Mixed Success
The parts for the MAB Modele C did not fit. Numrich sent the wrong firing pin altogether and the tumbler assy. was a 0.113" hole going on a 0.118" shaft.While we could hog out that hole, Willard is...
View ArticleMauser 1914 In .32 ACP
If you're not watching C&Rsenal, you're wrong and you should feel bad.Related to this video is one of the .25's that's in the "rare and/or expensive" category is the Mauser 1910. A lot of overlap...
View ArticleGet Yours Today
Just under $8 million each.That's some impressive stab.Cheaper than an M1A2's $8.96 million.Gods. I remember when an M1A1 was a mere $2.5 million. In 1990. Inflation is a bitch.
View ArticleThis Is Why We Fail
The Shuttle wasn’t reusable. It wasn’t designed to be. It was salvageable, and could be rebuilt to fly again; but it couldn’t simply be refueled and take off.Jerry Pournelle.
View ArticleGo Ahead Wear That Strap-On
Waving a sex toy at me isn't going to get me to stop carrying.It might get me to edge away from you and make sure I can see you until I'm well away from you.Most likely it'll just get me to grin.This...
View ArticleThe Reader Who Needs To Watch This Most Won't
It's not very long, really.It does sum up the worry well.People forget, but we're actively erasing lately as well.
View ArticleCorollary
Gell-Mann Amnesia is:You open the newspaper to an article on some subject you know well. In Murray's case, physics. In mine, show business. You read the article and see the journalist has absolutely no...
View ArticleIsn't That Odd
Javascript is why your browser slams into a brick wall on some sites.Good news! There's probably a plug-in or extension that lets you control which javascripts run.For Firefox I like NoScript.Recently...
View ArticleDammit He's Dead
If he weren't dead I'd recommend Hiro Onoda to the position of Administrator of Drug Enforcement Agency.
View ArticleUh Oh
Say Uncle brings us this story.I notice that the AR's in question are all equipped with suppressors."How could those idiots not know?" I asked.So I hit Bing up for "how to make a silencer".Lots of...
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Ísafjörður Airport
Strike Fighters 2: North Atlantic is the battle for Iceland in a sort of Red Storm Rising c.1979 way.The terrain is well done, including Ísafjörður airport.It's not meant to be used by high performance...
View ArticleSpay And Neuter Your Pets
In a conversation with FuzzyGeff...Talking about the various Traveller races and the expansive tendencies of the Aslan.The Aslan have an ingrained cultural urge to obtain and possess real estate for...
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Book Reference
Here's a chance to test your attention to detail and earn major Geek Cred®What book do these guns refer to?
View ArticleMusical Whiplash
My play lists have occasionally been called musical whiplash.I go from Sabaton's Carolus Rex (in Swedish no less) to Simple Minds Alive and Kicking without warning.My tastes are broad.
View ArticleLiving Peaceably
Civilized people can't get on peacefully with good living as long as these nuts are out there with their guns. Period. All of you need to be forcibly disarmed. Carl Ostendarp, Professor at...
View ArticleI Like The Story Better Than The Facts (Updated)
Charlie Storms was one of the best-known gamblers in the entire West and had, on several occasions, successfully defended himself in pistol fights with Western 'gun-fighters'...Charlie Storms and I...
View ArticleDrained
Got a sore throat.Don't feel bad otherwise except for an utter lack of umfph.Of course, unlike my younger self, I am more than willing to hit a cold with every palliative remedy known to American...
View ArticleComplaining Just To Complain
I shoot the Finn mosin's better than Soviet.I've talked to someone who's the opposite. He opined that the Finn front sight is too wide for fine work...This got me curious, so out come the measuring...
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Are You Ready For Halloween
Tested out a couple of Triple-K magazines for my Star B. 200 rounds since it was last cleaned and lubed!Why do my groups suck?Because the bitch takes a blood payment. There's a definite flinch factor.
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One Is None, Two Is One, Three Is Uh...
Top Left: S&W 39-2 Top Right: Walther P1Middle Left: S&W 15 Middle Right Hi Power (one Browning one FEG)Bottom Left: Airweight Bodyguard Bottom Right: Model 10 snubbies.One is none and two is...
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