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spreading the good word

In case I have not made it abundantly clear in the past, the upper on B.O.M.B.E.R. was constructed by Michael Z. Williamson, who appears to have done a fantastic job with it given its performance over the weekend. You can find out about his metal-crafting business here (which …

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do not adjust your internet

Bias in the media? What bias in the media?
(Read the whole thing… it is worth it.)
Courtesy of RNS.…

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pay 1, tap: regenerate target series

Castle“, “Dollhouse“, and “Chuck” are renewed (the last two are going to have to deal with budget cuts, though). Additionally, a remake of “V” has been picked up by ABC, including two folks off Firefly.
Shiny.…

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playing by the rules

First, the disclaimer: I am not one of those folks, so prevalently found on the gunblogger side of the cortex, who believes that all/most police officers intentionally and willfully exploit their power and position just because they can. I firmly believe there are some who do that, and I also …

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if you could sell mock-ups

A fair bit ago, I wrote about an interesting gadget called a “Keyport”, which was intended on replacing up to six of the keys on your keychains with a single, switchblade-like fob. The concept seemed sound, the idea certainly seemed welcome (at least for people like me), and it …

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caution: mall ninja at work

Despite the weather successfully faking me out on Saturday, I managed to make it to the range on Sunday, with B.O.M.B.E.R. in tow.
After getting everything all set up, it was time for the moment of truth, and I ran the new, untested, unfired platform through its break-in shots. One …

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pull the lever

I would never want to illegitimately skew a dataset in my own favor, but if you would like to make your opinion known concerning legislation allowing handgun carry permit holders to take their firearms into parks in Tennessee, there is a poll where you can do just that.
Richard Locker …

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what month is it again?

Damn that global warming… I woke up this morning, the 19th of May, and it was 42 degrees outside.
I guess AlGore forgot to leave his heating system on again……

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do your homework

Just a quick suggestion for all of those writers out there, whether your words appear as pixels on a screen or letters on a page: If you are going to quote something, please make sure you have the quote’s originator accurately cited. Furthermore, if you are including this quote in …

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if it seems too good to be true

Remember that “Weaponizers” TV show I wrote about? And remember how they were using Front Sight’s property as the stage for their wanton vehicular destruction? Well, it turns out they might need to find a new venue:

At 11 a.m. Monday, Front Sight Firearms Training Institute and its

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the blur…

Just spent 4.5 hours looking at houses with our realtor. Have not eaten yet. Posting tonight might be… light.…

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of mice and men

Going to the range must be kind of like washing your car… if rain is forecast, and you wash your car / go to the range, you are guaranteed to get a torrential downpour. However, if you get faked out by the rain, and decide not to wash your car …

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you put the search in the query

Remember that Wolfram Alpha thing I wrote about a while back?
It is finally live… and I have to admit, it really is not all that impressive. *shrug* Once more data gets added to it (since it seems to be some kind of wierd amalgamation of a search engine and …

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damp targets

This whole “weather” thing is really not helping on my quest to zero-in my new toy, much less shoot it for the first time… Sometimes, not having an indoor range that accepts rifle-caliber ammunition/firearms is a significant drag. The irony is that I actually had one closer to me …

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t-rex wearing a tutu

I admit it – I like Picatinny rails (as if B.O.M.B.E.R. was not already an indication of that). I think it is just a natural maturation of the child in me who used to play with LEGOs – after all, rails are pretty much firearms’ answers to complete modularity, allowing …

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breaking news!!!!!

Apparently Ruger just announced something else they are going to have to recall – another copy of another firearm already flooding the markets. At least it is something in high demand these days, and maybe that will mean more parts for everyone…
Well, apart from the parts that they have …

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ingenuity

Reason #249 a Total Gun Ban (or Even a Ban on Guns That Look Evil) Will Never Work: You really can build them in your kitchen – all you need is less than $10 worth of aluminum, a tabletop mill with a boring head, a lot of bolts, a little …

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watch how you phrase it

The following is a recent comment on a Commercial Appeal news article:

I plan on doing the exact same thing just the other way around. I won’t go to a restaurant that doesn’t post a sign.

You act as if a restaurant not allowing you to bring your black friends

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the internet never forgets

The irony! It burns! It burns!

President Barack Obama, calling current deficit spending “unsustainable,” warned of skyrocketing interest rates for consumers if the U.S. continues to finance government by borrowing from other countries.

Gee… could that “unsustainable” deficit spending be due to your administration’s record spending? Nah, that could …

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weaponize me

So I recorded Weaponizers, from the Discovery Channel, last week on a whim, and Better Half and I started watching it this evening. About the best way I can describe it is, “Battle Bots, only with full-size vehicles and automatic weapons.” For me, that works.
This particular …

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