Tomorrow is 9/11. There may or may not be planes missing. There may or may not be different brown-skinned people coming in the country from the southern border. There is probably not anything going to happen. But I put an AR and 5 mags in the truck anyway.

Do you name your guns?

The best gun names?

Because I was contemplating getting one of these (still am), I decided to get a new upper receiver for Mr. Blasty. I met a fellow AR guy on AR15.com and traded the 7.62MM upper and mags for a light weight 5.56MM upper and some mags. I dig it. That light weight barrel is amazing. I […]

Since I’m photoblogging: Got some new gizmos for Mr. Blasty, which include a tactical sling, a universal mounting platform (or a rail in English), vertical fore-grip (to aid in spray firing my bullet hose), and an EOTech Holographic Weapons Sight. And you may have noticed I got some Frankenmags, which are the tops of AR […]

Got some good responses to the poll. Marc recommended the Trijicon Reflex, which I had read was problematic in low light since it is fiber optic and requires no batteries. I ordered the EOTech this weekend. We’ll see how it works.

OK, gun-loving readers, which is it: EOTech vs. Aimpoint? And which models and why. Or another brand, if you know of a good one. All help appreciated.

Took Mr. Blasty to the smith, who made some mods described here. Then, we fired off about 30 rounds. Not a single malfunction and the mags fed fine. I was a bit worried since I’d heard the 7.62 mags had feeding issues some times. The smith also taught me how to tinker with the magazines […]

Took Mr. Blasty to the range this weekend and had a problem. The problem was not with Mr. Blasty, but rather the ammo. Some Wolf ammo has recessed primers. With the Russian ammo, it’s hit or miss. Some of the primers are flush and most are not. The firing pin of an AR15 only pushes […]

Mr. Blasty meet blog. As promised, here’s a pic of the new AR (complete with a bonus pic of the Uncle workbench that I built back when I was nesting): It’s a 16 inch CAR style with a telescopic stock. Oh, and it doesn’t shoot the standard 5.56MM round. This one is chambered 7.62MM. Got […]

Things are slowly getting back to something resembling normal. The kids are holding up much better than I am. Fortunately, we have support from family and friends that helped get us through the initial shock and the weeks since. It’s been rough. The thing I focus on now is simplifying life, the house, and, well, […]

Especially because he’s appropriating my culture: I don’t name my guns. Well, let me rephrase that. I call them all the same name. Mr. Blasty.

Heh. I personally lost it at Huggy Bear. I’ve only named one: Mister Blasty.

Reader Tim asks, re: the sign below, the following: Would anyone take a position that the language of this firearm prohibition sign is substantially similar to that language specified by TCA 39-17-1359(a)? I would say it is NOT substantially similar and as such a person with a handgun carry permit could legally carry in this […]

In a follow up, Insty notes this survival kit by S&W. Personally, for a bug out bag set up, I’m more of a carbine sort of guy. Sure, I’ll have a handgun too (who says you can’t take both) but the carbine is more utilitarian and accurate. Meanwhile, in comments, Guav asks: I’m in the […]

Oh noes! Joe Biden thinks that if you own an evil black rifle, you’re not mentally qualified to own a gun. Wait. So, wanting to own one means you’re not qualified to. We can apply the same not-logic to presidentin’: Biden wants to be president therefore is not mentally qualified to be one. But don’t […]

I noticed since the NYT ran their piece on black rifles, that I’m getting quite a few google hits for the term. Be careful though as black rifle disease is a serious disorder that eats up time and money:

Jeffy Weffy says that a MA mayor wants AR-15s banned, because someone used one in commission of a crime. Well, they already did that in 1998 with the passage of their assault weapons ban. Says some nanny state prick: “There’s no rhyme or reason to have civilians with this type of firepower,” Lang said. “It’s […]

Due to either the TSA or American Airlines, Mr. Blasty and the UliMAK had to spend the night in Chicago at the airport. So, there they are, surrounded by unfriendlies.

A bunch of us gun nuts headed to Reno for a meet-up and some range time. A good time was had by all. The highlight of the rip for me was using Kevin‘s CMP Garand with mil-surp ammo to ping a steel plate at 400 yards with open sights. Woohoo. We did this at the […]

Will you? The Gun Blogger Rendezvous is next week in Reno, NV. I’ll be getting in late Thursday. Looks like an all-star gun-blogging line up will be there. There’s also prizes and range time planned. Trying to figure out the best way to transport some toys with me to Reno, as flying with Mr. Blasty […]

The UPS man arrived yesterday bearing presents. Enough presents to finish up the 9mm AR build. I received the Rock River Arms upper receiver from Steve at ADCO Firearms. And I must say hats off to Steve. I ordered this on Sunday night and it arrived on Wednesday. I figure he wasn’t working Sunday, processed […]

I finally managed to get the new and improved WASR-10 out to the range. Here’s the post on some of the mods I made with before and after photos. But, for you folks too lazy to click, my AK set up is Romanian WASR-10, which you can learn everything about it by clicking here. Seriously, […]

Some happy new year gun porn follows. A while back, Kim du Toit posted some gun picks highlighting them as Diversity. He seems to be lacking in the diversity department (but makes up for it in the quantity department) as there’s not enough stuff in the black, plastic and aluminum department. So, I’ll pick up […]

So anyway, I was sitting around being bored during my weekend, relaxing and doing what most Americans do when given a little time off. It’s best not for anyone to guess what that is, though you’d probably hit on the second try. I’ve been doing some research lately, trying to figure out a way around […]

Via Kim, those nice folks at the Violence Policy Center have provided a good list of 22 rifles and some shotguns that are marketed for children. I think I’ll just let Junior have one of these.

After all, he went out and killed some of the most vile creatures on the planet. I hate geese. See here, here, here and here. By the way, Politically Incorrect Dog and I chased the resident geese out of the subdivision again last night. God, I hate those things. Update: I’m not a hunter as […]