On Making All Guns Illegal

I am a law abiding gun owner. I want that stated right out front. Every single gun of mine is in full compliance with the stupid laws.

If you ban them all, I certainly intend to keep them. Once I am a criminal for owning ANY kind of gun, I see no reason to limit the type of firearms I own. Unlike a lot of folks, I know HOW to convert my AR15 to selective fire. It's the law that keeps me from doing it now, because I am law abiding.

At present, I think that I can get all my constitutionally protected rights back via the ballot box; so I think that I can endure the unconstitutional laws a bit longer while Parker vs DC progresses. And even if it fails, I am still confident the worm has turned in favor of individual rights.

Banning all the guns is a signal from the politicians that the civil war is on. I start shooting the day that law takes effect. Wanna bet I am the only one?

The buying spree going on in ARs and AKs and ammo for them is not happening because people have suddenly felt a need to fill a hole in their collection, I think they are buying them because they are expecting to NEED to USE them.

Fallschirmjägergewher 42

I have FINALLY gotten a copy of Death From Above; The German FG42 Paratroop Rifle by Thomas B Dugelby and R Blake Stevens.

This also settles the hash of one Hans Christian-Vorsitch. He has been insisting, based on a series of articles referenced in the aforementioned book that there are THREE widely issued variations of the FG.42.

Dugelby claims five major variations. Those can be subdivided into about 25 total variations, but he says that they all can be categorized into one of the five main types. The issue is clouded by the Luftwaffe only assigning one designation to all types, FG.42. Most mainstream books call out FG.42/I and FG.42/II to differentiate between the two main types. Dugelby designates the FG.42/I as a Type C, D or E and the FG.42/II as a Type F or G.

Type A and B were never more than non-firing models.
Type C was the pre-production version, 50 made by Rheinmetall-Borsig; technically not an FG.42 but known by its specification number, LC-6.
Type D was the initial trials version, approximately 50 made by Rheinmetall-Borsig.
Type E was the first production model, so called the FG.42/I in most books, 2001 made by Krieghoff.
Type F was the earliest of the FG.42/II style guns, 220 made by Rheinmetall-Borsig for troop trials.
Type G was the definitive FG.42/II, 5773 made by Krieghoff and 400 made by L O Dietrich.

So, to me, we have two main types, E and G; just like most of the mainstream references say. The Luftwaffe agrees, only two manuals were issued.

Han's stats in GURPS: WW2 give a Weight of 12.4 lbs loaded and 1.8 lbs for a loaded magazine. The Lufwaffe manuals give a weight of 11.06 lbs loaded with a 1.8 lbs magazine for the Type E and 12.9 lbs loaded with a 2 lb magazine for the Type G.

I was attempting to figure out which version of FG.42 he was referencing and asked him on the SJ Games forums. We did a lot of back and forth until he established that my FG.42/I was earlier than the version he listed in the WW2 book and my FG.42/II was later. So in my 4e conversion I called his gun the FG.42/II and my later version FG.42/III. I guess his numbers could refer to the Type F. The main type is the Type G though, 6173 guns made in total.

The next thing to figure out was the RoF. The early gun had a cyclic of 900 rounds per minute (GURPS RoF 15) and the late guns had a cyclic of 750 rounds per minute (GURPS RoF 12 or 13). Hans gun lists a RoF of 15. Both the Type F and Type G have the slower cyclic rate, a lower rate was specified in the redesign. He also claimed the gun I was calling the FG.42/II had a cyclic rate of 600 rounds per minute (GURPS RoF 10). Which gun is he talking about again?

Again, this book is the definitive reference for the FG.42, and it includes the material he claimed in our web debate.

For my 4e conversion I have changed back to two listings for the FG.42. I am calling the Type E, FG.42/I and the Type G, FG.42/II. I don't think there were enough Type C, D or F were made to give them their own listings, especially since they never saw combat.

Another source, Rifles of the World, Second Edition, by John Walter lists the FG.42/I as 9.66 lbs without magazine, which yeilds 11.46 lbs loaded with a cyclic rate of 800. He also lists the FG.42/II as 11.13 lbs empty which gives a loaded weight of 12.33 lbs and a cyclic rate of 750 rounds per minute.

It's Over Before It Even Had A Chance To Start

The war with The Gnome has resulted in his defeat. The best part is, he doesn't know he lost!

That's the most amusing thing all year.

I retorted to his post and gave the unvarnished facts, even included the warts on my face. My full disclosure, including my mistakes, got him to change the subject.

From his reaction, I think that he feels that me admitting that I had made mistakes and missteps that he is vindicated. My mistakes weren't the point of the retort and most of the other readers have seen it. Ha HA!

Since I made my retort, I have felt a weight removed from my soul. Like having a tumor removed. I've had a bit of a grin on since. I am really happy to have this off me, and I get great amusement that he's still fighting the war while the rest of us are having dinner after the peace conference and talking about where to put the new factories and what sort of trade alliances will spring from the new peace.

'Tis strange times we live in, no?

I'm Losing My Mind

I can feel the tendrils of thought slipping away.

I don't know if I will get better, or worse before I get better or get worse and not get better.

I do know I am not being myself. Or if I am being myself, I don't feel like me anymore. Did that make sense?

Name That Movie

Burgundy. Please, God, tell me I have not inspired something burgundy. Red. Red. *Red*. *Red*, Charlie boy. *Red*! Is the color of sex! Burgundy is the color of hot water bottles! Red is the color of sex and fear and danger and signs that say, Do. Not. Enter. All my favorite things in life.

I Am An Evil Person

Well, not really.

Long time readers are aware of the bullshit politics that were associated with the car club.

I've left it pretty much alone, but last night fired a salvo across The Gnome's bow. He posted on the Impala SS Forum bragging about winning the "Best Fleetwood/Roadmaster" at the GOFASST spring show. His was the ONLY Fleetwood or Roadmaster there. Such pride he must feel for winning by default.

So I asked if he really was bragging about that situation in a reply to his post.

His wife replied asking why I couldn't just leave him alone. Poor Gnome.

My reply was a listing of the grievances the club has against him.

I do so love Flame Warre!

The best part is his wife's reply referenced my post to the INC FLA club page on Yahoo. She, at least, has been lurking in the pages of the club that gave Gnome the punt. Why can't we leave him alone, indeed?

Mom Stuff

Mom wants to give me her car. That's nice of her! It's a 2002 Honda Civic EX sedan, 1.7L, automatic. And knowing Mom, extremely well maintained.

All I have to do is go to Denver and get it. That's not as bad as it sounds, Mom has offered to pay for a plane ticket, pay for food on the trip and pay for the gas it takes to get from Denver to here. Literally, "I am paying you to come take this car off my hands!"

Unfortunately, for me, it's not going to be available until after Memorial Day. June is when the schedule here goes berserk. The Lovely Harvey's graduation is June ninth. I really want to see her walk to get her diploma. The good news is that The Lovely Mother In Law, will be down for the graduation. That means that I there will be someone to look after The Boy if I am gone for a few days.

Middle of May is much better for me. It's also more likely that Mom will be alert and herself to visit her.

I worry that if I wait until after The Lovely Harvey's graduation I will miss the window and Mom will gone in mind, if not yet in body.

I cannot afford to make the trip twice.

Mom Update From McSister

Dear Friends,
This update is overdue, I apologize. Mom is still at the Hospice and I think she will be staying here. Our alternatives are locations with shared rooms for little savings, so for now, we are settled.

After speaking with mom's oncologist, we received more specific info and mom said she wanted me to share this with you. The tumor in her hip has not only grown, it had doubled in size from her previous scan. The aggressive increase is one of the main reasons the Dr. suggested hospice. We pushed the Dr. for some understanding of timing and they were resistant to predicting anything that would give us false hope or hope falsely, but we pushed. With their experience and understanding of this disease, they are estimating 3-4 months. That is an estimate only and no one can be specific. They do feel that it is an aggressive cancer though.

Over the next few months, we can expect the pain in mom's hip to increase. We can also expect her breathing to become more and more labored. She's on oxygen and has been since we left the hospital in February. The Hospice nurses are giving her lots of pain medication and it seems they are increasing the amount she takes every other day at least.

Some days are good, some are bad. Yesterday/last night was one of the bad ones. This morning, she felt "just fine". I anticipate this will continue to be a roller coaster for her as the cancer continues to spread. She has said that she feels herself going further backwards every day.

She's sleeping more and more. It is helpful to call around meal times if you are going to do so (8, 12 & 5 all mountain time). Getting woken up from a good sleep is tough (I'm usually the one waking her up though). She's had a few visitors which has really made her spirits soar (thank to you guys!). She can't talk much so the phone calls are tough, but she still loves walking down memory lane. If you want to call to remind her of a story or experience, she would love it!! She still appreciates a good joke too - nothing is off limits, but we all know that. This is Mom we're talking about!

She has also asked me if I think it is weird to plan your own funeral. I said I didn't think so, so she's glad that she can contribute some ideas and plans for the memorial when that does finally take place. I agree that she should be as involved in these details now as she would like.

This is hard on all of us, especially Mom, who is one of the bravest and toughest women I've ever known! We appreciate your support and the cards/letters you've been sending. Going forward, my trips to her condo are fewer and farther between, so please send letters directly to me, and I will take them to her.

McSister

Bryan Adams Got It All Wrong

The 1993 edition of "The Three Musketeers" is on high rotation on Starz. The end credits are Bryan Adams' song, "All For One". It's all about love and how that all will be better with more love and unity.

The motto, "All for One, and One for All" is not about a romantic relationship. It's about the brotherhood of arms and esprit de corps. In a nutshell, it's a pledge that you will sacrifice yourself to save your comrades (one for all) and they will all die to save you (all for one). It's very hard to explain to people who don't just get it. And, of course, there is no need to explain to those who do.

Heinlein understood it when wrote "Starship Troopers". The MI answer would be the Musketeer answer.

A Long Dry Spell Is Over

Through creative horse trading, I obtained a cat-back exhaust system for my Biscayne SS.

Yesterday, we put it on.

Fit is very nice. Something is rubbing though in the back. I think a pipe is against a heat shield or something. Too sore from using my
flabby muscles to crawl under there and find it.

Even though the pipes gigantically huge, they are tucked under the car really well, the rear pipes aren't sticking out hardly at all, very
subtle.

It sounds great! Nice deep note. A bit of a drone from 40-55, but not too bad. The drone isn't too loud, and the radio can defeat it.

Overall the rumble and gurgle are very nice, noticeable but not too loud. My car actually sounds like a muscle car now!

There's a definite seat of pants improvement in the power. The engine revs up faster and seems to pull harder. The vacuum gauge is reading about 3-6" more mercury under most loads, so I think the engine is not working so hard for the same effect.

Special thanks to both Corvette John and Marv! Corvette John for the use of his garage, welder and welding skills. Marv for abandoning his post as observer and jumping in to help. Left to my own devices, I would have skipped the over the axle part.

UPDATE:
I found the place where it's rubbing. There's a little bracket that traps the leads that come from the rear ABS reluctor. I have bent it out of the way and it doesn't seem to be rubbing anymore. If it starts again, I have lots more room to bend.

Sadness

I was sitting here today thinking.

I went through a lot of effort to stay in touch with a couple of people I knew from Iowa. A few have been kind enough to stay back in touch with me.

I think that zero calls since I moved here is a hint, huh?

CRM, I am looking at you. I stopped by every time I was in Ames to stay in touch. We've sent change-of address and change of contact information every time its changed. We invited you and your wife to our wedding.

You didn't bother to reply even once, did you? Didn't drive the eight whole miles to Nevada to see the wedding.

What I want to know, is what did I do wrong?

All I can think of is that I am a gun owner. Your distancing yourself from me seems to stem directly from my standing up to JS (and winning the debate) over the gun thing. It that it?

If it is, what a demonstration of liberal tolerance! You alienated the only one in the group who dared to be different. Ironically the gun-toting conservative didn't have an issue with your being gay. I guess conservative tolerance is more tolerant.

My But Aren't Memories Short

Monday was the worst mass murder in American history? MY HAIRY BALL SACK!

Gun-Free Victim Zone Pays Off Again

... for a killer.

When are we going to learn that banning the presence of guns just leaves the people who won't go nuts and start shooting innocent people defenseless? Over 50 people shot and 31 killed and nobody shooting back. Because they obeyed the law. Because that law left them defenseless when someone who was breaking the law started killing.

There will be cries for more gun control. Ignore it.

As we can see, banning the legal possession of firearms did nothing to save anyone.

UPDATE:It's even worse. Virginia allows for concealed carry on campus. Virginia Tech bans guns on campus. Unelected bureaucrats made this decision. A decision that murdered 31 people. Congratulations.

Ressonance

When there's nowhere else to run
Is there room for one more son
One more son
If you can hold on
If you can hold on, hold on
I wanna stand up, I wanna let go
You know, you know - no you don't, you don't
I wanna shine on in the hearts of men
I want a meaning from the back of my broken hand

Another head aches, another heart breaks
I am so much older than I can take
And my affection, well it comes and goes
I need direction to perfection, no no no no

Help me out
Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the blackburner
You know you got to help me out

And when there's nowhere else to run
Is there room for one more son
These changes ain't changing me
The cold-hearted boy I used to be

Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the blackburner
You know you got to help me out
You're gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, you're gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, you're gonna bring yourself down

I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
...

Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the blackburner
You know you got to help me out
You're gonna bring yourself down
You're gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the blackburner
Yeah, you're gonna bring yourself down

Over and out, last call for sin
While everyone's lost, the battle is won
With all these things that I've done
All these things that I've done
If you can hold on
If you can hold on

Something Really Odd

I am watching "Dogfights" at the moment and I am struck by something odd. An old man, wearing a Medal of Honor, saying, "I'm no hero." Well, Col. Jefferson DeBlanc USMC, I won't call you a liar...perhaps our definition of hero differs.

The episode is about Guadacanal, and all the old dudes they are interviewing are F4F pilots with the MoH. James Swett is also being humble.

I'm a dedicated simviator and I like the high fidelity slight sims. The F4F from Guadacanal has a lot of trouble with the Zero and Oscar. These guys make it seem easy, it's not. I have all sorts of advantages over the real life situation and I can barely match their achievements. I am cheating and I can't keep up!

A Confrontation

Recently I was taken to task for not putting my ass on the sharp end if I felt so strongly about the war.

In Sep 1990 I was separated from the US Army on a medical discharge. I broke my leg so badly that not only would rehabilitation take longer than I left in my enlistment, but I was ruled permanently disabled by the injury.

As of September 12, 2001 the VA refused to recategorize me as fit for service. The following April, when the company I was working for went bankrupt, the VA still ruled that I am unfit physically for service. They have confirmed that there is a small stress riser in my right tibia that will cause another break if subjected to the loads the Army would put it under. One of the bone fragments from the original injury is not where it started.

In draft terms I am either 4-A or 4-F.

The recruiters really wanted me too. Prior service, college, supervisory experience.

Vocabulary Corner

Todays vocabulary word: Meretricious. Mer-e-tri-cious (mer´ə-trish´əs), adj. [L. meretricius < meretrix, meretricis, a prostitute < mereri, to serve for hire] 1. Originally, of, like or characteristic of a prostitute; hence 2. alluring by false, showy charms; speciously attractive; flashy; tawdry.

A Simple Test

Remember, Class, this is a SCIENCE test not a POLITICS test.

CLICK

Bad News From Mommyland

Mom's moved into the hospice full time. Her teeny condo is too much for her, that's not good at all.

The Lovely Harvey tells me that this sort of move is normally indicative of a 4-6 weeks until the end. Major bummer.

McSister tells me that Mom is actually feeling better now that the chemo is getting out of her system, she has an appetite and her spirits are excellent. Of course, she's getting metric buttloads of pain-killers.

More Cool Pictures For You To NOT Comment On

Totally retro! Even got the 'Nam era 20 round magazine and the stock set at the proper XM177 length. The proper length is too short for me.

Marv's modified bayonet on my anachronistic bayonet lug.

Important Read

You Can't Repeal The Law Of Unintended Consequences.

It's Long (47 Minutes) Watch It Anyway

On A Whim...

Marv came over to grab some parts he's gonna modify for The Lovely Harvey's car, he also brought his AR with him to show off his modified bayonet. The slip-over flash-hider is larger diameter than the norm, so he had to make the hole in the quillion larger. Looks cool!

On a whim, I mounted the Aimpoint 1000 to his rifle to see how it looked,

Looks good! With the risers it's at a comfortable height and it co-witnesses with the back-up iron sights well.

Marv looks through it and...

SOLD!

He likes it!

Almost Retro

Trying the old AimPoint 1000 out on the VKb.83/07. I think it looks cool! Better than it did on the Bushmaster M17S anyway. It's a bit low here though.

Back From The Range

I'm happy, Marv isn't. His is short stroking. We think we found the problem, but it's too late to go back and verify.

Here are some pics of my 50 yard zero targets.

Top left is the initial shots. Top right is second string of five. Bottom left is confirming ten. All of those are British L2A2 Ball, equivalent to US M855. Bottom right is five M193.

Top left is 25 rounds L2A2 Ball. Top right is 30 rounds M193.

Aiming at the targets.

Action shot! See the brass near the right of the frame?

The mighty Colt Junior in .25 ACP

Marv before it started short stroking.

Mommy Update (Bad News)

Dear friends,

We had another Dr.’s appointment today and found that the chemo treatments have been ineffective and the tumor in her hip is larger than before and the cancer is also in another lymph node where it wasn’t previously. After the many powerful drugs she’s tried, her body is worn out and the option of yet another drug would have a greater chance of causing side effects that are unpleasant at best with minimal potential for success. Based on that, Mom has decided to forgo any additional treatment for the cancer now and just medicate the pain.



Hospice has been called and they will begin their in-home services within the next few days (I will be speaking with them tomorrow and getting more detail).



The good news is that mom is not in pain – the pain killers are doing their job. Without the side effects of the chemo treatments, there is also a good chance she will actually start feeling better. Seems strange but that is our reality right now. Mom’s got a great attitude about her future, short as it may be, and has been planning and preparing for this for a year now.



She would love to hear from all of you, but please understand she can’t talk for very long and wants to make sure I told you to please be understanding if she cuts you off and says she needs to rest. So that said, please give her a call and share your stories, memories and love with her. CENSORED. As of now, it’s a little difficult for her to sit at the computer and respond to email, so phone is best.



I’m not taking this quite as well, because hey, it stinks.



I will continue to keep you all posted as we continue through this. Thanks for all of your support.





McSister

Jumping On A Meme Bandwagon

I am John Doe and you are the infidels, CAIR.

Why do I declare myself John Doe?

Resonations from Churchill;

"Still, if you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than live as slaves."

And Niemöller;

When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.

When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.

When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.

Stolen In Its Entireity

From here! (Dead Link Dammit)

The game’s afoot in the Arabian Gulf:

The US Navy today began its largest demonstration of force in the Gulf since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, deploying two aircraft carriers and conducting simulated aerial attacks.
Manoeuvres involving 15 US warships and more than a hundred planes were certain to increase tension with Iran, which has frequently condemned the US military presence off its coastline.
The exercises began only four days after Iran captured 15 British sailors and marines whom it accused of straying into Iranian waters near the Gulf. Britain and the US Navy have insisted the British sailors were operating in Iraqi waters.
Aboard the carrier USS John C. Stennis, F/A-18 fighter jets rocketed off the deck in one of a dozen rapid-fire training sorties against enemy shipping and aircraft.

I suppose I should probably stay on message and join the 5th Fleet Public Affairs Officer in saying that these maneuvers have nothing to do with the 15 British sailors and marines shanghai’d by the IRGCN four days ago. Which in turn probably has nothing at all to to do with the 300 Iranian agents captured mucking around inside Iraq - and about whom, in response to the State Department’s plea to let some of them go, General Petraeus instead vowed (God bless his little camouflaged heart) to keep imprisoned until they ran out of information or he ran out of food.
But I guess I could point out that, in the highly theoretical case that a decision to stage a show of force demonstration had indeed been made by national command authority in response to the British Insult, it would probably have taken about this long to plan and execute.
Me? I might have gone about it in a different way, I think (and here’s a quick precis on why I’ll never be either a flag officer or a president): Pick an Iranian naval asset - one of those Kilo submarines, just for example - and politely ask the mullahs to de-man it because we’ll coming over in a little while to sink it at the pier. We cannot be deterred and we will not be dissuaded and there’s not a thing you can do to stop us, so how about getting the crew ashore and saving some lives? And by the way until we get 15 Tars and Jollies back, healthy and whole, we’ll be providing a fresh hull number tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after that, so do try to stay awake.
Any of your warships not currently at sea and seen making preparations to get underway? Assumed hostile and subject to defensive measures. 
And if they part one hair on a British mariner’s head? We sink every vessel in the Iranian fleet, at sea or in port, manned or otherwise. We’re tired of this.
Welcome to Leviathan.

I Am An Anthropogenic Climate Change Denier

Read

Next cocksucker that tells me about the hockey stick gets shot. I am not kidding. And most of you should know that I am aware of how many HOURS a human can survive with a stomach wound. I will also treat the fucking mouth breathing idiot to emergency medical care to alleviate shock, but not blood loss.

I will spell it out slowly for the mouth-breathers.

IT IS NOT MAN. IT IS THE SUN. WE LIVE NEXT TO A MAIN-SEQUENCE VARIABLE STAR, CLIMATIC VARIATIONS WILL OCCUR.

Mr Gore had better pray his life never depends on an action from me. I will watch that fuck die and take no action to save his sorry ass.

Pay attention folks, every single time the press reported on something you knew about, you saw they got it wrong, didn't you? Why do you assume they get it right when you don't know anything about the subject at hand?

Just To Show What A GEEK I Am

GURPS 4e stats on the guns I just made.

The VKb.83/07b is the one billed as an Illudium PU-36 Explosive Space Modulator.  The VKb.67/07 is going to be The Lovely Harvey's hurricane gun, we haven't even ordered part one yet.  It's going to be a 16" lightweight barrel, A2 upper with a Mag-Pul MIAD grip and Troy Medieval flash suppressor.

Guns/TL8 (Rifle)
TL Weapon                                                                                  Damage  Acc     Range    Weight RoF    Shots      ST Bulk Rcl  Cost  LC Notes
8    Laconic Arms XM177E3 (5.56x45mm 1:9)                            4d+2 pi    4     460/2900   7.3/1     3      30+1(3)  9†   -4     2    $689   3
8    Laconic Arms VKb.83/07 (5.56x45mm 1:9)                            5d pi       5     500/3200   9.3/1     3      30+1(3)  9†   -5     2    $922   3
8    Laconic Arms VKb.83/07b and 4-12x40 (5.56x45mm 1:9)     5d pi     5+3   500/3200   9.8/1     3      30+1(3)  9†   -5     2    $953   3
8    Laconic Arms VKb.67/07 (5.56x45mm 1:9)                           4d+2 pi    4     460/2900   6.6/1     3      30+1(3)  9†   -4     2    $728   3

VKb.83/07 Trivia

Overall length: 39.75".
Barrel length, 20" free-float.
Weight, empty: 8.5 lbs.
Weight, loaded with 30 rounds M855: 9.34 lbs.

Email I Got From JT

Let's say I break into your house

A lady wrote the best letter in the editorials in ages!!! It explains things better than all the baloney you hear on TV.

Her point:

Recently large demonstrations have taken place across the country protesting the fact that Congress is finally addressing the issue of illegal immigration.

Certain people are angry that the US might protect its own borders might make it harder to sneak into this country and, once here, to stay indefinitely.

Let me see if I correctly understand the thinking behind these protests.

Let's say I break into your house.

Let's say that when you discover me in your house, you insist that I leave. But I say, "I've made all the beds and washed the dishes and did the laundry and swept the floors. I've done all the things you don't like to do. I'm hard-working and honest (except for when I broke into your house).

According to the protesters:

You are required to let me stay in your house.
You are required to add me to your family's insurance plan.
You are required to educate my kids.
You are required to provide other benefits to me and to my family. (My husband will do all of your yard work because he is also hard-working and honest, except for that breaking in part).

If you try to call the police or force me out. I will call my friends who will picket your house carrying signs that proclaim my RIGHT to be there.

It's only fair, after all, because you have a nicer house than I do and I'm just trying to better myself.

I'm a hard-working and honest, person, except for well, you know, I did break into your house.

And what a deal it is for me!!! I live in your house, contributing only a fraction of the cost of my keep, and there is nothing you can do about it without being accused of cold, uncaring, selfish, prejudiced, and bigoted behavior.

Oh yeah, I DEMAND that you learn MY LANGUAGE!!! So you can communicate with me.

Why can't people see how ridiculous this is?! Only in America!!

If you agree, pass it on (in English). Share it if you see the value of it.

If not blow it off......... along with your future Social Security funds, and a lot of other things.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ? Isn't this about on the mark?? Pass it on...

XM177E3 Trivia

Overall length, stock extended: 36.5".
Overall length, stock retracted: 32.75".
Barrel length, 16".
Weight, empty: 6.5 lbs.
Weight, loaded with 30 rounds M855: 7.34 lbs.

For comparison:
M16A1 is 39" overall, 20" barrel, 6.31 lbs. empty.
M16A2 is 39.625" overall, 20" barrel, 7.88 lbs. empty.
M4 Carbine is 33" with the stock extended; 29.8" retracted, 14.5" barrel, 6.15 lbs. empty.
XM177E2 Commando is 32.5" stock extended; 29.5" retracted, 11.5" barrel, 6.56 lbs. empty.

Ever Wonder How Many Parts Are In An AR15 Lower Receiver?

And judging by the lack of comments, no you haven't.

That's not even everything either; the buffer, buffer spring, receiver extension and the buttstock assembly are not shown.

We Interrupt Our Normal Scheduling To Bring You This Important Message From FuzzyGeff

I'm starting a word-of-mouth campaign against Tracfone. I bought one of their
phones, and had to list an email address in order to activate it. They took
that as a license to send me email ads, and their "unsubscribe" link doesn't
work. There's a feedback section on their webpage, which I used to tell them
that if they sent me another email, they would never see another dime. That
was yesterday; today, I got another spam.

Don't buy from Tracfone. Tell all your friends.

XM177E3 / VKb.83/07 Update

We have shipping indications from Del Ton for the kits!

The tracking number isn't active yet, but they've never lied before. If the time from the other two items is indicative, we will have enough parts to make rifles Friday afternoon, Monday at the latest!

UPDATE!

The tracking numbers are active now and claim a scheduled delivery date of Thursday, 15Mar07! That's got me so stoked I can hardly wait!

Soooper Akoor Ate Sneye Purr Rye Full

Here it is folks, the Daisy Model 105 B. Capable of propelling a 0.177" diameter steel projectile weighing nearly 0.0012 lbs to speeds approaching 275 feet per second!

The deadly accuracy of this high capacity weapon is enhanced by a Yankee Hill Machine Company 9432a free-float fore-end.

Pic eaten by grüe.

Home Repairs / Improvements Continue

The disintegrating INTERIOR door that was the side entrance to the garage has been replaced by a steel exterior door! Not only will the new door be more secure, it can be opened and it keeps the wind out.

The Lovely Harvey bought a new gas grill because our old one collapsed under its own weight from the legs rusting out from under it. To keep the rust from getting to the new one, she took some cinder blocks and excavated a foundation for them so we could set the grill on it. Looks really good!

Funniest Thing I Have Read All Day

"It's up to Congress to end these abuses as soon as possible," said Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee. "The Patriot Act was never intended to allow the Bush administration to violate fundamental constitutional rights."

Did he READ the thing?

XM177E3 / VKb.83/07 Update

Kits have been ordered from Del Ton, I await them filling the order.

Tools for the assemblies have arrived.

Accessories that were ordered after the kits are in shipping, and should arrive here before the kits actually leave Del Ton. Of all the major kit suppliers, only Bushmaster and Del-Ton are still answering their phones. There's a buying frenzy going on and the supply chain is backed up all the way to the mines where the ore is dug. I'm not kidding either.

In addition to what I am making, I have two others locally talked into doing this too. They want a relatively cheap rifle and I want more experience putting them together. They're going to buy all the parts and I am going to assemble them. By the time I have my licenses in order so I can actually CHARGE people for my skills, I will have skills to sell. Gods I love capitalism!