At a martial arts seminar this weekend, I heard a version of “slow is smooth, smooth is fast” that I hadn’t heard before: “to go fast, you must first master slow.” Considering it came from a guy that studied under Bruce Lee, has been teaching for decades, is in his 80’s, and could probably destroy… Read More »
I need help. Does this count as gun porn?
A couple weeks ago, I was reminded while visiting a friend the importance of having someone else watching what you’re doing. He was getting ready to take a class that included some disarm, and other hand to hand techniques. This particular class was an advanced class, and he already had a clue what they were… Read More »
So, my wife’s sister has a bit of a fear of knives. Somewhere between “healthy respect for,” and a full on phobia. Normally, if she’s not surprised with it, she can keep it under control. Not being a jerk, I try to behave and not freak her out. There have been a few times that… Read More »
My dad and I have a tradition of shopping for each others Christmas presents. It’s easier to just say “you have x amount of money, what do you want?” than trying to guess. This year, I decided that my gift from him would be a Spyderco Manix 2. I’ve been interested in Benchmade’s Axis lock… Read More »
Ruger Blackhawk in .30carbine and a NAA mini-revolver in .22lr.
If you say that something is bad because there’s a *chance* that you might flag yourself, and then go on to advocate appendix carry? Yeah… don’t expect me to take you seriously. (also, oh hey! I’m not dead!)
I continue to absolutely love living in the future. I am a cheap bastard. My cars are old. My house is old. My guns are significantly newer, but they’re not expensive. The most expensive gun I own is the AR10 I built and most of that is because AR10. My “long range”* rifle is a… Read More »
One of my friends just got his paperwork back on a silencer that he submitted almost exactly 1 year ago (360 days, do be exact). Judging by the comments on his Facebook post, roughly a year turn around on NFA paperwork is not unusual these days. Oh, and for the record, this is far from… Read More »