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progress is good

Not to brag (ok… maybe a little), but back about two months ago when I started kung fu (and before I got into airsoft, though that has only been two weekends so far), I was 6’2” tall, weighed 167 pounds, and had about 10% body fat. 

Yesterday, with no change …

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piggybacking on others’ legwork

My schedule has been absolutely crazy of late, and shows no indications of letting up any time soon, so I have not had the opportunity to go down and take a look at Coal Creek Armory‘s new Outpost in Kingston. Thankfully, Brick did exactly that, and shares with us

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one cannot escape the government

One of the many joys of living in a relative backwater like Knoxville is that I have been able to observe the spread of the Thousands of Sexual Assaulters’ cancer-inducing, ionizing-radiation-spewing backscatter "security" systems from afar, without having to actually partake of the privacy-invading glow.

Fortunately, …

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pleasantly unexpected

If I were to be bluntly, brutally honest, I would describe BSA Optics‘ products as "affordable, functional, but nothing special", at least from my own personal experience. They get the job done, and they are great for people with limited budgets, but there can be concerns about long-term reliability, …

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"fun" has a value all its own

For supposedly not being a gunblogger, Erin does an outstanding job briefly reviewing the Kel-Tec Sub-2000.

Regular readers should be wholly familiar with my fascination with pistol-caliber carbines, but two things have always kept me from purchasing one. First, I own none of the handguns with which any of …

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what if you held a protest and no one cared?

Apparently some self-absorbed collectivists are making some sort of attempt at not-very-"civil disobedience" on Wall Street in New York City by getting together, protesting, demonstrating, and generally whinging that some people are more economically successful than they are.

No, seriously. If there is any message discernible in the hailstorm

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albatrosses come home to roost

For those who are interested in those kinds of things, this morning a source informed me that Michael Bonomo (aka "mikeb302000") has been banned from Daily Kos*, apparently for maligning, insulting, and libeling veterans; maliciously misrepresenting comments from others in damaging fashions; perpetrating specious ad hominem attacks; and engaging …

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put your name where your mouth is

We have already discussed the ludicrousness of requiring a muffler on cars but making putting one on a firearm illegal without the appropriate tithe to the federal government, and how that situation artificially inflates hearing protection equipment for firearm-owners, so we will not rehash the full details here. Instead, I …

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we stand with gibson

Unfortunately, we have other plans, but if you are in the Nashville region on the 8th and have some free time, I would strongly recommend attending the We Stand With Gibson rally and free concert between 1400 and 1600 at the Scoreboard Restaurant. I do not know their names, …

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cheaper is better

If you live in the greater Knoxville region (and specifically the western side of town), you might want to seriously consider this Living Social deal for Coal Creek Armory. $99 for a year-long membership to both ranges (regularly $200), $45 for a handgun carry permit class (regularly $90), and/or …

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tooting our own horns

Not to turn this into a measuring contest, but remind me again how much money the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence Ownership, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Ownership, and the Violence Policy Center Facilitators have donated to Soldiers’ Angels, or any organizations like them?

… Just wonderin’. …

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quote of the day – michael ramirez

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If it sounds this stupid when we, the people, say it, how it is any less stupid when the government – and, specifically, Our Glorious President – does it?

(And, yes, pictures/cartoons can count as quotes – that whole "thousand words" thing…)

(Michael Ramirez drew it, though I cannot …

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sword of kahless

Late last week, when our sifu was teaching us the first staff form for kung fu (yes, we are starting weapons as no-belts… I have some reservations about this), and after I had successfully thwacked myself about twenty different times, I asked him when we were going to learn bat’leth

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