Rebel 17 Wet Tumbler Repair – Garand Thumb Blog Fix for a Broken Belt On Garand Thumb Blog, we cover the real side of shooting, reloading, and gear maintenance — the kind of things that never make it into polished … Continue reading →

If you’ve ever fallen down the YouTube rabbit hole of old guns (perhaps watching Garand Thumb himself on YouTube), you know the allure of America’s classic service rifles. The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is basically Disneyland for those of us … Continue reading →

Camp Perry, the Bataan Death March, and Port Clinton’s M1 Carbine Legacy As a Port Clinton visitor and service rifle enthusiast, I never expected a routine grocery run to Bassett’s Market to lead me into World War II history. Yet … Continue reading →

Camp Perry Chronicles: A Wild Week of Heat, Delays, and Hilarity This past week at Camp Perry was nothing short of an adventure. The heat was on, and so were the delays—thanks to the ever-reliable KTS targets in the P100 … Continue reading →

Fix it. Finish it. Argue later. You’re standing there like a tax-paying citizen. “With bolts closed on empty chambers…LOAD.” Drop to position, squeeze off one shot—and your mag chokes. Or worse, it jams before the first round even gets out. … Continue reading →

A decade ago, I stood on the firing line with my M1 Garand, a cheap spotting scope, and more excitement than skill. I’d barely survived my first trip to the pits, couldn’t zero an A2 to save my life, and … Continue reading →