Tied Hands
Ever get the impression that the 8th Air Force in WW2 would have been grounded by the present administration because the National Socialists had "blended in with the civilian population"?
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Illustration
Top to bottom:"Trapdoor" Springfield M1873 rifle.Valtion Kivääritehdas (VKT) Kiv/91.Springfield "Krag" M1898 rifle.Carl Gustav Mauser m/96.Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield SMLE Mk III*.Making the point...
View ArticleState Department
HQ: Pentagon.The Iraqi's won't fight.There's prolly a myriad of reasons.I've mentioned, a time or two, that our policy on war should be if we bring the Army, we own it when we're done.Don't call for...
View ArticleRand Says Republicans 'Created' ISIS
First, just to get it out of the way... The apple ne'er falls far from the tree.Second, just because the "Republican Hawks" were wrong about how to intervene, it doesn't make non-intervention the...
View ArticleSuspension Of Disbelief
You can accept that there's still plenty of smokeless ammunition, abundant enough fuel to waste on a flamethrower, TIRES!, and there's still enough of everything else an internal combustion engine...
View ArticleVacation Anxiety
I can easily see myself as a shut-in.At the end of June The Lovely Harvey's mom is coming down so I will be released from my stay-at-home-dad duties.I've been given a reserve of cash and travel...
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Renew!
The Lovely Harvey's conceal carry license expires soon, so we're mailing off the renewal.Has it been seven years already?
View ArticleRifle Length
The eerie similarity in infantry rifle length is not an accident, or even prevailing fashion.The length was set so that the rifle and bayonet were long enough to stab a mounted cavalryman and to stay...
View ArticleA Matter Of Policy
A couple of people have been baffled at my refusal to pay for seeing the new Mad Max movie over Eve Ensler's involvement.It is not the outcome of her involvement that bothers me, from all accounts it's...
View ArticleBehavior
On this trip to the Indy area...I hope to be meeting up with Tam for a beer.Are there rules for meeting big-dog bloggers like there are for meeting royalty?When leaving their presence, do I back up two...
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Still Truckin'
I bought the very first red-dot sight I ever encountered.An Aimpoint 1000.I put it on my Mini-14 in a B-Square mount.It lived on the never fired Bushmaster M-17S FuzzyGeff owned for a while.It resided...
View ArticleWhy you DON'T Have to CUT UP your Mosin Nagant! - Rex Reviews
That's all well and good, the rifle can shoot like that.I most assuredly cannot.I should get to the range with one more often.
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Movie Time
When you have Mosin on the brain, you have to watch "Enemy At The Gates" at least once a month.Even if the cover of the DVD case shows a "left handed" Mosin Sniper...
View ArticleBecause It Was Easier
Once upon a time I wrote a bit on how to be a Hiver.I am wondering if it's time to make the Happy Zhodani equivalent.A lot of whether the Consulate is evil or not depends on how genuinely sincere the...
View ArticleSearch Term
Searching Ebay for "Finnish Bayonet" brings back mostly hits for Nikon cameras.Bwah?
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HOTAS
3" PVC, some fittings and a board makes flying so much more comfortable.Also an empty desk is a sign of someone who can clean up after themselves and finish a task before "Hey look a squirrel!"
View ArticleNot Inconsistent
Unions wishing to be made exempt from the minimum wage laws they fomented for might not be contrary positions.It could be a camel's nose ploy.Union membership is at an all time low and places like Wal...
View ArticleFreak Out
Nothing is quite so terrifying as a quick return on a loved one's lab work and a call to come to the doctor's office to talk about the results.Think happy thoughts towards The Lovely Harvey.
View ArticleInspired By Tam
If you're happy with your 40Hit the rangeBANG BANGIf you're happy with your 40Hit the rangeBANG BANGIf you're happy with your 40Then your target's sure to show itIf you're happy with your 40Hit the...
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