Monthly Archives: June 2016

You know those self-absorbed kids who go on about ‘microaggressions’ and ‘triggers’ and ‘safe spaces,’ that we all so enjoy laughing at? Some days I’m no better. I’ve never enjoyed crowds of people. Not ever. All the time I lived … Continue reading →

Over the weekend Ian came to visit, and asked if I had an East German grip and upper handguard for an AK-47. It turns out I did, mounted on the World’s Ugliest Carbine. So he swapped me my East German … Continue reading →

I needed to fix the front door of Gitmo today. The door frame never really was based on much, since originally there wasn’t one at all, and it withstands quite a lot of pressure from the wind. Except when it … Continue reading →

…particularly since I don’t really care about the constitution. The constitution has nothing to do with my reasoning about self defense. The feds could amend the constitution to outlaw all personal weapons this afternoon, guided by a celestial voice which … Continue reading →

Sometimes I think the name of this game is “You Lose.” Your groups negative response to the request by the St. Pete Police Chief to leave weapons home during the St. Pete Pride Festival is: misguided, homophobic, un-American and…crazy. SHAME. … Continue reading →

Who has a recurring gig in American Rifleman! Check out his first feature! …and then if you know him you’ll wonder, “Wait. They hired Ian McCollum and then demanded an article on Mosin Nagant disassembly?” Ian specializes in rare and … Continue reading →

Over the weekend I got a care package from my older brother containing some examination gloves I’d really kind of wanted and a package of antlers cut for chewing which, I’ll confess, is kind of on the order of sending … Continue reading →

1. “Shoot, Shovel and Shut Up” needs an emphasis on that third thing. 2. A spear is really a very effective aid to territory disputes with cattle.

I’d worked up something of an attitude in advance, certain he was going to cause me all sorts of trouble because I wasn’t who he wanted to be with or where he wanted to be with them. S&L brought him … Continue reading →

He often brings something fun. Or if not actually fun, at least ‘the only one in town.’

Ian brought up a replica of an FP-45 Liberator, a gun many of us have seen but few have had the ‘pleasure’ of shooting. Got a little bit of video, which will end up on his Youtube channel in the … Continue reading →

Purely for the benefit of those of you who pointed out earlier that Uncle Joel’s revolver style needed work… Hey. I am from Detroit. So after seven months of intense training, I think I’ve finally got the look down. Funnily … Continue reading →

Here comes a link from Landlady to further damage my calm… State Supreme Court Finds Dogs Are “ Sentient Beings,” Not Mere Property, In Landmark Ruling [T]he court granted legal significance to the dog’s “ sentient ”—his capacity to experience … Continue reading →

Uh…No. I don’t claim it’s a serious thing, because I don’t know and really doubt it. On the other hand, life in general has increasingly come to resemble parody. And it is an actual thing.

When I cleaned out Former Neighbor J’s place last year, most of the contents ending up at the local thrift store, I found a spearhead threaded to go on a painting pole. FNJ had gone through a ‘primitive weapon’ phase … Continue reading →

Wishing to experiment with some loads using a brand of powder I’d never heard of before this month, every dead-tree reloading manual I own let me down. Fortunately I could download the needed data, and even more fortunately that tablet … Continue reading →

I’m waiting for a phone call from S&L who are going back to the city for a week to house-sit for their kids, and Ghost isn’t coming. Ghost is a drama queen about strange houses in strange places, and will … Continue reading →

I don’t know if the #armthegays thing is getting takers in any significant numbers or not. Hope so. As of about three days ago there were more than 1000 volunteers, but I haven’t found any sign that any of them … Continue reading →

The garbage haulers finally got around to picking up that big dumpster I filled in last month’s paying gig. They weigh it on a truck scale before dumping it, since the renters are charged for content by the ton, so … Continue reading →

h/t Kentucky