Conundrum
As the saying goes, "there's nothing more expensive than free [insert item here].I have 100 rounds of Bitterroot Valley Ammunition Company's 300 gr Bear Load in .45 Colt that Willard gave me.Their web...
View ArticleThe Coming Shit Storm
One thing I can say is that I did not vote for candidate Trump in the primary.I didn't vote for anyone in the primary, despite being a registered Republican.Why?Because by the time the primaries roll...
View ArticleEver Notice
Declaring that I am sexist because I am a man, is sexist.Declaring that I am a racist because I am white, is racist.Declaring that I am a homophobe because I am straight, is heterophobic.Calling me...
View ArticleThings To Do When You're Bored And A Geek
Go through the Midway ammo section and find all the pistol caliber shotshells; then run the conversion process from High Tech on them.#4 Bird is 1d-4(0.5) pi- 20/300.#9 Bird is 1d-5(0.5) pi- 10/100.#12...
View ArticleCan You Count
Dear Hollywood,The missing man formation is a four ship formation, not five.Someone knows this out there, because you've gotten it right before.
View ArticleHoly Crap I Agree With Hillary
I too would like to see a borderless, single nation for all of The Americas.Except I'd call it The United States.I wouldn't like to see a balkanized mess like the EU without borders where there's many...
View ArticleThe End Of Politics As We Now Know It
I've another modest proposal.Pick a day, let's say sixth months before the election and that's when all the states have their primary.Make it illegal, with severe punishments, to leak results before...
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COAL
Cartridge OverAll LengthWeer'd's comments here got me to check...The rounds are well back from the mouth of the cylinder, let alone approaching interfering with the forcing cone.Something I was able to...
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Pot Metal
When I got my AccuTrigger replacement trigger group I noticed that the trigger frame that came with the gun was slightly bowed.So I tried to straighten it.As you can see, the metal that it's made from...
View ArticleInteresting Coincidence
A .38 Super casing is an exact fit for the oversized selector hole in my M16A2 clone.The ID is too narrow, but that's why we have drills!The semi-rimmed nature of the round also provides a step to keep...
View ArticleOddities
I've noticed that I gravitate towards the oddities sometimes..38 Super instead of .45 ACP in my 1911..45 Colt instead of .44 Magnum in my Anaconda..270 Winchester instead of .30-06 in my FUDD...
View ArticleYes, It Matters
There is a distinction between "talking with" and "talked to" in politics.That distinction matters.I am sick of being talked to.Especially by people who have no interest whatsoever in where my...
View ArticleRanting And Raving
To everyone on both sides of the aisle:The reason the stakes are so high this election is because we've got government in every facet and aspect of our lives. It matters who's in control of the...
View ArticleIncreased Traffic
The number of hits my humble blog receives has quadrupled recently.I don't run anything to tell where the hits come from, I just have the basic Blogger stats to go on.I do want to say, thanks for...
View ArticleOh Wow
Ever been genuinely surprised you're alive the next day?I dunno what I had, but it started yesterday with a few trips to the toilet then moved on to every single joint screaming in pain to a fever so...
View ArticleDrive By Bayonetting
It was an early realization of mine of how far in the tank the entertainment industry was for the Democrats when what would be banned by the AWB was published.I know you've heard the jokes about drive...
View ArticleT2K Timeline Change
Now that Twilight 2000 is an alternate history, I need to fill in the blank from when it was published and when its timeline picked up.Here's the start:1989The year the Cold War almost ended. Enough...
View ArticleNo Disassemble!
I tell you...You don't really understand how a gun works until you take it completely apart.You also don't understand how much energy is stored in a spring until you launch one across the room.You...
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Luger Pics
Got out the camera and got left alone with Willard's bucket list item.It's a 1916 P.08 made by DWM, well... mostly. It's a parts gun. But all that really means it was "affordable" rather than...
View ArticleBecause Willard Was Worried
If we should happen to see an Allosaurus outside....270 Winchester is enough medicine.Its 36 ST gives it 36 HP and it's thick hide is DR 2.7d pi will be 7d(0.5) pi+ with the hollow-point ammo I've got...
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