Crossbreed SuperTuck Deluxe

When I was looking for an inside the waist band holster for my compact 1911, a reader recommended the Crossbreed SuperTuck Deluxe.

It cost less than $70 and is extremely comfortable.

I have been wearing it as my primary carry rig for about six months and still lovin it.

Excellent value.

--Make sure you always wear the right belt!

WANT: LC9

Last weekend when I was at Clark Brothers siting in my EOTech there was a concealed carry class being conducted.

One of the students was shooting a Ruger LC9. She had a nice holster and it was a great pick for carry.

I heard a the question, "What is the best gun for concealed carry."  The teacher said, "The gun you have with you." They discussed pros and cons of cals and features. The LC9 was held up as a very good choice because of the combination of power, size, reliability, weight and concealability.

I have the Kel-Tec P3AT in .380 now but I like the LCP!

--One of these guys will find its way into my safe.

Packing up gear

So I am heading to the The Northcoast Blogshoot II this weekend and started making lists of all the gear I want to bring.

But what should I pack all this in?

I like double rifle, hard sided, Pelican cases. I have one hard sided case that I have had for years. I think I need another.

A new range bag may also be in order. Ammo, mags, ear protection, and other gear.

After last year I also learned a couple things that have led me to bring this year. A shade fly, a cooler, and chairs.

--I will probably forget to pack any clothes.

Quotes of the Week

"If you are going through Hell, keep going."

-- Winston Churchill

"Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not going to make it, then you gotta get mean. I mean plum, mad-dog, mean. 'Cause if you lose your head and you give up, then you neither live nor win. That's just the way it is."

-- Clint Eastwood, The Outlaw Josey Wales

NPR List Bandwagon

The NPR's Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy novels with the ones I have read in bold:

1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
3. Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert
5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin (on TV)  
6. 1984, by George Orwell
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan (too rapey)
13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell (don't need to read, absorbed via cultural osmosis) 
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley (tried and failed) 
 21. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick
22. The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood

23. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King
24. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke
25. The Stand, by Stephen King
26. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson
27. The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury
28. Cat’s Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
29. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman
30. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess (tried and failed) 
 31. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein
32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams  (tried and failed)
33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey (tried and failed)
34. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein
35. A Canticle For Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller
36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells
37. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne
38. Flowers For Algernon, by Daniel Keys
39. The War Of The Worlds, by H.G. Wells
40. The Chronicles Of Amber, by Roger Zelazny
41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings
42. The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley (tried and failed)   
43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson  
44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven

45. The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin
46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien (tried and failed)
47. The Once And Future King, by T.H. White
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
49. Childhood’s End, by Arthur C. Clarke
50. Contact, by Carl Sagan
51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
54. World War Z, by Max Brooks
55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle
56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett
58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson
59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold
60. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett
61. The Mote In God’s Eye, by Larry Niven  Jerry Pournelle
62. The Sword Of Truth, by Terry Goodkind
63. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
65. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson
66. The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks (tried and failed) 
 68. The Conan The Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb
70. The Time Traveler’s Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
71. The Way Of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
72. A Journey To The Center Of The Earth, by Jules Verne
73. The Legend Of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore
74. Old Man’s War, by John Scalzi
75. The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson
76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke
77. The Kushiel’s Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey
78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin
79. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury
80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire
81. The Malazan Book Of The Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson
82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
83. The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks
84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart
85. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson
86. The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher
87. The Book Of The New Sun, by Gene Wolfe  
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldan
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
93. A Fire Upon The Deep, by Vernor Vinge
94. The Caves Of Steel, by Isaac Asimov
95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson
96. Lucifer’s Hammer, by Larry Niven  Jerry Pournelle
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis
98. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville
99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis

The Black List

I am glad someone finally put together a consolidated list of Gun Blogs that sorts by recent updates.

Check out the Gun Blog Black List!

I was surprised to find The Miller already on the list.

--Great job North in putting it together!

Earthquake

The Great Virginia Earthquake of 2011 will be long remembered in my house as PEZocalypse.

All humor aside: This event really got me thinking.

People completely freaked out. The Cell phone system totally failed. The Internet was overwhelmed. The highways were Jammed.

The thing that got me thinking is the question: "What if this had been really bad?"

I was at work when it hit. If I wasn't killed outright there would be no way to drive home for all the bridges between the two.

I checked my BOB in the truck. Good there. I have 2 liters of water as well. My sneakers were not there but I think I could squeeze 20 miles out of my work shoes.

--Got more thinking to do. There were aftershocks last night. Or were these all fore-shocks?

Ask Will Hayden

Over at MArooned JayG has the interesting opportunity and asks Will Hayden from Sons of Guns a very important Question:

"Assuming all paperwork were handled properly, could you make Abomination?"

--LOVE the new banner JayG!

The Walking Dead

I was reading up on the new fall season starts of some of my favorite shows. The Second Season of the Walking Dead begins on October 16th.

I hope this season they get a bit smarter about Zombie killin. Look at the promo pic above. A double barrel shotgun, bolt action rifle, revolver, pump shotgun. Sheesh.

--Gimme a nice AR15!

Range Weekend

Took one of my pals to the range this weekend. It was a beautiful day for blowing off some steam. He had never shot a carbine before and I was taking it to tune up the EOTech with it.

First off he is a lefty. Even configured right handed it was very easy for him to shoot.

It can be reversed to for a lefty. Easily in fact. We were getting great groups, even at 100 years.

As configured it got lots of attention at the range. That still surprises me.

--The Px4/Cx4 combination is great.

Quotes of the Week

"If you fall down 7 times, get up 8 times." 

-- Jigoro Kano

"Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us."

- Jerry Garcia

“Clearly the media is no longer taking a passive role, or even objective reporting. The media has become an activist voice for supremacists and the far left.” 

--Pam Geller 

An old Cherokee told his grandson, "My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies, & ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy, & truth." The boy thought about it, and asked, "Grandfather, which wolf wins?" The old man quietly replied, "The one you feed." 

--Cherokee Lesson

"There is no safety this side of the grave."  

--Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land


"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."

--Robert Heinlein

Northcoast Blogshoot II

Last year I was fortunate enough to attend the Northcoast Blogshoot I event. It was a massive amount of shooting fun but the best part was all the new friends I got to meet. Back by popular demand.


This year it looks like it will be a two day shoot and camping space is available! Let Breda know if you plan on attending.

--Next stop Willoughby...

Gun crimes drop at Virginia bars and restaurants

Well what do you know?

There was no blood in the streets. It did not become the wild west.

"Virginia's bars and restaurants did not turn into shooting galleries as some had feared during the first year of a new state law that allows patrons with permits to carry concealed guns into alcohol-serving businesses, a Richmond Times-Dispatch analysis found.

The number of major crimes involving firearms at bars and restaurants statewide declined 5.2 percent from July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011, compared with the fiscal year before the law went into effect, according to crime data compiled by Virginia State Police at the newspaper's request."

--I Love Virginia.

Glock Factory Threaded Barrels

I am so glad that Glock is now making factory threaded barrels.

I already have a Glock 21 and was planning a suppressor. This will make that decision easier!

They are available for both the 9mm Model 19 and the .45 Model 21.

--I like it quiet.

WANT: Gnomes

I love lawn gnomes. I have a grumpy one named Elvis that keeps an eye on my hot tub. Damn squirrels.

Guns and Zombies.

I saw these links this week in several places. It was hard to hat tip the originator. So you know who you are if you linked them!

--I think this set goes together well!