Dang It A Day Early
The Lovely Harvey was hoping Cheyenne was approved on Halloween. It is our favorite holiday, after all.But today, after 179 days, our eFile Form 1 was approved.14.5" barreled carbine, as much like the...
View ArticleKnee Jerk Triggered
Tam posted, "If you sold chocolate lollipops for $2 and dog shit on a stick for $1.75, the American gun-buying public would suck a turd every time."I have no less than three incoherent rants in drafts...
View ArticleIn The Other Direction This Time
The drift in language happens in gaming in the other direction too.Anglic is the official language of the Third Imperium. It's a descendant of American English."Present" day in my Traveller universe...
View ArticleWhat's Inna Name
I think the EMF New Dakota is going to be dubbed "il creatore di pace".I think it suits both lineages.Yeah, I already used this picture, but...
View Article2009 Is Finished!
I only have the first eight months of 2010 to port over from my old LiveJournal now.It's a slog. There's no automated method of moving the posts that seems to work for me, so I do them manually.Lots...
View ArticleBut You Ate It
Read this:In effect, she's allergic to dijon mustard, ordered something that normally comes with it without it, and didn't fucking check before digging in.Gets zero sympathy from me.Why?I'm allergic to...
View ArticleI'm Not The Only One With An NFA Approved In October
Marv's SBR and "Maglite" suppressor.He's still making baffles at present, so no test firing yet.
View ArticleThat There Behind Us Was The Event Horizon
And I quote, "IMPORTANT: These plates are meant to be used strictly as a fitness accessory and should never be used as body armor."Bold and italics in original.I can now buy fake plates for my...
View ArticleExquisitely Crafted, Affordable, Durable And Useless
In the summer I pocket carry.In the winter I use a Galco Miami Classic.I used to strong-side Inside Waistband (IWB).Two things happened to stop IWB. First I bought a car that I love that has nearly...
View ArticleThe Results Of Gun Registration
Only one started out as an SBR build from the start. To my eternal shame, Cheyenne and Kaylee are the only two AR's in the house that have ALL of the AWB features.Stamp collection...
View ArticleIt's Hard To Respect You When You're So Damn Ignorant
A little known fact.The state government cannot commit to any expenditure longer than one year. That's a hidden consequence to our balanced budget amendment.Mr Poor Put Upon First Responder, if they...
View ArticleLet Them Hate So Long As They Fear
The Air Force has reopened the depot that refurbishes the A-10.I support this plan. This should also get ALL of the A-10's that can be made flyable up to the A-10C standard instead of just the last...
View ArticleSuccess
There's a moment when you realize that you've managed to stay married for more than 16 years despite being an active acquirer of firearms.That success leads you to realize that you have what it takes...
View ArticleIncrementally Out Of Order
The S&W Model 915 was a more manufacturable derivative of the Model 5900 series which was derived from the Model 59...Then the Model 910 was an even easier to manufacture version of 915! Can you...
View Article11.2 Ounces Of Steel And Bakelite
A vest pocket type .25 ACP from Bernardelli Gardone Val Trompia, Italy.Made in 1952, and you can see the idea of a +2 magazine isn't anything new. This one holds 8 rounds, the standard one (assembled...
View ArticleWhy Hi-Point Why
A .380 Carbine?I'm just at a loss.I know they make a 9mm version already, and isn't 9x19 cheaper than 9x17?Wouldn't cheaper ammo be more fun if this is a fun gun?I'm baffled.I'm not going to condemn...
View ArticleHuzzah!
A win for the little guys!The means that I used to find out it was a brake position sensor gone bad on my car would be illegal without this ruling.I had been reading stories about how much it was...
View ArticleWho's Next?
Springfield now makes an AR.Isn't that everyone now except Glock?They're not speaking to my needs because I tend to buy AR parts and go for oddball configurations not blessed by base popularity.
View ArticleUrban Dahl Lay
You have to have lived in Des Moines to know this one.The Urbandale Police Department is a bunch of pricks. They'll write speeding tickets for one over. They will write actual fines for things every...
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