Monthly Archives: June 2014

Gun Porn: M&P10

By | June 26, 2014

When I’m “done” with my Remington 700, I’m probably going to have spent enough just to have started here: Here’s what I think is on this rifle. If I’m wrong, please let me know in the comments and I’ll correct it! Trijicon ACOG TA55A DPMS SASS Grip MIdwest Industries 2 Piece Carbine Handguard Harris BRM-S… Read More »

Why did RAM prices double?

By | June 20, 2014

Two years ago I bought a pair of 8GB DDR3-1600 sticks for $86. Now, they’re $155. It’s not like DDR4 and DDR5 came out, and now I’m looking for stuff that’s no longer manufactured. What happened? (Hard drive prices are still higher than when I bought my last pair of 2tb drives, but there was… Read More »

Gun Porn: Welcome to the Party, Pal

By | June 18, 2014

Obviously on the same table as the HK SBR from last week, we have a Steyr AUG A3 I really wish I’d taken a better picture of this. Or more pictures. I can’t see one of these without thinking of Die Hard.

Training Tip: Leave Your Ego at the Door

By | June 18, 2014

This past weekend, I was helping run a local scifi convention.  Among other things, my martial arts instructor and I ran a self-defense seminar.  It seems like every time you run one of these things, there are at least one of two types of guys that show up that let their egos get in the… Read More »

I’ve been saying this for years

By | June 17, 2014

Credit cards have expiration dates. Laws should too. When I first started watching TN House Subcommittee meetings, I saw something that has stuck with me: A legislator brought in a bill to remove the prohibition on aquariums in barber shops. Everyone in the room was baffled as to why this was a law in the… Read More »

And it’s off

By | June 12, 2014

My Remington 700 is on its way to New York to get the trigger pack fixed. Correspondence from Remington says it’ll be 2-3 weeks from the time they receive it, which will probably be Monday. Add in Independence Day and transit times and I’m probably looking at mid-July before I get it back. That puts… Read More »

Gun Porn: HK SBR

By | June 11, 2014

I have an irrational want for that. Pistol caliber carbine with a short barrel? Makes about as much sense as a football bat. But lawd that’s sexy. It appears to be a USC to UMP conversion done by HDPS Magpul MOE RVG HDPS Rails YHM Flash Suppressor/suppressor mount, which I believe makes that a 9mm