I just came across this video, which is the first in a series by IMT on Eugene Stoner. Definitely worth a watch.
https://youtu.be/5xmtQ9f7NuY
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I just came across this video, which is the first in a series by IMT on Eugene Stoner. Definitely worth a watch.
https://youtu.be/5xmtQ9f7NuY
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Very interesting, thank you for the post.
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Good. Some insights from Stoner on the initial issues of M-16s in Vietnam. 85,000 rifles without cleaning gear and ball powder without meaningful testing. What could go wrong?
I knew the story but it still made me shake my head—again.
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Probably most worthwhile 30 minutes of the day.
Saw an old acquaintance in one of the stills.
Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the President... - Theodore Roosevelt, Lincoln and Free Speech, Metropolitan Magazine, Volume 47, Number 6, May 1918.
Every Communist must grasp the truth. Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. Our principle is that the Party commands the gun, and the gun must never be allowed to command the Party Mao Zedong, 6 November, 1938 - speech to the Communist Patry of China's sixth Central Committee
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Originally Posted by Dienekes
Read The Gun by CJ Chivers.
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Excellent read.
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Chuck, we miss ya man.
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Nice find!
If I could have just one wish on M4C for Christmas, since we can't pick Stoner's brain directly, it would be to see an AMA with Jim Sullivan--though with some sorts around here, along with the disaster when RedState had an open "town hall" with Newt Gingrich many years ago, I can understand why management would never take such a risk.
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good book, But I would recommend The Great Rifle Controversy by Ezell with the Foreward by Stoner himself. It's got much more AR-15/M16 specific info. It's very hard to find though.
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Stoner didn't even have a college degree. Not too shabby. His 5.56 Stoner was a beast, too
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Saved it for later but sounds very interesting. Thanks
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