Blog Trolls

You have all seen them.

Weak, sad, dim, blog trolls.

"In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking other users into a desired emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion."

The anti-gun trolls are some of the worst kind. It seems like they do not care what the facts are they will cling to their anti-gun position. In they end, what they don't seem to realize, that they will remain unarmed and weak, while we will remain armed and powerful.

--Just ignore them. Don't Feed the Trolls.

DC Murder Rate

Washington DC was once known as "The Murder Capital" because the count of murders was the highest in number per capita of any city in the US. 

The 2009 numbers had a dramatic drop of 25% in one year!  The lowest since 1963! What happened?

DC vs Heller happened.

More bad guys started getting shot by armed citizens.

They now know that there might be an armed woman behind that door they are trying to kick in.

--Now they need to pass a Shall Issue concealed carry program.

Your Future Robot Overloads are Listening

"ShotSpotter is the world leader in gunshot and explosion detection and location technology. 
 

Our ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System® solutions provide comprehensive incident awareness that saves lives, protects first responders and secures critical infrastructure. From urban neighborhoods to the military combat field, it is now possible to hear what you cannot see™."

Washington DC now has a full gunfire detection system installed in the city. Any gunfire in the streets will bring the police immediately (avg time, 4 mins). No need to wait for 911 calls anymore. Often no one would even call and bodies would be found in the morning.

When seconds count, help is only 4 minutes away...

--Yeah, it sounds good until the Killer Robots want to pinpoint your location.

Happy Thanksgiving to You

Required Gun Content

Have a great day of feasts. Spend some time thinking about what you are thankful for, between food comas. I have four food comas scheduled.


Watch a parade. Eat some pie. Drink coffee and maybe some good wine. Sneak bacon into the stuffing. Pinch someones bottom in a crowded kitchen. Fall asleep watching football. Call absent friends and family and say, "I Love you. I miss you." because they want to hear it.


--Be thankful. Save me some pie.

The Collection: Alice

T-Bolt was talking about building an AR15 (all the cool kids are doing it). I thought I would detail my experiences with mine.

I would like to introduce you to Alice. She is my super hero Zombie Killer. She is named after Alice from Resident Evil.

Alice is my very first AR15. She started out as a basic DPMS, flat top with a bull barrel. A real tack driver.

I learned how to strip an AR15 all the way down with Alice. I learned where all the little springs were that would sproing. I learned how far I could break it down without tools. I learned the parts that really need serious cleaning after every range run.

I started upgrading it. I replaced the pistol grip, the fore grip with a quad rail and the stock. I added the EOTech, the 3x flip out, the LASER, the fore grip with tac-light. I also bought 10 Magpul magazines.

Lessons Learned:

Tools worth having

1. Don't put an adjustable cheek pad stock on an AR15. It gets in the way of the charging handle if the cheek pad is up. 
2. Watch a pile of Youtube videos BEFORE you do a full disassemble. The tiny springs are easy to lose.
3. Get some simple flip up peep sights.Shit happens.
4. Don't forget to get a good sling.
5. All that extra crap hanging on it makes it heavy. It's OK for a gorilla like me. But if I had to carry it all day it would get old.
6. Buy the right tools. There is nothing like the right tool for the job.

--The next one I will build from scratch. It will be cheaper, simpler and lighter. 

Gun Dreams

Breda started it:

I was standing on a deserted city street when I became aware. It was midday. The sun was high behind haze. I checked my pockets and belt. I had my Glock 21 .45acp and one extra mag. Beside me there was a burlap bag.

The bag was full of shit.

It was deathly quiet. The wind was the only sound. Until I heard the engine.

A black stretch limo pulled up to the curb in front of me. The driver was Jane Curtain, the Jane from the early SNL days. She gets out, walks around to the passenger door saying, “Good afternoon Mr. Miller.”

She opens the door for me and waits. I pick up the bag and climb in.

Inside is T-Bolt, JayG, Breda, Mike and Newbius. They nod in greeting but don’t say a word. I had to adjust my holster so the Glock 21 does not dig into the leather. Breda looks at the bag and raises an eyebrow.

Jane drives up this steep mountain road with many switchback. Eventually we are above the tree line. At the top of this road is a flattened pad. It’s big enough for helicopters to land. Jane opens the door and I exit the limo with my bag of shit in tow. Everyone else follows as I walk to the edge of the precipice.

We stand and look down at the clouds for a while.

Eventually,  with a huge dramatic swing, I fling the bag from the cliff.

We all draw and fire. The bag shreds before it reaches the clouds…

Ammo Storage Idea

A few months back a friend of mine had a flood in his basement. His hot water heater decided that it was time to explode in a spectacular fashion while everyone was at work.

After lots of cursing, and sloshing he eventually found the main water cut off. (BTW, If your water main valve is not clearly marked, stop reading this and go find it. Better now than when water is spraying.)

A few days later, after the hot water heater was fixed and the water back on, I was helping repack all their Christmas stuff in dry boxes.

One of the wet boxes had a ammo in it. It was about 30 boxes of .22LR that got soaked. He gave the ammo to me. So far it has been ok. Except for the cardboard boxes.

I had an idea so that would not ever happen to me.

I washed some 20 ounce bottles and dried them really well. Using a simple funnel I filled them with ammo. Each bottle holds 450 rounds of of 22LR. The pic shows a handy, grab and go, 900 rounds. each bottle is a great size, makes the ammo easy to inventory and keeps it dry. Six of them fit in a large ammo can.

I am going to buy some of the small desiccant packets to add. I may even test one in a bucket of water for a couple months.

--Crisp and Clean and No Caffeine...

My Favorite Target

pistol-training.com and National Target have worked out an exclusive agreement to produce, sell, and distribute the pistol-training.com target. Price will probably be $38 per 100.

National Target has approximately 1,000 targets in stock from the last printing. These have a slightly (approx 1/8″) off-center 3×5 box in the “head.” I’ve used hundreds of them in classes and in my personal practice and don’t even notice. I’ve got about a thousand of them and will be using them for a very long time. But we wouldn’t want someone to buy them and be upset if they noticed. So if the off-center 3×5 box will bother you, hold off for a while and check with National Target before placing an order.

Future runs — which will be printed based on demand — will have the 3×5 box properly centered and will also have “National Target Company” printed on them, unlike earlier targets.

The targets will be available at the National Target webstore eventually, but in the meantime, they’ve asked that you call their toll free order line, 1-800-827-7060.

--At $.38 each I will be ordering a hundred.

The Collection: Bane

This Ruger 10/22 has a bull barrel with an integrated sound suppressor.

Her name is Bane. Short for Squirrels Bane.

If I could pick only one firearm as a survival gun it would be Bane. It is very light weight, easy to shoot, and so quiet it amazes me every time I pull the trigger. This is a great first gun for kids, novices, women, (or anyone) to shoot. Great for a level 4 Zombie outbreak.

The Tapco stock on it is the best one I have found so far. I will get a quality 4x scope and powerful tactical light for it one day.

--I am still searching for the best quality brand, high capacity, mags for the 10/22.

Stun Gun Search

I have been looking for a stun gun to buy and want some advice.

The kind I have seen that I like the most are the ones that are also a decent, durable flashlight. It serves multi-duty in the BOB. I like the rechargeable, long lasting ones. Standard size batteries is a good feature as well.

--Any recommendations out there?

Stun Gun Flashlight

My Preferred TSA Solution

Have a booth that you can step into that will not x-ray you, but will detonate any explosive device you may have on your body. It would be a win-win for everyone, and there would be none of this crap about Racial Profiling and this method would eliminate a long and expensive trial.

Justice would be quick and swift.

This is so simple that it's brilliant. I can see it now. You're in the Airport terminal and you hear a muffled explosion.

Shortly thereafter an announcement comes over the PA system, "Attention standby passengers. We now have a seat available on flight number 4665..."

--Stolen Idea!

Staying Dry

I have been in many basements to have a peek at friends new firearms. Some nice finished basements some unfinished and full of ancient tools and lumber. Some that were more like a monks cell.

What ever the space is like, where you keep your firearms, make sure you have a dehumidifier there.

The picture on the right is a dehumidifier designed to go right inside your gun safe.

I recommend you dehumidify the room and inside the safe. The dried the better.

You would not believe how fast steel case ammo will go bad in a humid room.

--You do NOT want to find a glaze of rust on your favorite firearm!

Pockets

Last week on B B & Guns, Blog Talk Radio, Breda had a great show talking about what gunnies had in their pockets.

Not just their favorite concealed carry pieces, their required daily carry items.

Most gunnies have a bit of a survival instinct in them. Knives, multi-tools, flash lights in addition to wallets were the most common items. I have several multi-tools of various sizes that get selected based on the size and number of pockets I have at the time. (God I love the dorky cargo shorts)

I also carry an Altoids Tin.

Inside the tin is great space for all kinda good handy stuff. Mine has a small first aid kit, Chap Stick, a tiny flash light, a USB thumb drive, Alieve, cash, a credit card multi-tool. I am amazed how often I use the stuff in that thing. In fact I realized as I was setting it out to take this pic that I need to restock the damn thing! Somehow I need to keep a check list inventory.

--I'll store the checklist on the thumb drive!!

Hunters for the Hungry

I put the word out every year about this great organization.

405,340 pounds or 1.6 million servings were provided to those in need throughout Virginia in 2009 through Hunters for the Hungry.

The Hunters for the Hungry program has continued to expand. Annual distribution now exceeds 400,000 pounds. The potential exists to make three to four times that amount available each year. At this point the availability of finances is the limiting factor.

A breakdown of distribution of venison by year is listed below:

• 1991 33,948 pounds
• 1992 67,973 pounds
• 1993 69,167 pounds
• 1994 82,096 pounds
• 1995 103,575 pounds
• 1996 127,500 pounds
• 1997 141,687 pounds
• 1998 156,155 pounds
• 1999 182,603 pounds
• 2000 202,485 pounds
• 2001 233,499 pounds
• 2002 266,456 pounds
• 2003 308,274 pounds
• 2004 333,536 pounds
• 2005 340,173 pounds
• 2006 356,054 pounds
• 2007 363,484 pounds
• 2008 380,151 pounds
• 2009 405,340 pounds

Total 1991-2009 – 4,154,156 pounds

Springfield gets gift of guns

SPRINGFIELD - Smith & Wesson donated 580 new pistols valued at about $270,000 to the Police Department Tuesday, inspiring Mayor Domenic J. Sarno to express thanks by borrowing a catchphrase from actor Clint Eastwood.

"You've made our day in the city of Springfield," Sarno said, referring to Eastwood's portrayal of "Dirty" Harry Callahan, the Smith & Wesson pistol-brandishing officer who dared criminals to test the gun's firepower by saying "go ahead, make my day."

Sarno, Police Commission William J. Fitchet and Smith & Wesson officials announced the gift during a ceremony at the company's Page Boulevard headquarters.

"We're very proud to be getting this firearm," said Fitchet, referring to the new M&P40 pistol, a versatile and low-maintenance weapon designed for police departments.

The new pistol will replace the SW99 side arm used by city police for the past seven years; the older guns will be turned back to Smith & Wesson for resale to security companies or other buyers, the company said.

--This is good on so very many levels.