Another links based submission for the gliberati, but I’ll add my two cents at the bottom. Quite a bit of gun related news worth discussing this week.
- Not such a smart gun anymore, is it smart guy?
- The Maryland assault weapons ban has been appealed to the supreme court. Incoming disappointment in 3…2…1….
- In extremely unexpected good news, DC has now become shall issue! I can’t wait to shoot people from the top of the Washington Monument!
- An in depth, detailed analysis of why the military Top Men have their heads up their asses, part 1 and part 2.
Finally, is this the most retarded gun themed product ever invented? We report, you deride.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPWuyP5AwTk
So, just a couple of random additions from me. First, I was talking with someone in the comments about 5.7 x 28 for home defense and they mentioned that they liked the cartridge but were not a fan of the PS90. Well fret not, ladies and gentlemen, for I have not 1 but 2 solutions to your troubles. The first comes to us from the ironically named Masterpiece Arms. Their ubiquitous brick on a 2×4 mac 10 clones are now chambered in 5.7 and available as a pistol and as a carbine. I am told that despite their looks they are excellent performers. The second option is by far the more attractive one. A company called AR57 manufactures 16″ and 12″ AR uppers chambered in 5.7 that use PS90 magazines and eject out the magwell, not unlike the PS90 itself. If you’re looking for a 5.7 slinger with more traditional features and layout, you’d be hard pressed to do better.
The other thing I want to touch on is concealed carry. I have avoided talking about ‘the best guns EVAR for concealed carry!’ because for one it has been beaten into a bloody paste by every gun blog, website, and magazine that has ever existed, and secondly because everyone is different and the gun I recommend for you probably isn’t going to work. Also, I have been open carrying for several years now and if it’s feasible in your area I recommend you give that a try. For one, it stops the fight before it starts. No criminal with even a hint of situational awareness is going to pick a fight with an obviously armed person (although it does happen occasionally). Secondly, it’s a nice conversation starter and a very simple, passive way to assert your rights in an obvious but non invasive manner. Granted, I live in the wild west where we all walk around in our Stetsons and spurred boots with six shooters on, so YMMV.
With that out of the way, here are my suggestions for getting into concealed carry. First, expect to change your carry gun several times throughout your life until you figure out what works. I think I have gone through close to a dozen EDC guns in the last 8 years. The nice thing about guns is that they hold their value very well, so if you do choose to sell yours you should get very close to what you paid for it if you didn’t get hosed on the initial purchase. Second, expect to purchase about 3 holsters for every gun you buy. Yes, three. Holsters are like shoes, no holster will fit the two people the same, and the holster that one guy loves the next guy will hate. The holster that I finally decided on for concealed carry is from N8 squared tactical. They are affordable and well made and fit a variety of pistols.
What I have noticed and experienced myself is that people go through phases with concealed carry. The first phase is what I call the big gun phase. This is where people try to conceal a full sized pistol as their EDC. They do this until basically they get sick of the weight and the pain of having a huge chunk of steel up their ass all day. Then they go into the tiny gun phase, where they buy the smallest little mouse gun they can slip into their speedo. This is great for actually carrying the thing, but then they go to shoot it and realize that mouse guns are tiny, weak, difficult to aim, painful to shoot, and not 100% reliable. At this point their gun size fluctuates up and down a few more times til they find the perfect sized gun, which is usually a single stack 9 or a compact/subcompact of their choice. This process is going to be different for everyone, so be prepared to buy and sell quite a few pistols until you get the one you like. I am loathe to recommend a cc pistol, but if you put a gun to my head and forced to recommend one… well I would probably shoot you for doing that, but if I was being nice I would recommend a single stack 9mm. The two that immediately spring to mind are the M&p9 Shield and the XD-S. I own an XD-S, and other than its mediocre trigger I have zero complaints. My final recommendation is to carry the biggest gun (size wise, not caliber) you can comfortably conceal. For me that is my Sig P320 carry, which is not really a CC sized gun (roughly Glock 19 size). If I have to go deep concealment I will switch to my XDs in a pocket holster. Big guns are easier to shoot, hold more ammo, are more reliable, and actually hit what you aim for. Notice that all of those actually matter if you have to pull the gun, whereas comfort while carrying doesn’t mean shit if you’re dead.
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yes that is the most retarded gun product ever
How about “Sixfinger, Sixfinger! Man alive! How did I ever get along with five?”
I don’t know. I think this still takes the cake
…but…but….why? Why would you do that?
Plausible deniability in the even a cop shoots a protester?
Coupled with increased likelihood that a cop will shoot a protestor.
Great way to waste ammo.
The woman firing the pistol probably put 1 round (the first) anywhere near her intended target.
I will never, but never, buy anything from someone who wears their airsoft-grade thigh holster down around their knee. Seriously dude, get to unfucking yourself.
OT: A lady from my yoga class has been pursuing me. We have finally exchanged numbers after a period of me playing dumb because I have 1000 things going on and a new lady isn’t ideal for number 1001. It’s on me to come up with something basic for tomorrow afternoon for us to determine whether the other is dangerously crazy in some way. We are both active, outdoorsy people, but it’s Phoenix and the outdoors is awful right now.
Ideas?
Surprised a heterosexual man takes yoga
Women in yoga pants everywhere. In…interesting positions.
True. I guess I never thought of the upside. But, girls wear yoga pants everywhere now. Which is probably the greatest fashion trend since the knee-high stockings craze
Some of these college student interns at the office wear yoga pants on casual Fridays, then strut around bending over like they don’t give a fuck. Short summer dresses are pretty awesome too.
My son’s soccer team has yoga twice a week. They all thought it was goofy until the instructor helped each one of them with some final stretch thing at the end. She’s in her 20s and smoking hot.
This relevant article is 15 years old.
Maybe he doesn’t like piña coladas or getting caught in the rain?
Couples Colonic Cleansing?
Would fit well with the yoga connection.
Out for chili dogs then?
Fight Lab. Take her to the Fight Lab in Glendale. It’s pretty dangerous in there, and tell Tanner I said hey.
Coincidentally, I just spent the day in Glendale this week on business. The drive east from there on “historic Route 66” was pretty cool. Lots of wacky diners and drive-ins.
Route 66 goes through Glendale, AZ?
Ha! I should have read the thread more closely. Glendale, California.
Glendale, CA, where it’s called Foothill Blvd.
Take her to a semi-educational porno.
Indoor shooting range
Her willingness to partake in this activity will tell you a lot about her. … And you suggesting this will tell her a lot about you. Best get it all out there sooner rather than later.
My thoughts exactly. It sorts a lot of things out quickly (and if you’re lucky, it’s a turn-on).
Fun fact: going to the range was like, date #3 for Mr. Riven and me… <3
It could be you, too, Worker and Parasite!
Or she could get pissed and tell you to quit sitting behind her in class.
Of course if she groups tighter than you do, then you have to wear her yoga pants for the day
I know something that’s free, can be done inside, and raises the heart rate. More seriously, though, walk through a museum and get coffee. Even if you (or she) doesn’t like art or science or whatever the museum is, its public, and there is stuff and people to see and comment on. And you’re moving.
You’ll also know pretty quickly if your attitudes and tastes are in sync or not.
PICS
Is the outdoor go-kart track in south Scottsdale still there?
It doesn’t matter until we know what she looks like in yoga pants.
Good point. Lets see some photos W&P!
She’s tall, was a runner in high school and college, and just finished her yoga teacher certification. Apply your imagination.
Something like this
While everyone is in their bunks imagining, let us know approximately where in Phoenix you are.
The indoor one is the well known one. The outdoor one is for kids.
I took my (now ex) girlfriend’s son to the indoor one and it was loads of fun, except for the fact that everyone there that evening was seemingly a regular and smoked both of us like cheap cigars. It was like what I imagine happens when you challenge the Sutter family to a hockey game.
Take her to the lake.
These euphemisms.
Hot weather?
Do something where she’ll be in a bikini.
You’re welcome.
I agree. Water park is also a possibility.
Waverunner. Always waverunner. Can rent them all over the place if you dont own one. And if you dont own one you should work on changing that
Pictured: ArchieBunker.
Kenny Powers knows whats important in life
That looks like Carl.
Meatwad: Oh, is this your pool?
Carl: Yeah, it is!
Meatwad: Can I go swimming?
Carl: No, you may not.
Master Shake: How about me?
Carl: No!
Frylock: Well, do you mind if we make a dog in it?
Carl: Yeah, I do mind. Very much, if that’s cool.
I have never once watched a athf. Maybe its time to give it a try.
It’s usually better stoned.
Isnt everything?
Probably remains my favourite (comedic) show to this day. The best episodes are so so good.
I tell everyone to watch this because it’s hilarious.
U have an episode you highly recommend?
The first appearance of the Mooninites, MC Pee Pants
Many thanks RBS. Ill check it out
“PDA” and “Dumber Dolls” are two more that I love.
Bowling. Pluses – you get to check her form and function. Minuses – she beats you badly after you’ve “man-splained” the many and varied subtleties of rolling a ball down a hardwood lane. True story. Second date and after she used me like a wet-wipe (beating me by 50 pins) casually remarked that her parents owned a bowling alley. We’re still together after all these years for some fucking reason.
Ideas?
Jesus , I read all the comments on that question. It does not matter what she looks like or if there may be a chance for furthering budding a relationship. The only proper course of action is to get her drunk and fuck her. Then see if she like breakfast/brunch Sunday morning with mimosas. Go from there/throw her out/break it off/fuck her again after brunch. No worries. Phoenix has lots of yoga classes.
He doesn’t need to get her drunk. She’s DTF right now. All he has to do is not screw it up.
Hitler? I mean, glow in the dark putt putt golf
This post is filled with toxic masculinity. Firearms are only purchased by people who are insecure about their phallic. I’m literally shaking right now.
Good. I can only get an erection if I think someone is being triggered by my gun use.
It makes sex really weird, I’ll tell you that much.
Theres something wierd about holding a gun to you lady’s head when you are pounding it??? I just dont understand this world
+1 Richie Aprile
I’m more into the “trembling with rage” aspect but I can see your point.
A true rage-aholic doesnt tremble.
You are rageing correctly
Two women are in hospital with broken bones after a threesome went wrong with one falling off a balcony as she reached climax and the other slipping as she ran to help.
The names and ages of the victims ‘will not be released to spare their embarrassment,’ added police.
Since they included age there this may be grosser than I imagined.
How much of a threesome was it if one of them had to run to catch up?
That guy had the best night ever. The comedy relief at the end must have really been the icing on the cake
I want to party with that guy.
Germans are hilariously straightforward.
He didn’t have the best night if it happened before he could orgasm.
The names and ages of the victims ‘will not be released to spare their embarrassment,’ added police.
Everybody in town knows who they are.
Del Boca Vista has really gone to the dogs, lately.
Anyone bought a CZ-75 RAMI? I like the idea of a short, double stack 9mm with a metal frame for exactly the reasons Vhyrus lays out above – my single stack 9 is fine but a little lower capacity than I’d like, and I could definitely conceal something with a bit more girth to it.
Also I’m a soft-skinned bitch who doesn’t enjoy shooting it that much, because it’s light and thin.
It’s going to be heavy, and difficult to find. I used to really want one at one time. I would just look at a polymer double stack like a vp9sk or p99c.
What I really want is a FNX-9 compact, because I love my FNX, but all FNH wants to sell is the FNS compact.
P99C is a good idea, though. I have heard excellent things about Walther’s triggers these days.
If you want a smaller hammer fired gun look at the SAR B6p compact. It’s roughly the same size as a rami but polymer.
https://www.lanbosarmory.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=30709
Holy cow that’s cheap. And looks like it’s exactly what I’m looking for.
How have I never heard of this before?
*smirks, slowly drags a cigarette*
Because… you’re not me.
Because it’s Turkish. And somewhat new here.
You could try ‘quality roulette’ and take a look at a Witness. They make IIRC, polymer and steel framed versions of their CZ-75 knockoffs. In a variety of frame sizes.
Actually the b6ps have been around for several years, but they are turkish and therefore a bit of an off brand.
Yeah, I suspect the Turkish thing is what kept it off my radar. I normally focus on American or European pistols (with the exception of the RIA 1911, because 10mm is glorious).
I own a Witness. The cracking problems you hear of are usually only in the 10mm or .40, and they can be prevented anyway by upgrading the spring. I put a 16 pound Wolff Extra Power on mine and never had a problem.
The metal witness I have is ~20 years old and reliable as hell. Has only misfed on semi wadcutters. 45 ACP however. Accurate at 15 -25 Yds which is fine for me.
Anything made by CZ prior to the P-01 you will find a lot of difficulty in finding a holster. Which is fine if you want to drop a lot of coin on a custom rig. Their guns though are well made, arguably on par with SIG.
The P-07 is sized around the same as a Glock 19, just make sure you try it out first because manipulating the slide on CZs can take a lot of getting used to.
Yeah, those slides are a little on the small side. A CZ-75 B is one of my “must have eventually” guns. Absolutely gorgeous in their own way.
I have yet to try to CC my Walther PPQ. I’ll let you know when I do.
I’ve done it with mine. It’s not any harder than a Glock 19 or my P320… which is to say not easy but not overly difficult.
I didn’t think it would be too bad. My biggest concern is that since I’m built like a rail it’ll print too much at the 4. 6’3, 145ish.
I actually think that guns print less on thin people because your clothes hang loosely off your body. I know I print hella bad with my p320, but I also don’t give a shit since no one notices and fewer care.
I haven’t done it for a long while in an urban area but most people are totally oblivious and won’t see a fullsize shiny stainless boat anchor being openly carried along with shiny stainless mags on the other side. People worry overmuch about printing.
that’s the other side of it. I know I’m putting too much thought into it every time i think about it.
No one notices or cares. But I would like to reduce what I can. Especially in t shirt weather.
I bought a double stack, I clearly wasn’t going for that as my top priority.
This. No one gives a shit. Really. Cops notice, some of the time; I look from time to time, and I think I might see someone printing, maybe, but it’s a non-issue.
Yep, retarded.
I definitely went through the big gun phase. My first EDC was a fullsize 1911. I’m a big dude, but that was ridiculous. Now I carry a mousegun and I love it. My EDC is an LCP and I couldn’t love it any more. I even actually like shooting it. Granted it’s not a lot of gun, but as always the gun you carry is better than the gun you left in the night stand. Also I’m an enormous dude with multiple black belts who powerlifts and always carries a knife as well. I’m not too terribly worried about ever needing to defend myself.
I will second the XDS though. That is the gun I recommend to pretty much everyone and I’m eyeing the new XDe as a possible replacement for my LCP.
Yeah, I did exactly that with an FNX-9. Glorious gun, waaaaaay too big to carry regularly. Switched to a Shield as soon as I could manage it.
If you get the XDe, let me know how you like it. I’m a sucker for DA/SA guns, and I honestly can’t think of any other single stack polymer framed 9mm pistols with hammers being sold right now.
For sure. The XDe is a neat concept and it looks well executed. I’m kind of a Springfield fanboy though. My first gun was an XD-9 and my Springfield Loaded model 1911 is one of my favorite guns (only dethroned by my Ruger Gunsite Scout)
I’m the same way for FNH. First guns tend to do that to people.
I have a XDS45 and it’s a bit heavy but relatively easy to put in a back or on the side in the pants holster.
“The Auto Glove- For When You’re Literally Too Lazy to Lift a Finger”
They should just re-brand it as a vibrator and sell it at Lover’s Lane.
No love for the FN FiveseveN pistol?
Sure it weighs as much as a Nerf gun, is awkwardly wide from front to back, has a counterintuitive safety, a markup that forces you to consider how many Belgian social programs the sale will fund, etc.
um… I think you pretty much answered your own question with that one.
It is an available option. I can see people with arthritis in their hands and wrists buying it though since the magazine loads like a rifle magazine.
I love mine, more accurate than almost anyone can be with a pistol and 20 rounds per magazine (provided you live in a free part of the US).
I bought mine as a retirement gift for myself when leaving the Army.
Too big for a cc gun.
I have a Taurus PT 740. Perfect size for me and nice shooting, but really poor accuracy.
It’s crazy easy to shoot, and there’s no muzzle rise. It’s like a loud laser pistol.
(Boy is 5.7mm loud out of a pistol. Loud. L-O-U-D)
I’m a big fan of my S&P 9 Shield. Fits so perfectly in its own pocket in my purse. I debated for a long time getting something full-size instead, but it really is a nice single-stacked gun. I also didn’t want to have to worry about a larger gun maybe printing, since it’s an exterior zippered pocket.
That said… I’d love to get a mouse gun to carry in a thigh holster or something. I know they aren’t fun to shoot, aren’t terribly accurate, etc. but I guess I’d consider it a backup/last resort (at best). I’d love to tell you that it’s not ego or aesthetic talking, but I’d be lying. Thigh holsters are sexy AF.
If you want a mouse gun you can’t go wrong with the LCP. It is positively tiny and weighs a hair more than nothing.
It’s precious and adorable and I want one.
If I learned anything from Burn Notice, it’s that a thigh holster with a PPK looks mighty fine on the right lady.
PPK is a bit on the bulky side, though, if you’re actually looking for a mouse gun, I wouldn’t recommend it.
(Granted, that’s only because all you can get in the US is the PPK/s because we have utterly idiotic import restrictions, but still).
Ah, definitely a mouse gun. I need something that conceals under my many dresses.
The LCP is a good offering (as mentioned above) but it’s hard to go wrong with an S&W J frame revolver. They’re a classic for a reason.
Just don’t get the .357 unless you really hate your wrists.
I know Kel-Tec makes the P32, but I’ve never heard good things about their reliability. The LCP probably is your best bet as far as automatic mouse guns go.
I have the Taurus knockoff in .357. Unless you rotate the cylinder after you close it until it’s just right, the striker will miss on 3 and 5. Which was scary as fuck when I was learning that. Do not recommend, even if you’re shooting .38 out of it.
I have a Ruger SP 101 that I think is comparable to the S&W J frame revolver? If so, way too heavy for thigh carry for me. I mean, not unless I’m going to get a thigh holster AND a garter belt attachment for it, which is fun to think about but not so practical* day to day.
*let’s all just ride right past how impractical thigh carry is overall so this argument makes sense.
Ruger makes excellent revolvers, but even their “carry” versions are built like tanks and very heavy. This is fine if you want to load up the very heaviest .357 you can, but not ideal if you’re looking for a light carry gun.
The J Frame can be had in a variety of frame materials, even the heaviest of which will be lighter than the SP101. Little more delicate, but they’re all good for .38 Special +P these days, so you don’t lack for power.
If you like revolvers, check one out. You can get them in pretty much any configuration you want, so if you don’t like one model there’s probably a different one you will like.
The lighter ones won’t be too much fun to shoot, but they’re
Dammit.
The lighter ones won’t be too much fun to shoot, but they’re way more pleasant to carry, and that’s what you’d expect from a mouse gun anyway.
Again with the ‘quality roulette’ but Kahrs are very small in the PM9, P380, CW380 range. Easy as pie to find it cheaper than list.
I have a P380. It’s more accurate than I am, not as obnoxious to shoot as you’d think for being so small, and it conceals everywhere. The downside is that it’s a jam-o-matic piece of shit. Though other people love theirs. Go figure.
Carrying one in the Texas heat also has informed me that it is nowhere near as rust-proof as my departed Glock 30. (May the shithead with non-greasy fingers—the fingerprint guy checked—end up getting killed as he tries to hold up a gas station.) So it goes.
But they’re about as small as it gets before getting stupid spendy (1K plus) like a Rohrbaugh or Boberg.
Oh, and Remora makes a convertible sticky holster that works IWB, ankle, and thigh. Presentation sucks, but you’re not competing with the thing.
**furiously taking notes**
It would be nice to have a mouse gun that wasn’t obnoxious to shoot. I know they’re never going to be a joy to shoot, so minimizing the PITA factor is big.
Presentation matters for nothing for me. I had to really afro-engineer my purse carry. There’s velcro, sewing, and rubber cement involved, but it works.
Rent before you buy. It’s much smaller/lighter than an SP-101, anyway. Had I to do it over again, I’d get the SiG P238 or 938. You have to like the SAO manual of arms, and the safety isn’t as easy to disengage as, say, a full-size 1911. Especially if you’re left handed.
Accuracy and stability under fire were top-notch though. Not quite the 1911 experience with the trigger, but infinitely better than the DAO, “I wish I were a revolver,” triggers the Kahrs are deliberately made with. Scary easy to dump a mag into a paper plate at 7 or so. (And since it’s a .380, you’ll need to. Which isn’t different from most handguns though, if we’re honest.)
Then again, it’s hers, not mine—I just carry everywhere—and she liked the Kahr over the Sig. The Remoras are cheap—I think 30 bucks or less is typical for their basic sticky IWB holster. This gal’s video convinced me to give it a try. You end up with a drawer full of them, no matter what you do anyway.
+1 on a Sig P-938. I EDC in either an N8^2 iwb or a galco scabbard owb. Basically undetectable and can carry all day, sit, stand, drive with no issues
I learned that there’s a web page dedicated to how hairy Gabrielle Anwar’s arms are.
Good lord, is there really? That is hilarious and a little sad.
Go, Riven!
They really are.
NAA mini revolver…da cutest evah.
Right? Seeing one of those is what first got me to thinking… “Hmm, so I’ve got an off-body CC…what about a thigh holstered option?”
I’m sure they have them. I have a suede holster that can fit anywhere. *waits for kiestering jokes*
Perhaps you should try on several of those and send us photos so we can tell you which one fits best.
Probably the only way to be sure…
Garter guns, made in Texas.
Look how fun! How cute!
I think I’ve actually seen a couple of those at Cabela’s here. Maybe? Never asked to take it out of the case, though.
I have a Glock 42 that I carry if I need to sneak something through a security check. It’s small enough that I’ve gotten it through a cursory frisking, and big enough that I can actually shoot it well. It’s kind of the opposite of sexy, though.
That’s a whole lot of fucking work and bullshit for some wildly inaccurate bump fire.
The second shooter (female) was all over the damn place with that pistol.
surprised they put that in the video. made me anxious just watching.
Looked like she was about to drop it.
Not a gun guy here.
Would ranges be OK with something like that? Seems like an accident waiting to happen. Your finger is not on the trigger there.
At my local range, that would come with a lifetime ban.
Rapid fire and mag dumping is highly frowned upon.
I wouldn’t. Looks sketchy as all get out to me. But I’m hyper conservative on things like that.
Yeah. Some battery operating thingy pulling the trigger instead of your finger? Fuck no.
No. Take that shit out into the desert.
“Hours and hours of fun!”
Sure, if you happen to have $10,000 worth of ammo on hand.
Bingo. I can shoot my Winchester ’94s accurately as fast as I can shoot a similar caliber semi-auto accurately. Banging away as fast as a gun will operate and pointing in the general direction of your target is pointless. Accuracy matters.
But what if the terrorists invade your local mall and you need suppression fire?
A string of black cats will do just fine.
I think you nailed it. Full auto just for the sake of full auto is ludicrously stupid. If you can’t aim it, and it isn’t feasible to use it anywhere but a range, then why bother?
Sure, it’s stupid, but tell me you don’t want a Mac-11 just for the laughs.
a mac 11 has some utilitarian value. You could clear a house with that thing. You could stop a fleeing vehicle while on a motorcycle. You could do a bunch more shit Ive seen in action movies.
You raise an excellent point.
What’s a Mac-11 run these days? $6-7 grand?
Then they go into the tiny gun phase, where they buy the smallest little mouse gun they can slip into their speedo. This is great for actually carrying the thing, but then they go to shoot it and realize that mouse guns are tiny, weak, difficult to aim, painful to shoot, and not 100% reliable.
I inherited a .22 revolver I refer to as the Sirhan Sirhan Signature Model. It’s a Saturday Night Special from some long gone gun maker. It probably cost twenty five bucks, new in the box. It’s kind of entertaining to shoot, because it’s just about even money if you’ll even hit the paper from 25 or 30 feet.
That sounds like my Star 380. I can’t hit jack or shit with that gun.
OT: Is…is this part of the game?
Well, at least you did it for a good reason.
Murder-at-a-murder-mystery reminds me of a little quip by Demetri Martin:
I think we had this discussion a few months back, but Dick Shawn died of a heart attack on stage. He was doing a scene in which having a heart attack would be in character, so it took people a while to realize it was a real heart attack.
I have a slide fire stock. I used it once, I think.
Ok, you got me on the CC progression.
Started with a full size 1911. I did not buy it for CC, it’s just what I had when I started carrying. Im 6’2″ and 180 lbs – pretty hard to conceal a full sized pistol on that frame with normal clothes. Then I picked up a Ruger LCP in .380. Finally landed on the XDS in 45 ACP – a big part of that was to standardize on ammo and I had a hard time finding .380 when ammo was scarce. I actually still pocket carry the LCP quite a bit because it’s so damn easy.
Local fun store had the lcp on sale for 180 bucks this week, same embed yesterday. I should have broke down and got one. I have a Walther PPK/S 380 but it’s not quute as compact as the LCP.
That’s a pretty good deal. Now I get why it’s the fun store.
Local shop around here had a deal on some old timey single action revolvers. Less than $100 if I remember correctly. Guy behind the counter said they were selling like crazy. Dude wasnt bullshitting. While I was waiting for my hunting license, two people came in and bought one over the course of 5 minutes.
Wow, yeah I’m loving the recent drop in prices on everything.
I’d love to get a mouse gun to carry in a thigh holster or something.
Walther PPK/S.22 would probably work. I’m not sure if it would stand up to CCI velocitors for long (I suspect it has a pot metal slide), but if you shot somebody 8 or 10 times, they’d probably want to just pack up and go home.
For a real loud bang, this is the gun. It’s good for sticking in someones ribs, but beyond that… eh….
I’ve shot one before and I was afraid I was going to lose some skin from the muzzle flare.
https://northamericanarms.com/shop/firearms/naa-22msc-tw/
This particular gun is already on my list of potentials. But based on what you’ve said, I might need to take it off that list. Lol.
The 22LR isn’t too bad. But the magnum is a bit much for that frame.
I have the Talo Pug version. It’s…amusing.
It’s the slide out of your coat sleeve gun.
Aren’t they all? 😉
I have one of those. Beautifully made, easy to carry. Notice the cylinder. It extends past the frame and the chambers are partially exposed. The flat face of the rear of the cylinder jumps back with quite a bit of enthusiasm when you fire the gun. Even with small hands the size and shape of the gun requires you to hold it a certain way. Unless you are consciously thinking about it with every shot the rear of the cylinder splits the fuck out of your thumb. It hits right on the end of your thumbnail. It really, really hurts. It is equivalent to slamming your thumb in a car door.
I dont recommend this gun.
Having had my thumb slammed in a car door once when I was an adolescent, this is pretty damning.
So cute. … And I’ve always wanted a walther for the off chance I might get to use this line
oh man, if I carry appendix I can say that to myself.
My girlfriend’s birthday was last week. One of the things she wanted was new grips for her 1911. Another thing she wanted was some Volquartsen upgrades for one of her 10/22s. I couldn’t be more proud.
Oh, good, we have lots of AZ people in here, so I figure it’s a good time to let you folks know that a new medical marijuana dispensary is opening up directly next to AZ Democratic Party HQ by Park Central. I suppose we’ll have to wait and see the undoubtedly massive effect on politics in the state that will result from this development. I can tell you this, though: from all the shrill and unchill stoners I’ve come across recently, that weed is certainly no cure for TDS. Especially when it comes to people with old and faded anti-war bumper stickers on their cars, next to the newer Obama stickers, and the still newer Hillary stickers.
In the meantime, I keep getting job announcements on behalf of their recruiting service for these dispensaries….I eagerly await their rejection notices.
For my (semi-)Canadian Content Contribution of the day, PM Zoolander and his fans get on Brendan O’Neill’s ‘fuck off’ list
Justin Trudeau wants the West to worship at his feet
Goddammit Pan you still need to read Zoolander’s book. COME ON MAN.
I couldn’t fathom the Harper Hate during the last election cycle. Osmosis from American media? Who the fuck hates their accountant with such blinding, white-hot fury?
Everyone a hair’s breadth to the right of Pol Pot is literally Hitler right now and must be resisted with the most hysterically overwrought language and tone possible.
The corruption scandals and the entire decade of the left whining that he was a dictator.
Also him being a boring robot didn’t help.
*shrug*
I tuned it out because the only place I noticed it where it wasn’t before was Globe and Mail, a paper I subbed to for about a decade and then dropped when they had a Soviet-style Glorious Leader special on Zoolander.
Other than them, HARPER IS A SECRET NAZI was a refrain since he won the leadership of CP.
I wish that I had the skill to put together a web-comic about “Secret Nazi Accountant Prime Minister” but alas, the river runs ever forward.
I’ve been thinking, Trudeau has said, more or less said, Canada is open to refugees of all kinds from all over the globe. He doesn’t really have to back that up as the only country Canada borders is us. So, what if instead of a wall at our Southern border we build a train station (or airport. Whatever). Any Central or South American immigrant that can make it to the US border gets a free train ride to Canada. Everyone wins! The immigrants get a better SOL in Canada than say, Honduras, the US resolves the immigration political issue and Trudeau gets the opportunity to back up his virtue signalling.
You bet your ass that Canadian Border Services will turn them back pronto. Even though the pressure has started to not consider US a “safe country” for asylum claimants coming over across from the south (through wilderness with frostbite and famine stories of their travels, because they know they’re not getting through a crossing point).
If I were Trump, all deportations would be into Canada. But I’m also a petty, childish man who hates PM Zoolander, unlike…
Hmmm…..
For a real loud bang, this is the gun.
EEEEEEK!
As I’m getting ready to buy my IWB holster…
Thoughts on appendix?
I’ll be carrying the PPQ (G19 size)
If you don’t have a problem pointing a gun at your dick, I sure don’t.
That is the scary part.
was thinking about this so I could appendix or hip
I think that one was designed more for appendix by the look of it.
Be mindful re-holstering. No need for speed there.
yeah. slow and steady. I like my junk the way it is.
Slow and steady? Is that describing your junk?
walked into that one.
Also, I don’t think I’m going to get the terms correct here, so someone feel free to step in…
But if you have an external/hammer fired gun, you can put your thumb on the hammer while holstering to ensure you’re not accidentally going to shoot your dick off.
You are correct. It also works with guns with grip safeties. Sadly, a PPQ has neither of those, and actually has quite the hair trigger.
google says 5.6 lbs. It doesn’t feel like that much.
True, and that’s stated as one of the benefits of that platform by people who like it. See also, the “Gadget” for Glocks, which tries to allow for the same method.
Yas. I was only aware of this concept because Mr. Riven was super stoked on the Gadget and pre-ordered a couple when it was still just a concept.
Highly recommended.
striker fire with no safety.
scary to point at my crotch.
I am scared of no (real) safety guns but I am old. That and (too lazy to look) the majority of police shootings is cops shooting themselves with their Glocks.
When you shoot your dick off, it well fast track your sex change though, so all good. (I saw your shirt in the caption contest post and made that assumption)
Oh thanks western. Glad you all are going to support me during this time
Yeah, I really prefer a gun with a hammer for AIWB carry. I’m waiting with baited breath for the Gadget to be released for the G42…
I’m there for you Doom. I will bring a round baked thing with pineapple and Canadian bacon when you come out of surgery. I will also bring a real pizza for myself. No judgement.
It is a little scary with all internal ones.
good, we don’t have to share!
DOOMco sighting.
I like that I’m becoming the glibster.
You earned it, kid.
Small, ironic “heh”.
Appendix carry shockingly uncomfortable for me. I carry mine at 2:47 – 3:00 in a remora and it’s very comfortable.
Look up Tommy Theis. He runs a one-man operation, and he gives you a business card with his phone number on it. There’s a lifetime guarantee with every holster.
I broke one of the plastic clips that came with the holster when I got into my car and it snagged on the seat, so I’d recommend that you get the metal clip option.
Other than that, it has held up great. I’ve been carrying with it since 2013.
I know that seems to be the cool new carry position, but I hate it. As y’all have said, muzzle points in dick direction; but I also can’t stand having the weapon up against my not-large gut.
I’ve never tried it. Seems like a love it or hate it kind of carry.
I think it’ll either be great or the most uncomfortable thing I’ve done.
Caption for the picture on the front page:
“God? Are you in there?”
That picture literally made me cringe all two or three times I looked at it. My indoctrination to never pointing a firearm that might be able to discharge at someone I didn’t want shot — and ESPECIALLY not at me — manifests itself in physical discomfort now.
I’m about to get laughed at mercilessly:
I carry a Ruger SR-22 and I like it. I’m accurate with it and yes I know it has no stopping power.
Better than bad language.
Don’t underestimate the 22LR. It can be quite devastating.
Placement is more important than anything else. Nobody I know wants to get shot with a 22. So what if it doesn’t leave their entire body cavity contents on the sidewalk behind them?
Now if I said that on a gun blog or the like I would have been berated. ♥
I hate those full-blown arguments over the ideal handgun caliber, 10mm!!! No!!! 45 Auto!!! No!! 9mm!!!. It’s a ridiculous consideration outside of a warzone. Price, accuracy, availability.
Yeah. I’ve really come around to the idea sure they can beat you to death with it, but most people will leave after the first time they get shot.
If you are going to carry a gun like that at least carry a 22 magnum.
It would defeat the purpose. The 22 mag is equivalent to a .380 isn’t it?
Not even. Unless your purpose is to do as little damage as possible. A 22 mag has much more power with only a very small increase in recoil and about the same size and weight.
Not according to this article in the American Rifleman. FTA:
Ignore the blather about energy. The .22 Mag will go 12 inches (insert joke here) in gel, it just won’t expand much. The .380 generally doesn’t expand much either if you want it to go 12 inches, but it’s starting with about 75% greater diameter. The .22 wound just isn’t as big. Mags are going to be larger capacity, see the Kel Tec with 30 rounds, so hell, just shoot ’em again. And it’s not like .22LR, or it’s faster cousin can’t kill people.
That isn’t so big a concern though, as the much poorer reliability you get from a rimfire round vs centerfire. (Though I carry a pistol that jams probably 1 time in 12, so I should just be quiet now.)
the bank robber won’t stick around because it’s not a 45.
No way, man, I really like shooting that little Ruger.
I have the SR-9 too but I suck at shooting pistols. The 9 is too snappy for me. I want a 45 that “pushes” instead of “snaps”.
That’s how I feel about the .40. My pint size Officers Special .45 is more comfortable to shoot than my full size block 22 .40 for that exact reason.
The best gun for self-defense is the one you have on you. If you’ll carry that .22 every day, your way ahead of the guy who leaves his .45 at home cause he didn’t feel life carrying around the weight that day. Two shots center mass with that .22 is going to take the fight out of an advisory. Going to most likely kill them too.
The first and only gun I’ve ever carried is the CZ-75 Compact. People are baffled when I tell them I carry it. “It must be like wearing a brick on your belt!” Well, maybe, but I’ve never carried anything else, so I’m blissfully unaware of what I’m missing!
I do enjoy carrying a gun that shoots like a dream with a 14+1 capacity.
I’ve never shot one. I’ll have to see if the range has a rental.
“Why is deep-dish pizza en vogue? We debated it as we get ready for Pie Harder—[Willamette Week]’s deep-dish pizza fest at Ecliptic Brewing on August 1.”
“[W]ith the exception of the late, great Abraham Lincoln, I can be more presidential than any president that’s ever held this office.”
My bro was talking about getting a PS90. I can understand the appeal, considering its features, but damn, what an ugly gun.
i kind of like ugly guns; I have a Sterling 9mm carbine.
I love how every single time I take it to the gun range, someone always walks up (with their head cocked sideways and eyebrows furrowed) and asks, “Uh… What IS that thing??”
“A Co Dublin bakery did not discriminate against a man when refusing to bake a €700 cake with an anti-gay marriage message, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has ruled .
“In May of last year, the man placed a cake order with the bakery with the words: ‘BY THE GRACE OF THE GOOD LORD, I (name redacted), that in my honest opinion – ‘GAY MARRIAGE’ IS A PERVERSION OF EQUALITY and the 34th Amendment to the Irish Constitution should be REPEALED.’…
““Why should the law favour people of a gay orientation and not deal with me the same way?” he asked the hearing, adding: “What’s good for the goose is good for the gander”.”
But not good for the baker either way.
The transgender issue gives new relevance to the American Civil War
I am really getting sick and tired of hearing transgender crap.
Ed Gein pretty interesting though.
.01% of the population = 40% of online commenting
I’ve personally known ONE transgender. Maybe because I grew up in the boonies and she was a pretty good hockey player and liked to spit and smoke. We used to call them “tomboys” and move on. Hers were the first naked boobs I ever felt up and she always had the most desirable chicks as friends. It was like an egg-timer went off when s/he showed up sporting a wispy beard. I thought my buddy was going to go aplopectic. He’d actually fucked her/him numerously! Good Times! Oh the larfs!
As Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost both her legs while serving in the Iraq war, said in a statement, “If you are willing to risk your life for our country and you can do the job, you should be able to serve—no matter your gender identity, sexual orientation or race. Anything else is discriminatory and counterproductive to our national security.”
Well Tammy, in the military they have these problems with what they call ‘pre-existing medical conditions’. For example, women missing both their legs are not accepted. An individual who constantly requires hormone treatments, and in some cases regular medical attention has what we call a ‘pre-existing medical condition’.
I note that none of the people whining about this give a shit about, say, people with Crohn’s or hepatitis who can’t serve.
Nothing like a 50 mile ruck with IBS.
It a constant barrage of bullshit about less than a third of one percent of the population. A population that is not psychologically sound. They are being used by pinkos as a cudgel to try and kill propriety. It is about demoralization, plain and simple. It is really getting tiresome. I never had anything against them or feelings one way or the other before but I am starting to lose patience with all of the whining and demanding.
Now the Democrat State AGs want to weigh in for some virtue-signaling.
People have mortgages. People have children with problems. They have bills to pay, jobs to keep, cars to fix. Taxes to pay.
They dont give a flying fuck about transgender people and how comfortable they are going to the bathroom. Keep beating that drum lefties. Surely it will win an election for you sooner or later.
The strang thing is nothing changed. Trans wasn’t a thing a few years ago and certainly the idea of switching physical tests over to the other sex was not an option. You wore the uniform designed for the sex you were born, and followed the regs for it.
The Obama said we’re going to accommodate transgenders in the future. So the military put out some training and started writing policies for that upcoming accommodation.
Then Trump said he was going to cancel it. Nothing ever changed.
I said pretty much the exact same thing and got screamed at that I was as bigoted as the Republicans. This is from a friend that I’ve been with to Hamburger Mary’s on more than one occasion. This actually pissed me off quite a bit because it wasn’t some random jackass hurling boilerplate bigotry accusations that I normally wouldn’t even think about.
Unfortunately, said friend has double TDS–both Trump and Trudeau Derangement Syndrome… as in he thinks Castrudeau is the second coming of Christ, of course. Way too much for any human to handle. The nonstop amnesia related to this shit really brings those “Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia/Eastasia” flips to mind.
We demand equal representation of xhose who suffer from flat feet and tuberculosis. Our Others and Xisters will not rest until every branch of the Military (which we loathe, by the by) has succumbed to our every whim and desire! Resist!
That Volokh Conspiracy WaPo link is from 2016.
Shit you’re right! I grabbed the wrong link! FFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here’s the more recent story from a different source.
https://www.firearmspolicy.org/dc_appeals_court_strikes_down_d_c_good_cause_handgun_cary_ban
If I have to go deep concealment…
I shall henceforth picture Vhyrus as Christopher Walken in Pulp Fiction
Preet Bharara. Paging Preet Bharara. Preet Bharara to the white courtesy phone.
(I’d like to point out that the Chrome spellcheck recognizes “Preet Bharara”. Fuck you, Google.)
Preeeeeet went bye bye. Trump said “you’re fired”.
Yep.
Now I shall put the Youtube app on my Amazon FireTV and watch “live” coverage of Apollo 13 as it happened.
I think you are judging that contraption too harshly. Anything that shows how stupid the NFA is and how simple it is to circumvent it has it’s place.
“RETSIL [Washington state] — A Civil War veteran has waited 103 years to be buried at the Washington Veterans Home cemetery….
“The VA twice couldn’t confirm Stucker’s eligibility despite much documentation submitted by the group.
“‘The supervisor blew me off,’ said volunteer Bob Patrick. ‘She basically told me to go away and not bother her anymore. Then I got the idea to talk to Retsil.’
“He contacted veterans home officials and told them Stucker’s story and that he died at Retsil. He asked if they be interested in bringing him back.
“‘They were all fired up,’ Patrick said. ‘It’s a big deal to them, and it’s a big deal to us. We don’t find Civil War guys every day.’”
“We don’t find Civil War guys every day.’”
That’s because they’re all dead.
Of all the stupid ideas, this one has got to be up there.
FDA aims to lower nicotine in cigarettes to get smokers to quit
Won’t that make people smoke more cigs?
it’s like the pot scare. “OMG weed now has thc levels around 30%!!!”
“so people can consume less smoke for the same dose?”
Apparently, now the FDA wants people to vape. Whereas they were waging war on vaping a year ago. They’ve got to try to engineer society. They can’t leave it alone.
Ah, yes. A world of low-nicotine cigarettes and 2-3% beer to encourage people to jog for the master race.
I believe you expect your beer to be too strong. Here’s the appropriate one for your plans.
/sarc
The beer was made after the government complained about BrewDog making an 18% imperial stout.
It’s like that sci-fi movie I watched forty years ago wherein the cigarette was basically 85% filter.
You mean the Fifth Element?
One of my all time favorites. And that girl who plays Lielu? Oh yeah. “Big badaboom”
County politician and county attorney want Roger Waters banned from county stadium because of Waters’ support of BDS
Big Dicked Samoans?
Waters is a pretty disgusting shameless anti-Semite.
Just the kind of vile shit the 1st was meant to protect.
So they are boycotting and/or divesting him?
Something about Nelson comes to mind…
Imagine banning every artist with crackpot or evil political ideas…
Are you rewriting the Lennon song? Cause I like where you’re going…
Imagine all the artists
Leaving us in peace
With no retarded causes
To push on us – yes, please.
So who is gonna be head douche in charge at DHS now?
Priebus was just fired.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/28/politics/john-kelly-chief-of-staff/index.html
I’m shocked! How unexpected!
After the beatdown he got in the White House boxing ring? I’m not surprised.
No kidding. What a pussy.
Thank you CNN, for reminding me why I didn’t put an IT ticket in to update my work computer, so I wouldn’t have to watch your dumbass autoplay videos.
I suppose I should comment on the story: Fuck Preibus and fuck CNN.
I thought flights avoided transiting over Ukraine theses days? My friend’s husband’s flight looks like it’s going right over the belly of the beast.
“Bob’s discount airlines – you sign all these waiver forms and we pass the savings on to you – or your heirs.”
Sorry, that was insensitive even for me.
Just as you posted that, the tracker went into “Estimated Position” mode over Iran! You killed
KennyEric! You bastard!In which case…how hot is the friend?
She’s an ABD PhD…?
Depends on the airline. Lot, Turkish Air, Alitalia, and a few others still do.
Air Canananannada. Eh.
They get along with everyone.
Looks like the estimated track is not the actual track – they’re turning left (north west) over northern Iran, which would put them south of Ukraine.
They get along with everyone.
Except people who have ever flown with them.
He voluntarily bought an AC ticket?! WHY?!
Even if it was paid for by work, couldn’t he had paid a bit extra to get a real airline?
He consults for the Canadian government, eh.
As least it wasn’t AC Rogue. I think I’d fly Air Koryo first.
Oh yeah – they’re totally not going over Ukraine. Wonder why they don’t go south? Seems more direct.
How about a Jerry Miculek video – fastest shooter in the world?
1000 yard shot with a pistol
Elmer Keith claimed to have killed an elk at that range but with a 6″ 44 Mag. No one believed him. Miculek got his on video.
Fun fact: My father in law was stationed in Alaska. When the caribou migrate the soldiers went out and helped the locals kill their yearly meat supply. He claims he killed one at a mile or so with auto 30 carbine. I didn’t even know that cartridge would shoot that far. He said he just pointed, aimed at the sky and let off a short burst. The bullet came down right in the top of the animals head ten seconds after he fired.
And today in JournoList 2.0 coordinated news, glancing over Reddit’s r/politics front page:
“Enough about McCain. It was Collins, Murkowski and red-state Democrats who killed Trumpcare.” — WaPo
“What McCain did was hard. What Murkowski and Collins did was much harder.” — Vox
“McCain is getting the credit, but these women are the ones who really saved Obamacare” — ThinkProgress
“Lisa Murkowski & Susan Collins Voted No On The Skinny Repeal, Not Just John McCain” — Bustle
These are directly next to:
“Over a Dozen GOP Senators Have Voted against the Health Care Bill. So Why Are Only the Women Getting Attacked?” – Elle
Impressive.
Meanwhile, I can’t even get the Weekly World News to promote my lizard-people conspiracy theory. I have actual photos of lizards and everything!
No one wants to see photos of your lizard. And stop calling it that.
Well it is green and scaly
No, that’s yo momma.
Why you gotta make fun of my green scaley momma. Not cool bro.
It’s from the H. P. Lovecraft Book of Snaps.
/r/politics might be the dark matter on the internet that actually ends up killing us all as well as the planet. If there was intelligence there I would fear it was AI. Or it might be a trick by our soon to be overlords.
In regards to the Autoglove, I think that’s awesome in a couple of ways.
1) It’s awesome in the same way that putting a Coyote 5.0 on your lawnmower is awesome. The point of doing something awesome like that is self-explanatory–it’s to be awesome.
2) It’s awesome that some great American will always use American ingenuity to find a way to work around a law. And again, there may not be any point to it–other than working a way around a law. But that’s as good a reason as any . . .
Well, next to “I did it for a girl”. I mean, doing something stupid stops being stupid and becomes really smart if you did it for a girl. Biological imperative and all. Are Salmon stupid to swim a thousand miles upstream against the current? No, because they’re doing it for a girl.
Second to that, “because I wanted to work around the law” is as good a reason as any to do pretty much anything.
“I did it for a girl”.
That is all that thing is good for. “Here baby, put this on and hold it right here on your upper thigh”.
“because I wanted to work around the law” is as good a reason as any to do pretty much anything.
Agree with that though.
Been thinking about buying a .357 sig barrel for my Glock 23.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/356904/storm-lake-barrel-glock-23-40-s-and-w-to-357-sig-conversion-1-in-16-twist-402-stainless-steel
ifwhen the Hearing Protection Act passes I’ll get a threaded barrel.What’s wrong with .40? I miss my old Glock 22
It’s not a 10mm
Amen.
I think it was Guns & Ammo had a really sweet Dan Wesson 10mm Longslide featured. More money than I’m prepared to spend. Wouldn’t mind having a 10mm for when I hike in bear country though.
My 10mm is my go-to for bear country. 10 Underwood 200gr hard casts will put the hurt on anything.
I have a Glock 22 as well. Just thought it would be fun to have a. 357 SIG since I don’t already. I can always swap barrels back if I want.
Feedback to Lachowsky’s comment on my crane ops comment – late last night.
I suppose crane ops could get monotonous depending on the setting. The vast majority of my observations have been pierside or in dry dock or other shipyard ops and it always looks like it would be an interesting challenge given the vast amount of things you have to be very careful about not hitting with the crane load (watching equipment get loaded down into tight spaces, etc) – replacing a gas turbine motor, etc. Ammo cans swinging between the antenna, etc.
I also LOVE the idea about owning a truck-crane and operating a small on-call/contract business in a more rural area – not tied to one thing but available for commercial construction, etc. Obviously something like that would be a lot more affordable if I can make my military retirement first, but it’s staying on the “list” for the moment.
She needs to get new sources
All the reliable leakers now sleep with the fishes thanks to Scarey Tony.
You know, normally, if people relay repeated, demonstrably bogus claims from anonymous sources, all while claiming that they’re legit and shrieking that you’re against freedom of speech, the press, and civilization itself if you’re skeptical and point out said bogosity…
I await the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect being added along with Trump Derangement Syndrome to the DSM.
Also, I really wonder just how many of these anonymous sources are as real as Harvey the Rabbit and how many are just disgruntled deep state bureaucrats trying to #resist.
Pretty clever plant on the Trump admin’s part. They can weed out more leakers now.
OMG, the 69D chessmaster strikes again. Of course, the funniest part is that you might not even be joking.
I am begining to see the guy as Drunken Kung Fu master. He is an idiot, bombastic buffoon yet he keeps winning and his detractors keep losing. They break into another barrage of insults and Trump hits one out of the park while tripping over his own laces.
It is very entertaining.
I think Trump’s a clever enough guy. I don’t think he’s a genius, but one thing is absolutely indisputable–all the dunces are arranged in confederacy against him.
Everybody was drunken kung fu fighting….
There’s a guy a few cubicles away from me at work who apparently does freelance gunsmithing jobs and conducts his business over his work phone during working hours (must be nice to have such a laid back job that you can work another job while you’re on the clock).
Anyway, he was talking to some other guy about guns, and he said, “I was working on this oddball gun called a CZ-75…” He just said it as if nobody had ever heard of it – “Seeeee zeeee seventy faaaahve….” He went on to say that Century Arms makes “the best AKs in the world”.
Uh huh. Does his “freelance gunsmithing” work consist mainly of overdremeling 1911 feed ramps or the like? Perhaps sporterizing some antique service weapons… you know, getting rid of all that icky century-old wood and putting on lots and lots of black plastic?
Perhaps. I can visualize him being the kind of guy who would do this to a gun.
Hah! I once owned a sporterized 1903 but it was with wood stocks, not plastic. Seemed like it had been done a while back.
Please. Think of the gats.
Don’t sporterize milsurps.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Whycome none of y’all fancy journalists is interested in the Russia story today?
Oh, maybe it’s because yesterday’s testimony did nothing to further the Russia collusion narrative.
Or that the idiots pushing that investigation have been discovered colluding with the ruskies themselves. Who couldn’t see that coming? Morans.
“No Ragrats” facial tattoos for the lot of them, starting with Comey.
Started with a Glock 36. Still carrying the Glock 36. Think it’s been ten years now.
Insane 100% blind landing in Istanbul after hail damage
Autoland?
Didn’t look like it – wings weren’t level and there was no flare. They just set it down flat.
Blind in what way?
Cockpit
Wonder if the passengers knew how close they were to death
If you think you can handle it… Feast your eyes on the “Bubba the Gunsmith” Horror Show! Bonus image at the end!
Oh god, Bubba, why? Whyyyyyyyyyyy?!
Dafuq is this?
That is, amusingly, the most reasonable image in that selection, because at least it was self-aware of its absurdity and intentional in its love letter to rails and accessories. I used to see a lot of these kind of images around like 2004-2006.
He evidently really likes hanging out in his workshop.
I’ve stopped trying to understand Washington politics. Gollum went to Mordor to retrieve the One Ring, Pauly Wallnuts is apparently moving in on Jackie Aprile’s territory and Steve Bannon is a gob-smacked silent partner. What the Fuck?
So The Dark Tower: epic fail, or merely forgettably bad?
I thought Herbert Lom was quite good.
Haven’t seen it but gave up on the silly books and the social signalling is akin to nail in the coffin.
random thought
It is a crime to claim to be a doctor or a lawyer if you are not. I believe it is called impersonation. I read an article today about a guy sentenced to upteen years in prison for posing as a cop and groping women he pulled over.
Should people be allowed to claim status as trans lawyers, doctors, or cops? To what extent can you claim an identity by mere feeling?
Well, if you’re selling services of a doctor and you’re not actually a doctor, you’re committing fraud. You’re telling someone they’re getting one thing while giving them another thing of lesser value.
OK, so if you compete in a women’s athletic event and you’re not actually a woman, isn’t that just as fraudulent?
What I’m getting at is how do you distinguish between transgender or trans-whatevers and impostors?
If someone really believes that they are a doctor, should they get all the same privileges real doctors get?
Well there is a “victim-hood quotient” that is inversely proportional to you being you. I’d expect nothing better from a shitlord that doesn’t understand the fine nuance that intersectionality brings to a fine bouquet of auto-aromatics. Shame on you for even deigning to question my otherness. You should be put in stocks, xir!
Oh so you just awesome the preferred pronoun. To the stocks you go as well!
^^ This feller gets my drift.
get a load of this:
http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2645763
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If Charlie’s continued treatment were to be funded through either governmental or private insurance, then a strong case could be made that acceding to the parents’ request would be an irresponsible use of limited resources. But the notion that Charlie’s parents are paying out-of-pocket for this treatment is misleading. The very existence of tertiary care medical centers that are able to do the research and provide the care requested by Charlie’s parents depends on the vast communal investment that has been made by society in the infrastructure of our health care system over many decades. Paying the incremental expenses for the care of 1 patient in a hospital no more covers the cost of that care than paying the incremental costs for a fire truck to come to a home covers the cost of the fire department that makes the trip possible. In other words, society always has a financial stake in how communal services, and in this case health care resources, are used and has a legitimate claim in insisting that these resources be used wisely and for the benefit of all. No one can demand nonbeneficial treatments simply by claiming that they are paying out-of-pocket.
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“No one can demand nonbeneficial treatments simply by claiming that they are paying out-of-pocket.”
Who died and made you king, fuckhead?
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How can the rights of individuals to use their money for whatever purposes they desire be balanced against the obligation of societies and their governments to regulate health care systems in ways that ensure the delivery of beneficial and cost-effective treatments for the good of all?
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[head desk]
This rat dick wrinkle made it through med school. Ponder that on the tree of woe. I will post a video of him shortly.
Behold the banality of evil:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2yAKfJeyrQ
“obligation of societies and their governments to regulate health care systems”
There is no such obligation. I thought his use of the word “communal services” regarding healthcare.
“in ways that ensure the delivery of beneficial and cost-effective treatments for the good of all?”
It ensures no such thing. Quite the opposite, in fact.
It is nothing more than a straight out call for communism.
Aw shit. I clicked.
Director, Center for Bioethics.
That’ll do it. I have yet to come across a “bioethicist” across the course of my entire life that wouldn’t be gleeful running a concentration camp.
The job of an “ethicist” is to come up with a rationalization for things normal people find morally reprehensible.
“How can we present gassing the the Jews more palatable to the body public?”
“No one can demand nonbeneficial treatments simply by claiming that they are paying out-of-pocket.”
So I can’t get cell phone service because I didn’t spend a Trillion dollars to build out a network unless his majesty deems I need it. Brilliant. I think I know why they don’t teach economics to kids. They want them to remain ignorant of reality.
Eh, they could just ‘teach’ Keynesian or Marxist economics if that’s all they wanted. They’re just lazy.
That is pure, unadulterated evil right there. How? How can you possibly think that’s acceptable?
He is an ethicist.
I assume this man would argue that John McCain should go home and be with his family in hospice as an 80 year old person with brain cancer as so many before him have. I am sure he would fully argue that a family member of his should just die in their parents arms if they had same diagnosis as Charlie Gard. The thing with these fucking people is they know they will never have to be under the system they set for us. We pay for their system, but we will never be afforded it without a free market which they oppose. Fuck him, fuck his family, and fuck John McCain. And while I am at it, fuck Jimmy Carter. Is that distributive justice where the ruling class has one system and the rest of us just have to pay for it and scrape by while they scrape the fat off the top? We argue against communism, yet sometimes I wonder if we are not already living under it.
No need to wonder. We are already there. Its not a fine line. Its a big ass gray area that this country is in to a degree. And it seems to have nowhere to go but further into the gray.
???
Fuck you, “Doc”.
I bet this escalates quickly in the media.
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/07/28/trump-cops-dont-nice-put-thugs-back-paddy-wagon/
Trump is the kid that riddled the wasps nest with b.b.s and then laughed when they stung the Birthday party to a standstill. This entertainment is huge, the best!
I’ve always hated the guy but I’m not gonna lie, I have been pretty entertained since the election.
I can’t stop laughing but at the same time you wonder if he’s been holding the gold for ages or practicing on his family and close friends like the random friend of a friend at a party that just kills. How many times has his wife endured these jokes? His golf buddies? His co-workers?
The Army “Overmatch” story wasn’t that bad. As an infantry Marine, I had too carry way too much shit. It was just absurd. An heavy damn gas mask, a radio that was like a cinderblock, Kevlar helmet, and vest, all kinds of other crap.
The one thing I never complained about was my rifle and ammo.
Now the Army has people even more weighed down, and their platoons ridiculously under manned. While using a short barrelled anemic little gun.
Get a better rifle and cut down the weight of everything else.