Not exactly something you could sneak around with, but I sure wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of this!
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AySuafZ8to&w=560&h=345]
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Clearly, we need ball bearing control
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Notes from the weekend
“Gone With the Wind” is a really, really long movie. I’d never seen it before and decided to remedy that. It took pretty much all day Saturday when you include the breaks we had to take for eating and letting the dog out. I now understand why he didn’t give a damn. I wouldn’t either.
Lowe’s and Home Depot will sell you primed interior doors, but not painted interior doors. This seems foolish to me. They also come with the hole for the doorknob cut, but you have to make the cuts for the hinges yourself. This is a PITA.
In related news, my office now has an unpainted (but primed) door with some really rough hinge cutouts. Previously there was just a door frame.
Taking Casey on two 2 mile walks, shopping at Lowe’s and Home Depot, and going to the grocery store in one day is a bad idea for someone who generally walks only 3 miles a day in total. Getting old sucks. I can barely walk today.
A friend of the wife went shooting for the first time on Friday. She and her husband went on a double date to an indoor pistol range where she shot his Glock 19. Her previous level of interest in guns was “He should leave a Post-It note on the shotgun with instructions on how to use it in case someone breaks in and I’m home alone. Otherwise, I don’t ever want to touch it.” Husband is new-ish to guns, brand new to handguns, and wants to get his carry permit. Based on the smiles in the pictures they sent us, she’s all-in now.
The Logitech Revue Review will be forthcoming, but here are my initial thoughts: Can’t really say it’s better than my Home Theater PC running XBMC, but for $99 shipped from Amazon it’s pretty awesome. Eventually this will move to the bedroom when we buy a new TV for up there.
I saw a really strange (and by that I mean totally awesome) recumbent motortrike. It looked like a custom-made machine. Chopper front end, V8 powerplant on the back, and the seat was maybe 4″ from the ground. Casey was in the car with me and she barked at the guy the whole time he was behind us.
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There is no “S” in HMMWV
It’s High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, not High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Submersible Vehicle
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Hurricane Weather
More like this please.
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Brown truck of happiness stopped by
$99 on Amazon, in case you missed it.
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Officer Roid Rage “Violated Rules”
And there’s a hearing on September 7th to determine punishment.
Sadly, criminal charges don’t seem to be part of the punishment. Like you and me, only better.
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Just curious
If Hurricane Irene hits Boston and floods the Big Dig, or hits NYC and floods Manhattan, will it be Obama’s fault?
Katrina was all Bush’s fault, and he told everyone to GTFO.
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Gun Porn
Springfield Loaded Operator 1911
Click to embiggen.Note that the dust cover extends the length of the slide. And its a railfarm. Via reader Tac.
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New Shooter Report
A longtime friend and former roommate recently bought a house, and the wife and I decided to buy him a shotgun as a housewarming present. Knowing he wasn’t a gunnie, I had planned on something unscary like a double barrel 20 gauge. Not knowing if he would actually accept it, I told him of our plan–lest I end up with a 20ga side by side sitting in the safe for eternity.
His reaction: “No, you’re buying me a handgun.” Deal!
I took him to a couple of gun shows so he could handle some pistols and get a feel for what was comfortable in his hands. I took him to the range to try out a Bersa .380 when he decided he really liked the way a Walther PPK felt. Turns out that in Double Action mode, his trigger finger can barely reach the trigger on that style gun. Back to the drawing board, but now he had a good idea of what shooting a handgun feels like and what to look for when trying to find a new model. He put about 150 rounds total through 5 or 6 different pistols that day and thoroughly enjoyed it.
At the next gun show, we bought him a Kahr E9. The E9 is basically a K9 with plastic adjustable sites and plastic grips. The next day we went to the range and he got to shoot his gun for the first time:
I was very pleased with his performance since this was only the second time in his life he’d shot a handgun. He shot “minute of bad guy” at what I call front-porch distance (3yds) with a compact 9. I gave him some instruction on sight picture and grip, and showed him how to feel for the trigger reset in between shots. I also explained to him the need to get a sight picture after every shot and the importance of follow through.
After 150 rounds through his own gun that day, he’s hooked. He went home and bought two spare magazines online. He went back to the range the next weekend and shot another 150 rounds or so and came back to my house where I showed him how to field strip and clean his gun. This weekend he’s going back to the range again, this time without me.
He’s already talking about getting a carry permit and wants to observe some matches. He made a comment about buying a .22 so he could get more trigger time and I had to tell him to slow down. My advice was to buy a thousand rounds of 9mm and then see how long it takes to go through that. If it takes a year, there’s probably no need to buy a .22 trainer. If it takes 3 months, it might be a good idea.
Later, he told me that when we were roommates he was really nervous that there were guns in the house. Now, he wants a carry permit. I love it.
Oh, added bonus: Last weekend a friend from the TFA was there practicing for a match at Knob Creek. So Drew got to shoot a machine gun on his second trip to the range:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V-Wx8BKQL8&w=420&h=345]Like the man says, this is why we win. The anti’s can’t go to the anti-gun range or the anti-gun show. Our stuff is a lot more fun, too.
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Apple announces end of Apple
Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO. He will stay on as an employee, but I don’t imagine that will last very long.
The last time he left, Apple nearly went under. It was saved when he came back. Given the health issues he’s had, I doubt that will happen this time.
via Ace
