Have you ever been bewildered about what life was like on a Texas plantation? After reading this you will hopefully have solved some of those absurd mysteries. What was life truly like as a slave? How did the ancients endure? How do you get tools when you can’t go to the store? Well, if you needed any weapons in the past, you would generally go to the blacksmith. Blacksmithing is a fascinating job that keeps the culture of medieval castles and knights alive. Understanding blacksmithing is a…
The M32 grenade launcher contains three different types of ammunition that comes out of the grenade. The first type of ammunition are six grenades which can all be shot in less than six seconds. The second type of ammunition is HUNTIR rounds which float down with an attached parachute and can take aerial footage of the enemy area which is sent back to the soldiers or the operation base. The last round is called HellHounds and shoot extremely powerful projectiles at the enemy from 140 yards away…
The Pocket Shot the Circular Slingshot A new take on the slingshot, a natural evolution, if you will, from the traditional slingshot to a circular one that you can carry in your pocket, tackle box, or backpack, closed it measures 2.3 inches by 1.3 inches, so carry it anywhere. It is described as a projectile launcher with a cone-shaped latex pouch that is securely attached to a fiber-reinforced composite ring, so all you do is drop your ammo into the pouch, stretch it back, and let fly.…
Leonardo da Vinci realized weapons needed technological breakthroughs and advancements. Canons took too long for them to reload so Leonardo da Vinci came up with the idea to create a canon with multiple barrels. The barrels allowed the canons to be loaded and fired at the same time. All the cannons were linked to a central platform and were divided into three rows of 11 guns a piece. At the sides of the platform lay large wheels which allowed for the aiming of the 33-barreled organ. Leonardo da…
That is a scene from the movie wolf creek. It is based on the murders committed by Ivan Milat with that scene in particular being inspired by the paralysing spinal wounds that each of his victims were found with. Milat is serving 7 consecutive life sentences at the Goulbourn Supermax prison, for the torture and murder of 7 backpackers found in the Belangalo state forest between 1992 and 1993. Since Milat went to prison he hasn’t been any better behaved. He has attempted to escape but failed as…
In this week’s article reflection, I learned more about the AR-10. Springfield Armory selected two rifles in 1956 to be tested for military use. According to Bartocci (2014), almost immediately failures erupted. These would include broken extractors, failures to feed, bolt over base, failures of the muzzle compensator, bent gas tubes and pierced primers. After failing to impress Springfield Armory, the test rifle was sent back to Armalite for correction. A year later, after correcting the…
Have you ever been paintballing and running from the other team and wishing that you didn’t have to carry a big gun while running? Well thanks to the wrist slinger, these problems have been solved. Introducing the Wrist Slinger. It’s a wrist held paintball gun. You wear it on your wrist and fire using a pressured trigger. It shoots up to 250-300 fps, and for a paintball gun, that's a really good gun. It makes your fire rate lower, but makes your accuracy and damage so much higher in…
Boom! “Officer down I think he might have a broken rib, but the bullet has not entered his body”. Bulletproof clothing can and does protect you from bullets but damage can still be inflicted on your body. How does bulletproof clothing stop the bullet? The way that this works is when you are shot and you have the vest on the bullet with hit the plate that is inside the clothing and it will stop against the plate but that doesn't mean that it won't try to keep going because it has inertia so it…
Gunshot Residue Analysis using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Abstract The aim of the experiment was to identify the amount of lead and antimony present in an unknown sample on a piece of cloth. This report discusses the use of atomic absorption spectrometry to determine the amounts of lead and antimony when examining gunshot residue. The cloth containing the gunshot residue was found to contain 1.12 mg/L of lead and 0.619 mg/L of antimony. Introduction Gunshot residue is the residue…
During war, The United States military have a plethora of ground weapons at our disposal. One of my personal favorites is the “.50 Cal” Or” Ma Deuce.” Being able to fire 600 rounds proves that any cover our enemies have don’t matter. The .50 Cal was created in 1933 by John M Browning. The current M2 design is an improvement upon his older model the “M1919.” Today, I will be explaining how to clean a .50 Cal and how to put it back together. Whenever grabbing a weapon for the first time make…