Just Damn

Dead Link

While he is right that it's his site and he decides what he will allow, this post certainly smacks of, "I'm taking my ball and going home!"

I mentioned once, way back, that he'd successfully used the anti's logic to justify some infringement of our rights. Now he's acting like the hyper-liberals he hates again.

If you don't want people tearing your opinions to shreds, don't fucking post them in public! And if your position is so tenuous that it cannot stand debate, perhaps you should reconsider your position.

A Shining Ray Of Hope Penetrates The Overcast Of Dispair

http://instapundit.com/archives2/003206.php

Build Progress

OK! I have the part that is legally a gun (see pic below) I have ordered the tools to assemble the rest and the parts to make them into de facto firearms instead of merely de jure.

I hate waiting on shipping.

Anvil Arms is the supplier for the lowers, I didn't have to wait for shipping because I got them from the evil loophole gunshow.

Midway USA provided the flash suppressors for two and half the tools. Their shipping is outstandingly fast! Three days from placing the order I had what I ordered.

Del Ton? They are friendly, communicative and SLAMMED. I ordered the other half of the tools from them on the 27th. They arrive today on the Big Brown Truck. The kits and accessories were ordered on the 2nd. The web site says "pending" just like it said ten seconds after ordering.

When I spoke to Betty at Del Ton she said they were getting hit hard with orders and were in the process of moving to a better location. Talk about a double whammy.

No slam on Del Ton here, I just hate waiting.

Finally Fixing The Storm Damage Of 2005

And the damage caused by two miscreants from across the street.

The Hurricanes killed the linkages and the kids shot the panes with a BB gun.

Special THANKS to Marv for helping (doing most) with the install!

He even took some pics.

http://community.webshots.com/album/558000147UXfwXs

Not that it does us any good since webshots went belly up.

The Build(s) Begin

Here are the first three receivers. With these I shall curry favor with people who might wish to invest in my venture. If there is enough favor, then FFL and manufacture begins!

These are actually Anvil Arms lowers, as I mentioned below.

I had to wait an extra hour after they were engraved with the laser to get the Illudium PU-36 Explosive Space Modulator back because the owner was showing it around and taking pics of it.

Dead Link To Anvil Arms I highly recommend(ed) them!

Anvil Arms It Is

They are cheaper than Del-Ton for the lowers.

They are in Lakeland, no FFL fees.

They do custom engraving.

This is going to be so cool!

This is going on a 16" chrome lined heavy barrel, an A1 upper with brass deflector, 6 position CAR stock, and DPMS slip-over 5" flash suppressor.

Marv has requested this logo. The text should be the same size as the above. That was a pain in the ass to trace into a usable format. His issue M16A1 was a Hydra Matic gun.

His will be a 20" chrome lined heavy barrel, flat-top upper, YHM folding front sight/gas block with bayonet lug, ARMS #40L folding rear sight, 6 position CAR stock, and DPMS slip-over 5" flash suppressor.

Kits are coming from Del-Ton. Or kits are coming as soon as we are fully funded, I should say.

We're The Government And You're Not

Interview Meme

1: What would your ideal vehicle be, if money and other constraints of reality were no object?

Something that flies, fast. And has really long range. Like an TF-8E Crusader trainer. That would be OK.

2: Which is your favorite author, and why?

Heinlein. I enjoy his writing style and his presentation of his worlds was always interesting to me.

3: Other than where you are, where in the world would you like to live?

Mecca. Because if I could live there, Arabic would be as important to daily life as ancient Greek. Actually, I love the desert. I don't know why, it's just a neat place to me. I could live just about any desert place.

4: What were the things you liked most and least about your time in the military?

I liked most going to the ranges and shooting the main guns. Thrilling. I liked least the endless stupid make-work tasks that pervade combat arms when not in the field.

5: You have just won the biggest lottery prize in the history of the United States. What do you do with the money?

First, pay off all the mundane things like the house and other debts. Second, I have no idea. Answering this is along the lines of "What would you do with super powers?" Which I think is a lot more likely than winning the lottery.

Now, to continue the game...

If you want to play with this meme, leave me a comment saying "Interview me."

I will respond with five questions so that I can get to know you better. Depending on our degree of acquaintanceship, they may be superficial or fairly probing.

The person I've interviewed will update his or her LJ with answers to my questions.

My interviewee will include these rules and an offer to interview someone else in their answer.

When others comment asking to be interviewed, my interviewee will ask them five questions.

Question

At what point to you say, "fuck it," and throw in the towel?

Last week, I called Del-Ton to order one Stag Arms and one DPMS lower receiver. They didn't have DPMS, would Double-Star be fine? Sure, Marv didn't care.

I give them the card information, give them the name of the FFL who had agreed to receive the shipment.

And waited.

And waited.

Today I call Del-Ton. No fax from the FFL, Cole's Gun Shop in Clearwater. Betty at Del Ton says she will call them. She does. They are clueless. Oh, by the way, they're out of Stag now too.

I call Cole's, talk to "Tiny". He promised he will fax it tonight. "You said that last week too, what's wrong with right now?" He promises he will fax tonight. I don't believe him anymore.

I call Del-Ton back. Talk to Betty again. Cancel the order.

NOW I am pissed.

I had really wanted to get this project going again. Now it looks like it never will.

An Excellent Read

How To Build A Cheap AR In 101 Easy Steps

Mommy Update

They determined that mom did not have Colitis, but a bacterial infection. Once that was identified, they put her on antibiotics and she is feeling much much better. They’ve poked and prodded and she’s a little bruised, but says she definitely feels better. Due to all of the poking, they tried to put a PIC line in. Their first attempt in her left arm was unsuccessful, so she has this in her right arm now. There is a possibility that she has a blood clot in her left arm, so today she received an ultrasound on that arm and we are awaiting the results. Sunday she got her first solid food in 4 days and was very happy about that.

Still in the hospital though...

Someone Took A Lot Of Time Translating This To A Wiki

http://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/GURPS_Weapons#Guns_.28LMG.29

You know you've arrived when people are making it easier for people to get to the work you donated to them.

Didja Know

Today is the 62nd anniversary of the flag raising on Mt Suribachi?

Spiritual Conflict

Dead Link

I read that. Here's what I think is the money quote, "[Ahmed] Rushdie, a professor in Penn's Near Eastern Language and Civilizations Department and a board member of Masjid Al-Jamia, says the move raises serious issues for Muslims in the area - under Islamic law, it is illegal for Muslims to consume alcohol."

THEN

DON'T

DRINK

ANY

DON'T

BUY

ANY

Gee, that was simple wasn't it? YOUR religion proscribes YOUR behavior, NOT mine. Your imaginary friend says, "no booze for you," then you don't buy any. I must be some sort of Islamic scholar or something to see this where a mere Muslim doesn't.

And this also touches on something the hardcore religious get wrong time and again. You score points with Mr Imaginary by RESISTING temptation, not by eliminating all sources of it. If there is no temptation, there are is no test of faith and conviction. READ YOUR DAMN HOLY BOOKS! I'm a Godless atheist and _I_ have read three different versions of Christian bible and a translation of the Koran. Wanna bet that's a lot more than the typical person sitting in the pews?

Mommy's Sicker

In addition to cancer, my sister sent me this...

"Mom is in the hospital again, this time fighting some severe abdominal pain. At first everyone thought it was her appendix, but after she convinced them that that had been removed a long time ago, they started searching for another cause (some of the younger Dr.s had to be reminded that appendix don't grow back - she had fun with that). At this point, they suspect Colitis, which is basically ulcers in your large intestine, but they haven't given that as the official diagnosis yet and therefore don't have a prescription for a solution.

The Dr.s and nurses suspect she will be in the hospital over the weekend. She is getting pain medication intraveniously. Mom has never responded to pain medication and this is no different, even with morphine, the pain remains. The Dr.s don't think that the new chemo drugs she is on are causing the abdominal pain; this is a separate problem."

Well, fucking joy.

Quote Of The Random Interval

"Tis true that the pen is mightier than the sword, but far more have died for want of a sword than will die for lack of a pen." -- Curtis Mohr

About That AR

Further research has revealed that it just can't be afforded.

Steering away from the lowest price will do that, even if you are avoiding shoddy workmanship and materials by selecting the higher price.

This rapidly changed from a $550 per gun to $750 a gun. And that crosses the line from "worth it" to "why bother". Especially since complete guns are available for just a smidgen more.

Coupled with the legal requirements and their associated fees, it stops being profitable almost instantly.

Oh yeah, the bills didn't miraculously disappear. Still gotta pay to have luxuries like food.

The research was fun though. It's a pity there isn't more to look up.

Advanced orders and cash would change the entire dynamic... Want to get in on the ground floor of a pre-IPO venture in the lucrative gun making market?

Call Your Congressweasels

Tell them that you would be very pleased if HR1022 died in committee.

It's especially important if your Congressweasel is a Blue Dog Democrat. Remind them that we're serious about this shit.

Full On Geeking Out

300 is going to be in theaters on March ninth.

Frank Miller is damn good, and Hollywood is finally figuring out that the source material sold for a reason so messing with it is a bad plan. Sin City proved that comics were a visual medium and translate well to film. 300 looks like it will too!

The battle is justly famous, I only know the glossy details and not the whole thing, but it's the source of some of my favorite lines, "Μολὼν Λαβέ," this was supposedly Leonidas' reply to the Persians when told that if he would lay down his arms the Spartans could leave in peace. It means, "come and take them!" It's the great grand-daddy of, "from my cold-dead hands".

The one liners from the graphic novel are in the trailers, "Our arrows will blot out the sun!" "Then we will fight in the shade."
"Give them nothing! Take from them, everything!"

The story focuses on the heroism and handily ignores a lot of unsavory things about Sparta, but what the hey? In many ways, including the unsavory, Sparta is the true progenitor of the American Spirit, not Athens.

A New Manifesto!

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What Guys Know About Women

"A man needs a woman, but a man does not need a woman who needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle. Also, women aren't as crazy about this Earth stuff. The facts are plain at any big newsstand rack - countless titles, increasingly narrowcast to the pursuits and passions of men - these in turn augmented by thousands of newsletters, events, and clubs. In contrast stands the inch-thick woman's magazine, filled with fashion, perfume and makeup ads. These are interests completely alien to the men of the Earth. The covers of these magazines invariably feature some incredible model with her breasts falling out. If these are woman's magazines, then who are these breasts for? We can't figure it, but it seems pretty clear that this whole beauty business is geared toward impressing other women, not attracting men. Whatever it is, it doesn't seem to have much to do with Earth. It is illustrative of one of the principle communication problems between the sexes. Earth men feel that they are pursuing the natural course for living on Earth and have trouble holding in equal regard those who do not. The wife, therefore, who begrudges the Earth man his occasional fishing trip is not only being an unnecessarily selfish nuisance, but is also interfering with the natural order. In contrast, the wife who understands and encourages the Earth man's necessary forays is a gal and a goddess - highly wondrous but increasingly rare, thanks to the meddling of today's PC liberal clueless killjoys and other wayward muck-ups."

Simplifying My Life

Today's frustration at Bill Jackson's has cemented it.

No more gun stuff. When it started becoming work to go shooting, it stopped being fun. It's also a ton more comfortable with my shirt tucked in and the gun in the safe at home.

This made me think of some other useless things in my life.

Gaming. Who am I kidding? I don't game anymore. No need to waste any more time or money on it.

Cars. Toys for the idle rich. I need basic transportation I can rely on. That can be slow and ugly, can't it. No more money for fast and pretty.

Computers. Now that I am not gaming and have graduated college, I need a computer about as much as Paris Hilton needs more publicity. I have three. Today the laptop and iMac get shut down and may never be restarted. The desktop will continue until it dies, and I don't have any intention of replacing/repairing it.

Cell phone. For the active person who's on the go! My polar opposite, in fact. If you get my voice mail without a ring, guess what? It's off and I am home.

It Just Keeps Getting Funnier

Cancel or Allow

I Just Noticed Something

Have you ever wondered how an obvious nut like Hitler got elected? Ever wonder how that process worked?

Sit back and watch Hillary get elected and UNDERSTAND.

And believe it or not, this does not equate her with Hitler except on the score that lots of people don't like them (at election time) and they got elected anyway.

Update: April 23, 2014.  Turns out I was right about the path, but not the actor.  Obama certainly is treading the path of Fascism.

Like You Know And Stuff

US Troops Are Mercenaries

I've heard that before.

From Soviet propaganda when I was stationed in Germany.

I never imagined, while standing the line there, that the socialism I was ready to fight would just sneak past and become one party in my home political system.

Remind Me Again

Remind me again why public school teachers are being paid at all.

Listen Up Fuck-Knockers

It is possible to disagree about HOW something is being done and still feel that it NEEDS to be done.

My Iraq analogy. We feel that we should have been shooting people and blowing things up rather than arresting people and knocking gently and asking, pretty please, can you come out and be arrested.

Essentially, I disagree with the means, not the ends.

NEVER EVER think my disagreement with the means to the end make me support running away.

My dumbass congresscritters are all missing the damn point. We want to WIN. Kill all the damn foreigners you want. Don't care about them anymore. Not sure we ever did.

Same goes for Mexicans by the way. Mexican-Americans that have done the naturalization process, they are AMERICANS now and my fellows. Mexicans that didn't bother with even a visa, shoot all you want. Put their heads on pikes at the border as a warning to others.

I no longer give half a shit about the hurt feelings of people who don't give a damn about mine.

I used to think we'd have a civil war over the gun thing. I no longer think that. It's going to be about the borders and the fact that the USA has a culture of its own. Cultural Americans are going to DEMAND that people who live here join, leave or die.

And we are actually a pretty tolerant bunch. You need time to pray? Take ten, go right ahead. Want to smoke? Feel free. Want to own a gun? Cool! What caliber? Want to own an SUV? Hey, I'm moving next Tuesday... Want a hot rod? How fast does it go?

I heard over and over again how the Republicans were going to do a holocaust on gays and ban abortion. They had the executive and legislative branches for six years and not one law was passed.

I often replied that the Democrats would ban guns. 1934 GCA, 1968 GCA, Brady and AWB all passed and signed by Democrats. Where is the equivalent legislation for abortion and homosexuality?

I am not pleased at all with the Republicans either, I'm looking at you McCain. Reagan signed the Firearm Owners Protection (HA!) Act in '86.

McCain-Feingold was bipartisan. Joy. With all the things the media thinks of as protected by the First Amendment, they completely miss the ENTIRE FUCKING POINT TO IT! Being free to speak politically was exactly why the people who wrote the US Constitution and Bill of Rights included it! We have been very liberal with this freedom because one can take the position that any speech can be political speech. So 'Piss Christ' is as protected as publishing a list of things about McCain I don't like on October 31st in an election year. Don't believe me? Go read the Federalist and Anti-Federalist papers.

While there you will also discover the Second Amendment really does mean any damn gun I want. You will learn that the commerce clause was for direct commerce and not third party six times removed transactions. Careful reading also reveals that Unconstitutional is illegal and should be ignored by the populace.

Gunsmithing

The Lovely Harvey's shotgun is at the gun smith awaiting news on if it can be repaired. The smith is confident that new wood can be found.

For those scoring at home it's a W.H. Davenport, Acme Model 1896 in 12ga. I've never heard of them either. It's very similar to a Steven's break-open single, but not quite. We're hoping that a Steven's stock blank will work OK and we'll be in business.

All Things Great And Small

The big gun is a Springfield Armory GI Model M1911A1 in .45 ACP, thanks for loaning me the money Marv!

The little gun is a Colt Pocket Junior in .25 ACP. It was really made by Astra and the GCA 1968 ended production. This particular example was made in December 1968, just like me! So wee ha! The price was entirely too good to pass up. $150. Thanks Veteran's Administration! My limp bought a gun today.

A Thought On History

It just occurred to me that we are getting ready to really fuck up in Iraq (Thanks Senate).

Gee, what happened in Germany when the Army was "defeated" and they didn't FEEL defeated?

The feeling that among the troops was very much along the lines that they had been stabbed in the back by the politicians.

The troops coming home from Vietnam had a similar problem, but what kept it from turning to violence at home was the conscripts didn't ever believe that we should have been there. Even though they didn't feel defeated, they were happy just to be home.

The troops in Iraq now feel they need to be there and that they can win. If only we would let them. And if we pull them back before they win, we might just have a colonel or general remember the "and domestic" part of his service oath.

Scenes

"Easy, easy." The frigate slowly crept out from behind the rock that had been hiding us, the much larger cruiser had not seen us. Yet.

"Weapons! Fire as instructed!"
"Weapons away, running autistic." All sixteen missiles in the port launcher puffed gently away from our hull.

"Maneuvering, give me 20m NOW!" The main drive announced our presence as we accelerated to a bit more than two G. Tell-tales starting lighting on the damage board as the cruiser's lasers started cutting into the ablative foam over our all too thin armor.

The captain of the cruiser had obviously noticed that we were facing the opposite direction from his vector and we were going to be able to escape if he didn't maneuver. With his main drive dark and full streams from his maneuvering jets the big ship started to flip over end.

"Weapons, now!"
"Yessir!" A command is transmitted to the inert missiles. In a ripple, their motors light and they kamikaze into the side of the cruiser.
"No point defense fire, sir." Good, I think, they had their lasers columnated for shooting at us.

"Weapons, detonate and stand by, interceptor" I needn't have bothered, at least three of our weapons detonated from inside the enemy vessel, their small nuclear warheads ripping it almost in half. Normally concussion is not much of a factor, but with the ship's own atmosphere...

Two lessons; One, don't mess with the guy who builds your weapons, he knows more about what they can do than you do; Two never, ever get into a fight to the death with someone who's 135, if nothing else you know he's a survivor.

"Navigation, give us a plot to near Io, go light on the reaction mass. I'm going to my cabin for a bit, you have the con"
"Aye sir."

Good Thing I'm Not Catholic Huh

The Dante's Inferno Test has banished you to the Fifth Level of Hell!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:

Level	Score
Purgatory (Repenting Believers)	Very Low
Level 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)	Low
Level 2 (Lustful)	Very High
Level 3 (Gluttonous)	Very High
Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)	High
Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)	Extreme
Level 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics)	Very High
Level 7 (Violent)	High
Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers)	High
Level 9 - Cocytus (Treacherous)	High

Take the Dante's Inferno Hell Test

A Note To The Senate

We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many long months of struggle and of suffering. You ask, what is our policy? I will say: It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy. You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: Victory — victory — at all costs, victory, in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.

-- W. Churchill, 1940.

Go Frank Miller

Link To Little Green Footballs from before Charles lost his mind.

Geekgeekgeek

You scored as Character Player. The Character Player enjoys creating in-depth characters with distinct and rich personalities. He identifies closely with his characters, feeling detached from the game if he doesn't. He takes creative pride in exploring different characters, often making each new one radically different than others he's played. The Character Player bases his decisions on his character's psychology first and foremost. He may view rules as a necessary evil at best, preferring sessions in which the dice never come out of their bags. For the Character Player, the greatest reward comes from experiencing the game from the emotional perspective of an interesting character.

Character Player		85%
Storyteller		70%
Tactician		65%
Weekend Warrior		50%
Casual Gamer		45%
Specialist		20%
Power Gamer		10%

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OK I'm A Geek

I have converted the racial templates from GURPS Fantasy Folk and Aliens (no relation) from GURPS 3rd edition to 4th edition. In addition to that I also converted the hominids from Ice Age and Dinosaurs, plus I am almost done with the four GURPS: Traveller Alien Races books.

What a huge task.  The differences in the psionic rules alone are enough to give one hot flashes.

UPDATE! I have finished the GURPS: Traveller Alien Races books too!

I'd Say They Got The Glare About Right

And just so I'm not just picking on the Dems. The troops want the gloves off to do their jobs, not even the Republicans are willing to let that happen. So, both parties don't seem to want a win.

I Just Don't Get It

Two gun shops/ranges in the Tampa/St Pete area have notices on the door that only active law enforcement personnel may carry on the premises.

Hey, dumbass, you don't trust me with a loaded gun, but you sell guns, ammunition and have a range on site?

Is it because I have a CONCEALED gun? Again, dumbass, people who get carry permits are statistically the most law abiding of a very law abiding group. That would be gun owners, the people who pay your bills by buying guns and ammunition and renting time on your range.

I have a simple solution, since there are shops that have more for sale who don't give two shits about whether I carry or not, I will patronize them. I'll pay their bills, they welcome me.

And They Planned It Out So Carefully Too

I've watched it three times and it just keeps getting funnier.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=60fd7b9937

Harvey Bought Girl Clothes

Ha HA!

I told her it would be on the blog, so there!

And I am NOT going to erase it!

Update, April 1, 2014:

Not only did I not erase it, I moved it to the new blog!

HA HA HA!