Archive for February, 2012

February 29, 2012

Reloading bleg

Right here.

Gun Porn

Review: Ruger Sr9C

Pics from the gun show

Mag pouches with lights

Colt 32/20 Police Positive

All out of dwarves

February 28, 2012

In VA

Governor signs bill ending gun rationing.

Shirking

My responsibility that is. I neglected to give out today’s Gun Blog of the Year award. So, have a bunch and distribute them amongst yourselves:

Image from Robb Allen, who got his KRISS to the range.

Internet meme

I was tagged to come up with some number of things that I think makes someone an honest shooter. Well, here goes:

  • You can admit you’re wrong or change your mind. You fall in love with the Ache und Gay Blastomatic 7000 and buy one. Then, you realize it’s a bit unwieldy and, like an Apple, it doesn’t adhere to standards. Or you get a pocket holster then realize you’re not a fan of pocket carry. So, you suck it up and move on.
  • As I did this past weekend, you go to the range with a group and, even though you’ve gone through hundreds of rounds of ammo, you realize you only took a few shots because you were teaching and letting others play with your toys.
  • The storage box for your ammo is bigger than your gun safe.
  • You know matter of factly that you have violated the rules and you learn from it.
  • Play along.

    Buying ammo in DC

    You know, I have stray rounds in odd calibers in different places. I could probably load a full magazine from strays in my get home bag. I can go to Walmart and just buy ammo. I can hop online and have reasonably priced ammo sent right to my door.

    But in DC:

    In Washington, D.C., it is illegal to posses ammunition if you don’t have a gun registered. It is also unlawful to have ammo that is not in the same caliber or gauge as your legal gun. The penalty for holding a round of the wrong caliber is up to a year in jail — as stiff as the punishment for illegal gun possession.

    Wow. And the bureaucrats charged with informing people of the law tend to make up laws that don’t exist.

    Tactical Crock Pot

    Heh

    Cool Idea

    From Templar, an integrally suppressed AR-15 barrel.

    Update: More from Bob.

    Why we win

    This past weekend, some friends and family headed out to the range. My son, who is five, had only shot a suppressed 22 rifle before but he wanted to shoot the AR-15. Given that the TemplarCustom rail makes it a bit too heavy for a a five year old, the solution would be to shoot prone from a rest. But it was wet and muddy so plan B was I got to be his bipod:

    Watch that grin right after the first shot and how eager he is to fire the second shot. That’s why we win. Shooting is fun and it puts grins on people’s faces, no matter their age.

    Video by Oleg Volk

    Handy to know

    Seen at Radley’s: How to make hard-to-obtain Sudafed from readily available street meth.

    SayUncle Likes This

    I got one of these shirts this weekend. Fine quality, just like the last ENDO shirt and I think it’s hysterical.

    Messing with Texas

    What a pity: Astros Remove Gun from Throwback Jersey

    Dismissed

    Remember the arrests at SHOT show a couple of years back? Well a judge as tossed the case.

    Where Great Britain Used To Be

    Picture > 1,000 words

    Yes, but . . .

    Shelley: That’s an AOW

    ATF has a handy guide, which will change at their whim when it suits them.

    Actually, maybe. You see, some folks live in a magical state where they’ve warped reality so that that is not an AOW. Maybe. At least a couple of courts have told the ATF that their for classification of pistols with vertical forward grips as AOWs doesn’t fly. ATF’s position is, basically, it’s an AOW because they say so. And the court’s said that’s not good enough. ATF will still charge someone with that crime, though. They, as an agency, make it a policy to disregard court rulings.

    Vests

    Man shot over 200 times to show off his vests. Meanwhile, some lunacy.

    Other, more enlightened countries

    Oh, Canada:

    A Kitchener father is upset that police arrested him at his children’s’ school Wednesday, hauled him down to the station and strip-searched him, all because his four-year-old daughter drew a picture of a gun at school.

    Derangement

    With such certainty!

    Guns for preppers

    Semi-autos

    Your target and what’s behind it

    What caliber for mouse? 9mm apparently.

    Man charged with felony after trying to shoot a mouse and hitting his roommate instead.

    The rules may not be cool

    The downside of following the rules and keeping your booger-hook off the bang-switch is that, no, you can’t twirl your gun and look cool. But trust me, don’t do that.

    Gettin’ all citified

    In Knox County, a man is upset that his neighbors are lawfully enjoying their property. So, there ought to be a law preventing shooting. Politicos say that it’s due to Knox County’s growing population and its movement from rural to urban:

    As the population nears 500,000, Shouse says many areas are going from rural to more populated.

    “I think we need to look at updating the law and make it more for an urban environment. Maybe make a distinction between a subdivision and a more rural area,”

    Mo’ plinking

    A look at the Ruger BX-25, a 25 round magazine for your 10/22. You can get them at Brownells.

    Family stickers are dumb

    Me a bit back: I hate those family stickers since we in the Uncle clan walk single file to hide our numbers.

    So, I was glad to see others agree:

    This loving mother has just provided valuable and personal information to every potential predator in the area.

    Via Michael.

    Gun Porn

    Steampunk Nerf Gun.

    Commie insurgents’ DIY guns. The 1911 carbine looks interesting.

    Assault pussy

    February 27, 2012

    Miss anything?

    Been mostly away from the internet machine, hence the lack of bloggy goodness. I just marked all read because my reader was at 657 unread doohickies. So, did I miss anything earth shattering?

    And my nephew keeps updating me on the number of views of his tannerite video. Kids like being famous on youtube, I guess. Thanks for watching and watch again for his ego.

    Oh no you just di int

    Hey, I’m the one who gives out the Gun Blog of the Year Awards. Not you.

    So, right back at ya. Today’s Gun Blog of the Year goes right back to you Smoking Blunder:

    GBOTY

    Note bad for a site that is just a day old.

    While I was down

    Looks to me like a certain site got yanked. When setting up a social anything, it helps to be nice about.

    Meanwhile, parody time!

    Not sure it was relevant but this is interesting.

    And we’re back

    Server move and subsequent database issues. But it seems to be running now.

    February 25, 2012

    Deal Alert

    40% off KA-BAR knives.

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