8/29/2023 – Jack Benny was an old time comic, old in the sense of physical age and old in the sense of a long time ago. Part of his shtick was to insist on playing the violin, loudly, persistently and badly. In his personal life, his love of the violin…...
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Smith & Wesson M&P®9 M2.0 METAL
04/30/2023 – I have owned some fast cars and I have owned some pretty cars, but none have served as well as a 2005 Ford Escape. A couple hundred thousand miles on its odometer, it does not leak or burn oil, or dribble coolant. All wheel drive, it has braved…...
Smith & Wesson's Performance Center® 586 L-Comp
I was attempting to decide if I was going to replace a muffler on the thrasher Ford Escape, or get back to my tree line thinning. Noting the temperature was 87°, I checked the weather forecast and found temperatures were going to hit 93° with humidity just short of rain…....
Smith & Wesson's M&P 10mm Auto
05/08/2022 – Funny. You wonder why there is a picture of a tractor and I wonder why you are… wondering. My whole perspective on firearms begins with self reliance. My perspective on self reliance began with parents who believed a person should not ask others to do something they are…...
M&P®45 SHIELD M2.0™
10/24/2021 I’m easily distracted. My plan was to gather my notes and write this evening, but I played the movie Monster Island in the background, got to the point where they found that the giant starfish had magma for blood and could not, would not, look away. Later, the movie…...
Smith & Wesson's Governor Part I
09/26/2021 – I am well aware of when the S&W Governor was introduced. Yes, I did pass on examining shotshell accommodating revolvers because I could not see a practical application. The Governor is ten years old, I am ten years older. Perhaps, now that we have both had our space,…...
The Smith & Wesson M&P 15T M-LOK
06/14/2021 Never in search of a personal perfect $3,000 – $5,000 AR, if an AR can function reliably, if it can be repaired with off the shelf AR standard parts and if it can put 3 shots into sub MOA circles, I’m all set. I built a good number of…...
S&W's Performance Center® M&P®40 M2.0™ C.O.R.E. Pro Series®Part II
01/31/2021 The M&P40 M2.0 C.O.R.E. Pro Series makes time spent on the range… easy. No loud magnum barks and bites, no subcompact reciprocating slide wrist rotating, no tiny grip clutching. The M&P40 is mild mannered in every way with the exception of the bullet leaving the barrel. The handloads that…...
Smith & Wesson M&P® Bodyguard® 380
08/23/2020 These days, more Americans are purchasing firearms and practicing legal concealed carry than ever before. Who would blame them? Politicians are running for leadership positions on a hate America and Americans first platform, state governors and big city mayors are working to crush a robust economy and put people…...
Smith & Wesson's Model 648
12/23/2019 Do you mind if I hide out here for awhile? My wife is on a Hallmark Movie kick and I’m pre-diabetic. On the plus side, Hallmark is one of those places where characters still celebrate and extol the virtues of good friends and family, where problems are small and…...