Blue Collar v White Collar
When did it get decided that blue collar people were the poor?I know a lot of blue collar folks and they damn sure aren't poor.They are especially not in need of advice about how to DO anything, they...
View ArticleZero
The retro 5.56 guns are once again returned to zero after the great upper swap around switcharoo.No forward assists were involved.Willard's new AR is also now able to be zeroed. He was a victim of...
View ArticleProcess
This is a retread from my LiveJournal Oct 2008:When I post, I assume that you've read all the preceding material and remember it. Mostly, because I remember it.When something doesn't make any damn...
View ArticleDrug Reality
Once upon a time there was a book or story where the inhabitants of a modern western town were transplanted to a medieval setting. Edit: It was "Dies The Fire" by SM Stirling."Wow, isn't that neat...
View ArticleIn The Immortal Words Of Mike Muir
Just 'cause you don't understand what's going onDon't mean it don't make no senseAnd just 'cause you don't like itDon't mean it ain't no goodand let me tell you somethingBefore you go taking a walk in...
View ArticleInflexible
Shotguns are often touted for their flexibility.You can tailor your shot size to the flimsiness of the target.You can get an ersatz rifle by using slugs.Rifled slugs make it better than a Charleville...
View ArticleMachine Shop
Talked to a former boss of mine.He's a Type 7 FFL and SOT and has a complete shop for the making of guns.Using his facilities to make the STEN makes it less ghosty, but a lot more likely.He suggested...
View ArticleNot A Finisher
Ever see one of those oval 13.1 stickers on a window and want to walk up to the owner and say, "Quitter!"
View ArticleIf You Can Afford An X You Can Afford An AR
The expense of an AR is a common refrain.I went through several options a couple years ago; let's revisit them.The cheapest way into an AR is to build one from a parts kit.If you're going to build the...
View ArticleThe Internet Is A Strange Place
I referred to an SM Stirling book...I have a comment from SM Stirling...I can't stop giggling!This is just so far past my expectations I can't really process the event.It also makes me self conscious...
View ArticleSuspension
The unexpected visit by S. M. Stirling reminded me of the first time I noticed that I'd lost suspension of disbelief.His Draka books.The Domination books are kind of an oddity for me in that my...
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Shame
What I am not going to do is sit there with a sign around my neck proclaiming my "sin".You ended it when you tried to shame me.
View ArticleModified
Sporterizing a mil-surp rifle is a time-honored procedure. It's controversial because there's a moment in time where the supply of unaltered rifles drops off and the collectors and the modders come...
View ArticleRealizing The Goal
My previous screed makes it seem like you can't make a good sporter from a mil-surp.The fact is you can. People have been doing it to Mauser actions for close to a century now.Mauser actions.The...
View ArticlePartisan
OK, Ms Sink.You are correct, we're sick of partisan bickering in DC.What Republican policies are you going to accede to and adopt to become bipartisan?I'll give you a clue here, Ma'am; it's not just...
View ArticleOn Kicking In Doors
I've written before that if my existing guns become illegal I've no incentive to upgrade to something that's illegal at present.If there's no difference between a full-auto M4A1 and a semi-auto M4gery;...
View ArticleIs That Singing I Hear
I've sailed too close to the shoals by buying that Browning.Like a Warlock too close to the hills of Aldagmor; I hear the faint muttering...Glock.Glock the sirens sing.I am damned.Luckily I've...
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