Quick shots for 16FEB07

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Cowboy Blob proposes a multi-caliber rifle, using the smaller round for suppressive fire and the larger round for aimed shots. Interesting concept.

Check out Gun Law News periodically.

Slideshow of 82nd Airborne mission on northern Iraq [Fayetteville Observer]

Nominations are now open [until 21FEB07] for the 2006 Milbloggies. Also see the Milblogs blidget added in the lower right sidebar.

A significant number of Brandeis donors intend to withhold their donations in protest of the University inviting Jimmy Carter to speak. [Jewish Week, 16FEB07]

Nine distinguished Emory professors, each holding named chairs, wrote a letter titled, "What's Jimmy Afraid Of?" The letter is scheduled to appear in the campus newspaper Friday to protest the fact that Carter is scheduled to speak at the campus, but has refused to debate. [AJC, 15FEB07]

Compare the pie charts of Federal spending  in 1956 and  2006 in Newsweek.

As a commenter noted, word over at AR15.com and lightfighter forums is that Remington is dropping the 6.8 SPC. This wouldn't surprise ACE. The top brass in the military was never interested in it, and the 7mm is already established for hunting.

Gizmodo describes some guns for geeks, linking back to A-C-E for the Maadi-Griffin .50 BMG pistol, but showing an image of a long-barreled Performance Center .500 S&W.