Higher Power
Did you know that you can get a 15 round magazine for a Browning Hi-Power?It doesn't even stick out farther than the more normal 13 rounder.Made by the same people who make the magazines that come with...
View ArticleAnother Problem
I know I am supposed to condemn Andie MacDowell for daring to complain about being downgraded from 1st Class to Coach...But I cannot.She paid for a 1st Class seat and that's the seat American Airlines...
View ArticleI Love America
Looking up prices for the venerable .45 Colt.They make self-defense ammo in .45 Colt!Because your Peacemaker is a viable carry gun, even today, I guess.
View ArticleSmall Fucking World
Over on Facebook I mentioned a petty gaming revenge on two of the dominating players in a particular world. Edit to add: The revenge was in game only, we were all good enough friends outside of play...
View ArticleFuture Alternate History
I remember when Twilight 2000 was a plausible future and 15 years away.I remember when Car Wars was a less plausible future and 30 years away.Both are alternate histories now.Damn.Even Traveller, which...
View ArticleOptimists
NASA is one of the most optimistic organizations I've ever seen.They've plans and contingencies for all manner of disasters.None of them very likely.The most likely failure modes are pretty darn total...
View ArticleGoing At It
Mark La Rue and Bill Geissele are going at it in a friendly way over on Arfcom over triggers.Of course this means the fans have to weigh in.My favorite "why Geissele is better" has to be the guy who...
View ArticleInteresting
I read this, and I wonder if this is why I cannot speak to several former, and younger, friends.They were raised not knowing the transition from one form to the other. The latter stage is all they've...
View ArticleHELish Update
Got my "welcome to the system" email from BATFE for my eFiled Form 1.I am now on another "list"!
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Assy
I think we're going to cheat and go with M style baffles instead of the more ornate punched kind.Human Engineering Labs had access to more tooling than I do and was making several hundred units.I'm...
View ArticleY +30
Hard to process that it's been 30 years since Challenger.I was in the Ames High cafeteria breakfast line buying a cherry turn-over when they made the announcement.My first thought was to make a bad joke.
View ArticleAnti Competitive
Insurance, by its very nature, breeds an anti-competitive environment.The "customer" pays a flat rate and the insurance pays the claims. Because the "customer" doesn't see a price change if the claim...
View ArticleAwwwww Darnit
Vz58 mud test did not go the way I'd hoped.I suspect that we're not going to see many designs survive this method of testing.
View ArticleHot Rod Power Tour 2016
"How much?" I innocently asked when the pre-registration email arrived...For multi-day it's $105.70. That's the long-hauler pass too.To find that price you have to complete the entire registration...
View ArticleHard To Top
As campy as the two films are...The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers are still well worth your time.If for no other reason Christopher Lee as Rochefort and Oliver Reed as Athos.He's two lines...
View ArticleThag Smert!
I FINALLY found the magic combination to get my Win7 Laptop to see and exchange files with my OSX 10.6.8 Desktop. AND! How to get my OSX 10.6.8 Desktop to see and exchange files with my Win7...
View ArticleTwisted
One of the things I tear myself up over with my lack of friends is...Stopping being friends when the friendship has turned unhealthy.I can do it. It sucks, it makes me reluctant to attempt to make new...
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Safety Gun
Even with a mismatched pair of mold halves and a former broken off inside the bolt-catch detent pocket...You can mock up what it will become someday.In this state with no trigger or safety...The...
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