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Husqvarna m/40
Most guns start with a block of steel and you remove everything that doesn't lend itself to a general impression of pistolity.The Lahti pistol just takes that block and removes everything that keeps...
View ArticleIs This Your Goat?
Because I have gotten your goat, Mr Marine.Teh horrors! Troops laugh when equipment is negligently and/or wantonly destroyed.Thanks to XBradTC for the vid! I posited in the comments that it wasn't...
View ArticleGrim
Have you ever noticed that the survival rates for major organ transplants often give numbers out to five years, but rarely beyond that?I sometimes wonder if the quality of life is worth it. You're...
View ArticleFeel Better Sound Worse
I have a cold.Not a death's door kind of cold, just a runny nose and sneezing fits cold.A bit of a sore throat from the drainage and while I could talk coarsely yesterday...I have no voice at all...
View ArticleNo Good
It just occurred to me that the reason I never seem to have a good day is that I don't own an AK.Without an AK I lack a barometer of whether today was a good day or not.How can I tell if I have to use...
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Almost A Gun
80% of a gun...There's no hollow space for the trigger and associated bits to go in, or holes in the side for the pins.I'd intended to take this pic with an upper on it, but there's not enough material...
View ArticleThe March Of Technology
When I first put together my Mac Pro I used Dell 2408WFP monitors.24" diagonal, 1960x1200 with built in card readers and USB hub.$600 each.Eight years is apparently their lifespan. They'd been warning...
View ArticleThis Is Taking Green Energy Too Far
Although an electrically powered, and inflight recharged 747 is pretty cool.
View ArticlePragmatic Leadership
Conversing with Willard about "back when" always reconnects synapses long dormant.We were talking about effective leadership and an anecdote popped back up.One my morning NCO responsibilities was to...
View ArticleWant Don't Want
Nostalgia is an odd thing.The Beretta M9 does not fit my hand well, as such I don't really want one."So don't buy one!" you're screaming at the screen no doubt.Yet, I was issued one.I have a clone of...
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Fuck 'Em If They Can't Take A Joke
Over on Arfcom...A "local" (meaning in Florida) AR maker posted:Tampa Gun Show. Come See Us!If your local to Tampa come out to the gun show, were cuttin deals!! We love meeting our AR15.com brothers!...
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Survival Susan Or Orange Julia
Which is the better name for Willard's survival carbine?AR15 Mold Freedom 15 lower. Delton M4gry kit. Cavalry Manufacturing furniture set. Tacticool22 bayonet adapter. Echo sling.Cav forgot to send...
View ArticleConflict Of Interest
This is the beginning of a thought...It's not a full thought...Public services are things that the citizenry want done that they can't do economically on their own as individuals so they grant...
View ArticleAll Your Climate Change Denial In One Place
It's pretty dense reading, but worth the time.Part 1.Part 2.Part 3.Part 4-A.Part 4-B.Part 5-A.Part 5-B.It's got all the charts and graphs and explanations about how the global warming people are...
View ArticleBlack Sails
It's an entertaining original show on Starz.It's a prequel for Treasure Island.Obviously, the story arc can only go so far before they have to leave the playing pieces poised at the end of Black Sails...
View ArticleAIM-9B
The first issue iteration of the venerable Sidewinder was designed to shoot unmaneuverable bombers.Get in trail behind the lumbering things and let fly.They do work when employed against...
View ArticleLong Term
On of the downfalls to living in a college town is your friends all end up being 18-24 as you get ever older. They leave when they graduate and are replaced by those fresh out of high...
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