This was one of those days it didn’t pay to fall out of bed… Up EARLY, out to the range for an Action Pistol shoot this morning, and I was so ‘awake’ I brought my carry 1911 (and plenty of … Continue reading
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This one came through the porthole not once but twice, once from an old fart, and once from an active duty type… Military aviation has ALWAYS been know for non-PC patches, probably going back to the original aviators, and it’s … Continue reading
From The Street– Investing in guns beats investing in the Tech Stocks… Seeking more bang for the buck? Set aside your views on gun control or perceptions of survivalist arsenals. Those who collect and sell firearms, many of whom are … Continue reading
Ironically, this was also the subject of a number of discussions at the Reunion last week… What follows are the words of an individualist (who prefers to remain unidentified) who has set down in writing what a many of us … Continue reading
Bryan Stow is a San Francisco area paramedic who was attacked after a San Francisco Giants – Los Angeles Dodgers game on March 31. Bryan sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury and remains hospitalized in serious condition. Several fund raisers have … Continue reading
Got this from JP… I grew up on the tail end of this era, and we didn’t have fat kids OR adults; just sayin… In the line at the store, the cashier told the older woman that plastic bags weren’t … Continue reading
I was asked via email to put up the retro paint jobs on the P-3’s so here they are… The P-8 in the previous post is the ‘current’ paint scheme, e.g. haze grey (must have gotten a good deal on … Continue reading
Naval Aviation has been around for 100 years, starting with young Lt Theodore Ellyson in 1911 learning to fly those new fangled flying machines… Just like the venerable 1911 pistol, neither one got off to an auspicious start, but both … Continue reading
Presented for your information… From one of the folks directly involved in the liaison with the JMSDF… It’s not formatting correctly, but you get the idea… Here are five things I would like to say, after 24 days: (1) Japanese … Continue reading
Dennis at Dragon Leatherworks worked with me on a Talon holster for my C&S 1911 and it came in last week. Let me say first off, the work is outstanding!!! All the seams are even, the stiching is excellent with … Continue reading