Author Archives: wizardpc

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 »

I think there’s a new policy in the Nashville Police Department

By | June 19, 2014

I’ve been noticing a lot of stories over the last couple of years about MNPD officers being decommissioned for misbehavior. As I understand it, “suspended with/without pay” leaves the officer with the ability to carry a gun everywhere and other perks of being a police officer, but decommissioning removes all the superpowers. I don’t recall… 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.

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

Recall box from Remington is on its way

By | June 6, 2014

Eight weeks after I submitted my brand-new Remington 700 for the trigger recall, I got confirmation that the box I’m supposed to use to ship my rifle back to them is on it’s way to me. Should be here by Tuesday. I’ve been meaning to post about the recall but been kinda busy. I hope… Read More »

Gun Porn: AR SBR

By | June 5, 2014

Magpul CTR Stock Magpul MOE Grip Magpul MOE RVG Aimpoint CompM2 (?) LaRue M68 CCO mount (Discontinued?) YHM Phantom 5.56 Flash Suppressor I can’t readily ID the rails but I assume they’re free floated