Principled Stand
I wish I could say I took a principled stand and didn't watch President Obama's state of the union speech because of it.Honestly, I have not watched a president give one since I gained access to...
View ArticleCondescension
Someday I want to pat a famous actor on the head after they've made some "brave" stand and inserted their political opinion on some topic and say, "Awwwww, that's so cute! It thinks it's people!"We've...
View ArticleAn Odd Moment
I was watching the movie Bottle Shock this morning and it struck me...Everyone in this scene is dead.Both Dennis Farina and Alan Rickman have shuffled off the mortal coil now.I don't think either actor...
View ArticleConspiracy
The local range uses paper clips to hold the targets to the cardboard.That makes us think that office supply companies like Staples are the ones who are really behind the increase in shootings popularity!
View ArticleHelwan
The Helwan shoots! It is a pleasant shooting gun, no problems with function after 42 rounds. Good for all time, no further testing required! ;)It doesn't make a single ragged hole at 7 yards, but...
View ArticleRule Of Thumb
If I don't answer the phone the first time you call, a second or third call placed immediately starts pissing me off.Call.Leave a voice mail.Once.I will call back when I can.Do not then call mutual...
View ArticleDouble Stack 9mm
Discounting obscure stuff that's Forgotten Weapons...The first double stack 9mm pistol was the FN Hi-Power.Then...S&W 59?Did we really go from 1935 to 1971 without another commercially viable...
View ArticleWhere Would He Be Without Me
What would Willard do without me?He says swim in his huge pile of money like Scrooge McDuck.Yesterday... When we planned on just test firing the Helwan, we ended up also hitting one of the more remote...
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Trigger
Way back in January last year I replaced the roll-pin that Israel used for the trigger pin with a real FN trigger pin.And put it back in the safe and left it.Today I remembered I owned it because...
View ArticleA Reminder
Without prior notice and consent, this household is closed to visitors before 10am local time.We will make exceptions for emergencies. By emergency I mean something that requires a 911 call.So someone...
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Derp
Found this pic on arfcom.Because it's arfcom, I can't tell if they're serious or not.
View ArticleThe Die Is Cast Over The Rubicon
I submitted my eFile Form 1 to ATF to make the retro-suppressor while I can still do so without getting three sets of fingerprints, photos, letting the sheriff know and writing an essay about what I...
View ArticleOn The Cheap
The materials for the HEL E4A clone are going to come in under $100.I'm probably going to spend more on gas traveling to the machine tools than I am on the materials.I've hammered out that the exterior...
View ArticleIs This A Trap
Part of doing research for making a suppressor is encountering the legal end.BATFE has long ruled that any part for a suppressor is a suppressor entire.When you see ads like this on Amazon...You wonder...
View ArticleSomething To Condsider
OK, Batman's flying thing didn't have an autopilot.How good is the trim?
View ArticleWe Don't Make Molecules
We make molecules bigger!I keep meaning to talk He3 fusion with FuzzyGeff.I keep forgetting when he's got me on the phone.
View ArticleAin't That Odd
There is a documentary film crew in my house right now!Ain't that a hoot?They're doing something on special needs kids, and The Boy certainly is a special needs adult.They're not sure if they're...
View ArticleHappy Doctor Reverend Martin Luther King Boulevard Day
Also known as the first Monday of the year where there's no postal service.I'd probably have more respect for this holiday if the ideals espoused by Dr King had not been so terribly subverted by his...
View ArticleThank God For The War On Guns
I'd observed, long ago, as my childhood as a liberal began to mature into an adult as a conservative that one of the absolute best ways to get more of something was for the US Government to declare a...
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