How Far
Do you live within 2,500 feet (that's almost half a mile) of a daycare, library, nursing home, park, playground, school, or school bus stop.Think hard about that.That's the radius that my sheriff wants...
View ArticleTorture?
I am not going to say it was torture or not.What I am going to say is that anyone who can make National Socialists look good by comparison deserves to be tortured good and hard by someone who takes...
View ArticleLong Term Frog Lube Report
For about a year I've been using Frog-Lube CLP instead of Shooter's Choice solvent and LSA.One gun that it did a great job of cutting through years of accumulated gunk was my Grandfather's H&R...
View ArticleRestored
iPod functionality restored to The Lovely Harvey's car from where the thief broke the cable.Simple but awkward.The center console and ash tray have to come out to route the cable, which is the awkward...
View ArticleMerlin 4
This is a variation of the GURPS: Technomancer world, Merlin.Merlin 4 is a Quantum 3 world with a present date of 2014.The point of departure is in 1975 when Soldier of Fortune magazine ran a full page...
View ArticleNew Machine Guns
The Firearms Blog had a bit of a spat over someone using my unerring ability to say what they wanted to say in exactly the wrong way for their meaning to be conveyed. They apologized for not seeing...
View ArticleShocked!
I am noticing two basic responses from non-liberals to the outgoing Congress' Republican arm caving in on the cromnibus.First is shock, SHOCK! that they'd do this after receiving a clear mandate from...
View ArticleGet Well Soon!
Dr Jerry Pournelle has had a mild stroke.He appears to be recovering and the prognosis is positive at present.
View ArticleNot Working
I have something to post until I hit the post button.Once the screen I am typing on appears, it evaporates.It's like trying to recall a dream.I have the impression of a post, but not the words.
View ArticleCrunch
I gravitated towards games like Traveller then GURPS because they tended to be crunchier than AD&D.Traveller was science fiction and reasonably internally consistent; with a huge body of fans...
View ArticleThis Is Why Most Characters Have No Parents
"You're doing what? Going to fight a dragon? Oh, no you're not - you could get killed! You're going to sit right here while I make some cookies and run you a nice warm bath!"David Morgan Marr at his...
View ArticleSomeday
Some day we're going to look back and exclaim how useful computers used to be.We'll mourn that things take six to eight weeks and all records are on paper exclusively again.Because at least someone has...
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Out Of Pawn Jail
The Lovely Harvey's new gun to replace that which was stolen.I put 33 rounds and Marv put 17 rounds of PMC Bronze 115gr JHP through it (his are at the 5 on the neck) at 7 yards. My first 17 are at the...
View ArticleIs Gun Is Not Safe
Replacing The Lovely Harvey's M&P and checking all the pawn and gun shops around here for the missing one has me really looking hard at all the variety of safeties you can get with one.You can get...
View ArticleSight
Testing The Lovely Harvey's new M&P also marks the first time I've gone to the range with my prescription glasses.Being able to clearly see the target is actually a plus for accurate shooting.Who...
View ArticleSomething
Something that dramatically reduces the allure of the M&P 9 at the local pawn shop is that manual safety guns with the small diameter sear spring cannot be self-upgraded to use the Apex trigger...
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I Have Drunk Of The Kool-Aid
It's grape!SKU 206301, made on 28OCT11 according the the codes on the box. That means it should have the large spring and plunger and that means that I can self install an Apex trigger should I decide...
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Decades Of Wonder Nine
There's almost 80 years of progress in materials science here; but that old Browning Grand Puissance's method of unlocking the barrel is still used on the M&P9.
View ArticleBackstrap
The M&P has a changeable backstrap.The Lovely Harvey and Marv prefer the small.I think I like the medium.Fellow M&P owners, what size do you prefer?
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