8 oz Bottle of green gas runs around $8 and will fill 30-40 1911 Hi Cappa Mags (~1000 rnds), or buy the adapter that holds a little silicon and use the 1# bottles for stoves and shoot all season with the addition of that propane smell.

Red gas is higher pressure and will destroy an airsoft gun not designed for it.

@ Barron Barnett:

That’s definitely the case for me personally, I retain what I read much more readily than what I hear. I’m especially bad at remembering people’s names when I meet them (which makes me feel like a jerk sometimes even though I know who they are), but I can remember someone’s screen name because I see it typed out.

(Helpful Note to Those Who Do Such Things: If you are going to take the time to produce a 10+ minute documenting how a report in the New York Times is fraught with lies, misdirections, inaccuracies, and abuses of statistics, please also take the time to type it all out – not only does that rank higher on Google searches than a video (more keywords), but people like me can read it in about a tenth the time it takes you to enunciate it. This is pretty much why I do not do podcasts – I read far faster than most people talk, and have better things to do with my time.)

I don’t remember where I saw it but the human brain absorbs information visually, ie written word, and pictures, considerably faster than by auditory, spoken speech.

I can read the SOTU in about 10 minutes instead of taking the hour+ it takes to watch it. I can read a post by someone in a minute where listening to someone read it could take 5 to 10.

This is why I write blogs. The only time I do videos is when it’s actually warranted for one reason or another. IE BOOM!

I also don’t really listen to podcasts other than Vicious Circle/Squirrel Report. Even then that’s only because it’s people I know.

Thanks for the link.

This is the essential point. If he’s afraid to show his data, he’s afraid that it doesn’t support his conclusion.

Not sup rising at all.

What a tool this Luo guy is. I just can’t fathom lying like that and keeping a straight face. I have to ask, do they really think we’re all stupid or something? That we can’t do basic math or try and verify sources? I’m finding it hard to believe they’re underestimating us that badly, unless it’s just pure arrogance.

I especially agree with that last part, videos are nice for some things but you can’t skim/search them. I hate it when news reports are posted as a video with no transcript, I’ll usually google an alternate source and find what I want before the commercials would finish playing.

Oh, trust me, there will be pictures galore… Datamancer does not seem to have the 10-rounders available for purchase yet, but hopefully it is just a matter of time.

At the moment, I am not sure if I want to screw with that company’s inventory situation at the moment, given how much difficulty they seem to be having getting their products to the market. ‘Course, this might be a good way to snag one myself…

Oh, I am hardly breaking any kind of new ground or anything – using airsoft to practice for USPSA is a years-old concept, there is quite the developed market already, and IPSC already has airsoft rules.

I was just reminding folks it was out there .

Eeeexcellent! I look forward to the Mosin Pix (you simply must also include the ten round magazine as well, Heh. Heh. Heh. Then your move to the dark side will be done)

And that Mfg has three in the “interesting” category, 22mag, .308 and 12.

Good Post. I have been thinking of getting a good airsoft pistol specifically for the practice. I’m glad you are out blazing trail for me and the rest of the community. True about the airsofters. We should be “recruiting” them. Keep up the good work.

I do not think I am grossly overstating the situation that Caracal could pose a somewhat significant threat to the other plastic-fantastic gun manufacturers retailing in America.

Honestly, the only two things I see hanging them up are their unknown name and their national affiliation (given how some people are about such things).

@ Renegade: Sadly, no, though now that you mention it, maybe I should have a friendly chat with them…

The Mosin project is… coming. Encountered some difficulties that we are sorting out, but I should be posting about it fairly soon.

@ MAJ Mike: Hey, listening to my opinion or not, I get to play with a new toy!

Been hearing a lot about these, too, especially on the gun podcasts, and remembered that you had done a shoot a while back with them.

Caracal, if you are listening, I will be very eeenterested when/if they make it here–so make sure they do!

I’m envious, but no one pays attention to my opinions.

Would it by chance be from a Florida based Mfg?
Just got back to the world for a short bit, how’s the Mosin project coming?

Wasn’t it, though?

That is the rig I was looking for… Thanks!

@ Erin Palette: The short version? I asked.

The longer version is that I asked, explained who I was, pointed out the reviews I have listed on the left side of my site, promised a comprehensive, photo-riddled review, and otherwise buttered them up to the point where they agreed.

But, still, crazy what you can get if you just ask for it.

@ SGB: You and me both .