Author Archives: Joel

I’m not a big fan of his work, his opinions, or the ground he allegedly stands on. It took Wendy McElroy to drive me to his site. But having been driven there, I have seen a strange thing: A Ted … Continue reading →

I read this Wapo agitprop warning of how more and more dangerous guns are accumulating in the hands of fewer and fewer hate-filled racist sexist homophobic slack-jawed toothless cracker domestic terrorists clinging bitterly to their ancient weapons and hokie religions. … Continue reading →

Good stuff: In modern times, we know that people shot with handguns have an 85% chance of survival, provided they get medical treatment. The chances are far lower with shotgun or rifle, but even then modern medicine can accomplish near … Continue reading →

We had a change of weather yesterday morning so extreme it changed my plans for the whole day. The sky looked promising when I got up, clearing if not exactly clear, and I figured I’d have no trouble at all … Continue reading →

Third rainy day in a row. Yesterday, with intermittent sun and me gone most of the day, the batteries actually got a full charge. I stayed away from high-wattage applications all evening so I was in fairly good shape this … Continue reading →

Be afraid! Be very afraid! Of everything! Everything can kill you! Only government can save you! Maybe you’ve swiped a bite of raw cookie dough while preparing a batch to bake. Or perhaps you’ve let your children lick the batter … Continue reading →

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.