"competition shooting"
2 episodes tagged with this keyword
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Mark Koernke discussed preparedness equipment and firearms on Weapons Wednesday, reviewing tactical gear deals from airrattle.com and airsoftgi.com including BDU shirts, gloves, and camo jumpsuits. He critiqued Hillary Clinton's handling of classified documents and Washington State's Initiative 1491 gun seizure measure. The bulk of the episode focused on AR-15 rifle design, history, and optimization, including discussion of the AR-18, Eugene Stoner's rifle designs, M16 variants, handguard systems, and free-floating barrel technology. Koernke covered historical police weapons like barbed billy clubs and compared modern competition rifle designs to historical German rifles like the Gewehr 88 and 1917 Enfield. Callers contributed technical questions about handguard systems and custom 1911 pistols.
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Mark Koernke hosted an extended interview with Dave Lauck of Spyder Firearms about .50 caliber rifle systems, specifically the Ferret 50 modular upper receiver platform. The discussion covered technical specifications including barrel options, wildcat cartridge development, recoil management through muzzle brakes, optics recommendations ranging from budget to premium scopes, and the simplicity of converting standard AR-15 lower receivers. Koernke and Lauck also discussed the 50 Caliber Shooters Association, international competition shooting, and efforts to secure military base range access on the East Coast for sanctioned matches.