Archive for March, 2008

When to stop?

March 29, 2008

This entry is going to be more of a journal type entry. Just my thoughts on my current gun ownership situation. It’s going to be a long one.
I picked up my AK’s today at the FFL. I also bought a Swiss K.31 and a 480-pack of GP-11 ammo for it.
I really like [...]

slo-mo gun pr0n

March 28, 2008

Wow. Some guy has been at work with a high-speed camera and a couple of M1A’s. He was looking to settle a dispute as to whether the action starts cycling before or after the bullet has exited the barrel:

Cool things to [...]

PSH over AKs

March 27, 2008

AK-47-type guns turn up more often in U.S. at MSNBC.
Beyond the typical sob stories, one about a 5-year-old’s birthday party being shot up by some gangstas with AK clones, and another about a cop killed on duty, there are a couple of choice quotes:
The numbers corroborate what police chiefs around the country have been [...]

Gun Porn: Browning BL-22

March 17, 2008

Browning BL-22, Grade I. This lever-action .22 caliber carbine is probably my favorite gun. The gloss American walnut stock is beautiful, as is the deep blued steel. The Grade II upgrades the looks with checkered grips, fancy engraving and a gold-colored trigger. It is also available with an octagonal barrel and [...]

Tempest in an Aussie Teapot

March 14, 2008

Brought to you by Uncle and Rustmeister (2). The Aussie post in Question.
There really is a simpler answer here. I’ve been reading a lot of gun blogs in the last 6 months or so. Almost without exception, gun bloggers (who usually self-identify as “right wing” and who probably voted for George W. [...]

Start of a Gun Blob

March 14, 2008

After reading and sometimes commenting on gun blogs for a good six months or so, it seems best to establish an identity and a “home”, more or less, for gun blogging activities. Part of the reason why it took so long is that I could not come up with a good name to use. [...]