My Forgiveness
In my Placekeeper post, I mentioned that S&W and Ruger have made amends.I am less certain about Colt.They for so long really acted like they didn't need or want the commercial market.The numerous,...
View ArticleDesolate
When was it decided that dragons don't have forelimbs?It bothered me in Dragonslayer and it still bothers me in Desolation of Smaug.Fire breathing wyverns they are.
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Jump Precipitation
A large mass is needed at the destination point to exit jumpspace.It is mathematically proven, undeniable.Even Vilani mathematicians and physicists confirm Terran theories using their slightly...
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Magazines
Some 6.8x43mm magazines.Left to right: 30-round Barret, 25-round C-Products, 17-round (cough 15) AR-Stoner, 5-round C-Products.The 25 rounder is the same form factor as a USGI 30-round 5.56 magazine...
View ArticleThought It Over
Lone Survivor is the video companion to the book.It does not really stand alone well as a movie, the introduction to the characters and why they are so very close to each other isn't in the film at...
View ArticleAborted Take Off
Ever start a post that you thought was going to be brilliantly clever and funny; only to read it and notice that it wasn't brilliant, clever or funny?Yeah. That just happened to me.Luckily I caught it...
View ArticleOK This Sucks
Well, I got my "raise" in my disability check. I can now supersize my dollar menu selection!rimshotThe leg that I have the service connected disability for is getting worse. My tentative call to the...
View ArticleA Hard Job Made Harder
The Boy, in addition to his other problems has been diagnosed as being a diabetic.He doesn't have the capacity to understand why he's going on a super strict diet and isn't going to understand why...
View ArticleGravitas
The place to kill off Matt Kowalski was when they were making the unpowered approach to the damaged ISS.Serves the plot in the same manner as the unexplained acceleration at the end of the tether and...
View ArticleTaste
There was a time when any modern sporting rifle I'd own would have had to have had all of the features banned by the AWB.Now my motives for having one feature or another are based on functionality or...
View ArticleTinkering
Looking at the AR's...Idle hands...Satan on line three, says there's an empty slot in the shop...The Lovely Harvey's platoon carbine, Cheyenne, is not an SBR. The gun she's attempting to emulate is....
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We Made What Now
FuzzyGeff's Olga is a heavy AR.But after watching Lone Survivor, I noticed something...Olga is a budget SPR Mk.12 Mod.0!It's a coincidence. Geff was going for an accurate rifle on a budget that was...
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Crit Success Up My Sleeve
I said I was gonna, so I did.Take that Mr DuToit!DOUBLE UPDATE:Zack at Addictive Art is who did my tat.By the way, Quinn from Vintage Ink: Yes, I stopped in a got a quote from you. You might notice...
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History of Dottie
Dottie has seen almost as many changes as Kaylee.Dottie's name derives from a line in the movie, "Armageddon". The amateur astronomer who discovers the planet killing asteroid wants to be able to name...
View ArticleThings You Learn
When you experiment with every part the AR ever came with and make measurements.An XM16E1 lower weighs 2.34 lb.M16 (Late R604) and M16A1 lower is 2.27 lb.Those have the rubber butt plate without...
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Trilux Range Day
Took Dottie out to the Florida Firearms Academy, Port Richey range to zero the Trilux.Success.I had "zeroed" the optic using a laser bore-sighting device. Aiming at the X in the top right target...
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Purple Sling Review
Erin's clearing house for the donations to Squeaky made mention of Echo Sling.They donated product to the encouragement raffle.So I bought a sling from them, and mentioned to Matt why.Plus, PURPLE!The...
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