Do you know how much water each toilet used per flush before 1994? Just enough to make them function reliably. Toilet, like other appliances, were designed by people who understand how such things work.

Since 1994, US toilets were restricted to 1.6 gallons per flush. Why such a specific number was picked by government officials who were not experts in toilet design? My best guess is that they merely picked an arbitrary number. That’s what they did when designating minimum barrel length for shotguns.

Governments are good at setting up arbitrary restrictions and then enforcing them viciously. Remember that any time you think that “there ought to be a law about this”.

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Zombies, young and old

December 21, 2011, 11:17 pm

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It’s never too late to turn into a zombie…or too early. Certain public schools may have this condition as their end goal.

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Color-matched weapons

December 21, 2011, 11:44 pm

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It seems to me that companies making pink guns for adults are missing the larger point. Sure, some women who buy guns are also into pink accessories. But many more are after color-matched weapons and that could mean black, tan, blue or purple furniture, magazines and slings to match any outfit…or even hair color.

Doublestar lightweight carbine with their BUIS, Primary Arms 3x prismatic scope and micro red dot. Ace stock, Magpul sling and magazine with a Ranger plate. The hair color is all Red McCord‘s.

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December 22, 2011, 1:54 pm

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Makeup by Tirzah. Converted Saiga with Tech Sights — even a Terminator likes the long sight radius.

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Substance and style

December 22, 2011, 9:27 pm

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I think the appeal of lever actions is similar to the appeal of Steampunk and Victorian/Edwardian styles — functional enough to be useful, and intricate enough to be interesting. This one is a Henry carbine with really nice wood and mechanics.

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A contemplative shooter

December 23, 2011, 6:11 pm

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Today, several of my friends went for a shooting walk out to another friend’s farm. I love being able to continue chatting without plugs or muffs being required, shooting at clays and targets of opportunity all the while.

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Production RMR30 carbine arrived

December 23, 2011, 8:24 pm

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Anna doesn’t like heavy rifles. To her, even an AK clone is too heavy, so this little carbine is much more to her liking. Loaded with 30 rounds of 22wmr, it weighs 2.3kg (4.2lbs). The production version differs from the prototype in several details:

The non-reciprocating charging handles are larger and slightly concave, so the hand can’t slip off them
The stock has three positions for adjusting to shooters of different height
The rear sling swivels are now machined metal instead of shaped wire

The rest of this carbine is as it was before, which is great because the prototype was reliable, had a great trigger and excellent accuracy. It would be a great backpacking rifle for small game hunting or varminting…but my interest in almost any firearms is primarily defensive. 2.7g bullet at 610m/s (40gr at 2000fps) isn’t a great man-stopper, but it gives a fighting chance to those who cannot handle weapons of greater weight, bulk or recoil. This is the whole idea behind the PDW class of firearms. Most PDWs are submachine guns and unavailable to honest Americans, but RMR30 has most of the functionality in a very handy package. Commonality of magazines between RMR30 and PMR30 pistol is a bonus. Fit and finish are excellent.

(Background pattern is by Yascine)

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Anna with a Saiga

December 23, 2011, 9:05 pm

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New is well-forgotten old

December 24, 2011, 10:24 am

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New on CTD blog: bullpup revolvers with low bore axis…naaah, old hat!

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Thumbs up for Henry

December 24, 2011, 11:03 am

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It’s strange that such awesome rifles come from one of the crummiest states in the country. But I am quickly becoming a fan of these.

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Major Lawrence?

December 24, 2011, 12:01 pm

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Pity nobody makes the Webley these days. To me, its ergonomics are just about perfect for a revolver.

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In this case, you’d use the rifle to hold out till you can draw the pistol.

December 24, 2011, 3:32 pm

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With the rifle being a fun .22 Henry and the pistol being a serious .45ACP. I wonder if a 45ACP lever action is possible — it would fit almost twenty rounds and have minimal report and muzzle flash even un-suppressed.