Hope is not a plan…
Change is not a direction…
There WILL be a test in November…
Change is not a direction…
There WILL be a test in November…
I know better, but ended up going to an Indian Restaurant tonight… Chicken Vindaloo…
Sinuses burned out- Check
Need a shower- Check
Tongue, no feeling- Check
Eyes watering- Check… Sigh…
And I ‘know’ I’m gonna pay in the morning… Glad we only do this once a year!
Oh yeah, and trying to blog from this @#^&* iPad SUCKS!!! Good thing I’m giving this POS to my daughter…
Sinuses burned out- Check
Need a shower- Check
Tongue, no feeling- Check
Eyes watering- Check… Sigh…
And I ‘know’ I’m gonna pay in the morning… Glad we only do this once a year!
Oh yeah, and trying to blog from this @#^&* iPad SUCKS!!! Good thing I’m giving this POS to my daughter…
You know you live in an Upside-down Land if…
A Muslim officer crying “Allah Akbar” while shooting up an army base is considered to have committed “Workplace Violence” while an American citizen boasting a Ron Paul bumper sticker is classified as a “Domestic Terrorist”.
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You know you live in an Upside-down Land if….
You can get arrested for expired tags on your car but not for being in the country illegally.
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You know you live in an Upside-down Land if…
Your government believes that the best way to eradicate trillions of dollars of debt is to spend trillions more of our money.
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You know you live in an Upside-down Land if….
A seven year old boy can be thrown out of school for calling his teacher “cute” but hosting a sexual exploration or diversity class in grade school is perfectly acceptable.
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You know you live in an Upside-down Land if…..
The Supreme Court of the United States can rule that lower courts cannot display the 10 Commandments in their courtroom, while sitting in front of a display of the 10 Commandments.
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You know you live in an Upside-down Land if….
Children are forcibly removed from parents who appropriately discipline them while children of “underprivileged” drug addicts are left to rot in filth infested cesspools.
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You know you live in an Upside-down Land if….
Working class Americans pay for their own health care (and the health care of everyone else) while unmarried women are free to have child after child on the “State’s” dime while never being held responsible for their own choices.
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You know you live in an Upside-down Land if….
Hard work and success are rewarded with higher taxes and government intrusion, while slothful, lazy behavior is rewarded with EBT cards, WIC checks, Medicaid and subsidized housing.
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You know you live in an Upside-down Land if….
The government’s plan for getting people back to work is to provide 99 weeks of unemployment checks (to not work).
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You know you live in an Upside-down Land if….
Being self-sufficient is considered a threat to the government.
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You know you live in an Upside-down Land if….
Politicians think that stripping away the amendments to the constitution is really protecting the rights of the people.
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You know you live in an Upside-down Land if….
The rights of the Government come before the rights of the individual.
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You know you live in an Upside-down Land if….
Parents believe the State is responsible for providing for their children.
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You know you live in an Upside-down Land if….
You can write a post like this just by reading the news headlines.
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You know you live in an Upside-down Land if….
You pay your mortgage faithfully, denying yourself the newest big screen TV while your neighbor defaults on his mortgage (while buying iphones, TV’s and new cars) and the government forgives his debt and reduces his mortgage (with your tax dollars).
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You know you live in an Upside-down Land if….
Your government can add anything they want to your kid’s water (fluoride, chlorine, etc.) but you are not allowed to give them raw milk.
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You know you live in an Upside-down Land if….
Being stripped of the ability to defend yourself makes you “safe”.
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You know you live in an Upside-down Land if….
You have to have your parents signature to go on a school field trip but not to get an abortion.
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You know you live in an Upside-down Land if….
An 80 year old woman can be stripped searched by the TSA but a Muslim woman in a burqa is only subject to having her neck and head searched.
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You know you live in an Upside-down Land if….
Using the “N” word is considered “hate speech” but writing and signing songs about raping women and killing cops is considered “art”.
NOW, it’s time to change this and regain control of this country… We are better than this, and it’s time for us to step up and VOTE!
Remember, Re-Elect NONE! Get rid of all the incumbents from the White House on down, regardless of party…
MC and Ev asked for a couple of comparisons while I was at the NRA Convention, so here they are…
First the Sig P238/928-
Both are very concealable, while not necessarily “pocket” pistols, they are single stacks and very slim. I found the grips to be ‘short’ for me, but I believe both would be very good shooters and could be handled by a variety of men/women.
First the Sig P238/928-
Both are very concealable, while not necessarily “pocket” pistols, they are single stacks and very slim. I found the grips to be ‘short’ for me, but I believe both would be very good shooters and could be handled by a variety of men/women.
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| P238- .380 Trigger pull right at 8lbs about 4 inches tall and 5.5 inches long |
| P938- 9mm Trigger pull right at 8lbs about 4 inches tall and 5.9 inches long |
| Both are right at 1.1 inches wide, and here you see the length difference. NOTE: Both are SAO, no DAO! |
| A nose to nose comparison- 938 on the left, 238 on the right both weigh in right at a pound |
Next up, the Ruger SP101 and LCR pistols
LCR Model #5402- .38, 5 shot, 13 Oz, Trigger pull at 10-12lbs DA about 4.5 inches tall and 6.5 inches long. Honestly this gun just didn’t feel good, gritty hammer, clunky grip/laser and not my cup of tea…
LCR Model #5402- .38, 5 shot, 13 Oz 1.875 inch barrel, also available in .357, but I wouldn’t want to shoot it…
SP101 model #5178- Trigger pull at 10-12lbs DA, and 3-5lbs at SA about 5 inches tall and 7.2 inches long. If it were me, I’d get the Hogue grips to prevent the infamous Ruger knuckle…
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SP101 model #5178- .357, 5 shot, 26 Oz, 2.25inch barrel Heavy, but you need the weight to control the recoil. Good ‘feel’ to the gun, solid construction, nothing a little trigger job wouldn’t fix. So there are my ‘perceptions’ of the pistols you asked me to look at. The choices you make are yours, but I’d strongly recommend you physically handle the pistols in question yourselves…
And if possible shoot them too! 🙂
Again, my apologies for the lateness of the report…
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16 minutes long, but worth watching if you or your significant other, or your Mother or Dad served in Vietnam…
Video is HERE
Nuff Said…
Just took this from the top of the office building about 30 minutes ago…
747 with Discovery up, escorted by a NASA T-38.
Sad, sad end to our space program. Discovery was the workhorse of the ‘fleet’. They were about 1000 feet up, inbound to the DCA fly by…
Final landing at IAD for roll-out to the Udvar- Hazy Museum at Dulles…
Well, didya???
I jumped the ‘gun’ last week, pics maybe this weekend if the new gun gets here…
Final NRA Convention post after I get some sleep…
Edit- Final count of NRA Convention attendees 73,740, courtesy of Danny the Man.
I jumped the ‘gun’ last week, pics maybe this weekend if the new gun gets here…
Final NRA Convention post after I get some sleep…
Edit- Final count of NRA Convention attendees 73,740, courtesy of Danny the Man.
Quick hits from the morning ‘stroll’ through the floor… Talking with the folks at Shaw Barrels, they indicated they are 3-4 months behind on barrels, 4-5 months behind on rebarreling customer rifles, and 14 months behind on their MK-7 rifles! The issue is maintaining quality, and their comment was that customers are very understanding. THAT is the right way to do business…
For Midwest Chick, and Everett, I got the things covered you asked for… MsgtB, that pic you wanted will go up tonight!
Saw a 70’ish lady, by her self, looking at Glock 26s. She ‘knew’ what she was doing, and the rep walked over and asked if there was anything he could help her with. Her answer, “Oh, I’m just looking at the Gen 4 to see if I want to upgrade…” 🙂
Chatted with Josh Kinser with Miliary Warriors Support Foundation, they are doing good things for not only wounded warriors, but the children of warriors who have died in combat. Their link MilitaryWarriors.org Josh is the field activities director, and does the hunts in South Texas.
The worst ‘customer’ service, or I should say lack of, was El Paso Saddlery… They were more interested in talking to each other about how good they’d done at the Casino last night than they were talking to customers… I watched three people walk up, get ignored (just like I was being ignored), at that point, I walked off… And No I’m NOT linking to their site… Go to the Holster site.com or Dragon Leatherworks, THEY know what customer service is!
Along with that, yet another trip by HS Precision, and not a soul there (as usual), other than the two booth guys. Same as last year!
FNH, good news/bad news for SCAR 17 folks… More magazines are on the way, BUT… They are currently filling another order for 10000 units (which means 100,000 magazines). Sigh… Best guess is 6 months until SCAR 17 mags are readily available…
One hears about ‘rock stars’ in various formats, in the gun world there are a few also Ted Nugent (real rock star), Ronnie Barrett (icon), R. Lee Ermey (movie/TV star), and I’d add one more ‘rock star’ Frank Brownell. In three days of observation, I’ve watched literally hundreds of folks walk up and wait in line to just speak to him. And it’s obvious that Frank truly enjoys meeting his customers and actually knows a lot of them. Talking with Larry Weeks, he said that Frank routinely comes in around 0730, and usually doesn’t leave before 1700-1800. He spends most of the day on the phone and email with customers/friends… I spoke with him a few minutes, and he stressed his company philosphy is still based on getting the right parts to the right people in shortest time with minimal cost. He also brought 150 employees over via bus to give them a chance to see the NRA convention. More later…
For Midwest Chick, and Everett, I got the things covered you asked for… MsgtB, that pic you wanted will go up tonight!
Saw a 70’ish lady, by her self, looking at Glock 26s. She ‘knew’ what she was doing, and the rep walked over and asked if there was anything he could help her with. Her answer, “Oh, I’m just looking at the Gen 4 to see if I want to upgrade…” 🙂
Chatted with Josh Kinser with Miliary Warriors Support Foundation, they are doing good things for not only wounded warriors, but the children of warriors who have died in combat. Their link MilitaryWarriors.org Josh is the field activities director, and does the hunts in South Texas.
The worst ‘customer’ service, or I should say lack of, was El Paso Saddlery… They were more interested in talking to each other about how good they’d done at the Casino last night than they were talking to customers… I watched three people walk up, get ignored (just like I was being ignored), at that point, I walked off… And No I’m NOT linking to their site… Go to the Holster site.com or Dragon Leatherworks, THEY know what customer service is!
Along with that, yet another trip by HS Precision, and not a soul there (as usual), other than the two booth guys. Same as last year!
FNH, good news/bad news for SCAR 17 folks… More magazines are on the way, BUT… They are currently filling another order for 10000 units (which means 100,000 magazines). Sigh… Best guess is 6 months until SCAR 17 mags are readily available…
One hears about ‘rock stars’ in various formats, in the gun world there are a few also Ted Nugent (real rock star), Ronnie Barrett (icon), R. Lee Ermey (movie/TV star), and I’d add one more ‘rock star’ Frank Brownell. In three days of observation, I’ve watched literally hundreds of folks walk up and wait in line to just speak to him. And it’s obvious that Frank truly enjoys meeting his customers and actually knows a lot of them. Talking with Larry Weeks, he said that Frank routinely comes in around 0730, and usually doesn’t leave before 1700-1800. He spends most of the day on the phone and email with customers/friends… I spoke with him a few minutes, and he stressed his company philosphy is still based on getting the right parts to the right people in shortest time with minimal cost. He also brought 150 employees over via bus to give them a chance to see the NRA convention. More later…
As I said, some of the ‘fun’ things seen walking around…
Somewhere between $3-400,000 worth of Rifles
Cavalry Colt- $175,000 estimated sale price
Remington-Rand 1911A1, Serial Number 1!
The Thompson/Auto Ordnance Display
(note the signature above the pic of the WWII soldier with the Tommy Gun…
And the poster is SIGNED by Walter Hughes, who was the soldier in the picture!!!
Patterson Colt #3 Complete set in the original box- $450,000 estimated sale price
Colt Navy Serial Number 1- Complete set in the original box- $1,000,000+ estimated sale price
A group of us got together for dinner, and the manager of the restaurant told one of the group that they get ‘all’ the convention traffic, and the NRA folks were the nicest, most polite people they’d ever had in the restaurant…
An armed society IS a polite society!
The crowds were heavy yesterday, and today was even MORE crowded…
And people were just as polite today as they were yesterday…
An interesting note from the Press Room, the ‘suits’ studiously ignored all of us peon bloggers, to the point of even refusing to sit at the table with us when seats were open! Kinda interesting…
Anyhoo, some pics of things of interest from the convention floor!
And people were just as polite today as they were yesterday…
An interesting note from the Press Room, the ‘suits’ studiously ignored all of us peon bloggers, to the point of even refusing to sit at the table with us when seats were open! Kinda interesting…
Anyhoo, some pics of things of interest from the convention floor!
I had a chance early this morning to chat with Les Baer for a few minutes, and discuss the upsurge of women coming into shooting/self defense. He’s developed (or maybe I should say re-developed) this little beauty, a small 1911 package called the Stinger. It is specifically designed for easy carry/concealment with a shorter frame and their Comanche top end. This particular one is in .38 Super, which Les says also making a comeback. For women, this is pretty much an ‘ideal’ size and with the .38 Super, a pretty good stopper too! You can see the gun HERE on Les’ site. As always, Les’ products are top quality, and he DOES support his customers!
Leatherman One Hand Tool (ONT) Prototype
According to the folks at Leatherman, this tool will probably hit the market in September 2012, and all the tools, knives, screwdrivers, etc are available for one handed operation. Price point is yet to be decided, but it will be ‘reasonable’… Something to think about for those who ‘need’ a one handed tool
Ronnie Barrett with the one of one 30th Anniversary M-107
Ronnie with the representative from HAVA, as Ronnie presents a check to the organization for $67,900+ in donations from the ‘drawing’ for the M-107…
Pretty Impressive!
And I couldn’t resist this one…
This lady said this was going up in her front yard (and her hubby said ‘she’ bought it on her own)!!! Think this might be a hint NOT to mess with this particular little old Lady…
And the “protesters” that were supposed to be out in force from ‘that’ organization??? Zip, nada, none…
The only Hippie I saw was one coming out of the Convention with a t-shirt on that said Venison- It’s what’s for dinner…
Go read Daddy Bear, Jay G, Phlegmmy, Lawdog, Sebastian, Days, Farmer Frank and others as they have reports up too!
More later with some ‘fun’ guns…