But I Don't Even Own Bell Bottoms
Or have a man-bun.I don't feel like a hippie.Or a hipster.But would I know? How could I tell?Maybe I will find the answer In The Garden of Eden baybuh...
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Willard almost bought a .308 Garand today.He declined because it didn't have a spare magazine.<rimshot>I'm here all night, tip your wait-staff.
View Article"MilSpec" Magazine Timeline
This is a rough guide for M16 magazines, more aimed at gaming...1964 - Original "waffle" 20-round.1965 - Alloy follower 20-round. NSN 1005-00-056-22371972 - Black plastic follower 20-round. Same...
View ArticleBirthin'
Eight years on, we still do not know what or why Barack Obama spent all that money on keeping the most basic records of his background suppressed.Millions of dollars spent to keep people out of the...
View ArticleMagazine Malf
In GURPS the AR-15 and M16, from day one with the R601, have the standard Malfunction chance of 17.What this means is you need to roll a critical failure when you're rolling to hit before you check to...
View ArticleIn GURPS Terms
According to GURPS 4e translation of the GURPS 3e/R: Special Ops 3e...Willard was once a 200+ point character.I have to say, I'm impressed!The template for a Ranger is 200 points by itself and his...
View ArticleLet's Experiment
If it was 98 years ago, we'd be staring at the reality that it was illegal to manufacture, transport and sell alcohol.It's also significant that in those heady, pre-FDR, days that they still bothered...
View ArticleCelebrate
Happy African-American Civil Rights Leader Whom Everyone Thinks Was A Democrat But Was Actually A Republican (Look It Up) Day!
View ArticleThat Tears It
When I was a boy and just starting to become interested in aviation and space you'd never have convinced me that I would outlive the last person to walk on the moon.Today I did just that.Godspeed Gene.
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Possibly Useful Trivia
The Magpul Gen M2 dust covers work on Gen M3 magazines.But not vice-versa.Since you can buy three packs of the Gen M2 covers, that could be handy to cover losses of the easily lost things.The reason...
View ArticleAnother Childhood Nostalgia Death
Amazon Prime has The Macross Saga digitally remastered.Sadly, even with such remastering, it did not age well at all.
View ArticleGee Gaws Revisited
All the multitudinous things for the AR that make every control easier to use bemuses me because FAL.Forward assist? These are words you are just making up!Charging handle? You're right handed,...
View ArticleMade The Top 30 Three Times
10% of the "Most Dangerous Cities In The United States" are in Florida.Miami, Orlando and St Petersburg.They've something in common with Chicago... Democrats in charge (not! See below).Unlike Chicago,...
View ArticleCan We Stop Paying For Her Now
I see Obama has commuted the sentence of one Chelsea Manning.Now that she's released, does that mean the taxpayers no longer have to foot the bill for her sex change?
View ArticleDear National Rifle Association
Thank you for your message urging me to call Senator Bill Nelson and urge him to confirm Jeff Sessions for Attorney General.Just one, teensy, little problem...You say, "Chuck Schumer, Dianne Feinstein...
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More Rit Dye On Sand PMAG
First, Marv attempted to use the Rit color remover on his green magazine.Compare with undyed magazine.A breadpan is almost not enough water for one packet of the solution.Despite my warnings, he heated...
View ArticleWeight Penalty
PMAGs are heavier than USGI.A standard, loaded, 30-round USGI magazine is 16.7 oz. 20-rounders are 10.2 oz.PMAG 30 RevM, 17.9 oz.PMAG 30 Rev M2 MOE, 17.9 oz.PMAG 30 Rev M2 MOE (with window), 17.8...
View ArticleSome Sort Of Ism
Chelsea Manning will likely (continue) to receive better government paid healthcare after a dishonorable discharge than honorably discharged veterans with service connected disabilities.Just because...
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Dyeing A Little Each Time
I've found the formula that gets as close to Magpul's discontinued Foliage Green as you're going to get with Rit. It's just a bit too green, but reducing the green makes it too gray.4 cups of water...
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