Took this one back in July... then forgot about it. So here it is.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Saturday
Hitting up a smaller local-ish fun show and then hiking in a nearby state park to look at the pretty leaves. Should be a good day.
Update: Prices indicated that nobody there was actually trying to "sell" much. Ah well. Did find a sweet biking jersey at the Goodwill there for $6, and a British Combat Shirt in their desert colors at Fleet Farm for $15, brand new. Sure, the colors don't match my plate carrier, but it's for $15 I'm not complaining.
Update: Prices indicated that nobody there was actually trying to "sell" much. Ah well. Did find a sweet biking jersey at the Goodwill there for $6, and a British Combat Shirt in their desert colors at Fleet Farm for $15, brand new. Sure, the colors don't match my plate carrier, but it's for $15 I'm not complaining.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Ice Cream Machine is Low
Especially when the guy running it is lactose intolerant.
Still catching up from the trip, and worked nights the last two. I'm going to sleep in a little bit, hopefully get some stuff up here later today when I wake up...
Speaking of the trip, the Jeep Compass sucks. If the rental had cost us more than $5 I would have been pissed.
Still catching up from the trip, and worked nights the last two. I'm going to sleep in a little bit, hopefully get some stuff up here later today when I wake up...
Speaking of the trip, the Jeep Compass sucks. If the rental had cost us more than $5 I would have been pissed.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Blog Roll Addition
Being a fan of brewed drinks and firearms, it's only natural to share a link to Musings Over a Pint with you guys.
.44 Cal Ring
Last week I mentioned a Coffee Ring I found on Etsy. Yesterday MandaFern showed me a ".44 Cal" ring she found.
Pretty sweet.
Pretty sweet.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Home
Had classes and then Tuesday gaming today, so not much bloggage. Standard feeling of "I need a vacation from to recover from my vacation..." Back at things tomorrow.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Sigh...
Driving back to the bay and flying out pretty soon... always a little sad when the vacation comes to an end.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Beer in Wine Country
After several days in Napa, we found a brewery not far from Jack London's estate.
I never thought vanilla and banana would be good flavors in a beer, but Sonoma Springs and my buzz say otherwise. The Norma Wiess wheat beer is incredibly smooth and drinks quite easily (three pints in an hour and a half easy.)
They even let us buy an empty Growler to take home as a souvenir and get filled at our local micro-brewery.
I never thought vanilla and banana would be good flavors in a beer, but Sonoma Springs and my buzz say otherwise. The Norma Wiess wheat beer is incredibly smooth and drinks quite easily (three pints in an hour and a half easy.)
They even let us buy an empty Growler to take home as a souvenir and get filled at our local micro-brewery.
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Friday, September 30, 2011
New Combat Tourniquet
In the form of a Giant zip-tie. Given the cost and complexity of some of the current combat tourniquets out there, this one should be one to watch. Hopefully it proves just as effective as some of the current designs.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Jewelry
There's a few people out there making firearms related jewelry (I've got some .45acp cufflinks for my tux from Bullet Designs Inc., and they're awesome.)
To fully round out the blog, here's a coffee ring.
It's for sale in Etsy for about $50.
To fully round out the blog, here's a coffee ring.
It's for sale in Etsy for about $50.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Dead Six is Available
It officially hits shelves today!
Co-written by Larry Correia (of Monster Hunter fame) and Mike Kupari (an EOD Tech currently serving in Afghanistan, and a Yooper to boot.) Larry's asking for help in boosting sales to kick this one up to best seller status, especially since Mike is a bit busy and unable to help push sales of his first novel.
Co-written by Larry Correia (of Monster Hunter fame) and Mike Kupari (an EOD Tech currently serving in Afghanistan, and a Yooper to boot.) Larry's asking for help in boosting sales to kick this one up to best seller status, especially since Mike is a bit busy and unable to help push sales of his first novel.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Crazy Tech
In preparation for the weekend (primarily after deciding to go to The Rock on Thursday) I decided to pick up another memory card for the camera, and finally take the plunge for a 1TB external hard drive to dedicate to photo storage.
Bare in mind all of my actual traditional photography training was back in the day when a D-SLR was a remote "coming soon" product and 35mm film reigned king. My first "real" camera was a Nikon FM10 and being young and low on cash, I had to be real careful about taking pictures (film = money.)
Now I have a Nikon D40, an FM10 level D-SLR, that uses HCSD memory cards for storage. I can get about 1000 photos on an 8GB card. Even using 36 exposure rolls, that would be 28 rolls of film. 28 rolls of film compressed down into something that takes up about the space of a quarter. I know I'm not that old, but it's still really cool to me. (Really!! I'm under 30, I swear!)
There's even bigger cards out too, up to 32GB, but the 8GBs are available for less than $20, and I'd rather have two 8GB cards instead of one 16GB in case I decide to drop it in a puddle or something. I've got far fewer pictures from Afghanistan due to an equipment failure (shattered the lcd screen on my first digital camera during a convoy...)
The side effect of this is that now with digital storage, for the price of a pack of film, I have the above amount of space on board my camera, and I don't have to pay for developing it. That means I tend to take a lot of pictures. The four "daily photos" last week were out of around 300 taken that range trip alone. If I can get out of Alcatraz Thursday and not have 1000+. I dont' even want to think about what the total will be after the weekend is over, especially with a wedding in the middle of it.
Going on the same note, I got a 1TB Western Digital Passport to dump the photos on. The thing is the size of my wallet, and I carry a small wallet (no wheelbarrows full of cash around here.) I don't even know how many photos that'll hold, but it should take a while to fill it up. All in a space much smaller than what the equivalent in negatives and proof sheets would take.
Lets not even get started on Photoshop compared to an actual darkroom...
Bare in mind all of my actual traditional photography training was back in the day when a D-SLR was a remote "coming soon" product and 35mm film reigned king. My first "real" camera was a Nikon FM10 and being young and low on cash, I had to be real careful about taking pictures (film = money.)
Now I have a Nikon D40, an FM10 level D-SLR, that uses HCSD memory cards for storage. I can get about 1000 photos on an 8GB card. Even using 36 exposure rolls, that would be 28 rolls of film. 28 rolls of film compressed down into something that takes up about the space of a quarter. I know I'm not that old, but it's still really cool to me. (Really!! I'm under 30, I swear!)
There's even bigger cards out too, up to 32GB, but the 8GBs are available for less than $20, and I'd rather have two 8GB cards instead of one 16GB in case I decide to drop it in a puddle or something. I've got far fewer pictures from Afghanistan due to an equipment failure (shattered the lcd screen on my first digital camera during a convoy...)
The side effect of this is that now with digital storage, for the price of a pack of film, I have the above amount of space on board my camera, and I don't have to pay for developing it. That means I tend to take a lot of pictures. The four "daily photos" last week were out of around 300 taken that range trip alone. If I can get out of Alcatraz Thursday and not have 1000+. I dont' even want to think about what the total will be after the weekend is over, especially with a wedding in the middle of it.
Going on the same note, I got a 1TB Western Digital Passport to dump the photos on. The thing is the size of my wallet, and I carry a small wallet (no wheelbarrows full of cash around here.) I don't even know how many photos that'll hold, but it should take a while to fill it up. All in a space much smaller than what the equivalent in negatives and proof sheets would take.
Lets not even get started on Photoshop compared to an actual darkroom...
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Busy times...
Working 24 of the next 48 hours or so, plus the twin nephews birthday tomorrow, and packing for California (crap, that's Thursday already! Running to Napa for a few days for a wedding.) Forgive me if the next week or so are a bit sparse around here.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Daily Photo
Therapy Edition.
Had a math exam yesterday, so I came home and put an AR lower together to feel better. Only took about a half hour though. Now I just need the other 2/3 of the rifle...
Had a math exam yesterday, so I came home and put an AR lower together to feel better. Only took about a half hour though. Now I just need the other 2/3 of the rifle...
Polymer Cased Pistol Rounds Coming
TFB reports Extreme Polymer Research is planning to bring polymer cased rounds for .380, 9mm, .40s&w, and .45acp to market next year.
Unlike other polymer cased projects, these are not metallic based, but full polymer. The major advantage is a lower price than traditional brass (6 - 8 cents per case.)
Unlike other polymer cased projects, these are not metallic based, but full polymer. The major advantage is a lower price than traditional brass (6 - 8 cents per case.)
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Daily Photo
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| Underfolders look cool, but are less than comfy... |
This shot really demonstrates how the slant-brake works by directing some of the gasses up and right, driving the muzzle end down into your support arm.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Daily Photo
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| Cro trying out the 20ga 870 |
The short stock and minimum length barrel make for a great little gun to run quite aggressively, especially with the lighter recoiling 20ga chambering. I need to spend more time with the little thing.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Stabbity-stab-stab!
Today's blogger meme comes from Neanderpundit-
Kershaw Ken Onion designed Leek.
I got the black one so it blends with my work uniform, and the non-serrated version since it's easier to maintain and I don't cut rope on a daily basis (I do have a serrated version for days I'm doing climbing stuff though.) Speaking of climbing, I fell in love with the spring-assist concept when I was teaching climbing and rappelling on a daily basis. Fast, trouble-free one handed opening rules when 30 feet of the ground and clinging to a rock. And at about $40 I'm not heart broken if I loose (another) one.
Plus that last little bit of text on the blade gives me a warm-fuzzy.
Take the knife out of your pocket and take a picture of it, and post it. Or post a picture of the same knife from a brochure or whatever.
No, not your favorite knife, or your prettiest, but the one that never leaves your side. Mine’s a Schrade 897 Uncle Henry, made in USA, from when they still were made in the USA. it’s stainless because I can’t find carbon steel ones anymore.I'm sure it's been done before, but hey, I'll play.
Kershaw Ken Onion designed Leek.
I got the black one so it blends with my work uniform, and the non-serrated version since it's easier to maintain and I don't cut rope on a daily basis (I do have a serrated version for days I'm doing climbing stuff though.) Speaking of climbing, I fell in love with the spring-assist concept when I was teaching climbing and rappelling on a daily basis. Fast, trouble-free one handed opening rules when 30 feet of the ground and clinging to a rock. And at about $40 I'm not heart broken if I loose (another) one.
Plus that last little bit of text on the blade gives me a warm-fuzzy.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Belated Caturday
Got a fisheye adapter for the camera. While these photos don't really show the effect off, they're still pretty good.
Simon enjoyed himself.
Simon enjoyed himself.
Gun Show Results...
Aside from dealers apparently smoking crack when pricing things (at least one honestly was marking things up $1-200 more than they have the same gun in the shop...) I decided to pass on some really nice classic S&W Chief's Specials simply because I didn't want to drive halfway across the state in a couple days to actually take possession of the guns.
On a positive note, we picked up a significant amount of ammo for relatively good prices, especially factoring in not paying shipping. Also snagged a couple AR parts for a current build. Overall, actually a pretty successful show.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Today's Gonna Drag...
Cro has returned from the rocky, dusty middle-east, so we're hitting up the gun show in Waukesha tomorrow. It's supposed to be a pretty good sized one, so even though I'm not looking for anything in particular, there should be plenty to look at.
It's also going to be MandaFern's first gun show. She's looking forward to it and will probably be keeping an eye out for a decent deal on a 10/22. I don't know if she realizes how awesome that is...
It's also going to be MandaFern's first gun show. She's looking forward to it and will probably be keeping an eye out for a decent deal on a 10/22. I don't know if she realizes how awesome that is...
More P64
A little more in-depth look at the little pistolette now that I've had it out to the range and fondled it a bit more.
It is a nice looking little gun-
Good clean markings too-
The first shot out of the little gun smacked dead on point-of-aim, not too shabby considering the mediocre sights.
The single-action pull is incredibly light, and the solid connection between the barrel and the frame make for real tack-driver potential. The double-action is a little on the heavy side still, but more manageable with the reduced hammer spring than it was "new."
The only problem I've had so far is that it's not to friendly to big hands.
I did have a nice little red mark after 50 rounds from getting pinched under the hammer...
Possibly hitting up a show tomorrow, and if so, snagging a case of 9x18 hopefully.
Good clean markings too-
The first shot out of the little gun smacked dead on point-of-aim, not too shabby considering the mediocre sights.
The single-action pull is incredibly light, and the solid connection between the barrel and the frame make for real tack-driver potential. The double-action is a little on the heavy side still, but more manageable with the reduced hammer spring than it was "new."
The only problem I've had so far is that it's not to friendly to big hands.
I did have a nice little red mark after 50 rounds from getting pinched under the hammer...
Possibly hitting up a show tomorrow, and if so, snagging a case of 9x18 hopefully.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
I Agree
The advantages of .40S&W aren't that much better than 9x19 to justify the price. I've never even given any thought to owning anything chambered in fo'tay, I've always figured for the price I may as well just shoot .45acp. Modern 9mm bullets and loads are much much better than the virtually archaic FMJ loads that spawn the horror stories of nine failing to stop bad guys.
Apparently Rob Pincus agrees, and he's pretty smart. Also SayUncle, and he's a pretty credible source as well.
Right now I've got 34 rounds of 124 gr. +P jacketed hollow points... if I can't take care of the problem with that, I should have gotten my ass to a rifle 17 rounds ago. Not to mention I can actually afford to shoot it on a regular basis.
Apparently Rob Pincus agrees, and he's pretty smart. Also SayUncle, and he's a pretty credible source as well.
Right now I've got 34 rounds of 124 gr. +P jacketed hollow points... if I can't take care of the problem with that, I should have gotten my ass to a rifle 17 rounds ago. Not to mention I can actually afford to shoot it on a regular basis.
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