Dominant
I just noticed something...I'm right eye dominant in every one of the little parlor tests you can take.I am right handed.I was playing around dry firing the Hi-Power with my left hand to get used to...
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Two things that drive me nuts about Jackson's Hobbit above and beyond the "lets make shit up whole cloth to make each film fit a three act format"...Birdshit mousse.Scrotum beard.If you've seen it, you...
View ArticleBurr Saddle Some Disassembly Desired
Perhaps it's from being a draftsman. Perhaps its from doing some technical writing.Getting the terms right is essential.Otherwise we could call everything a "thingy".There are places where getting the...
View ArticleMage
I had read "The Hobbit" before I'd encountered D&D.I remember being upset during character generation that my Magic User couldn't wield a sword. Gandalf had a sword, Glamdring.Looking back now......
View ArticleQuote Of The Day
Me: "No matter how many times I do it, I don't like paying the bills."QOTD Marv: "No matter how many times I do it, I don't like it when I slice my finger chopping onions."Me: "But you don't HAVE to...
View ArticleDid I Say It Was Easy
Shit! I did.Um... Sorry?Edit to add...All's well that comes out well! I guess. He started here...He didn't even know about magazine fouls and getting his toes in the shot...They grow up so fast!
View ArticleYou Do What Now
I found a field service manual for the Browning Hi-Power.A "special tool" is required to hold the hammer while you are removing the sear pin and sear.There are instructions for making your own tool in...
View ArticleGun Thought
I have at least two friends whom I've gotten into shooting.They appear to understand the whole thing about rights.But...They'd sell the gun because they were moving to place that banned guns in a...
View ArticleStanding
I was reading this post from Joe and the comments.Under a myriad of federal laws you need to be arrested to have standing to challenge their constitutionality.By that point you're just flat boned even...
View ArticleFixing Health Care
If you genuinely wish to fix health care in the United States you have to answer this question.What happened to the general practitioners?When you answer that question you have pinpointed when it went...
View ArticleFree Advertising
Eric seems to have actually read a post or two before shooting this off, so he gets a nice smelly fish as a reward!Fish?No, he gets his ad posted![We] have ammo for dirt-cheap after clearing out some...
View ArticleL2A2 RTD
Got this from Gunbroker for a reasonable $25.Made in China for Leapers for TAPCO...Mounted it to Dottie's flat-top.The mounting post and hook are well below the line of sight of the BUIS when deployed,...
View ArticleTraditions
My mother was never a turkey fan.This stems from her mother being Italian and not having a single good way to roast a bird in her repertoire. GRIN That's not true. Grandma did know how to cook a...
View ArticleKeeping It Real
The McThag Household continues a tradition that dates back to the very first Thanksgiving.An Indian feeds the starving White Man.The Lovely Harvey is a Blackfoot and this is her day to take the kitchen...
View ArticleProof
Evolution is a contentious topic.There's been a rash lately attempting to say that it doesn't exist because we both do not know exactly we went from puddles of reducing chemicals to life AND that we...
View ArticleBipod Capable
A short rail section on the MOE handguards and I can put a bipod on Dottie.It sure makes getting things zeroed easier to have a bipod or other support.
View ArticleEngagement
My spiffy used FN HP fails the "click" test.In a nutshell, the click test is attempting to fire the (empty) gun on safe and see if the sear moves at all.The top of the hammer notch is 0.022" above the...
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