Collaborate Disseminate
The Trijicon Ventus looks like a set of binoculars, but in actuality it’s the world’s first hand-held device capable of providing three-dimensional wind data at multiple points between a shooter and a target up to 500 yards (457 m) away.Continue Readin… Continue reading Ventus: The world-first hand-held 3D wind-mapping rangefinder
[CutTransformGlue] recently posted a build video for “Making Rey’s Star Wars Blaster“, embedded after the break. The construction uses layered MDF sheets to build up the blaster, and it’s a treat to see it taking shape, ending with an amazing paint job. It’s a good way to learn about the techniques used to bring such props to life and help you hone your skills. But digging deeper led us down an awesome rabbit hole.
[CutTransformGlue] got plans for Rey’s Blaster from the Punished Props Academy – a prop and costume making team from Seattle committed to “transforming passionate fans into …read more
Continue reading A Trove of Cosplay Prop Making Tutorials and Blueprints
People unfamiliar with shooting sports sometimes fail to realize the physicality of getting a bullet to go where you want it to. In the brief but finite amount of time that the bullet is accelerating down the barrel, the tiniest movement of the gun can produce enormous changes in its trajectory, and the farther away your target is, the bigger the potential error introduced by anticipating recoil or jerking the trigger.
Like many problems this one is much easier to fix with what you can quantify, which is where this DIY rifle accelerometer can come in handy. There are commercial …read more
Continue reading Rifle-Mounted Sensor Shows What Happens During Shot
In a video essay, two filmmakers explore the ‘kill houses’ where SWAT teams train, where one patented technology blurs the line between fake and real. Continue reading Foam Sweet Foam: The Bullet-Eating Furniture Used to Prepare for Active Shooters
Octoprint is one of those must-have apps for 3D printers. All you need is a Raspberry Pi, an SD card, and a USB cable, and you can control your 3D printer from anywhere in the house. Of course, some people take it too far and open up their Octoprint to the greater Internet. Gizmodo reports thousands of people are doing so, with possible dire consequences. Choice quotes: “Imagine waking up in the morning to find that your 3D printer was used to produce a gun” and “Once again, 3D guns come to mind”. Yes, they referenced 3D printed guns twice …read more
A lawsuit to prevent the distribution of 3D-printed gun designs is five years too late, and is the latest example of the Streisand Effect in action. Continue reading Trying to Ban 3D-Printed Guns Will Only Make Them More Popular
Google says it is ‘coordinating with authorities.’ Continue reading San Bruno Police Are Responding to a Shooting at YouTube HQ
InRange TV says it’s “decentralizing” its firearms reviews and tutorials, and publishing them on Pornhub. Continue reading A Gun Channel Moves to Pornhub After YouTube Ban on Firearms
No more selling guns, or tutorials on how to make silencers and high capacity magazines. Continue reading YouTube Bans DIY and Commercially Focused Gun Videos
Conspiracy theories are really just another way of trying to make sense of the world. Continue reading Mass Shootings Attract Conspiracy Theories Because the Reality Is Too Bleak to Accept