Registration
First. The 4473 is so close to registration as makes no difference. If you still own the gun you bought from an FFL and still live at the same address "they" know you have a particular gun.The...
View ArticleTempest In A Teapot
THAT was what all this drama was about?Really?REALLY?REALLY?I'd suggest someone grow a thicker skin if it was advice I could follow myself.
View ArticleChanging From Think To Know
Getting a stout lesson in how things really work from Tam and Robert! Both of whom have worked or are working in retail gun sales.Good.I had a professor once who said that you don't really know if...
View ArticleSlippery Stuff
For the two people who read my blog who don't read Joe's...A comparison of lubrication and rust prevention of lots of products we use on our guns.Frog-Lube did very well.I was paying attention for it...
View ArticleHeadspace And Timing
There are gauges for this.They are fool-proof because the Army deals in fools privates.If your fifty is firing out of phase it's because you either used the wrong timing gauge or one of the cheats to...
View ArticleSkeptical
I am skeptical to the point of derision about prepping.Why?Because while the cold war raged, I was a survivalist!Was?You know the old adage about amateurs studying tactics and professionals studying...
View ArticleSign In
Safari 5.1.10 is on its last legs.OSX 10.6.8 can't upgrade Safari any further. I could update to OSX 10.9.2 for free, but I can't get an answer about how it will affect performance on my ancient...
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Magpul Delete
I've been doing a love-hate thing with the Magpul MIAD pistol grip for as long as I've been accumulating AR's.The retro builds, which mandate normal pistol grips, have never felt wrong. The MIAD with...
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Registration
I don't know why I'm even remotely paranoid about registration when I freely post pics of my guns here.Heck, two of my guns ARE registered with the Federales. Kaylee and Sabrina. They are both short...
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Order of Deneb
I've been granted a patent of nobility! I'm a Knight!Apparently the Third Imperium sells titles of nobility through their agent, Marc W Miller.This is a cute bonus item that came with my purchase of...
View ArticleScale
There are approximately 700,000 police officers in the US.There are also between 117,000,000 and 150,000,000 gun owners in the US (approximately and depending on the source).If everyone only owned one...
View ArticleWeer'd Comment
His comment system seems to have barfed, or he's blocked me. Sad face if the latter.My comment to his post would have been:Actually the measurements for a selective fire or even full-auto AR make a...
View ArticleRules
There are two rules to surviving in A Song of Ice and Fire.Don't get married.If your last name is Stark, change it.If at all possible, don't attend weddings.
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Stuff You Did Not Know You Needed
Marv's M&P 9 has a rail.I suppose that one could put something useful, such as a light or bottle opener on it.But why?Plus Tea Cup!Why on earth would you want something useful when you can have a...
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Giza In The Rear View Mirror
In any of the Israeli campaigns in SF2 it is obligatory to buzz the pyramids if you have a mission anywhere near Giza.From the front office of an F-4C (with the 1967 RHAW upgrade) from the 45th...
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T Shirt
Linoge is offering another shirt for us to wear out completely...I hope he doesn't mind me swiping his pic.I B SRSLY
View ArticleIt's Tam's Fault
Yes. Let's blame Tam.She posted a pic of a Finn NEW Mosin M91 and it reawakened my desire to own a 91...So I've got a bid in that's sure to lose, but hope is still uncrushed.It's a Tikka barreled gun...
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Incomplete
A problem with Mosins is nearly every single one has been through an arsenal refinish (or two).A good example could be this rifle (link could be dead since they're only active for a limited time at...
View ArticleWhy Finland
I prefer Finnish Mosins over Soviet.I think it has a lot to do with never having a Finnish soldier aim his rifle at me. I can't say that about Soviets or Czechoslovakians.Then there's the sympathy...
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