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We live in interesting times

By | April 30, 2019

Back from the NRA Annual Meeting. For those playing at home, here’s some of the political highlights: Wayne LaPierre released a letter stating that Oliver North and Ack-Mac told him to resign. If he didn’t, they would release material that would be “bad for him, and at least 2 of the board members on the… Read More »

Well, this could be interesting.

By | April 20, 2019

NRAAM may be highly interesting this year. We have the continued blowback from the Benchmade debacle. Both Trump and Pence are going to speak, where I’m sure that Trump will declare himself the most pro-gun president ever… despite his actions since taking the position. And, of course, there’s the fun that it was recently announced… Read More »

Overheard at the Office

By | March 23, 2019

“Hey, Oddball! Have you seen the filter rules for the firewall?”“no…”/me reads the list of site types we’re blocking, which includes “hacking,” and “weapons.”“well… I can tell you right now that this firewall’s filter isn’t working.”

With Friends Like This…

By | March 21, 2019

For those that don’t know, when it comes to pro-gun rights groups in the state of Tennessee, you pretty much have the Tennessee Firearms Association and… the Tennessee Firearms Association. Recently, John Harris, the man who has lead the TFA for a long, long time posted this: Just in case you’ve somehow stumbled on to… Read More »

Knife Grinds

By | January 10, 2019

*NOTE: This is a transcript of my segment from Assorted Calibers Podcast episode 33* Welcome to Oddball’s corner pocket. This week, I thought I’d talk about the various grinds that are commonly used and why you would use one over the other. Oh, and if you’re into drinking games, you can take a shot every… Read More »

Knife Locks

By | January 9, 2019

*NOTE: This is a transcript of my segment on Assorted Calibers Podcast episode 35* Welcome to Oddball Corner Pocket. For this week, I thought I’d talk about the different kinds of knife locks, and why you might want to use one over the other. This will probably be another drinking game candidate. This time with… Read More »

On Cold Steel Knives

By | January 8, 2019

*NOTE: This is a transcript of my segment on the Assorted Calibers Podcast episode 36* Welcome to Oddball’s Corner Pocket.  This week, I think I’ll do a request.  Weerd had asked me to talk about Cold Steel Knife and Tool Company, and why the their reputation is, shall we say… mixed in the knife community.… Read More »

Let’s Talk About Sheepdog

By | January 7, 2019

*note* this is a transcript of my segment on the Assorted Calibers Podcast episode 37* Welcome to Oddball’s Corner Pocket.  This week, I thought I’d step away from knives a bit and talk about something that I’m not a huge fan of in the firearms community.  Namely, the use of the term “Sheepdog.” If you… Read More »