I met my new neighbors!

The house on the left was sold a few weeks ago and the new owners started moving in!

I went up and introduced myself to Donna who was proudly, safely, open carrying.

I really enjoyed the "No Big Thing" feel of the entire encounter. I met her four kids and her husband.

While we were talking several other neighbors came over to say hello as well.

It was a classic American scene.

I love Virginia.

--Odd thing is, I didn't notice any blood in the streets at all.

Quotes of the Week.

The present breakdown of America is not the failure of Capitalism, but the result of men abandoning the principles of Capitalism....
--Ayn Rand Bot

As the growing emphasis on feelings crowds out reason, facts will play a smaller role in public discourse.
– Paul Craig Roberts

Our Constitution seeks to protect rights the Framers deemed inalienable. It faces its gravest tests in times of crisis.
– Clint Bolick

The one with the primary responsibility to the individual's future is that individual.
– Dorcas Hardy

Unlike the world of politics, in the world of technology the choices of individuals may still be paramount.
 – Peter Thiel

People who create things can expect to be prosecuted by highly moralistic people who are incapable of creating anything.
– Joseph Sobran

WANT: Ruger 10/22 Charger SBR

A Ruger 10/22 Charger is on my Want List. It's haunting me.

I would eventually register it as an SBR because I can!

There are not a lot of options for SBR Chargers right now unless you do it yourself.

This is an example of a custom drop in setup that a friend sent me.

I keep coming back to it.

I could thread the barrel, get a suppressor and add an EOTech.

--Now if only I could find .22LR.

How to Purchase a Suppressor

From the archives:


--I need to set up a trust.

Groupon and Guns!

Groupon has guns back on the menu!

--But where did they get those .22's!?

RIP: Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach, who was one of his generation’s most prominent and prolific character actors in film, onstage and on television for more than 60 years, died on Tuesday. He was 98.

Wallach was still acting even in 2010.

One of my favorite movies is The Good, the bad, and the Ugly.

In that movie Eli taught me to always make sure that your gun is loaded if you are about to get in a gun fight.

--It also taught me, "There are two kinds of people in this world. People with guns and people who dig..."

New Rack

My wife bought me a present!

It is a really nice Rams Head with an attached gun rack.

The eyes follow you.He has a disapproving look on his face.

I have to find the right place for it. Current thinking is to use it to store our un-strung long bows.

--Yet another taxidermy story that begins, "Well... I'm getting married..."

Gun Show

Wend to the Manassas Gun Show yesterday with my new neighbor and fellow blogger, JayG!

This isn't the biggest gun show but it had enough to be interesting.

I inadvertently snuck into the wrong line and got a Dealer hand stamp initially. Amusing.

Finally found the right line and paid the admission!

Ammo could be had even .22LR but prices are still high.

The did have a cannon dealer! Prices ranged from $650 to $2800. No special permits required in VA, for cannons or mortars. they don't even call in a background check because it is a muzzle loader. Plenty of cannon fuse available too!

--I wonder what the wife would say...

 

Quotes of the Week

Unlike the world of politics, in the world of technology the choices of individuals may still be paramount.
– Peter Thiel

People who create things can expect to be prosecuted by highly moralistic people who are incapable of creating anything.
– Joseph Sobran

The more power a government has, the more it can act arbitrarily according to the whims and desires of the elite.
– R.J. Rummel

Non-objective law is the most effective weapon of human enslavement: its victims become its enforcers and enslave themselves.
--Ayn Rand

"If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on Earth."
-Ronald Reagan

When men reject reason, they have no means left for dealing with one another, except brute, physical force.
--Ayn Rand

No Guns For You

Billy Johnson boils it down nicely in this video:




--Shall not be infringed...

WANT: Klax

I saw this in my random wanderings on the webs. Looks pretty damn handy for $115.

"Your standard woodsman's axe is already a great survival tool — capable of plenty more than just getting wood ready for a fire — but the Klax line of axes take it just another step further. Available in several models, each with a range of built-in tools, these axe heads sport a hammer head, an axe blade, hex wrenches, a bit drive socket, a ruler, and much more. And with their proprietary clamping system, they're a breeze to take on and off of any handle, letting you stow them away when you're on the move. Thanks to their stainless steel construction, you know they'll last for years without breaking or tarnishing, so you won't be left up a creek when you really need them." 

 --And it's got a bottle opener...

In Other News:

It looks like 60 contractors were kidnapped yesterday in Iraq by Terrorists. Do you know why? The media is not covering this. Wonder why?  Lead story on the news this am is increase in meat prices. 

These are not the droids you're looking for...

Interesting

A friend emailed me this picture of a Key Gun.

He found it on pinterest.com and I cannot seem to find it anywhere else to get the rest of the history.

In other news: 20 years ago today I was playing darts in a bar with my friend Joe when the TV was live broadcasting the OJ Simpson White Bronco slow speed chase comedy occurred.

The whole bar was watching.

--Much simpler times then...

Range Trip

Finally got all the parts I wanted for the new Remington 700 .308 and made it to the range yesterday.

I had a couple false starts with the scope rings but finally got it together.

100 Yards

It only took about 15 rounds to dial it in at 100 yards. I only put 20 rounds through it. This target is the last magazine I put though it. The next time I go I will fine tune it to 2 inches high at 100. Then I need to get to a long range.

It wasn't all good. The bolt action needs to be smoothed out. The trigger needs is a bit stiff as well. I have enjoyed some triggers that are like butter. This trigger is good. But I want butter!

--I love the Leupold VX6 Scope. LOVE IT!

Quotes of the Week

If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism.
– Ronald Reagan

Conservatives and liberals are kindred spirits as far as government spending is concerned.
– Walter Williams

There's nothing that does so much harm as good intentions.
– Milton Friedman

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
– Will Rogers

Leave people free to pursue opportunities. We will prosper in ways gov't planners could never imagine.
-John Stossel

A nation is no stronger than its people and the best measure of their strength is how they accept responsibility.
– Charles B. Shuman

The kind of man who wants the government to adopt and enforce his ideas is always the kind of man whose ideas are idiotic.
– H.L. Mencken

The real division is not between conservatives and revolutionaries but between authoritarians and libertarians.
– George Orwell

Computer AI passes Turing test in 'world first'

In the next step toward the Killer Robot Uprising and AI passed the Turing Test!

From Wikipedia: "The Turing test is a test of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human. In the original illustrative example, a human judge engages in natural language conversations with a human and a machine designed to generate performance indistinguishable from that of a human being. All participants are separated from one another. If the judge cannot reliably tell the machine from the human, the machine is said to have passed the test. The test does not check the ability to give the correct answer to questions; it checks how closely the answer resembles typical human answers. The conversation is limited to a text-only channel such as a computer keyboard and screen so that the result is not dependent on the machine's ability to render words into audio.[2]"

 --Just remember that the best round for Killer Robots is .308.