One bad thing about taking the 1911 gunsmith classes. It makes it so hard to buy a factory gun again. I know enough to be really picky. So picky it gets expensive to ever get another.
Another problem. Now that I made some modification under careful supervision and instruction I have one pistol with a lot of my sweat equity in, and I am kinda proud of. But pride and high value is not what you want in a tool you can lose. I need MANY 1911s I can be proud of, so if something happens to one of em I won't be overly upset.
Friday, July 31, 2015
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Turning the page
To a new era.
Guns magazine, regular readers know, posts pdf files of their old editions.
It's now 50 years ago. 1965. A watershed year by my lights. Somewhere around now the country descends into madness. Before this the veneer of adulthood remains
That Lileks fellow sorta agrees. "The Twilight of the Grown Ups." He likes the 50's part of the 60s. Before it turned into fashion sensibility madness.
And the madness will descend further into the ennui of the 70s. 14 good years followed by 14 bad years
And the feel of gun magazines are changing.
They are worried about gun control. More and more of the magazine is devoted to it.
The Kleins sporting goods ads of Chicago are changing, too, in Guns Magazine. See page 7. Partly from Klein's connection to JFK getting killed two years prior, and certainly from the availability of surplus arms to sell. Now the cheapest gun is no longer a Carcano, but an inhouse sporterized Lee Enfield. Kleins put glass on lots of stuff for you, before you bought it. Now, radios are getting ad space instead of S&W Victory revolvers. In a gun magazine. Like they are concentrating on 'sport' instead of the perfectly legitimate 'firearm'. Because it is out of 'style.'
Guns magazine, regular readers know, posts pdf files of their old editions.
It's now 50 years ago. 1965. A watershed year by my lights. Somewhere around now the country descends into madness. Before this the veneer of adulthood remains
That Lileks fellow sorta agrees. "The Twilight of the Grown Ups." He likes the 50's part of the 60s. Before it turned into fashion sensibility madness.
And the madness will descend further into the ennui of the 70s. 14 good years followed by 14 bad years
And the feel of gun magazines are changing.
They are worried about gun control. More and more of the magazine is devoted to it.
The Kleins sporting goods ads of Chicago are changing, too, in Guns Magazine. See page 7. Partly from Klein's connection to JFK getting killed two years prior, and certainly from the availability of surplus arms to sell. Now the cheapest gun is no longer a Carcano, but an inhouse sporterized Lee Enfield. Kleins put glass on lots of stuff for you, before you bought it. Now, radios are getting ad space instead of S&W Victory revolvers. In a gun magazine. Like they are concentrating on 'sport' instead of the perfectly legitimate 'firearm'. Because it is out of 'style.'
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Monday, July 27, 2015
Snoopy
This always means something good was coming on when I was a kid. Usually Charlie Brown or Rudolph.
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Hoosiers
I love that movie.
Is it because I am a basketball fan, a Gene Hackman fan, or an Indiana fan? No. Not particularly.
I just like it's mid 80s portrayal of what they thought the mid 50s felt like. It wasn't really the 50s and it certainly wasn't the 80s. Fake 50s, and a 50s I never new. But I want to live in small town Indiana because of the movie. Just because of the flavor the movie brings to my palate. But that version. The 80's 50s.
I don't think there was more than a single sunny day portrayed that whole movie 'season'.
Absolutely no gun content.
Is it because I am a basketball fan, a Gene Hackman fan, or an Indiana fan? No. Not particularly.
I just like it's mid 80s portrayal of what they thought the mid 50s felt like. It wasn't really the 50s and it certainly wasn't the 80s. Fake 50s, and a 50s I never new. But I want to live in small town Indiana because of the movie. Just because of the flavor the movie brings to my palate. But that version. The 80's 50s.
I don't think there was more than a single sunny day portrayed that whole movie 'season'.
Absolutely no gun content.
Friday, July 24, 2015
I always liked Kennedy
From the Empty Vee!
In Prince's new song "Baltimore," he sings, "Let's take all the guns away." @KennedyNation reacts: TUNE IN now! pic.twitter.com/saYmsCoCUr
— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) July 24, 2015Seriously, what do we call them?
When it was the Brady Campaign is was easy to refer to "The Bradys" and everyone knew you were referring to gun banners. We were on the same page
But now it is Mom's Demand Action or MDA and Everytown for Gun Safety and Everytown and Bloomberg's minions and Mayors Against Illegal Guns is still out there and so on.
None of those rolls off the tongue, either.
But now it is Mom's Demand Action or MDA and Everytown for Gun Safety and Everytown and Bloomberg's minions and Mayors Against Illegal Guns is still out there and so on.
None of those rolls off the tongue, either.
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Damn Heines!
Notice that Southern California could pass for Italy, but not the Ardennes. Course you could see Jerry in either place, right?
Perfidous Bosche! No one likes them Squarehead Krauts. Up yours, Fritz!
Perfidous Bosche! No one likes them Squarehead Krauts. Up yours, Fritz!
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Murders, USA
What percentage of murders are committed by Democrat or Democrat sympathizers versus Republicans?
What percentage of murder victims are the same? How many Dems kill other Dems
They never suss out that statistic, broken down by sex, age, and ethnicity. You'd think the gun banners would have an easy time passing that law with bipartisan support.
"On account of a much higher murder rate, it is a felony for a registered Democrat to own, transfer, purchase, or possess a firearm."
Just spitballin here.
What percentage of murder victims are the same? How many Dems kill other Dems
They never suss out that statistic, broken down by sex, age, and ethnicity. You'd think the gun banners would have an easy time passing that law with bipartisan support.
"On account of a much higher murder rate, it is a felony for a registered Democrat to own, transfer, purchase, or possess a firearm."
Just spitballin here.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Jeb is Trump
Jeb is like a politer housetrained version of Trump that is just more wrong on some policy positions that Trump holds now (wait a few months).
Jeb is Trump without the good ideas. The only exemplary thing about Jeb is he managed to do that.
Jeb is a 'poor' Trump with establishment backers to make up the difference.
Jeb is Trump with slightly better hair.
Jeb is a less popular Trump.
I am equally likely to vote for either of them. Which means I'd rather have a third Obama term.
Obama and Trump two of a kind? Well so is Obama and Jeb, then.
Jeb is Trump without the good ideas. The only exemplary thing about Jeb is he managed to do that.
Jeb is a 'poor' Trump with establishment backers to make up the difference.
Jeb is Trump with slightly better hair.
Jeb is a less popular Trump.
I am equally likely to vote for either of them. Which means I'd rather have a third Obama term.
Obama and Trump two of a kind? Well so is Obama and Jeb, then.
Monday, July 20, 2015
Trained
There is some truth to this.
There is also some truth to "I wouldn't give an E-3 a nerf gun." But and E-6? Ok. I'd routinely give E-6s pistols. Certain E-3s I'd make exceptions for. If I was CO.
Love how Lefties say firearms should only be handled by "trained" personnel, then don't want soldiers to have them. http://t.co/2iD16rUEkl
— David Kahane (@dkahanerules) July 20, 2015There is also some truth to "I wouldn't give an E-3 a nerf gun." But and E-6? Ok. I'd routinely give E-6s pistols. Certain E-3s I'd make exceptions for. If I was CO.
Good political move by Obama
Social Security people are mostly Baby Boomers, and they don't vote Democrat, so this is a gimme. And it's not like old people vote or anything in any significant numbers. Let the GOP have em.
White House plan would keep guns from millions of people on Social Security. http://t.co/sarBxfJOx6 pic.twitter.com/jJZ7mDBV4c
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 20, 2015"He can still ban guns!"
"He just has to use the fed's throw weight via purchasing power to get the manufacturers to do his bidding." Says sumdood in the NYTimes. To Obama.
Look, Sumdood. Obama only has 18 months left. And he'd rather have a Democrat come in after him to secure his legacy. And gun bans motivate votes for the GOP and lack of gun bans doesn't help elect Hillaries.
Plus, the gov't sorta tried this. Turns out the purchasing power of the government doesn't stand up to the anger of gun buyers rejecting Quisling manufacturers. It almost killed S&W in the 90s.
Look, Sumdood. Obama only has 18 months left. And he'd rather have a Democrat come in after him to secure his legacy. And gun bans motivate votes for the GOP and lack of gun bans doesn't help elect Hillaries.
Plus, the gov't sorta tried this. Turns out the purchasing power of the government doesn't stand up to the anger of gun buyers rejecting Quisling manufacturers. It almost killed S&W in the 90s.
Ma Bell
When I was wee, or maybe before, events happened at the local C&P Telephone.
Dad got a job there, out of the Air Force. It was a good job. And you had the join the Union voluntarily. It wasn't a closed shop. Dad would have been happy to do so, but dues cost money. He wasn't in a hurry, but wasn't against the idea.
So he installed phone, fixed the payphone at the Hot Shoppe every Monday, climbed poles, you name it. Happy in his work. Beats hitting the books at college. He liked it. And was kinda good at it. Management noticed it and gave him another job to do with a little bit more pay. So he did that new job, happy as a clam for a short time.
Then the union noticed.
"Oh no you don't! That ThunderDad guy doesn't have seniority! You gotta give that job to the next in line. I don't care if that guy is a dirt bag and you need someone good."
So Dad went back to climbing poles and such. For less money. His old rate. And then another union guy came up and asked, "Hey, buddy, ol' pal, ol' friend are you ready to join up with your Union brothers! We'll help you get better pay!"
"..."
Dad said no. He had experience that that wasn't necessarily so. He told them to pound sand down a rat hole and give him his money back cuz he had babies to feed.
So that was that. Except management noticed that, too. "Hey, Thunderdad. You want to be a supervisor? It's a management job."
And 30 years later he retired from C&P/Bell-Atlantic/Verizon telephone. He only got to climb poles during strikes. Which was a nice break.
I love the 2 strand copper phone service, and it is what I use. I have never owned a working cell phone. I will keep it as long as I can. And I have my dad's old Butt-In
I am sorry about the experience some friends have had with their Plain Old Telephone Service. I hope it's not a universal sign of the times to come.
What's a butt-in? It looks like this:
Dad got a job there, out of the Air Force. It was a good job. And you had the join the Union voluntarily. It wasn't a closed shop. Dad would have been happy to do so, but dues cost money. He wasn't in a hurry, but wasn't against the idea.
So he installed phone, fixed the payphone at the Hot Shoppe every Monday, climbed poles, you name it. Happy in his work. Beats hitting the books at college. He liked it. And was kinda good at it. Management noticed it and gave him another job to do with a little bit more pay. So he did that new job, happy as a clam for a short time.
Then the union noticed.
"Oh no you don't! That ThunderDad guy doesn't have seniority! You gotta give that job to the next in line. I don't care if that guy is a dirt bag and you need someone good."
So Dad went back to climbing poles and such. For less money. His old rate. And then another union guy came up and asked, "Hey, buddy, ol' pal, ol' friend are you ready to join up with your Union brothers! We'll help you get better pay!"
"..."
Dad said no. He had experience that that wasn't necessarily so. He told them to pound sand down a rat hole and give him his money back cuz he had babies to feed.
So that was that. Except management noticed that, too. "Hey, Thunderdad. You want to be a supervisor? It's a management job."
And 30 years later he retired from C&P/Bell-Atlantic/Verizon telephone. He only got to climb poles during strikes. Which was a nice break.
I love the 2 strand copper phone service, and it is what I use. I have never owned a working cell phone. I will keep it as long as I can. And I have my dad's old Butt-In
I am sorry about the experience some friends have had with their Plain Old Telephone Service. I hope it's not a universal sign of the times to come.
What's a butt-in? It looks like this:
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