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  • Gun Porn: Football Bat Edition

    Awelowynt had a Slide Fire on his M&P15-22, but his barrel wasn’t threaded so we couldn’t put a suppressor on it.

    So we did the next best thing and swapped uppers:
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    Putting a Slide Fire stock on a scoped rifle? Sure. Why not?

  • Fun with Headlines: 8-23-2013

    Actual Headline: Williamson Co. suspects’ cases dismissed after clerical error
    Accurate Headline: Williamson Co. suspects’ cases dismissed after 4th Amendment violations.

    Actual Headline: Sen. Corker criticized for working with Democrats
    Accurate Headline: Sen. Corker criticized for practically being a Democrat

    Actual Headline: No Explosive Device Found In Murfreesboro Home
    Accurate Headline: Ex-girlfriend files false police report, causes panic.

    Actual Headline: Woman says home show used her photo without permission
    Accurate Headline: Woman doesn’t read fine print for contest, gets upset.

    Actual Headline: Rutherford schools asked to replace LGBT posters
    Accurate Headline: Rutherford schools asked to put up LGBT posters

  • Replacement Chest Seals for the Basic Gunshot Wound Kit

    A couple of weeks ago I briefly mentioned that the Hyfin Chest Seals in my basic gunshot wound kits were expiring. I have one in each car

    Now, what I orginally bought were these. While I was searching for replacements, I came across these and thought “Hey, there’s two in a pack for the same price, so that’s better, right?”

    Welllll…. There’s a problem.

    So here is what my current GSW kits look like:

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    Fits nicely in a quart-sized bag, right?

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    The new double-pack…

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    And now we see the problem. I know you’re thinking “well, just double them over and they’ll fit” but unfortunately I think they are doubled over already. Take a look at the stock photo and note the size of the seals vs this size of the packaging. These seals are just significantly larger.

    So, I’ll be buying more of the Hyfin seals shortly and these will be relegated to one of my range bags.

  • Gun Porn: Mac Daddy. Or is it the Daddy Mac?

    I can never tell them apart:
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    Why, yes, that is a transferrable machine pistol. Why do you ask?
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv7wt7SKVQ0

  • Remington to flee New York?

    At least that’s the story according to my local rag… and they might be moving into my area!

    I’m kind of surprised to see one of the older companies decide to pull up stakes and move.  It’s one thing when you’re a relatively young company like Magpul or Khar, but when you’ve got multiple generations working in your plants, it’s a rough choice.

    That said, I’m happy to see that my town is apparently on the short list of destinations.  I know folks won’t argue about the extra jobs, and I’ve always wanted a gun made down the street from me (unfortunately, Barrett’s stuff is a bit out of my price range).

  • And this is a bad thing?

    John Kerry complains that it’s “harder to govern people with the internet.”

    Also claims that it’s “much harder to organize people, much harder to find the common interest…”

    wut

  • Going to Dragoncon?

    Naienko and I will be making our annual trip to Atlanta for Dragoncon.  I know there’s a few folks that read this that are going.

    Anyone interested in meeting up at some point?  Maybe dinner on Thursday?

  • Registration leads to….Forced “Gun Buyback”

    Via jigsaw in #GBC…

    Greens launch $350m guns buyback plan:

    THE Greens want to spend more than $350 million to ban semi-automatic handguns and buy them back from their owners.
    But the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (SSAA) said that would not affect the guns used by drug gangs for drive-by shootings in western Sydney.

    Greens leader Christine Milne said gun violence could not be tackled without taking guns off the streets.

    “We need strong action to reduce the number of handguns falling into the wrong hands. They have become the firearm of choice for criminals in Australia, especially in the drug trade and in gangs,” she said in a statement.

    Under the Greens plan, costed by the Parliamentary Budget Office at $351.5 million, semi-automatic handguns would be banned, with a 12-month amnesty and buyback.

    So less than two decades after requiring registration to reduce gun violence (WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING?), and that not working to reduce drug-related violence, the answer is to…

    Confiscate guns from folks who aren’t violent drug criminals.

    And this makes sense.

    They can call it a buyback all they want, but unless it’s voluntary (hint: It’s not) it’s confiscation.

    And go read this presser from the Greens if you’re having problems with low blood pressure today. That’ll cure it.

  • Unpossible!

    This morning, at around 6am, an “older man” was shot and killed in the parking lot of a local High School.

    Guess the shooter didn’t see the giant “NO FIREARMS ALLOWED” signs at the entrance.

  • Gun Porn: “Is that a UMP?” Edition

    Another one from the Bidet Shoot:

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