AmmoNation

Hey guyz,
give a hand to James Yeager to film AmmoNation, just press play and listen to him explaining the project.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1114285334/ammonation

 So what is AMMONATION? Aren't you sick and tired of the mainstream media telling you that all 
gun owners are a bunch of right wing wackos? US TOO! We want to portray the people that take 
guns and training seriously in a 100% no bullshit fashion! We will also be BIASED by showing the 
world how positive and rewarding gun ownership and proficiency can be. 
 James Yeager will run the production of this documentary front to back. His already wildly popular 
YouTube channel is a success because of his "tell it like it is" personality and his unwillingness to 
take shit off any person. His background as an undercover cop, police sniper, SWAT team leader, 
High Risk Civilian Contractor and world renowned Tactical Instructor make him ideal to head this 
project. He will use his tenacious style and aggressive flair to create a program unlike any you have 
ever seen! 
 In this documentary you will follow a group of James Yeager’s Tactical Response students (some 
with law enforcement experience, some current or prior military duty and some civilians with a little 
training and some with a LOT) through intensive and gut wrenching scenarios.Training which will 
 test both their physical and mental boundaries. Think embedded cameramen. That means no sound 
stage! No rehearsals! No phony drama! No actors! Real stress! Real emotion and REAL DANGER!

Defcad.com

http://www.defcad.com/

Sniper 101 - TiborasaurusRex channel

Hey guys, I want to share with you an excellent playlist called Sniper 101 on

TiborasaurusRex youtube channel.

As the name suggest its a series of video tutorials about long range shooting, each video last an
average of 25 minutes and address an specific topic, at the moment there are 37 videos and it seems
he plans to continue adding more.

TiborasaurusRex really knows what he is talking about and seems to be a really cool guy,
you should check his videos and sub to his channel.

If you read this man, thanks a lot for you great work and keep the videos coming :D

Terminal ballistics reality

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Terminal ballistics, as defined in the wikipedia is a sub-field of ballistics that studies the behavior
of a projectile when it hits its target. Based on the terminal ballistic properties of a projectile we
can talk about its stopping power when hitting a living target, and that brings me to the origin of
this post.

A lot of studies about stopping power are demonstrated using ballistic gel and as much as it can
resemble human flesh, the gel doesn't have bones, or tendons and for sure it fails to demonstrate
the gory results of a hi speed bullet ventilating someone.

So, in order to complement those clean scientific studies using gel we need to look at the darkside
of this matter, Vincent J.M. DiMaio wrote a great book about it called "Gunshot Wounds:
Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic Techniques", you can buy it but is fooking
expensive, like 125 bucks, also you can ask google and find a copy to see if you really want to
expend that money on it.

But anyway, that book was written by the nation's foremost authority on gunshot wounds and
forensic techniques as they relate to firearm injuries, Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of
Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic Techniques, Second Edition provides critical information on
gunshot wounds and the weapons and ammunition used to inflict them. The book describes
practical aspects of ballistics, wound ballistics, and the classification of various wounds caused by
handguns, bang guns, rifles, and shotguns. The final chapters explain autopsy technique and
procedure and laboratory analysis relating to weapons and gunshot evidence.

Just in case you didn't notice I copy & pasted the product description :D

But the problem with that book, is that it explains a lot about gunshot wounds, but doesn't show
much. Yes it has some pictures, but you need more and in color to get at least a glimpse of the
real thing.

So I found a blog that does just that, and besides it shows the cruelty of Mexican Drug War
where 15,273 were killed just in 2010, that blog is called "Blog del Narco", and it shows pictures
and videos depicting the results of the confrontations among the different cartels or the killings
that happen everyday in Mexico, sadly for a lot of you that blog is written in spanish.

Be careful the content of the blog is extremely graphic, you can find it at
http://www.blogdelnarco.com

EDIT: 11/08/11 they changed their +18 content to the following URL

http://www.cerodos.com/
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Massad Ayoob - Shoot To Live

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In this great video Massad Ayoob will talk about what happens in a gunfight, shot placement,
pistol vs. shotgun, 45 vs. 9mm and lots more. He focuses on four "Keys to Survival" - Awareness,
Tactics, Skill, Equipment.
He provides real world info, not Hollywood, from his extended experience as LEO and full time
instructor.

There are 8 parts, the first one is here, the link to the others are below.



(Part 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RC0yLWnusU
(Part 3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC7NrupS_gA
(Part 4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOQOA_Lq1W4
(Part 5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVrB2JYkuP4
(Part 6) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kjt4TLrcEo
(Part 7) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2KDHilBJyw
(Part 8) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvgrsdWFHsw

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Benelli Shotgun Amazing Shots

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This guy is amazing, enjoy!

How does a Glock works?

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Glock is a weapons manufacturer headquartered in Deutsch-Wagram, Austria, named after its
founder, Gaston Glock. While the company is best known for its line of striker-fired polymer-framed
pistols, it also produces field knives and entrenching tools.

Glock handguns are currently used by a majority of US law enforcement agencies and military
personnel. Glock handguns are also very popular with civilians for personal protection and practical
shooting, and the company sponsors a competitive shooting team which travels worldwide. It
currently produces 39 models of handguns. The US-led Multi-National Force - Iraq has equipped
the Iraqi military and the Iraqi National Police with Glock sidearms.



(Plase right click and then push Play until I found how the fuck make this thing work or visit http://www.genitron.com/Basics/Glock23/P2Glock.html)

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Slow Motion Bullet Impacts

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No wordz, just enjoy the beauty of destruction :D





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Failure To Field The Right Robots Costs Lives

(via National Defense Magazine)



Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, commanding general
of Fort Hood, Texas, and the Army’s 3rd
Armored Corps, has lost 155 soldiers in
combat in Iraq. The lives of 80 percent,
or 122 of them, would have been saved if
the right robots had been in place, he said
at a recent industry conference.

“There’s got to be a sense of urgency
here. I am so tired of going to
[technology] demonstrations,” Lynch
said.

Not only has the Army failed to field the
right kinds of robots that would save war
fighters’ lives, it has not fielded any
robots to Iraq or Afghanistan at all, he
said at the Association for Unmanned
Vehicle Systems International conference
in Washington, D.C.




That claim may have come as a shock to those at the conference. Hundreds of unmanned aerial
vehicles fly over the two theaters of operations today. The exploits of the explosive ordnance
disposal teams and the robots they employ to clear roadside bombs are well known. But Lynch
doesn’t consider those devices robots because they require humans to control them remotely.

“I’m talking about a system that has a certain degree of autonomy,” he said.

Lynch has unique credentials he can use to back up his claims. He has commanded troops in
combat and holds a master’s degree in robotics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

He came to the conference in the nation’s capital to deliver a few blunt messages: that the
military has failed to field life-saving robotics technologies; research and development dollars are
being spent unwisely; and many of the robotics systems that could be saving lives are mature
enough to be fielded today.

“Senior leaders are told they have robots in the battlefield. So the senior leaders think we don’t
need any more,” he said.

Robot developers expressed support for Lynch.

“I love Gen. Lynch because he brings his absolute passion as a commander… for how important
it is for us on the acquisition side to get the tools in the hands of the war fighter,” said Marine
Corps Col. James Braden, project manager at the robotics systems joint project office. His
organization is responsible for fielding non-EOD ground robots in the military.

Braden said he has had several philosophical discussions with Lynch on the definition of the word
“robot” and whether any had been fielded in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Lynch likened the military’s research and development robotics strategy to fertilizing a flower
bed. If one doesn’t have enough fertilizer, it’s not productive if one spreads it so thin that nothing
will grow. The gardener has to concentrate his limited resources on a few flowers, he said.

There is so much money being thrown at high-flying ideas that essential life-saving robotics
technologies are not receiving the dollars they need, he added.

“Everybody has got an idea and I’ve seen these ideas for the past 25 years,” Lynch said. “You
can’t make everybody happy. You got to be able to say, ‘That’s interesting, but not that
interesting. But, by God, this is important.’”

There are four applications where the military needs to place all its robotics research and
development funds, he said.

The first is route clearance.

The armored Buffalo and Husky vehicles are excellent at clearing routes, he said. The problem is
that they have soldiers inside them.

“So when they come across that [improvised explosive device] and the IED detonates, there is a
real good chance that a soldier was killed or severely injured,” Lynch said. “We’ve got to get
those kids out of those route clearance vehicles, and I know the technology today allows us to do
that.”

Col. Greg Gonzalez, project manager of the Army’s unmanned aerial systems office took
exception to Lynch’s assertion that unmanned systems hadn’t been applied effectively to the
IED problem.

Lynch’s assertion ignores the work that unmanned aerial vehicles have done in spotting
insurgents planting roadside bombs and then calling in ground forces to react, Gonzalez said at
the conference. “To say that we haven’t provided funding or capability to do those types of
things is a little shortsighted.”

The second application Lynch wants to see more focus on is persistent stare.

To defeat the IED threat, soldiers are tasked to keep watch on “hotspots” — places where
insurgents repeatedly go back to plant the roadside bombs.

Lynch said seven soldiers under his command were killed and three were captured because they
were out watching IED hotspots. “That didn’t have to happen.”

Robots can take the soldiers’ places, he said. They can continuously keep watch on an area, and if
nefarious activity is spotted, “We can take appropriate action. … We can kill those bastards
before they plant the IEDs,” he added.

That includes mounting a weapon on the robot, he said.

Armed ground robots have sparked controversy during the last two years. Army combatant
commanders have asked for armed tele-operated ground robots, and one version, the special
weapons observation remote reconnaissance direct action system, or SWORDS, was fielded. The
concept was to have the robots venture out into exposed areas and fire weapons at targets
without exposing troops on the ground to danger. However, these robots were never used as
intended. Senior Army officers ordered that they be stationary and placed behind sandbags.

Lynch insisted after the speech that this technology is ready to be used.

“There’s a resistance saying that armed ground robots are not ready for the battlefield. I’m not
of that camp,” he told National Defense.

That includes the robot autonomously firing the weapon or, in other words, shooting without a
human in the decision loop, he said. SWORDS never had that feature, and the idea of armed
autonomous robots firing guns on the battlefield remains controversial. But Lynch was steadfast.

“I believe we can do automatic target recognition ... to allow that capability. Autonomously,” he
repeated.

Lynch’s third priority is “convoy following.” The military needs to move massive quantities of
supplies overland, including fuel and water. Insurgents have taken advantage of this by planting
roadside bombs. These trucks can drive themselves, Lynch said.

“Why in the world does every cab have to be occupied by a human being?” he asked. “Why can’t
we just have the lead vehicle manned? I’ve seen that technology demonstrated many times over
the last 20 years, but it’s still not fielded.”

The top three requirements on his list are all IED related, Lynch noted. Studies show that this
will be the insurgent’s weapon of choice for the foreseeable future.
Indeed, recent casualty reports from Afghanistan have borne this out. The Taliban has taken up
this tactic, and roadside bomb attacks have increased as troops have surged into the provinces
this summer.

Furthermore, Lynch said, studies have also shown that the Army will be deploying 10 brigades
in the next 10 years. Investing in these counter-IED technologies and fielding them as soon as
possible will save lives, he said.

The final requirement is for a “robotic wingman” — an unmanned vehicle that will mirror the
movements of others with a certain degree of autonomy.

It’s wrong to assume that major combat operations will never return and future battles will all
mimic the Iraq insurgency, he said. Combat vehicles such as tanks can operate with autonomy
alongside manned vehicles.

“If you have four tanks in a platoon, and each has four kids in a tank, is that really necessary?”

Braden said when Lynch’s troops deploy next year he will receive some of the technologies on his
wish list.

“Will they be as good as he wants? Will they meet his metrics? Never.” Lynch will continue to
ask program managers to push the technology forward, Braden said.

Convoy-following and persistent stare, “I think we can do. Route clearance is going to be a really
tough technical challenge,” he added.

The wing-man concept? “That’s probably closer to doable. We need to push testing to show
people what we got,” Braden said.

“The resourcing will be a challenge because as good as we get, as quick as we get, we still have to
marry the requirement to the resource. But I am optimistic we can give him some great tools to
take forward into an operational assessment.”

Lynch, despite his stated weariness of technology demonstrations, set up a “robotics rodeo” at
Fort Hood the first week of September. He wanted vendors to come to the base and show their
wares as long as they fit into the four “life-saving” categories.

Key to the rodeo’s success would be the presence of decision makers who could see for
themselves that these technologies were mature and ready to go into battle.

“If we’re not fielding, we’re failing,” said Lynch, repeating an acquisition community mantra.

Braden agreed. “We need people like him pushing. We need the passionate three-stars to stand
behind how important this is. We need to push the things he’s asking for.”

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Ripsaw MS1 UGV

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This is the Ripsaw MS1, built by the Howe brothers, its a teleoperated UGV (Unmaned Ground
Vehicle) and also is the fastest tracked vehicle in the world.

• 650 HP.
• 0-50 mph in 3.5 seconds.
• Max speed 80 mph.

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Sarcos and Exoskeletons

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Sup guyz, I found these two exoskeletons, one from Raytheon and the other from Berkeley
Bionics, anyone who had to walk for hours with a 100 lb backpack will instantly appreciate them.

Raytheon Company’s research facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, is developing a robotic suit for the
soldier of tomorrow. The exoskeleton is essentially a wearable robot that amplifies its wearer’s
strength, endurance and agility. Reminiscent of super heroes depicted in comic books and
Hollywood movies, the bleeding edge technology effectively blurs the lines between science
fiction and reality. So much so, that Popular Science magazine recently likened Raytheon’s
exoskeleton to the “Iron Man” depicted in the blockbuster movie of the same name.

Built from a combination of sensors, actuators and controllers, the futuristic suit enables a user
to easily carry a man on his back or lift 200 pounds several hundred times without tiring. Yet,
the suit, which is being developed for the U.S. Army, is also agile enough to let its wearer kick a
soccer ball, punch a speed bag, or climb stairs and ramps with ease.

Dr. Stephen Jacobsen leads this project and the Raytheon Sarcos team. He sees his work as a
combination of art, science, engineering and design. “People call it different things. Sometimes
they call it inventing, sometimes they call it engineering. Sometimes they call it being a mad
scientist. To us, it’s the process of getting together, understanding the problems, goals and then
designing something to satisfy the need.” Development of the exoskeleton has been underway
since 2000, when Jacobsen realized that if humans could work alongside robots, they should also
be able to work inside robots.

Exoskeleton test engineer Rex Jameson echoes his boss’ commitment and says he has one of the
best jobs in the company. “We get to write programs and we see them working on actual robots;
that’s very exciting. As far as software engineering goes, this job is about as good as it gets.”







Berkeley Bionics, designs and manufactures lower extremity exoskeletons to augment human
strength and endurance during locomotion. Berkeley Bionics exoskeletons increase wearer's
strength while decreasing their metabolic cost of walking. The company is also attacking the
technological barriers to a practical, affordable exoskeleton for civilian and medical applications,
particularly to assist patients with neurological or muscular mobility disorders. These powered
human exoskeletons would allow their wearers to walk upright without the strain and muscular
effort required by today's unpowered orthotic devices.



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Predator Drones

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General characteristics

• Crew: none
• Length: 27 ft (8.22 m)
• Wingspan: 48.7 ft (14.8 m (dependent on block of aircraft))
• Height: 6.9 ft (2.1 m)
• Wing area: 123.3 sq ft[49] (11.5 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,130 lb[50] (512 kg)
• Loaded weight: 2,250 lb (1,020 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 2,250 lb[50] (1,020 kg)
• Powerplant: 1× Rotax 914F turbocharged Four-cylinder engine, 115 hp[50] (86 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 135 mph (117 knots, 217 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 81–103 mph (70–90 knots, 130–165 km/h)
• Stall speed: 62 mph (54 knots (dependent on weight of aircraft), 100 km/h)
• Range: >2,000 nm[51] (3,704 km, 2,302 miles)
• Service ceiling: 25,000 ft [50] (7,620 m)

Armament

2 hard points

• 2 × AGM-114 Hellfire (MQ-1B)
• 2 × AIM-92 Stinger (unknown number) (MQ-1B)

The following 2 pictures are from the MQ-9 Reaper, Predator's big brother.
The MQ-9 is a larger and more capable aircraft than the earlier MQ-1 Predator. It can use
MQ-1's ground systems. The MQ-9 has a 950-shaft-horsepower (712 kW) turboprop engine, far
more powerful than the Predator's 115 hp (86 kW) piston engine. The increase in power allows
the Reaper to carry 15 times more ordnance and cruise at three times the speed of the MQ-1.









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Wired for War

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The other day I bumped on CNN with a documentary about autonomous weapons systems and
remote controlled weapons, like the Predator UAV, that at first it only took pictures but then it was
equipped with Hellfire missiles.
In the documentary a guy called P.W.Singer was interviewed, he is the author of a book called
"Wired for War" which I'm looking for but can't find yet :S
Anyway I found in ted.com the video of a conference he gave on military robots and the future of
war, this shit rocks guyz, enjoy it :D



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