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I have decided to write a no nonsense list of things that the average gun owner should know. I will not be able to cover everything in one commentary but I will write an easy to understand list so that you may print it out for reference. I can easily tell where there is confusion by the questions I get in emails sent to me and in the phone calls I get. I still try and always help every one that contacts me.

My intent is and has always been to help honest and decent people every where. Its never been about money or the bank on FRANKLIN ave. Its about honesty and integrity that so many people lack.

A. When some one tells me they are having smoke stack jams, it is usually the result of weak ammo that is out of sync with their recoil spring in a semi auto pistol. If you limp wrist a pistol this same condition can happen.

B. When some one tells me that their semi auto pistol jams, I must know many more details in order for me to determine what the problem is. I must know if the bullet itself is pointing up toward the hood of the chamber or down toward the bottom of the ramp. Please be more detailed when you write me. I must know what ammo is being used and if its factory or reloaded ammunition.

C. In order to adjust the sights on a gun, you are to move the rear sight in the direction you want the bullet to go. Example - if you are grouping your shots to the left you must move your rear sight to the right. We are talking about adjustable sights and not a scope.

D. If you are unable to move your rear sight, you can move your front sight to correct the problem. Example - if you are grouping your shots to the left you must move your front sight to the left.

E. In the past 30 years of dry firing pistols I have only had one Colt revolver firing pin break because it was too brittle. Other than that I have never had a problem dry firing a handgun.

F. If you have a small down sized 1911 style pistol, you must set up the extractor different than if you have the larger five inch government model. The smaller 1911 style pistols lack the slide weight they need for proper cycling, so the factories use stronger dual recoil springs to make up for lack of slide weight. If your pistol has an internal extractor it is a different ball game.

G. You must always remember that when a factory tells you that you have a three inch barrel, in a 45 acp about one inch is the length of the chamber. In reality you only have about 2 inches of rifling. I personally would not carry a handgun like this using a 230 grain fully jacketed 45 acp cartridge.

H. When you use a very short barrel you must select a cartridge that uses a very fast burning powder and many companies now add a flash suppressant chemical to keep the flame down, so you do not lose your night vision. I would use a light fast projectile.

I. In a full size government 1911 pistol I only use a conventionally wound recoil spring with a 16 lb. rating. I do not buy or like these variable springs, they do not belong in a street gun.

J. When concentrating on sights, the most important factor in my opinion is the color of the front sight. In a night sight version, you really only need a front night sight. I like to paint my front sights using fluorescent yellow or orange.

K. When you have a double action only revolver it will be more accurate for you if you can learn to pull the trigger back about 3/4 of the way and then line up your target before pulling that last 1/4 inch and you will tighten up your groups. Do not wrap your finger in too deep around the trigger.

L. The caliber wars are still going on as well as which magazines are best for the 1911 design. ITS BULLET PLACEMENT. REPEAT, ITS BULLET PLACEMENT. To believe that a 230 grain 45 acp hardball with a velocity of 750 feet per second will do it all regardless of where the hit is, this is pure BS.... ITS BULLET PLACEMENT.

M. As for magazines for the 1911 pistol there are many factors involved such as whether your magazine is sitting up high enough in your frame. Using a weak spring so that you can have 8 shots is a terrible mistake. I think that Virgil Tripp's "COBRA" magazines are excellent. www.trippresearch.com I did not say your other brands are all bad, I just gave you my opinion as to the best magazine that can be bought for your 1911 pistol.

N. There is no point in buying any handgun unless parts are readily available. In my case of favoring the HK P7 M8 - I realize that parts are sometimes hard to find and the pistol is so valuable to me personally that I would suggest having a second P7 in case you must canabalize one for parts. This P7 is the best 9mm on the planet.

O. When some one tells you that you must lower the ejection port and put in a roll over notch in your 1911 slide for reliability, ask them why the HK P7 which has a very small ejection port opening and yet it does "NOT" jam if good ammo is used and you keep the gas retard system clean.

P. In a 22 caliber semi auto guns you will find that as wax builds up in the chamber as it has been fired about 100 times your reliability of feeding and extraction goes down. Any 22 caliber semi auto must be kept clean as most all the bullets are wax coated and this has good and bad points. If you will just spray your feed ramp and chamber using LPS Micro X you can eliminate this problem. Keep it clean...

Q. Never use a lubricant on the extractor or breech face of your semi auto pistol or rifle because if oil gets into a primer you will hear a click instead of a bang. I suggest that you seal all the primers of your carry ammunition. This is a must for serious people.

R. When shooting a revolver, if its where you can easily remove the cylinder such as in a SW, you must clean the yoke and crane so that it will continue to rotate freely. This is very important for reliability.

S. Do not think you can just change hammer and trigger return springs and get a good reliable action. This is pure BS. I am able to change springs because I understand how to remove the friction out of the action which then allows me to use reduced power springs.

T. There is a lot to be said about spring wire. Some spring wire is purchased pre heat treated and other type wire is purchased basically raw and after its turned it must be sent out for heat treating and stress relieved and shot peened. Its not that easy to make superior springs.

U. If you use a stronger recoil spring in your semi auto pistol or rifle and use the standard possibly weak magazine spring your slide or semi auto bolt will be out of sync and a jam is in the making. What I am saying is your slide will be cycling too fast for the bullets to come up from your magazine. There is a reason that factory engineers have selected a specific poundage rated spring for the ammunition they recommend.

V. These new pistols that have a light rail, also have a downside as it will be harder to find a holster for newer models. I for one will never put a light in front of me unless it has a strobe effect like the Blackhawk Gladius. www.blackhawk.com

W. For those that are buying very high dollar production 1911 pistols, these are not custom pistols, these are put together using different people for different operations. Do not be fooled into thinking that a hi dollar $2000. production pistol is super great internally. I have no doubt they look nice externally but you sure would not want me to disassemble it front of you and show you what you have, under high magnification. You would come unglued.

X. When in the past I made a custom 1911 pistol, I would need 90 hours to make it completely. These companies that make hi dollar production pistols could never exist in business unless they can assemble their pistols in a very reasonable amount of time.

Y. You must be aware of shops around the country that work on handguns and or rifles. There are many good people out there but many work on commission only and very little salary. Time is money and there is a limit to how much time they can spend on your project. I am not talking about the owner of the company, I am talking about their employees.

Z. The smallest sensible caliber that should be considered for a single handgun is a 380 acp. I carry a second or third handgun in a 22 magnum caliber but never as a primary weapon. The smallest caliber I depend on is a very hot +P+ 9mm cartridge. There are many factors involved in my decision. DO NOT EVER CARRY A PORTED HANDGUN, ITS ALL BS.

Please let me know if you like this type of commentary. Email me at tjacobson@houston.rr.com

THANKS FOR COMING TO MY WORLD OF REALTY.

Israel's warning to Iran
Jewish state adds stick to carrot policy

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Author: Joseph Farah

© 2005 G2 Bulletin
Publishing date: 12.01.2006 18:29

The sudden illness of Ariel Sharon, Israel’s prime minister and top defense strategist, cast a dark shadow on many critical matters on the Israeli political agenda. The acute Iran dilemma, and Tehran’s statements indicating the Islamic Republic is planning to go ahead with its military-grade nuclear development, is by far the most serious. As more rhetoric from Iran is flooding world media, it is evident the European Union group of Britain, Germany and France, have failed in its diplomatic efforts to reason with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and have decided to refer the problem to the U.N. Security Council.

This move is supported by the U.S. administration, but not by Russia and China who both might veto an anti-Iran resolution. The consultations between Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Russia’s Vladimir Putin are obviously also on hold. The political and diplomatic activity over Iran’s nuclear plans could easily be bogged down in U.N. bureaucratic red tape. The U.N.’s endemic inefficiency, whether unintentional or deliberate, does not mean, however, the Israeli military will also put on hold its plans to solve the issue should all other efforts fail. Last week in Tel Aviv analysts mentioned a statement made by the outgoing military Chief of Intelligence General Aharon Zeevi-Farkash, who said March 1 could be the time limit for diplomatic means to deter Iran’s plans.

What Zeevi actually conveyed was an implied warning to Iran that playing around with fire after March 2006 might result in severe consequences. Sources in Tel Aviv and in several European capitals, say Zeevi’s remarks were based on a military planned timetable toward a possible D-Day to take the Iranian military nuclear plant out of the strategic threat.

Gen. Dan Halutz General Dan Halutz, Israel’s chief of staff and former air force commander, intentionally selected to be the first chief of staff to come from the air force, last week said there are several military means to deal with the problem. Although his statement was somewhat vague, especially against the background drama surrounding Sharon’s illness, those who know Halutz, and more specifically those who are acquainted with the Israeli air force, know that he is a of verbal restraint. He would not have made this statement without being sure the Israeli military machine would be as effective against the Iranian project as it was in 1981 against the Iraqi Ossiraq nuclear site.

In addition to the general’s statements, analysts, aware of the psychological warfare part of Israel’s military statements, pointed to the surprising disclosure of an exclusive Israeli air force unit called “the anti-aircraft imaging unit.” The Israel Air Force magazine re-published a story in December 2005 under the title: “Know Thy Enemy.” It deals specifically with the anti-aircraft missile threat, which could be the major obstacle in taking out the Iranian system. The special unit’s existence was until recently classified as top secret.

But not any more. Since 1996, the air force and the Rafael Weapons Development Authority have been jointly operating a unit of Soviet anti-aircraft systems similar to those in service in the Middle East.” The unit, based on thorough knowledge of Russian-made systems, is instrumental in the training of Israeli air force fighter pilots on how to survive anti-aircraft and radar threats, sometimes thousands of kilometers away from base. The unit also operates weapon systems captured from Arab armies, undisclosed purchased equipment and secret computer developments of systems identical to anti-aircraft systems presently used by Iran, and even systems directly ordered by Iran from the Russians to protect their nuclear assets.

The unit’s commanding officer described it as “the best playground where our pilots learn to deal with the real stuff.” Among others the unit operates Russian-made SA-6, SA-8, SA-2 and SA-3, full missile systems, radar-guided ZSU-23 anti-aircraft guns and simulators, including some purchased from General Dynamics who built the a simulator for the U.S. Air Force which is trying to tackle the same problem. The officer heading the imaging unit said significant emphasis is given to Russian, Chinese and North Korean-manufactured radar systems.

After the fall of the Soviet Union, the anti-aircraft imaging unit became more prominent when Eastern Bloc systems were more accessible. “We constantly update all new threats our pilots may have to deal with and when we learn of a new threat we find ways to bring the (foreign) know-how to us.” An interesting statement dealt with the fact former Soviet or Russian anti-aircraft officers who had immigrated to Israel. Some were attached to the unit such as the former commander of a Soviet an anti-aircraft missile battery, who was also an engineer in a development team of sophisticated Russian radar.

The air force also chose to reveal details of its cooperation with the Turkish air force including the deployment of Israeli fighter jets in Turkey and Turkish squadrons in Israel as part of a joint training program. Even Greece, which for years rejected any cooperation with Israel, recently announced its air force is also fully cooperating with the Israeli air force. This cooperation with regional air forces, especially with Turkey, which borders Iran in the east, is highly significant when mentioned in uncensored air force publications.

The Israeli air force’s capability in the past to destroy the Iraqi nuclear reactor, to take out the entire Syrian anti-aircraft system in Lebanon and to successfully attack PLO headquarters in far away Tunisia, should serve as a clear message to Iran there is a vast difference between rhetoric and reality and that if push comes to shove Iran will pay dearly for her controversial nuclear ambitions.

G2B contributor Yoram East

INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING
The passive Brits in Iraq
'Live-and-let-live' mission in Basra

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Author: Joseph Farah

© 2005 G2 Bulletin
Publishing date: 12.01.2006 18:12

A U.S. military source recently returned from Iraq says British forces have adopted timid techniques in their “peacekeeping” mission in and around Basra.

British troops in Iraqs The British officers, says the source, have adopted a “live and let live” policy – rarely leaving their forward operating bases. When they do leave, they walk on eggshells and are sure not to make waves among the Iraqi populace. Essentially, said the source, the Brits are doing nothing. He questioned the need for their continued presence in Iraq – which borders on counter-productive.

The Iraqis in the Basra area are sitting on one of two primary oil export sites (3 million barrels a day through one 48-inch diameter pipe guarded by troops “who don’t even know how many rounds they have for their weapons.” The source points out that a disruption in that oil flow would eliminate most of the income of people in southern Iraq.

Though there is little terrorist activity in that region, the British have adopted an attitude of complacency, he says. Meanwhile, says the source, the British are presiding over the primary smuggling route for Iranian arms, weapons, explosives and agents into Baghdad. “They know it very well, they have their agents – they just choose to do nothing about it,” says the source.

When the Marines went into Fallujah for the second time, the British forces sent troops to Baghdad to relieve U.S. assets. “Within 24 hours,” says the source, “many of their people were killed in Baghdad, simply because they tried to use the passive techniques that they get away with in Basra.”

Russia Prepares for Evacuation

As the U.S. and Iran prepare for war

January 13, 2006 by Mikhail Zygar, Ivan Safronov, Konstantin Lantratov Kommersant

The European Union decided to break off negotiations with Iran on its nuclear program. The final decision on the holding of an extraordinary meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the forwarding of the Iranian dossier to the UN Security Council will be made next week in London at negotiations with representatives of the United States, EU, Russia and China. Moscow has already made it clear that it will no longer cover for Iran, which removed the seals from its nuclear facilities yesterday.

Kommersant has learned that the Russian military delegation has Teheran, cutting off negotiations on the sale of S-300 complexes to it. An evacuation plan for the Russian specialists working in Iran is being developed in Moscow.Russia Washes Its HandsThe biggest news yesterday was that Russia supported the West's position on Iran. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticized Iran with unprecedented severity on radio station Ekho Moskvy.

He confirmed that Western countries intended to hold an unscheduled meeting of the IAEA to discuss Iran within weeks. Lavrov made it clear that Russia would support the proposal to forward the dossier on Iran to the UN Security Council, even though Moscow had opposed that step until now.“We shouldn't forget that Iran has a rather developed missile program,” Lavrov pointed out. “Medium- and long-range missiles. The continual declarations by Iranian leaders about Israel add fuel to the fire.

It all adds to the political arguments of those who say that Iran can be communicated with only through the UN Security Council.”Lavrov stipulated that “Iranian problem is not likely to be solved without the professional activity of the IAEA.” That phrase also indicates Moscow's readiness to drop its political support of Iran. If the Iranian dossier is forwarded to the Security Council, Iran will most likely refuse to cooperate with the IAEA and will expel its inspectors from the country. In that case, the “professional activity” of the agency will be impossible.

Russia was forced to stop its support of Iran. In the last few months, Iranian authorities humiliated Moscow several times by refusing its initiatives to act as an intermediary. Russia proposed solving the problem by enriching Iranian uranium by carrying the process out on its territory. Iran would then be insured against suspicions of attempting to set up a nuclear weapons program.

The West supported Russia's proposal and gave it time to convince Teheran. But Iranian authorities stated firmly that the Russian initiative was unacceptable and that Teheran had yet to hear any acceptable suggestions from Russia.Moscow changed its tune not because of that, but because Iran removed the IAEA seals from its centrifuges and renewed research on uranium enrichment.

Last Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called Lavrov and warned him that, after that, Washington would not wait for the next IAEA meeting in March, but would have the Iranian dossier transferred to the Security Council within the next few weeks.Teheran without ArmsClearly, Moscow has made the decision not to hinder a discussion on the Iranian problem in the Security Council, but to seek to temper it as much as possible, since the introduction of sanctions against Iran would damage Russian interest as well.

Russian diplomats at the UN will first try to delay the passage of a strong resolution and replace it with a call for Iran to return to the moratorium on uranium enrichment and to return to negotiations. In the event that sanctions are imposed, Russia will try to have the Bushehr project and everything connected with it, such as Russian supplies of nuclear fuel for the generating station, exempt from the sanctions.Nonetheless, Russia is not hiding its annoyance with the Iranians.

Kommersant has learned that, last Monday, the Russian delegation negotiating on the sale of S-300PMU-1 ballistic antiaircraft missiles to Iran. According to the information Kommersant obtained, the negotiations were cut off demonstratively as a sign of Moscow's disagreement with Teheran's handling of the atomic problem.Russia and Iran established military and technical contacts at the beginning of 2004, soon after the visit of Hasan Rohani, secretary of the Iranian supreme council of national security, to Moscow, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

According to Kommersant sources, that was when Teheran asked Russia to help it create an air defense system. The Iranian military considered it essential to modernize the air defenses around Teheran, which had been in place since 1991 and included ten S-200VEs, and to cover another four regions with an air defense system based on S-300PMU-1s. Isfahan, the second largest industrial center of the country, is to be covered in the system, as are the country's main naval base at Bandar-Abbas on the Persian Gulf, the Bushehr facility and the oil terminals at Abadan and Khorramshahr.

After Russian specialists made an analysis in 2004, it was decided that modernization of the S-200VEs was inexpedient and Russia proposed using S-300PMU-1s for the defense of Teheran.At first, Russia preferred to make a deal with Iran for the sale of 29 Tor-M1 complexes for $700 million. That contract was signed at the end of last year and evoked a reaction throughout the world.

A defense industry source told Kommersant that “Moscow wanted to test the international reaction by signing a contract to sell Tors as a cover for S-300s.” The next move was to sell Teheran five divisions of S-300MPU-1 ballistic antiaircraft missiles for $800 million. That contract was scheduled for signing in March.However, as tension over Iran mounted, it was understood in Moscow that it would not be possible to sell ballistic missiles to Iran – they wouldn't understand in the West. Now Russia is hoping to resell the same S-300MPU-1 complexes to Algeria.

The U.S. and Iran Go It All the WayThe EU took a harder line at the same time as Russia. The foreign ministers of Great Britain, Germany and France gathered yesterday in Berlin and stated that their efforts with Iran had failed. For two years, the European “Big Three” had been trying to convince Iran to forego uranium enrichment voluntarily. After the Iranians removed the IAEA seals from three atomic centers in Iran, the European decided that the dialog was meaningless.

As a high-ranking European diplomat said yesterday, “The Three won't be going to the consultative meeting with the Iranian delegation earlier planned for January 18.” Moreover, a statement issued by the ministers yesterday says that Europe will recommend that a session of the Governance Council of the IAEA be held immediately to confirm the introduction of the issue of Iran's nuclear program in the UN Security Council.Europe and Russia changed their positions against a backdrop of the unaltered stances of the main players in the conflict.

The Americans wanted the Iranian dossier handed over to the Security Council three years ago and have not ceased in their demands all this time. Yesterday, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney stated confidently that the dossier could be in the Security Council by next week.Washington will have to reach an agreement with China, however. Undersecretary of State Christopher Hill will enter into negotiations in Beijing this week on that topic and next week U.S., Chinese, EU and Russian representatives will meet in London to make a final decision on when to involve the Security Council.

There is no doubt that the U.S. is determined to see this to the end. It has information that Iran is close to beginning production of nuclear weapons. Teheran has both the knowledge and the technical documentation. Only the highly enriched uranium is lacking. Kommersant sources say that information will be confirmed by IAEA specialists and will be made public by that agency's general director at its next session. By removing the IAEA seals and renewing its enrichment research, Iran has crossed the line drawn by the U.S.The Iranians are equally decisive.

A Russian government source told Kommersant that they became convinced in Moscow after a Russian Security Council delegation visited Teheran that the Iranians are not bluffing and intend to stand up for their right to develop a nuclear program. Russian negotiators in Teheran said that the Iranian authorities have decided not to avoid direct military confrontation if things come to that. In Moscow, they think that an American armed action could begin this year.

Kommersant has received information that, in connection with that, the Kremlin is already developing an evacuation plan for Russian specialists in case of military action in Iran. Attention is also being paid to the likelihood that the Iranians could try to detain the Russians to use them as “living shields.” There are about 3000 Russian citizens in Iran at the present time.

http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?idr=527&id=640497

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