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Christmas Gift

My son bought me a new pocket knife for Christmas this year! It turns out the kid actually listens to me when I say stuff at display cases.

It's a CRKT EDC (Every Day Carry) with a Tanto profile blade. Easy one hand open. It also locks closed as well as open.

It is made to specifically be an every day carry knife. It's modest price means you won't be pissed if you scratched it. You will not be heart broken if you lose it.

We shall see how long I can hold on to this one!

--It is made to be used like the tool that it is.

Movie: Ballistic - Ecks vs Sever

Lots of sweet guns but the movie kinda sucked.


The Miller Rating: 4 of 10
 

Here is the list of guns from the Internet Movie Firearms Database:

• 1 Handguns
  • 1.1 SIG-Sauer P226
  • 1.2 Beretta 92FS
  • 1.3 M1911A1
• 2 Shotguns
  • 2.1 Heckler & Koch FABARM
  • 2.2 Remington 870
  • 2.3 Armsel Protecta
  • 2.4 Mossberg 500
• 3 Submachine Guns
  • 3.1 Heckler & Koch MP5A3
  • 3.2 Heckler & Koch MP5A2
  • 3.3 Heckler & Koch MP5K
  • 3.4 FN P90
• 4 Assault Rifles
  • 4.1 M4A1 Carbine
  • 4.2 Heckler & Koch G36K
  • 4.3 AKS-74U
• 5 Sniper Rifles
  • 5.1 Remington 700PSS
  • 5.2 Remington 700 with Choate Super Sniper Stock
  • 5.3 Heckler & Koch SL8
• 6 Heavy Weapons
  • 6.1 M60 machine gun
  • 6.2 Cobray 37mm flare launcher
  • 6.3 GP-25 Grenade launcher
  • 6.4 DefTech 37mm rotary launcher

Quotes of the Week

Linus: “And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, ‘Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.’ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.’ ” (Luke 2:8-14)

“You see, Charlie Brown—that’s what Christmas is all about.”

Movie: Defiance

I finally got to see the movie Defiance. Lots of good classic firearms content.

This movie made me want an MP40 really bad! They seem to old about 500 rounds before running out. The plot was based on a true story.  My favorite line was, "Women need guns too."

The drifting languages and accents was a bit distracting.

The Miller Rating: 7 of 10

Here is the list of guns from the Internet Movie Firearms Database:

• 1 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
• 2 MP40
• 3 Walther P38
• 4 Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873
• 5 Nagant M1895
• 6 PPSh-41
• 7 Mauser Model 1938
• 8 Mosin Nagant M91/30
• 9 Mosin Nagant M38 carbine
• 10 Tokarev SVT40
• 11 Degtyarev DP Machine Gun
• 12 Karabiner 98 (K98 Mauser)
• 13 MG34
• 14 MG42
• 15 Tokarev TT-33
• 16 Model 24 Stielhandgranate
• 17 Mk 2 Hand Grenade

Give Peace a Chance

My Newest T-Shirt!

A friend of mine surprised me with a new T-Shirt gift.

--Some people know me so well...

Fun with Photoshop

I had so much fun last week mocking up a Glock Carbine I decided to mock up another dream gun.

This one combines a bullpup Keltec RFB .308 and a Saiga 12 gauge, mag fed shotgun. This has an integral suppressor on the .308. I know that fully loaded this baby would weigh a ton even though most of the rig would be polymer based. I'd probably add a LASER and a Tac light to make it weigh even more.

--A 12 ga magazine of flares, or grenades, or 00 buck or flechettes, or flash or birdshot...

Injuries While Hunting with Firearms

I ran across some very interesting stats on on sports related injuries, by sport.
 You can see the whole report here.

--I cannot believe how dangerous Cheerleading is! I am not surprised how safe hunting is.

FNH USA

FNH PS90

I was talking to a gun buddy at work and he told me he had the chance to shoot some firearms made by FNH. He has been looking for a new hand gun and really liked the FNP-45 and was very surprised to see it was stamped as being made in Fredricksberg VA.

Fredricksberg VA is only about 30 miles from where I live. I wonder if they would be interested in giving a group of gun bloggers a tour?
 
     FNH USA Inc - www.fnhusa.com

     59B Jack Ellington Rd
     Fredericksburg, VA 22406

FNH is the maker of the PS90 carbine. I have had this guy on my list for a long time.

--Yet another reason to love Virginia.

Emily Gets Her Gun, Trying to Anyway...

Emily Miller

Washington Times Opinion Page Senior Editor Emily Miller has a blog covering our Second Amendment freedoms. Follow her on Twitter @EmilyMiller.

As part of the "Emily gets her gun" series, Emily Miller needs to find a handgun that she could buy to register legally in Washington, D.C.

Emily details her quest to get a legal handgun in Washington, D.C., the daunting nature of it. She has been overwhelmed by all that is required before she can take legal possession of a purchased gun. She talks about how she needed to get organized, make a checklist of the required steps, bring order to the complicated mess of instructions given by the city.

--Follow her as she works her way down this list.

Quotes of the Week

No kingdom can be secured otherwise than by arming the people. The possession of arms is the distinction between a freeman and a slave. He, who has nothing, and who himself belongs to another, must be defended by him, whose property he is, and needs no arms. But he, who thinks he is his own master, and has what he can call his own, ought to have arms to defend himself, and what he possesses; else he lives precariously, and at discretion.
 
-- James Burgh

This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My rifle, without me, is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I must fire my rifle true.

--Major General William H. Rupertus 

I Was Surprised!

The media makes our country sound so bad. We barely made the top 10 by actual count. We were not even close in the per capita numbers.

Provided by Emergency Preparedness

--Sometimes we need to be reminded how good we have it.

WANT: Glock Carbine

I have a Christmas wish. That Glock would make a pistol caliber carbine that takes the same mags as the handguns.

I took the liberty of mocking one up with Photoshop that has the features I want including the adjustable AR stock, picitinny quad rails, factory 16.5 inch threaded barrel, mag compatibility and that famous Glock price and reliability.

Glock 121 .45ACP Carbine

--If they made this I would buy it the first time I saw it!

PART 3: How to Buy a Suppressor

My GEMTech Waits Patiently

I got home from work last night to find my ATF Form 4 paperwork package returned in the mail.

The County Sheriff has added his signature to mine, the Class III dealer and dated both copies. The next step is to put the following items together in a package:

• Two copies of the ATF Form 4 with pics and signatures.
• Certification of Citizenship Compliance U.S.C. 922(g)(5)(B)
• Two printed signed and certified fingerprint cards.
• A check for $200

All of this I will scan as a file copy before it gets mailed.  The process states that payment should be a personal check or money order. Mail it to:

        BATFE
        P.O. Box 530298
        Atlanta, GA 30353-0298

--Took me about 5 minutes and now I wait again. Estimated wait is four months.

Side by Side

Let me start off by stating that my daily carry firearm is a small frame 1911 .45ACP with slim grips. I carry it because it's a slim single stack. I saw this chart at pdb and thought it was awesome. head over there and read his post. I am book marking it.

--I guess I need a good IWB Glock 17 holster!