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My neighbor Dustin is fighting a bitter custody battle against his ex-wife. He’s a good man, and a great father, trying to get his children out of an unsafe environment. The kids are everything to him. So I am helping and hope that my friends can help him too.
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The difference between the two is entirely in favor of the newer iteration:
Looks like a win to me. Fully supported barrel that’s long for the slide, great accuracy, smooth trigger and very mild recoil, thanks to the rotary breech. And 7+1 capacity in a 6+1 grip size.
It does require properly crimped ammunition. Fortunately, pretty much all defensive ammo and about half of the practice ball are crimped. Think of that as buying high octane gas for a race car.
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My friend Erin Palette had her face chewed up by a dog this morning. The damage got partly fixed, more will have to be done to repair functional and cosmetic damage to the face. For reference, a very small cut to one of my fingers cost over $3K in medical procedures and therapy. Her injuries are rather more extensive.
I am fortunate in that no pieces were missing. The plastic surgeon said it was a “good approximation” and that’s apparently a good outcome. I required over 50 stitches. I have no idea if I will suffer scarring or loss of function. Right now I look like a zombie victim from The Walking Dead. I can only partially open my mouth and talking is difficult as half my lips are literally stitched together.
If you’d like to help out, the fundraising is here. If you can’t help with funds, at least spread the word please.
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Anyone donating over $125 to help with Erin’s medical expenses after a mauling by dog, would receive a large photo print of their choice from me. You can pick images from my gallery and I will have the largest print practical from the original file drop-shipped to you.
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(My photos, review by Massad Ayoob)
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While at World Rimfire Challenge in Alabama, I met with the new lead designer from FRA and returned the CSA45 I had. The original, while very promising, under-delivered on accuracy. He promised a revised version and I expected to see something minimally different. Not so!
The new version of CSA45 exceeded my expectations:
The design will evolve a little more, in part to reflect my input, but it looks like a serious competitor to MPX (albeit in 45ACP rather than 9mm) and far superior than UMP. Hopefully, the new barrels would provide good accuracy. We should know for sure in a month.
A friendly ammunition maker may be offering a new load for it, 185gr with an all-copper expanding bullet loaded with slower powders to maximize velocity from the 16 inch barrel. 1400fps is the expected velocity and, like all offerings from that makers, it should have excellent accuracy.
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One of several portraits made during Big 3 East trade show, of a representative from Tactical RX. The company makes shot-resistant glasses (plain or with corrective lenses) that can stop steel shot at ten feet. This girl can shoot, too.
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Advantages:
Disadvantage: requires the ability to squat flat footed. In the absence of nearby dividers or roof, low cut shirt isn’t a brass magnet. Indoors, that would change.
The gun is a Troy SOCC carbine with a Leupold LCO red dot.
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Last month, I posted about a couple of their designs. More recently, I had a chance to look at newer examples.
Will have photos of their Bond Bullpup (formerly XR9-S) holsters soon.
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16″ barrel, 26.1″ overall length with the stock extended — same length as M4 carbine collapsed, and with the same iron sight radius. Good trigger, not much felt recoil, weight 5.7lbs.The current version achieving 1.5MOA with 69gr match or 2MOA with 55gr and 62gr hunting loads is considered not good enough by the designer, so the production barrel will be better. Bottom ejection, most controls ambidextrous, charging handle quick-swappable from side to side. For reference, the model is 5 feet tall. Availability expected Q1 of 2018.
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An anthology of linked science fiction and fantasy stories by several excellent authors, including Amie Gibbons. Her part is called “Chaos Candy“.
Sitting outside of time and space is the Inn Between Worlds. Residents might say it’s a place for travelers, or a place to rest, a place to find excitement. Or they might say it’s dangerous and to be avoided at all costs because Reality Does Not Work Right inside its infinite walls.
The three stories share one important point: their events would not have been possible without The Inn.
“Gideon Wallace and the Sapphire Woman” is the first story in a new series by Thomas A Farmer, and shows what happens when a mortal man finds himself drawn into a fight between gods.
In “Chaos Candy,” by Amie Gibbons, supernatural bounty hunter Zee tries to uncover a dark secret and learns much more than she ever wanted to know.
Finally, Michael David Anderson’s “Flux” continues the adventures of Teddy Dormer, taking him once again to strange new places and showing him new nightmares.
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My favorite realtor, incidentally.
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Grand Power Xtrim is the rimfire clone of the 9×19 Xcalibur. Since I am just one Dragon Leatherworks holster short of carrying the Xcalibur, this one helps to stay in practice.
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My review of the clip-fed California/New York version of vz58 is up at Dillon Blue Press, page 48.
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