Don Kates – (Born)
Don Kates - Born Jan 26, 1941 2A Activist His scholarship and litigation played part in modern renaissance of 2A
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Rob Leatham (born)
Rob Leatham January 27, 1961 Professional shooter 24-time USPSA National champion 7-time International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) World Champion 1970s started competition shooting 1980s invented the Modern Isosceles shooting stance
Apollo 1 command module disaster (1967)
Jan. 27, 1967 NASA's Apollo program a flash fire swept through the Apollo 1 command module during a launch pad rehearsal test. It would have been launched on February 21, 1967 a fire in the command module killed three astronauts Lt. Col. Virgil “Gus” … Continue reading
Louis Awerbuck (born)
Louis Awerbuck Jan 27, 1948 - June 24, 2014 Firearm Instructor amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "gunwebsitesco-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_design = "enhanced_links"; amzn_assoc_asins = "1581600518"; amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "210d444df12e0b21bc748b6ec05ee2ce";
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U.S. space shuttle Challenger disaster
U.S. space shuttle Challenger explodes over Atlantic Ocean January 28, 1986 72 seconds after liftoff killing the seven crew members - five NASA astronauts - one payload specialist - and a civilian school teacher. the tenth flight of Space Shuttle … Continue reading
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Ban on Import of 7.62×39 Ammo
Feb 2, 1994 Ban on Import of 7.62x39 Ammo In a NutShell Someone made a pistol that shot 7.62x39mm ammo, and therefore steel core 7.62x39 " pistol" ammo was now banned from import ATF sent out a memo that the … Continue reading
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Hudson Maxim (74) Born
Hudson Maxim(February 3, 1853 – May 6, 1927) Invented Smokeless Gun Powder (in the USA) in 1890 *Brother of the Machine Gun Inventor **Uncle of the Suppressor Inventor ***No left hand (he blew it off inventing explosives) #SmokelessPowder #GunPowder #Maxim … Continue reading
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USO founded – 1941
United Service Organizations or USO founded in 1941 Feb 4, 1941 United Service Organizations Inc. is a nonprofit-charitable corporation that provides live entertainment, such as comedians, actors and musicians, social facilities, and other programs to members of the United States … Continue reading
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Sir Hiram Maxim (76) Born
Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (Feb 5, 1840 – Nov 24, 1916) Invented the Maxim Gun In 1883: the first recoil-operated machine gun * Father of Suppressor Inventor ** Brother of Smokeless Gun Powder Inventor #Maxim #MachineGun #1stMachineGun https://www.instagram.com/p/BQGdFacjuZm/?taken-by=gunwebsites
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Boy Scouts founded (1910)
Boy Scouts founded February 8, 1910 Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to develop boys with good citizenship, chivalrous behavior, and skill in various outdoor activities by Lord Baden-Powell Lord Baden-Powell had written a book called Scouting for Boys (1908) Baden-Powell’s idea was … Continue reading
Sergei Mosin, Died at 52 (1902)
Sergei Ivanovich Mosin Серге́й Ива́нович Мо́син April (2 or 14), 1849 - Feb 8, 1902 (52) Mosin was a weapons designer at Tula who collaborated with Nagant to design the Mosin Nagant rifle #MosinNagant #RussianGuns https://www.instagram.com/p/Be8xG7bnCuf/?taken-by=gunwebsites
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600 Miles – Movie Release (2016)
Yea, I (technically) share a scene on the big screen with #TimRoth in the movie '600 Miles'.... And yeah I watched it today for the first time in the theater, sitting next to a guy who spoke a line of dialog in … Continue reading
Michigan Hunting with a Suppressor decriminalized in 2015
Michigan lifted restrictions on suppressors for hunting Feb 11, 2016 Michigan became the 38th state to stop prohibiting Suppressors for Hunting
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Western Hunting & Conservation Expo
February 13 – 16, 2020 Salt Palace Convention Center Salt Lake City the very best in North American wildlife conservation and hunting expositions with a joint national convention between two major North American wildlife conservation organizations – Sportsmen for Fish … Continue reading
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1911 Patented Today (1911)
1911 was patented on Feb 14, 1911 The 1911 was formally adopted by the Army on March 29, 1911, when it was designated Model of 1911, later changed to Model 1911, in 1917, and then M1911, in the mid-1920s. The … Continue reading
Elmer Keith – Died
Elmer Keith – Died Elmer Keith – March 8, 1899 – February 14, 1984 (85) – During World War II, was an inspector at the Ogden, Utah Arsenal – Rifles that he inspected are cartouche stamped with the initials “OGEK” in … Continue reading
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Dick Casull – Born
Richard J. "Dick" Casull February 15, 1931 – May 6, 2018 Gunsmith and Wildcat Cartridge Developer Creator of the .454 Casull cartridge & More.. 1957 - .454 Casull cartridge 1966 - Casull Model 290 - 290-round detachable pan magazine - MSRP $1060 !! - … Continue reading
Maxwell Atchisson – Died (73)
Feb 17, 1930 - Feb 15, 2003 Maxwell G. Atchisson - (73) AA12 (Atchisson Assault 12), Lightning Link, 1972 - .22 caliber conversion kit for the AR-15 granted twenty-four patents ne Gun
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John Cantius Garand (Died)
John Cantius Garand Jan 1, 1888 – Feb 16, 1974 Canada / USA 1928 M1 Garand One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military
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1911 patent filed (1910)
Feb. 17, 1910 Browning files the patent for the 1911 It would serve as the official United States military sidearm for almost 75 years. https://www.instagram.com/p/BB5J-1HKhTl/?taken-by=gunwebsites #GunChannels #1911 https://www.instagram.com/p/BQtCkY4AS9W/?taken-by=gunwebsites https://www.instagram.com/p/BQtCtPYAAqh/?taken-by=gunwebsites
Maxwell Atchisson – Born
Feb 17, 1930 - Feb 15, 2003 Maxwell G. Atchisson - (73) AA12 (Atchisson Assault 12), Lightning Link, 1972 - .22 caliber conversion kit for the AR-15 granted twenty-four patents ne Gun
Hiram Percy Maxim (66) Died
Hiram Percy MaximSept 2, 1869 - Feb 17, 1936 age 66 * He was the son of Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor of the Maxim Machine gun Hiram Percy Maxim patented a suppressor for firearms in 1908 Also invented a … Continue reading
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Tiahrt Amendment (2003)
February 20, 2003 proposed by Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) prohibited the ATF from publicly releasing data showing where criminals purchased their firearms only law enforcement officers or prosecutors
Yevgeny Dragunov – Born
Yevgeny Fyodorovich Dragunov (71)(Евге́ний Фёдорович Драгуно́в) Born Feb 20, 1920 – Aug 4, 1991 1939 - Began military service 1959 - Dragunov submitted his design for the SVD 1963 - SVD accepted into Soviet military service https://www.instagram.com/p/BXaVLjOgRY7/?taken-by=gunwebsites
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Robin Moore (82) Died
Robert Lowell "Robin" Moore, Jr.(October 31, 1925 – February 21, 2008) an American writer who is most known for his books The Green Berets The French Connection A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy The Happy Hooker: My Own Story … Continue reading
Eugene Reising (Died)
Eugene Reising Nov 26, 1884 – Feb 21, 1967 USA M50 Reising 1938 One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military more than 60 firearm patents Worked with: Harrington & Richardson Mossberg & Sons … Continue reading
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CCW in National Parks (2010)
Feb. 22, 2010 A U.S. federal rule change took effect allowing visitors to carry a loaded gun into a park or wildlife refuge as long as the person had a permit for a concealed weapon (CCW) and the state where … Continue reading
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.223 Day
oday is the day we give attention to our beloved #GopherRoundFebruary 23rd Feb 23 2/23 .223 #ammo #AR15 #AmmoCollecting #Bullets #Feb23rd #Happy223Day #556x45#556 #NotMyRifleBullet Bonus #TacticalQuiz can you ID whats in this photo? https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ3OhdrAo4h/?taken-by=gunwebsites
U.S. Marines raise the America flag on Iwo Jima (1945)
February 23, 1945 six United States Marines raised a U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II a photograph was first published in Sunday newspapers on February 25, 1945
Ludwig Vorgrimler – Died (71)
Ludwig Vorgrimler September 7, 1912 – February 23, 1983 (71) German Firearm Inventor 1950 - CETME
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James Paris Lee – Died (72)
James Paris Lee - (72) August 9, 1831 – February 24, 1904 Inventor invented action and magazine used in Lee–Metford and Lee–Enfield 1843 - built his first gun at the age of 12 1861 - Developed a breech loading cartridge conversion … Continue reading
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Frank Fiamingo – Born
Frank Fiamingo Feb 25, 1949 2010 – Founder of New Jersey Second Amendment Society Past President of the New Jersey Second Amendment Society (NJ2AS)
Samuel Colt’s 1st Revolving Firearm – Patented
Feb 25, 1836 Samuel Colt’s 1st Revolving Firearm - Patented
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“Buffalo Bill” Cody (born)
William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody Feb 26, 1846 - Jan 10, 1917 Born in Iowa Territory opened Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show in Omaha, Nebraska launching a genre of outdoor entertainment that thrived for three decades and survived, in fits … Continue reading
Richard Gatling (85) Died
Richard Gatling(Sep 12, 1818 - Feb 26, 1903) Gatling gun was named after him #GatlingGun #GunWebsites https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ_RjZkgdtD/?taken-by=gunwebsites
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Browning BAR Demonstrated to U.S. Army
Browning BAR adopted by U.S. Army Feb 27, 1917 Adopted by the U.S. Army as the "Model 1918" - or M1918. “On May 1, 1917, the Secretary of War convened an ordnance panel to test and recommend for adoption a light machine gun … Continue reading
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William Fairbairn – Born
William E. Fairbairn February 28, 1885 – June 20, 1960 1901 - British Royal Marine Police Officer 1907 - Shanghai Police during the interwar period 1941 - Trained allied special forces during World War II Received the U.S. Legion of Merit (Officer grade) at … Continue reading
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (1994)
Feb 28, 1994 Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act Brady Law, imposing a wait-period to buy a hand-gun, went into effect. It amended the #1968GCA and imposed a 5-day waiting period for handgun purchases (now gone) Required a new National Instant Criminal Background Check … Continue reading
Waco Siege (1993)
Waco Siege February 28 and April 19, 1993 The raid & 51 day siege of a compound of the Branch Davidians, carried out by Federal and Texas State Law Enforcement and U.S. military 4 ATF agents killed, 16 wounded. 6 Branch Davidians killed on February … Continue reading