins Sans Frontier, the pioneering medical charity that provides health services in disadvantaged communities
  3 weeks ago

• Spooky beauty

  
  All World News - PakMahfil.com — Authority: 459
  Put a vanishing act on your au-naturel make-up and start the spellbinding transformation into goblin, ghost or ghoul. Halloween makeovers are all the rage among the celeb pack.
  3 weeks ago

• Greatest Hits: Ballistics App for I-Pods and I-Phones

  
  AccurateShooter.com Bulletin — Authority: 137
  LINK: Advanced Ballistics Program for I-Phones and I-Pods Apple’s I-Phone and I-Pod offer a superb user interface with serious computing power. Here’s a very trick software App (good enough for the U.S. military) that runs ballistic calcs and even has a bullet database.
  3 weeks ago

• Living in the past.*

  
  Communion Of Dreams — Authority: 117
  “Hello. Can I speak with Karen?” “Karen? Who are you calling?” “Is this Legacy Art & BookWorks?” *sigh* “Legacy Art & BookWorks closed over 5 years ago. Karen had moved almost four years before that. Your database is at least 9 years out of date.” >laughter * * * * * * * Yesterday ...
  4 weeks ago

• The "stopping power" debate will never end

  
  The View From North Central Idaho — Authority: 526
  JohnFogh offers this advice from John Holschen: Believing that the 5.56 “stopping power problem” is solved by a different bullet and/orcartridge is likely delusional in my opinion. This statement doesnt stand on its own because Im pretty sure a 16" shell fromthe ...
  4 weeks ago

• Microsoft’s Silverlight Helps Winchester Sell Silver Bullets

  
  Technology Info — Authority: 158
  Here’s a bizarre use for Microsoft’s “Flash-killer” Silverlight—a ballistics calculator. Yes, Silverlight is being used to build an application that lets shooting and hunting enthusiasts “customize shooting conditions” while comparing Winchester-made bullets.Winchester’s Ballistics Calculator lets gun ...
  5 weeks ago

• WINCHESTER BRANDED GEAR-NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!

  
  Stabley Outdoors — Authority: 429
  SHOOTING NEWS Winchester® Ammunition recently launched its new and improved online store at www.winchestergear.com , exclusively providing customers with the latest Winchester branded gear and seasonal products. Now, Winchester enthusiasts will be able to find apparel for men, women and youth, select hunting ...
  8 weeks ago

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