Sunday, April 17, 2011
Gettin' yer shit together!
IDPA rocks, plain and simple. Fun, simple, and useful in that it makes you shoot under stress, it is by far one of the best ways to get some uncommon practice in within a competitive environment.Here are some basic reasons why it rules .
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Zombie stories in a nutshell....
After reading a great many zombies books over the last year I have come to a conclusion: The most interesting part of any Zombie tale isn't the ghastly hordes of the undead, the people fighting for their lives, no, not even exploding heads! It all the stuff they get! G.K. Chesterton puts it best:
"Robinson Crusoe," which I read about this time, and which owes its eternal vivacity to the fact that it celebrates the poetry of limits, nay, even the wild romance of prudence. Crusoe is a man on a small rock with a few comforts just snatched from the sea: the best thing in the book is simply the list of things saved from the wreck. The greatest of poems is an inventory. Every kitchen tool becomes ideal because Crusoe might have dropped it in the sea. It is a good exercise, in empty or ugly hours of the day, to look at anything, the coal-scuttle or the book-case, and think how happy one could be to have brought it out of the sinking ship on to the solitary island. But it is a better exercise still to remember how all things have had this hair-breadth escape: everything has been saved from a wreck.
Seriously, if that ain't it. The parts I remember most vividly in Day By Day Armageddon, Plague of the Dead, World War Z, etc is all the stuff someone manages to get, whether it's a new rifle or a watch from a newly dead walker. That is the appeal, well that and awesome head shots! :-D
"Robinson Crusoe," which I read about this time, and which owes its eternal vivacity to the fact that it celebrates the poetry of limits, nay, even the wild romance of prudence. Crusoe is a man on a small rock with a few comforts just snatched from the sea: the best thing in the book is simply the list of things saved from the wreck. The greatest of poems is an inventory. Every kitchen tool becomes ideal because Crusoe might have dropped it in the sea. It is a good exercise, in empty or ugly hours of the day, to look at anything, the coal-scuttle or the book-case, and think how happy one could be to have brought it out of the sinking ship on to the solitary island. But it is a better exercise still to remember how all things have had this hair-breadth escape: everything has been saved from a wreck.
Seriously, if that ain't it. The parts I remember most vividly in Day By Day Armageddon, Plague of the Dead, World War Z, etc is all the stuff someone manages to get, whether it's a new rifle or a watch from a newly dead walker. That is the appeal, well that and awesome head shots! :-D
Gettin' popular!
Seriously, someone has actually read my blog? How the hell did that happen? I want to say if you have taken time out of your day and actually come here to read my drivel then you should be appreciated. Thanks again!
Lucky Gunner Blog Shoot
Wow
This is looking to be fun!I am really looking forward to hanging with all these people that I have annoyed over the past couple of years (Well I was unemployed for 9 months, what the hell else was I going to do?) I really wanna thank Lucky Gunner for putting this on and also all the gun bloggers over the last couple of years that have given me tons of free information. I mean without them I would just be some dude getting schooled by Cletus!
This is looking to be fun!I am really looking forward to hanging with all these people that I have annoyed over the past couple of years (Well I was unemployed for 9 months, what the hell else was I going to do?) I really wanna thank Lucky Gunner for putting this on and also all the gun bloggers over the last couple of years that have given me tons of free information. I mean without them I would just be some dude getting schooled by Cletus!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
The disconnect is WIDE....
How fucked up do you have to be to have as your biggest concern with the economy being "It's a real shame that this economy has put a crimp on Obama's spending." That's like saying it's a real shame that Grandma's is dying because there goes my Christmas money. I see people like this and now I know who was rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
A thousand rounds? Unpossible!
Super Neato Bersa Gun Test!
See this is done to make people believe that a gun going a thousand rounds is a big deal. It isn't! The thing is why shouldn’t a gun be able to handle a thousand rounds? Seriously, you are dropping hundreds of dollars on a piece and it’s a newsflash that the gun can go a thousand rounds? Am I missing something here? By the way my car can go over a 100 mph……need me to post a vid? As far as I can see if you are dropping a wad of cash for a pistol that can't go the distance, why on earth would you bother getting it in the first place?
See this is done to make people believe that a gun going a thousand rounds is a big deal. It isn't! The thing is why shouldn’t a gun be able to handle a thousand rounds? Seriously, you are dropping hundreds of dollars on a piece and it’s a newsflash that the gun can go a thousand rounds? Am I missing something here? By the way my car can go over a 100 mph……need me to post a vid? As far as I can see if you are dropping a wad of cash for a pistol that can't go the distance, why on earth would you bother getting it in the first place?
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Glock in decline?
I have to agree Richard Johnson's take on the supposed decline of Glock. This isn't the Titanic or the Ottoman Empire by any means, but they have definitely been in some stagnant waters for a long time. Glock (my pistol of choice) is a great gun. It works, it's durable, it works, it's ugly, it's easy enough for a cop or federal agent to figure out how to work, and my favorite- It's cheap! Those things make it a winner....for now, but the day has come where the same durability is being found in many other pistols for around the same price, and with Glock's new, super duper disco gun with its problems. It is starting to look alot like Obama's re-election campaign. Glock is nowhere near dead, but it should be noted that they have seriously fumbled the launch of something that should have been a no-brainer! I believe Glock will work out their flaws, but like Johnson noted:
"While Glock stayed out of long guns, S&W actively pursued the AR market with the M&P15 line of rifles. This offers departments a “one stop shopping” experience with Smith. S&W can sell an agency duty guns, backup guns, and rifles, and is likely to offer sweeter contract terms for the department to get the deal. "
You have to admit that is an edge that Glock cannot match, and one that will plague them for years to come. Also, that grip angle on there....that ain't nowhere near perfection.
"While Glock stayed out of long guns, S&W actively pursued the AR market with the M&P15 line of rifles. This offers departments a “one stop shopping” experience with Smith. S&W can sell an agency duty guns, backup guns, and rifles, and is likely to offer sweeter contract terms for the department to get the deal. "
You have to admit that is an edge that Glock cannot match, and one that will plague them for years to come. Also, that grip angle on there....that ain't nowhere near perfection.
Tina Fey = Herm Edwards
Of all the things that can be said about Tina Fey, I swear one that should be said is the irreparable harm she has caused SNL. I swear the lengths they go to swoon over this woman who is really of moderate talent is puzzling. I align Tina Fey's reputation as the same with Herm Edwards. Everywhere Herm Edwards dropped his coaching talents the teams ended up in the gutter. I mean the only gig the guy can get now is doing color commentary for the RedSkins (which is a punishment in and of itself). How is Tina Fey not doing infomercials with Steve Guttenberg? The real story is that her brand of neo-feminism is really boring. I mean seriously if you think that "Fey has become the go-to girl to represent and illuminate the hopes, fears, and dreams of generations of women." you really need to get a life. Just sayin......
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Newer, Better, with more T&A!
Golly,
What a long hiatus from the world of bloggin' and general time wasting. After posting at various other blogs, annoying people with far more talent than me, I thought I would give this a whirl once again. We will start it with things I learned this week:
1. I never knew about "gunkid" but I must say that knowing someone that is out there that is more delusional than me is comforting. It's kind of like running away from a bear and knowing that someone is slower than you. Good times!
2. Shot a shotgun side match at my local IDPA club. Got my first FTDR! I am so proud. I never knew I was capable, but it's nice to know that when I am pissed off enough I don't give a shit about coming in first.
3. Since canceling DirecTV my life has improved (not just on being $70 richer)in that I am maximizing the awesomeness of the Roku. Crackle is beyond cool and in a just world would make me cooler than the Fonz, but that ain't gonna happen.
4. The Kimber Desert Warrior is damn good .45 (with modifications), but the factory grips make it suck worse than a rap artist made to sing the Star Spangled Banner. New grips, and some decent ammo make it a winning hobby gun. Woot!
I think that will do it for a little bit. Enjoy,
ATL
What a long hiatus from the world of bloggin' and general time wasting. After posting at various other blogs, annoying people with far more talent than me, I thought I would give this a whirl once again. We will start it with things I learned this week:
1. I never knew about "gunkid" but I must say that knowing someone that is out there that is more delusional than me is comforting. It's kind of like running away from a bear and knowing that someone is slower than you. Good times!
2. Shot a shotgun side match at my local IDPA club. Got my first FTDR! I am so proud. I never knew I was capable, but it's nice to know that when I am pissed off enough I don't give a shit about coming in first.
3. Since canceling DirecTV my life has improved (not just on being $70 richer)in that I am maximizing the awesomeness of the Roku. Crackle is beyond cool and in a just world would make me cooler than the Fonz, but that ain't gonna happen.
4. The Kimber Desert Warrior is damn good .45 (with modifications), but the factory grips make it suck worse than a rap artist made to sing the Star Spangled Banner. New grips, and some decent ammo make it a winning hobby gun. Woot!
I think that will do it for a little bit. Enjoy,
ATL
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