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Gertrude first appeared in my photos almost twelve years ago.
Storm 9mm carbine has little recoil and is easy to configure for left or right hand ejection. One of my friends has an article about it coming up, I will link it once ready.
Primary Arms makes a pretty good compact light for not much money.
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http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2014/02/why-you-cant-optically-test-your-lens-with-autofocus I noticed the same about my own equipment, which is why I use live view focusing with 300/2.8 when practical.
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Start with a thin wooden board or a piece of laminate.
End with a pair of high-quality sculpted grips.
Offer a choice of colors and patterns.
This is what capitalism is all about: combining “surplus” capital with time and expertise to create excellent — and widely affordable — products. A single artisan is usually less cost-efficient, and a government-run manufacturer wouldn’t care about pleasing the customers.
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Christoph, one of the gentlemen who translated the rifle course for me.
A poster advertising a weapon-themed restaurant
Detail of a cathedral stained glass
Door at the same cathedral
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“Waking a person unnecessarily should not be considered a capital crime. For the first offense, that is.” - Robert Heinlein
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Why use mechanical loaders when a voice-directed self-propelled model is available? Previous software revisions here.
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Smith & Wesson M&P22 with a Gemtech Outback 2.
Shirts from ENDO.
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Not sure what species this is.
Blue Heron? Seen from afar.
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1963 Plymouth Valiant was considered a compact in its time, despite the 3.7L V6 engine.
Similarly, BAZ45 is a compact gas-operated pistol-caliber carbine despite the nice, fat 45ACP caliber. Feeding off slightly modified M3 Grease Gun magazines, it has the distinction of roughly .22LR level of recoil despite launching more than five times as much metal at similar velocity though the 10-inch barrel. 5.5″ flash hider ensures no visible muzzle flash.
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In Charleston harbor
With parents at a park near Savannah on Hilton Head Island, SC
Nashville squirrel
Nashville squirrel at attention
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capoeira
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UTS15 with EOTech holographic sight. Stoked with a mix of Rio 00 buck and slugs in a Comp-tac carrier on Minotaur belt. Backup pistol is a Glock 23 in a DragonLeather Flatjack holster.
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TSA pretends that their screening catches weapons and bombs. We know from controlled experiments that they don’t catch bombs reliably. We also know from testimonials of friends that they let things like knives and live ammunition through their scanners because their staff can’t identify what they see correctly.
But it’s the TSA themselves that now supply proof that their efforts are arbitrary and likely unnecessary. They demand $75 for inclusion in a less intrusive checkpoint lane (“trusted traveler”), but also have a few random other travelers go through the same lane. While the less intrusive screening is appreciated, the practice of having random passengers screened the same way as “carefully pre-checked” passengers suggests that they aren’t too concerned about the difference between the two methods. One includes radiation treatment in pornoscanners, the other one doesn’t. It does appear that TSA is trying to get $75 per traveler plus a whole lot of additional personal information in exchange for not getting exposed to pointless attention of incompetent but intrusive blue-gloved checkers.
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Yesterday, I had a chance to play with Mossberg 500HD, a .410 pump designed for defense. We test-fired a whole bunch of ammo types at the IDTS 3D target and more at an old cooking pan, some rotten logs and cardboard boxes.
My observations on this .410 so far:
So the end result of my very informal test suggests using 2.5″ shells and solid projectiles. The slug weighs the same 109 grains as the 3″ variety but muzzle velocity is only 1500fps vs. 1750fps. For short ranges, the difference shouldn’t be all that significant. Hollow base .410 slugs which are used by most US ammo makers aren’t very solidly built, so their penetration is very limited.
To ensure reliable extraction with questionable ammunition, it’s best to pull on the forend during the recoil. It’s better yet to test the ammo beforehand and not load anything that doesn’t run smoothly.
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Lasers are useful, but most of them mount of rails and so require different holsters from the plain pistols. This M&P Shield with Lasermax CenterFire is a handy sidearm, but none of my old holsters would accommodate it.
Enter three options from DeSantis Leather:
1. Belt holster. The knife, by the way, is a chain drive design from Rat Worx.
2. Soft tuckable IWB that works for shield and similarly sized designs.
This one has the useful added feature of adjustable cant.
And 3. Superfly, a sticky pocket holster with a removable shape shield.
With the shield, it offers the greatest concealment, without a slimmer form.
For the compact pistol like Shield, I would think Superfly to be the best choice. If IWB or belt carry is used, might a well carry an M&P Compact or full size. Your call though.
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From one of my current projects.
