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Danica smiles
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Canned goods and ammunition.
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Many people who grew up during the Great Depression hoard food. Those who grew up during the 1994-2004 ban on modern firearm features hoard magazines. They also treat magazines as durable rather than disposable parts. With that in mind, Black Dog Machine is now making 26-round rimfire magazines with steel feed lips.
As you can see, the stainless steel feed lips are quite massive and won’t wear out from use. These magazines are also much easier to load than the older, all-plastic model. I didn’t need a mag loader to fill them to capacity.
For range use, when the ease of loading trumps resistance to dust, they are now also making Gen.3 magazines with open sides. These hold 32 rounds and can be loaded in moments.
And while we are on the topic of government restrictions, here’s a list from Black Dog Machine web site of which states and cities prohibit what kind of magazines:
Prohibits magazines over 10 rounds: California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York
Prohibits magazines over 12 rounds: Washington DC
Prohibits magazines over 15 rounds: New Jersey
Prohibits magazines over 20 rounds: Maryland
Prohibits magazines over 31 rounds: Ohio
Illinois does not have state laws on magazines but the following cities have restrictions:
Prohibits magazines over 15 rounds: Aurora
Prohibits magazines over 12 rounds: Chicago
Prohibits magazines over 16 rounds: Franklin Park
Prohibits magazines over 10 rounds: Oak Park
Prohibits magazines over 35 rounds: Riverdale
This is a terrific illustration of the arbitrary nature of gun control laws…made worse only by the viciousness with which they are enforced.
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Movie review: Army of Crime
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Plot: 9
Acting: 10
Music: 9
SFX: 8
A very good depiction of the problems faced by civilians who want to survive and fight back against domestic and foreign oppression. Better than most films on this topic.
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Shooting well at age 11.
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Went to the range with friends today. Tried their guns and let them try mine. Fond out, for example, that .223 soft points don’t feed well from GI magazines but work just fine from PMags.
(Firing on clays set up on a berm)
Tom has been shooting since age 3. He shoots his father’s AK, so vz58 to him was just a weird AK. Which is neat, because the gun itself and the magazine are so much lighter, I had expected a more energetic kick. Turns out the amount of recoil is similar, but the loud mechanical noise of the AK bolt carrier which I find annoying is gone. From the proportions of Tom to his Walther P22, you can see that he isn’t a big kid. Short vz58 stock fits him pretty well. V-notch sight was pretty hard to see at dusk — the fiber-optic replacement was waiting for me at the door upon my return from the range. At least I will have it for the next time.
As dusk approached, we set up a bag in front of a backstop and Tom ran a magazine through the XR9S at 20 yards. The pistol was loaded with short range tracers, but Tom couldn’t observe them as the gun in recoil blocked his view briefly. From the sidelines, I could see some tracers hitting and some missing. The final score: four hits, three near misses. That’s at twenty yards in low light with a gun he’d never fired before. Doesn’t look like the recoil bothered him much, either.
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May I play with your camera?
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I would like to upgrade my Panasonic LX-3 to something with a slightly larger sensor. 4/3 is the most likely contender, with Olympus and Panasonic models being most interesting. If you live in Nashville, own such a camera and wouldn’t mind letting my play with it for a couple of days, please let me know.
My other option would be to get the smallest Canon DSLR and use a small lens like 35/2 or 50/2.5 macro, but that would still be too large for the intended use. Local stores don’t carry much of a variety and playing with controls at the counter doesn’t really tell me much anyway.
Articulated LCD and physical controls instead of a touchscreen are preferred. Panasonic G2 looks like a likely contender, perhaps with a 45/1.8 lens. Anyone with direct experience with that or similar cameras?
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The Generalissimus of Snark
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Tamara Keel wields combat-grade snark with amazing grace.
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Almost a serious theory
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For Sale: Canon 300/4 IS lens
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I’d like to upgrade my 300/4 lens to a 300/2.8. Originally, I picked the f4 over the f2.8 because of the closer focus (5ft vs. 8ft), lighter weight (2.6lb vs. 5.6lb) and much lower price. I discovered that I always use the 200/2.8 for close-range work and only use the 300 for ranges past 8ft anyway, and I would prefer a wider aperture.
Current B&H listing for the 300/4IS is $1379. I’m listing mine for $1179. It’s in excellent condition. The newest 300/2.8 is listing for $7200, but I can find a used older variant for closer to half that price.
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A scope for a deer rifle
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Don’s Winchester 70 in .270 gets just under 1MOA with his handloads. It seemed appropriate to top it with a better scope than the scary optical contraption it had originally.
Now Bambi, Bambi’s mom and all other relatives are in danger of gracing our tables with their presence, right next to the corn and potatoes.
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Looking for new figure models
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It’s been a while since I’ve worked with an inspiring model. If you are close enough to Nashville to stop by for a photo shoot or know somebody who would be interested and wouldn’t break my lens, please let me know.
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A new source of written amusement
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Balzac’s short stories and novels on-line. I was curious about an illustration for L’amie du Roi and decided to look up the story itself.
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Flower child
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Old snapshots of Danica
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Gremlin at rest
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XR9-S in use
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My colleague, make-up artist Tirzah, in combat trim. She can fight with pistol, knife or bare hands…but using a pistol is easier on the fingernails. The holster purse is from Gun Tote’n Mamas.
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The zombies are here!
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Braaaaaaains! (Other parts would do in a pinch.)
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Large scale arts and crafts
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My friend Evie made this afghan. She crochets other things also, photos coming next week.
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KSG
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The zombie-maker
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Tirzah and her pet zombies.
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A question for the economists
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Would a US government default on its obligations necessarily or even likely mean that private companies would have a harder time borrowing money?
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