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Guns.com

2012-01-27T01:05:00.002-07:00

Guns.com Guns. Gun News. Gun Reviews. Gun History. What's not to like?

The index:

POLITICS & 2ND AMENDMENT

SELF DEFENSE

MILITARY

TACTICAL

PRODUCT & INDUSTRY NEWS

LEGAL

SAFETY

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

HANDLOADING

COLLECTIBLES & NOVELTIES

COMPETITIVE SHOOTING

BLACK POWDER

NON-LETHAL

COMICS

A sampling:
The boarding axe saw its height during the Age of Sail, on account of it being a naval multitool, much as the modern fireman's axe is, not to mention the similarities in their designs.

It's not hard to want an StG 44. It's one of the most important and influential rifles of the 20th century and its principals live on in weapons manufactured to this day. It's also cool-looking. And now it's back in production. In .22, at least. This replica made by GSG Waffen is true to form yet chambered for the rimfire round.

Ford Motor Company is participating in an open competition to supply the Army and Marine Corps with new blast-proof, all-terrain vehicles.

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ToolGuyd

2012-01-25T02:29:00.002-07:00

ToolGuyd is all about tools. Tool reviews, tool news, tool deals, tools, tools, tools. Yeah, it's fun!

Here is a sampling of the newer posts:

CardSharp 2 Credit Card Knife

Ian Sinclair’s CardSharp 2 folds a handy knife blade into a compact credit card profile.Continue Reading →

Posted in EDC, Pocket, & Multitools, Knives | Tagged CardSharp knife, credit card knife | 5 Comments | January 17th, 2012

Drill Sergeant Magnetic Bit Holder

The Drill Sergeant is a magnetic bit holder that attaches to your tool and holds drill and screwdriver bits, as well as steel hardware.Continue Reading →

Posted in Accessories, Drills & Drivers, Made in USA, New Tools, Power Tools | Tagged drill bit holder, magnetic bit holder | Leave a comment | January 12th, 2012

12+ Essential Tools for DIYers and Homeowners

Here’s my take on what every beginner DIYer and homeowner needs in their tool kit. If you’re years past being a beginner, please share your own recommendations and feedback!Continue Reading →

Posted in Bit Holders & Drivers, DIY & Home, Hand Tools, Mechanics' Tools, Pliers, Power Tools, Reviews, Tool Guide, ToolGuyd Favorites | Tagged Best DIY tools, Essential tools, home tool kit, homeowner tool kit | 27 Comments | January 10th, 2012

Milwaukee M12 Thermal Imaging Camera

Milwaukee is entering the IR thermal imager market with their very first cordless M12 thermal imaging camera!Continue Reading →

Posted in Cordless, Diagnostic & Testing Tools, New Tools, Power Tools | Tagged Milwaukee 2260-21, Milwaukee M12, Milwaukee thermal imager | 4 Comments | January 9th, 2012

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Free Map Tools, and fun too!

2012-01-23T02:16:00.003-07:00

Free Map Tools is the place to find free tools to allow you to measure, save and send maps to other people.

The site is till developing, but here is a comprehensive list of the tools available now.

General map tools that are relevant to all locations.

Tools that are specific to the USA and concern ZIP codes.

Tools that are specific to the UK and UK Postcodes.

Tools that are specific to Australia

Distance Between Australian Postcodes - Find the distance between two postcodes in Australia
Find Australian Postcodes Inside a Radius - Find postcodes inside a radius in Australia

Tools that are specific to Canada

Distance Between Canadian Postcodes - find the distance between two postcodes in Canada.
Find Canadian Postcodes Inside a Radius

Reference and downloads.

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Life with Dogs

2012-01-21T01:41:00.003-07:00

Life With Dogs' mission is to fetch the most interesting and relevant dog news and video for your consumption, mixed with goofy cartoons and Photoshopped dog fun.

The active fan page is a great place for discussions on all aspects of dogs and life with them

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Urban Barn - The MAKE room

2012-01-19T01:31:00.001-07:00

The Urban Barn's MAKE room is where anyone can draft up a room, apartment, or tiny home for free. You choose the room dimensions and and features. The premade appliances, furniture, and structural elements can be dragged onto the layout using tabs in the sidebar. The dimensions and orientation of the items are easily adjusted, and everything can be dragged and rearranged.

Create single rooms or entire floor plans by simply dragging and dropping Urban Barn furniture into your plan. When your masterpiece is complete you can save your space, email it, or print it out and use it as your shopping list.

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Omniglot

2012-01-15T01:21:00.007-07:00

Omniglot is an encyclopedia of writing systems and languages.

It contains:

Details of more than 180 writing systems, including Abjads, Alphabets, Abugidas, Syllabaries and Semanto-phonetic scripts
Information about over 500 languages
More than 300 con-scripts - writings systems invented by visitors to this site
Tips on learning languages
Language-related articles
Useful foreign phrases in more than 150 languages with quite a few audio recordings
Texts, language names, country names, colours and songs in many languages
A language book store

Links to language-related resources

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Gears of Guns

2012-01-13T04:31:00.002-07:00

Gears of Guns has this disclaimer "We are here to talk about firearms only. Please leave your political views at the door." There are lots of links to great videos and information and the site is small, but well laid out and fun to browse.

This is the site owner.

My name is Atticus James you can find me on facebook.com. The summer of 2010 I was out riding an ATV and ended up falling off the four-wheeler and breaking my spine. I ended up at the hospital for a week in ICU and having a 9 hour surgery to fix my back. I am lucky that I am not paralyzed.

I tell you this so you can understand a little about why this blog is so important to me. While I am still healing, I am unable to work and I have been going crazy. Someone suggested that I should start blogging about what I know the best and “gearsofguns.com” was born. I feel like I have a purpose again and I am excited to share what I know about guns and learn more from you.

Many blogs do not have ads and you will notice that I do have some. I do this to help pay for some of my medical bills. I promise that I will work hard to make sure that they are products that I have researched and own or wish to own. If you click and purchase, I make a very small amount of money. (And I will Thank You in advance!) If you never click, that is totally okay with me also, because the blog is as equally important to my mental healing.

Recent posts.

US Army surplussing 4,000 M24 Sniper Rifles

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Atticus

ZCORR Anti Corrosion Bag Review.

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Atticus

Jason from Z-CORR contacted us about doing a review on a few of their products
to see Z-CORR’s full product line Click here

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