The Damage It Is Pathetic
Ball ammo for .25 ACP is a whopping 1d pi-.If we're shooting a thug in a cotton shirt that gives 1-6 raw damage which will be cut in half, so 1-3 points of actual damage.You can buy hollow-point ammo...
View ArticleTactical Pants
At times, when I am repairing the pockets of my jeans, I wonder if the bother is worth spending triple on something from 5.11.
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The most nuked place on earth.Every crater in this picture was made by a nuke. It's in Nevada.Picture is a screen shot of a Google Maps satellite image.
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Detail Strip
Today I tried to figure out why the the ugly one dropped the slide on magazine removal as well as insertion.The problem really ends up being too few parts doing too many things. The ejector, slide...
View ArticleLetter To The Tallahassee Strain Of Congress Critter
This is someone from Arfcom's letter to his critters about the upcoming legislative session of our state congress.Dear Fellow Floridians,Although open and campus carry may cause discomfort between us,...
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Old Things
I stumbled across my old Zippo today!To no surprise, once I added fluid, it worked just fine.This thing went everywhere I went for near 25 years. I've owned it for more than 30 now. Wow.
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Unarmed And Unafraid
You know the man who puts those grips on his .25 ain't afraid of nothin'.
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Say what you will about Richard Milhous Nixon, but at least when he said he'd get us out of Vietnam, we got out of Vietnam.Mostly.Ground troops anyway.You know what I meant!
View ArticleSomeone Missed A Point
House Republicans revive obscure rule that allows them to slash the pay of individual federal workers to $1.An important quote from the article, "At the same time, opponents and supporters agree that...
View ArticleRevisit
Talking with FuzzyGeff about the odds of hitting with that snubby in GURPS.He mentioned that you get about a 10% chance to hit per shot at 6 or less.He'd automatically done the PC math in his head and...
View ArticleI Feel Better
There an angry screed in the drafts.I feel better for having written it.I would not feel better for having posted it.It's very raw.Maybe with some polish and another set of eyes to help edit it... some...
View ArticleGun Free Zone Again
Shooting at Fort Lauderdale International.Right on the cusp of the introduction of a bill that would have let people carry their guns in baggage claim too.Update:Air Canada doesn't allow checked...
View ArticleFacepalm
Reading someone touting the benefits of the longer sight radius on an M16A4 clone...They show a picture of their rifle wearing a scope and no rear sight.My point being that if you're talking about how...
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I'm Not In "The Military"
Army FM 3-22.9 Rifle Marksmanship M16-/M4-Series Weapons.12AUG08 with 10FEB11 updates.Chapter 4 Section 12011 is rather more recent than my service dates...It refers to Army TM 9-1005-319-10 aka Air...
View ArticleReal Fear
I'm the parent of a mentally disabled white man.We call him The Boy around here.What happened in Chicago really strikes home because The Boy is apt to go walkabout and he's fairly trusting.If anyone...
View ArticleEnd All Beat All
The TM and FM I posted earlier, I notice, tell you to tap the forward assist to make sure the gunweapon is loaded bolt is seated when loaded.I also notice that the Air Force doesn't require it.That...
View ArticleStatus Symbol
While reading up on the F-35 program and the similar competing programs in Russia and China in making 5th generation fighters, I am a bit reminded of battleships.A battleship was a must-have item for...
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A while back I had plans to convert Agnes from the Axis style detachable magazine to Savage's Premium DBM style.While the Premium DBM magazines are more expensive than the Axis style, they're supposed...
View ArticleMust Be Doing Something Right
I have a Glock 17 IWB right now in 40" waistband jeans.Last time I tried this I needed 42" to get them buttoned.
View ArticleStarting Shit
I chewed out a woman who left her cart smack in the middle of a handicapped space at the grocery store tonight.Her tattooed and biker looking boyfriend looked like he was going to get mad and involved...
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