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Guns > Thursday Gun Links #8

E-Gunparts has gun schematics for most popular guns. Printed schematics are 99¢ with an order, or you can download medium-resolution versions for free.

Interesting discussion (with pictures) of which lubricant is best? I just bought a bottle of Corrossion-X to see if it can take the rust off of some guns I neglected as a teenager. Eezox looks pretty amazing from the picture.

John of Argghhh!!! has pictures of the Barrett 25 mm payload rifle and the army's new smart truck.

Guns and the Media

Lee Harris wants a new reality show: put 10 men with guns and 10 men without guns on an island. Via Donald Sensing.

SayUncle fisks Paul Vitello's Newsday editorial on the Assault Weapons Ban.

Jeff at Alphecca has the weekly check on the bias with a wrapup of the Senate vote.

Guns in the Movies

IndyGear.com has a summary of guns of the Indiana Jones movies (more here), along with the scoop on Indiana Jones's Smith &Wessons.

Chris Range researched a prop gun for one of his favorite movies. Can you guess the movie? Post your answer in comments.

No hyperlink, but while watching the movie Monster I noticed Charlize Theron was using a Smith &Wesson 686-6 .357 Magnum. You can tell because of the newer cylinder release (introduced with the 686-5 in 1998) and the internal lock introduced with the dash 6. Little nitpick: Aileen Wuornos began her killing spree in 1989 before that version of the 686 was available. Bigger nitpick: Wuornos used a .22, not a .357. Glad to know that no detail was overlooked in the movie. CrimeLibrary.com has an entry on Wuornos.

Saving the best for last, there's MadOgre's Guns of the Matrix, Guns of Ronin, and (one of my favorites) Guns of HEAT.

I may combine my interest in guns and my interest in The Usual Suspects and do Guns of the Usual Suspects. Sounds like a good excuse to watch the movie for the 20th time.

New to the Blogroll

Geek With a 45 and Publicola cover gun-related topics, and were must-visit sites during the recent Senate vote.

MadOgre posts about guns on a daily basis.

Joel Rosenberg's blog covers concealed carry permit issues.

The Massad Ayoob Reader

Ayoob runs down the history of the Browning Hi-Power, and debunks the notion that it was Browning's last pistol design.

Ayoob has some considered advice on defensive ammunition selection for .45 ACP, .40 S&W, .357 SIG, .357 S&W, 9 mm, and .38 Special.

The Ayoob Files for March-April: "F--- You and Your High-powered Rifle. The Gary Fadden Incident." Fadden and Ayoob both recommend against using fully automatic weapons for self-defense. Read the story for details.

The Lazy Man's Guide to Gun Cleaning.

This Week's Gun Pic

The FN P90 submachinegun is the companion piece to the FN Five-SeveN pistol. Both are chambered in 5.7 mm. The P90 uses a double stack, 50 round magazine that runs the length of the gun. Before a round is chambered it's rotated 90 degrees through the circular part of the magazine. Total length of the bullpup design with a 10.4 inch barrel is just 19.7 inches.

 
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