Firearm information for the enthusiast
I do not know much about shotgunning. I tend to think of shotguns, for the most part, as the firearm of choice for golfers and Canadians, the more… evolved sectors of modern society. Reluctantly, I would have to admit that shotguns work well when there is a need to terminate […]
Based on what the eyes see and what resides in memory from experience, it is only human to anticipate a firearm’s performance. It is important, however, to not arrive at any conclusions until all of the qualifying and validating steps have been taken and hard data has been assessed. Unfortunately, […]
I really have to move the house closer to the mailbox. The snow fall hasn’t been too bad, compared to the past year, but the wind chill factor yesterday was -15°F with winds gusting to 30 knots. I’ve had to pour hot water on my trigger finger to separate it […]
I go through a good number of chronographs. Sometimes they just give out from weather, some from use, sometimes I shoot them dead, sometimes they fall victim to cold weather, frozen ground and being awkwardly handled with mittened cold hands. I use Shooting Chrony, Oehler and some budget brand in […]
The six bullets pictured above are my standards for short barrel 40 S&W handloads. The soft lead core jacketed bullets do well as components of defensive handloads, fully expanding to 0.750″ or more in ballistic gel, penetrating to 12″ to 18″. The three cast bullets on the right with a […]
Prologue… is not a city in the Czech Republic Behind eye popping marketing catch phrases, copy hyperbole, misappropriated initialism and acronyms, and other forms of language diversity, an excellent product can be found. Which is certainly the case… in this case. Marketing departments communicate in nifty nicknames and bullet points […]
I hate exercise for the sake of exercise. No, I am not lazy and I have no qualms about expending the same level of energy in more productive or entertaining ways. It is just that exercising, for the sake of exercising, is incredibly boring and offers no short term gratification. […]
I want to change, I try to change, but with so many years of life’s momentum, I just keep missing the on ramps. For the sake of a brand new year, I decided I would attempt an infusion of singers/groups under the individual or average age of sixty into my […]
I’ve kept most of my old game consoles. Sometimes at the end of an… interesting day, I’ll break out a game featuring Sonic or Mario, play and relax. My PlaySation 4 has been accumulating dust. Generally, the football and basketball games require more knowledge than a pro player/coach to anticipate […]
I look to 2019 with hope and optimism and a strong commitment to improvement in my writing skills, such as they are. Right next to the Chicago Manual of Style on the bookshelf resides Common Errors in English Usage, followed by The Dimwit’s Dictionary, followed by How to Write Funny. […]