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Let me laugh harder then!
OK, let's say that Angela decides that these are her best constituents and passes Der Prohibitionen.
Germans without beer?
Let's just say that the American response to prohibition was haphazard and whimsical compared to what the German response could be once it really sinks in that there will be no more beer.
It's tasteless and callous "joke" from back in the late '80's when I was stationed in Germany:
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen einem Türken und einem Juden?
Die Juden haben es hinter ihnen.
Think hard on that. Germans were willing to tell that joke to Americans when there was only a little disruption from the Turkish population taking up jobs.
I've often said that Western Civ operates under punctuated equilibrium. It sits and does nothing and tolerates the intolerable far longer than any other Civilization would. When it stops tolerating it, and reacts; it also pushes much further past the balance point before it stops.
It's also a Civilization where once it decides that it's an existential struggle to embrace solutions that assure there's no need to ever struggle with the opposing civilization again.
The "leaders" and governments of Western Civilization are losing the consent of the governed as they continually ignore their native cultures in favor of offensive and invasive immigrants.
This is how you get jackboots. This is how you get concentration camps.
This is how you get people to be proud of getting both.
"You're goddamned right we committed genocide, and I hope they rot in Hell!" might just be shouted at anyone who dares judge the response who was too young to have lived it. But rest assured that there won't be any Moslems to complain once it's done.
Why? Because rule one in book one in the book of civilizational conflict is, "Don't fuck with Western Civ, it will eat you."
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22 January 2016
Do You Want Quotas Because This Is How We Get Quotas
It's interesting to watch the Dancing Monkeys eat each other over the lack of racial diversity in the Academy Awards.
I don't know if Spike Lee and the Smiths realize what they are saying.
They are saying that regardless of the quality of the performance, there'd better be a black person nominated.
To be fair, that means that 13.2% of nominations have to be black people. Once that goalpost is met, soon 13.2% of winners will have to be black.
Bet me.
Then we're going to have to have 17.1% be some kind of Latino.
Then Asians.
Then Native Americans.
Then... who?
Well, let's talk about how sexist The Oscars are!
Best Actor? Best Actress?
Haven't we been hammering how women can do anything a man can do?
Why no special awards for homosexuals?
Why no Best Gentile Actor?
Why no Best Fat, Bald, Gun-Owning, Stay-At-Home-Dad, Blogger From Florida?
I mean if we're going to be FAIR, don't _I_ deserve an Oscar?
What did I appear in?
What, you didn't see it?
I don't know if Spike Lee and the Smiths realize what they are saying.
They are saying that regardless of the quality of the performance, there'd better be a black person nominated.
To be fair, that means that 13.2% of nominations have to be black people. Once that goalpost is met, soon 13.2% of winners will have to be black.
Bet me.
Then we're going to have to have 17.1% be some kind of Latino.
Then Asians.
Then Native Americans.
Then... who?
Well, let's talk about how sexist The Oscars are!
Best Actor? Best Actress?
Haven't we been hammering how women can do anything a man can do?
Why no special awards for homosexuals?
Why no Best Gentile Actor?
Why no Best Fat, Bald, Gun-Owning, Stay-At-Home-Dad, Blogger From Florida?
I mean if we're going to be FAIR, don't _I_ deserve an Oscar?
What did I appear in?
What, you didn't see it?
Silly Little Game
Because of a tendency to make ourselves as characters, I also tend to generate GURPS stats of every gun I own.
And every gun my friends own.
I've also a list of guns I used to own.
I just noticed that there's a lot of .45 ACP 1911's and Glock 17's.
I presently own a .45 ACP 1911 and a Glock 17.
I would have saved a lot of money just keeping the first one of each!
And every gun my friends own.
I've also a list of guns I used to own.
I just noticed that there's a lot of .45 ACP 1911's and Glock 17's.
I presently own a .45 ACP 1911 and a Glock 17.
I would have saved a lot of money just keeping the first one of each!
21 January 2016
Because I Don't Get Out Much
I just found out that Samco Global filed for bankruptcy and is out of business.
That feels so strange.
Haven't they been selling surplus firearms since Leonidas was a sprout?
That feels so strange.
Haven't they been selling surplus firearms since Leonidas was a sprout?
Again
Hey look, they got caught cooking the books again.
When you catch people committing the same fraud to advance the same agenda over and over, and you keep believing them.
There's a term for what you are.
A fucking moron.
When you catch people committing the same fraud to advance the same agenda over and over, and you keep believing them.
There's a term for what you are.
A fucking moron.
Barrel Length
I just made a lot of work for myself I didn't need to do.
The only canon and unmodified gun in GURPS 4e in 7x57mm Mauser is the Mondragón M-1908.
6d+2 pi with 900/3,600. Out of a 22.7" barrel.
The more common South American and Spanish Mausers have much longer barrels. 29.14" for the Brazilian M-1908 for example.
That bumps up the damage and range to 6d+3 pi (or 7d-1 pi if you prefer) and 1,100/4,600.
What got me wondering is the historical observation that the Boer outranged the Brits. Given stats for the Lee-Metford being 5d+2 pi, 800/3,300 and the SMLE being 6d+2 pi, 800/3,300; it seemed that GURPS disagreed with the outranging.
Noticing the barrel length discrepancy let me fix this.
But it also means going back through my consolidated list document and changing the range and damage on every gun with a longer barrel... Darn it.
The only canon and unmodified gun in GURPS 4e in 7x57mm Mauser is the Mondragón M-1908.
6d+2 pi with 900/3,600. Out of a 22.7" barrel.
The more common South American and Spanish Mausers have much longer barrels. 29.14" for the Brazilian M-1908 for example.
That bumps up the damage and range to 6d+3 pi (or 7d-1 pi if you prefer) and 1,100/4,600.
What got me wondering is the historical observation that the Boer outranged the Brits. Given stats for the Lee-Metford being 5d+2 pi, 800/3,300 and the SMLE being 6d+2 pi, 800/3,300; it seemed that GURPS disagreed with the outranging.
Noticing the barrel length discrepancy let me fix this.
But it also means going back through my consolidated list document and changing the range and damage on every gun with a longer barrel... Darn it.
A Grand?
CMP's starting price on the M1911A1's is going to be $1,000?
That's the bottom end guns. The beaters.
For now, that $1,000 can buy a pretty nice surplus M1911A1 so I don't know what they're thinking.
I'm pretty sure that they're going to sell out quick at that price anyway, and it's going to jack up the price of every surplus M1911A1, because if a CMP beater is worth a grand, then their really nice one must be worth at least double that.
Really odd that increasing the supply will increase the price...
That's the bottom end guns. The beaters.
For now, that $1,000 can buy a pretty nice surplus M1911A1 so I don't know what they're thinking.
I'm pretty sure that they're going to sell out quick at that price anyway, and it's going to jack up the price of every surplus M1911A1, because if a CMP beater is worth a grand, then their really nice one must be worth at least double that.
Really odd that increasing the supply will increase the price...
You Know You're A Plane Geek When
...you watch a whole series of videos showing flap extension and retraction sequencing. Almost as much fun as watching landing gear tests!
20 January 2016
Make Up Your Minds Economists
Either high energy prices are bad, therefore low energy prices are good.
OR
Low energy prices are bad, therefore high energy prices are good.
Pick one, stick with it.
But if the price of energy is an indicator of something else, talk about the something else and use energy prices as your proof of it.
Same thing goes for inflation. You've been saying that inflation, deflation and stagnation are all equally bad indicators for such a long time I've moved those terms meaning into "noise economists make to sound like they know something when they don't have a clue."
The value of my dollar changing being good or bad is situational. I like inflation when I consider money I owe. Every time the dollar inflates, what I owe on my mortgage and student loans gets smaller. I dislike inflation when it comes time to buy essentials with no elasticity in demand, then I have to spend more money to get the same thing. I'd be thrilled if the value of my dollar stayed put, because then I could be confident of making long term strategies.
OR
Low energy prices are bad, therefore high energy prices are good.
Pick one, stick with it.
But if the price of energy is an indicator of something else, talk about the something else and use energy prices as your proof of it.
Same thing goes for inflation. You've been saying that inflation, deflation and stagnation are all equally bad indicators for such a long time I've moved those terms meaning into "noise economists make to sound like they know something when they don't have a clue."
The value of my dollar changing being good or bad is situational. I like inflation when I consider money I owe. Every time the dollar inflates, what I owe on my mortgage and student loans gets smaller. I dislike inflation when it comes time to buy essentials with no elasticity in demand, then I have to spend more money to get the same thing. I'd be thrilled if the value of my dollar stayed put, because then I could be confident of making long term strategies.
Once Again
If you make seeking treatment for a psychological problem a disqualification for buying or owning a gun; people who own guns are going to avoid seeking treatment.
Which is worse? Someone who is perfectly safe while being treated or someone who isn't safe without treatment?
Many psych problems are transient and most are manageable. Few are actually dangerous.
This is why the cut off was supposed to be court ordered, which is what adjudicated means; a formal judgment. Due process.
Remember due process? There's a document that mentions that... The Bill of something something...
Which is worse? Someone who is perfectly safe while being treated or someone who isn't safe without treatment?
Many psych problems are transient and most are manageable. Few are actually dangerous.
This is why the cut off was supposed to be court ordered, which is what adjudicated means; a formal judgment. Due process.
Remember due process? There's a document that mentions that... The Bill of something something...
Quote Of The Day
"Yeah, I know, but this time is different. This time I care if the relationship is going to work out or not!"
The Bat on her current relationship forgetting that I'm one of her ex's...
We can laugh about it now.
The Bat on her current relationship forgetting that I'm one of her ex's...
We can laugh about it now.
18 January 2016
Ghost Gun
The signal cannot even be distorted, let alone stopped!
Check this out!
You don't even need electricity to make your lower.
Check this out!
You don't even need electricity to make your lower.
Thank God For The War On Guns
I'd observed, long ago, as my childhood as a liberal began to mature into an adult as a conservative that one of the absolute best ways to get more of something was for the US Government to declare a "war on" it.
War on Poverty. Fifty plus years. Still have poverty. Record numbers of people living on welfare.
War on Drugs. Forty plus years. Drugs are still easy to get and Prohibition 2.0 has spawned a form of violent criminal that would make Al Capone blanch.
War on Guns. A mere twentyish years, but look at how well we've done because of it! When I started on guns, you were odd if you wanted an AR rather than a bolt gun. Conceal carry was something for the politically connected or for people who lived in another state for many of us.
All we need now is a genuine and earnest war on the middle class actively trying to eliminate it via legislation to usher in a new age of unparalleled prosperity!
War on Poverty. Fifty plus years. Still have poverty. Record numbers of people living on welfare.
War on Drugs. Forty plus years. Drugs are still easy to get and Prohibition 2.0 has spawned a form of violent criminal that would make Al Capone blanch.
War on Guns. A mere twentyish years, but look at how well we've done because of it! When I started on guns, you were odd if you wanted an AR rather than a bolt gun. Conceal carry was something for the politically connected or for people who lived in another state for many of us.
All we need now is a genuine and earnest war on the middle class actively trying to eliminate it via legislation to usher in a new age of unparalleled prosperity!
Happy Doctor Reverend Martin Luther King Boulevard Day
Also known as the first Monday of the year where there's no postal service.
I'd probably have more respect for this holiday if the ideals espoused by Dr King had not been so terribly subverted by his inner circle in the many years following his murder.
We now live in a nation where demanding that someone be judged by the content of their character rather than the color their skin is racism.
I'd probably have more respect for this holiday if the ideals espoused by Dr King had not been so terribly subverted by his inner circle in the many years following his murder.
We now live in a nation where demanding that someone be judged by the content of their character rather than the color their skin is racism.
17 January 2016
Ain't That Odd
There is a documentary film crew in my house right now!
Ain't that a hoot?
They're doing something on special needs kids, and The Boy certainly is a special needs adult.
They're not sure if they're willing to risk their expensive and delicate equipment by interviewing me too.
Ain't that a hoot?
They're doing something on special needs kids, and The Boy certainly is a special needs adult.
They're not sure if they're willing to risk their expensive and delicate equipment by interviewing me too.
We Don't Make Molecules
We make molecules bigger!
I keep meaning to talk He3 fusion with FuzzyGeff.
I keep forgetting when he's got me on the phone.
I keep meaning to talk He3 fusion with FuzzyGeff.
I keep forgetting when he's got me on the phone.
16 January 2016
Is This A Trap
Part of doing research for making a suppressor is encountering the legal end.
BATFE has long ruled that any part for a suppressor is a suppressor entire.
When you see ads like this on Amazon...
You wonder if the ATF is the actual vendor.
BATFE has long ruled that any part for a suppressor is a suppressor entire.
When you see ads like this on Amazon...
You wonder if the ATF is the actual vendor.
On The Cheap
The materials for the HEL E4A clone are going to come in under $100.
I'm probably going to spend more on gas traveling to the machine tools than I am on the materials.
I've hammered out that the exterior parts will be 4130 chromoly steel because it can be parkerized like the historical can was. It's also easy to work with.
The baffles are going to be 17-4 stainless steel, because... lots of people say to use it.
A down side to this project is, with it mounted to the M16A1 clone, it's not going to fit in my M12 rack. Looks like it will be getting a lot of mounting and dismounting.
I'm probably going to spend more on gas traveling to the machine tools than I am on the materials.
I've hammered out that the exterior parts will be 4130 chromoly steel because it can be parkerized like the historical can was. It's also easy to work with.
The baffles are going to be 17-4 stainless steel, because... lots of people say to use it.
A down side to this project is, with it mounted to the M16A1 clone, it's not going to fit in my M12 rack. Looks like it will be getting a lot of mounting and dismounting.
The Die Is Cast Over The Rubicon
I submitted my eFile Form 1 to ATF to make the retro-suppressor while I can still do so without getting three sets of fingerprints, photos, letting the sheriff know and writing an essay about what I did over Christmas break.
I admit I have been dragging my feet on this because it's a very ambitious DIY project.
Fingers crossed, let the waiting begin!
I admit I have been dragging my feet on this because it's a very ambitious DIY project.
Fingers crossed, let the waiting begin!
A Reminder
Without prior notice and consent, this household is closed to visitors before 10am local time.
We will make exceptions for emergencies. By emergency I mean something that requires a 911 call.
So someone had better be dead, dying, injured, in jail or combinations thereof.
I'm generally easy to get along with, but your time constraints aren't my time constraints. A pressing deadline does not constitute an emergency.
These rules have been formulated because I have a non-24 sleep disorder and there needs to be a time where I can be assured of being let alone.
Harvey has this same constraint on her weekends and is perfectly willing to create death, dismemberment and injury to bring the interruption to her sleep up to emergency standards.
We will make exceptions for emergencies. By emergency I mean something that requires a 911 call.
So someone had better be dead, dying, injured, in jail or combinations thereof.
I'm generally easy to get along with, but your time constraints aren't my time constraints. A pressing deadline does not constitute an emergency.
These rules have been formulated because I have a non-24 sleep disorder and there needs to be a time where I can be assured of being let alone.
Harvey has this same constraint on her weekends and is perfectly willing to create death, dismemberment and injury to bring the interruption to her sleep up to emergency standards.
Trigger
Way back in January last year I replaced the roll-pin that Israel used for the trigger pin with a real FN trigger pin.
And put it back in the safe and left it.
Today I remembered I owned it because Willard got his new one.
The trigger is much smoother on the milled pin instead of the roll-pin.
Just to stretch my legs a bit, I tried shooting at 20 yards instead of my more normal 7.
There was once a time when this 10 shot spread would have covered the entire target. So I am happy I've improved. But this left and low needs to get fixed and I need to group a bit tighter to be truly happy. Well, I'm actually pretty happy anyways!
The FN has gone 50 rounds since the last time it was cleaned, and that's all it's going to get because I'm going to go clean it in a minute. It's just too pretty to leave dirty even if there's no harm in it.
And put it back in the safe and left it.
Today I remembered I owned it because Willard got his new one.
The trigger is much smoother on the milled pin instead of the roll-pin.
Just to stretch my legs a bit, I tried shooting at 20 yards instead of my more normal 7.
There was once a time when this 10 shot spread would have covered the entire target. So I am happy I've improved. But this left and low needs to get fixed and I need to group a bit tighter to be truly happy. Well, I'm actually pretty happy anyways!
The FN has gone 50 rounds since the last time it was cleaned, and that's all it's going to get because I'm going to go clean it in a minute. It's just too pretty to leave dirty even if there's no harm in it.
15 January 2016
Where Would He Be Without Me
What would Willard do without me?
He says swim in his huge pile of money like Scrooge McDuck.
Yesterday... When we planned on just test firing the Helwan, we ended up also hitting one of the more remote gun shops.
Because that shop is also near a hole-in-the-wall pawn shop, he asks, "Should we hit it?" "HIT IT!" I replied!
In the case is a fine specimen of a Colt Army Special in .38 Special. Like 88% bluing with some holster wear on the end of the barrel. Timing still nice and tight. Marked $350.
Not a bad deal, we think.
Willard makes the offer for $350 (after confirming that this is THE bottom dollar) out the door if he pays cash. The guy behind the counter heaves a deep sigh and agrees.
Willard goes out to hit the ATM while I hang in the shop and nose around the tools.
The people behind the counter start having a heated discussion...
Guy 1: "Three fifty?!"
Guy 2: "It's what was marked on the tag and he accepted the marked price."
Guy 1: "It's supposed to say $600!"
Guy 2: "Guy 3 must have written $350 on the tag."
Guy 1: "$350 is what we paid for it!"
Guy 2: "Too late to change it now."
It shoots!
Today, on an errand to get a piece of archery equipment for his granddaughter, I tagged along.
In the counter at the archery place was a minty fresh Browning Hi-Power. 1985 made parkerized, Pachmeyer grips with Morgan, Utah roll-mark. I ask if that's what was making his whiskers twitch and Willard confirms.
We hint around about looking at it and the counter guy just gives us a blank smile. Asking directly gets him to hand us the gun. $495 on the tag.
$500, cash, out the door.
Of course, this is when FDLE decides to take a meal break or something so the call-in takes an hour! On speaker is the recorded message telling the dealer to be patient and the instant check will be administered in the order received. I think it's not FDLE's recording, but a sinister plot of the store owner to keep us in the shop browsing the wares until we buy something.
It worked! Dammit. I got some spare M&P backstraps. Willard has some more .30-40, a Russian spam-can opener, some oil and he remembered the archery stuff too!
Oh, the Browning works fine too.
He says swim in his huge pile of money like Scrooge McDuck.
Yesterday... When we planned on just test firing the Helwan, we ended up also hitting one of the more remote gun shops.
Because that shop is also near a hole-in-the-wall pawn shop, he asks, "Should we hit it?" "HIT IT!" I replied!
In the case is a fine specimen of a Colt Army Special in .38 Special. Like 88% bluing with some holster wear on the end of the barrel. Timing still nice and tight. Marked $350.
Not a bad deal, we think.
Willard makes the offer for $350 (after confirming that this is THE bottom dollar) out the door if he pays cash. The guy behind the counter heaves a deep sigh and agrees.
Willard goes out to hit the ATM while I hang in the shop and nose around the tools.
The people behind the counter start having a heated discussion...
Guy 1: "Three fifty?!"
Guy 2: "It's what was marked on the tag and he accepted the marked price."
Guy 1: "It's supposed to say $600!"
Guy 2: "Guy 3 must have written $350 on the tag."
Guy 1: "$350 is what we paid for it!"
Guy 2: "Too late to change it now."
It shoots!
Today, on an errand to get a piece of archery equipment for his granddaughter, I tagged along.
In the counter at the archery place was a minty fresh Browning Hi-Power. 1985 made parkerized, Pachmeyer grips with Morgan, Utah roll-mark. I ask if that's what was making his whiskers twitch and Willard confirms.
We hint around about looking at it and the counter guy just gives us a blank smile. Asking directly gets him to hand us the gun. $495 on the tag.
$500, cash, out the door.
Of course, this is when FDLE decides to take a meal break or something so the call-in takes an hour! On speaker is the recorded message telling the dealer to be patient and the instant check will be administered in the order received. I think it's not FDLE's recording, but a sinister plot of the store owner to keep us in the shop browsing the wares until we buy something.
It worked! Dammit. I got some spare M&P backstraps. Willard has some more .30-40, a Russian spam-can opener, some oil and he remembered the archery stuff too!
Oh, the Browning works fine too.
Double Stack 9mm
Discounting obscure stuff that's Forgotten Weapons...
The first double stack 9mm pistol was the FN Hi-Power.
Then...
S&W 59?
Did we really go from 1935 to 1971 without another commercially viable double stack 9?
Beretta's 92 series starts in '72.
Then Glock in '82.
P-series Ruger in '85.
Were wonder-nines really so thin on the ground for so long?
The first double stack 9mm pistol was the FN Hi-Power.
Then...
S&W 59?
Did we really go from 1935 to 1971 without another commercially viable double stack 9?
Beretta's 92 series starts in '72.
Then Glock in '82.
P-series Ruger in '85.
Were wonder-nines really so thin on the ground for so long?
Rule Of Thumb
If I don't answer the phone the first time you call, a second or third call placed immediately starts pissing me off.
Call.
Leave a voice mail.
Once.
I will call back when I can.
That finishes pissing me off.
14 January 2016
Helwan
The Helwan shoots! It is a pleasant shooting gun, no problems with function after 42 rounds. Good for all time, no further testing required! ;)
It doesn't make a single ragged hole at 7 yards, but it's good enough for a badge-of-rank service pistol for certain.
The problem at hand isn't this pistol but Numrich having the genuine Berettas for sale for under $300.
It doesn't make a single ragged hole at 7 yards, but it's good enough for a badge-of-rank service pistol for certain.
The problem at hand isn't this pistol but Numrich having the genuine Berettas for sale for under $300.
Conspiracy
The local range uses paper clips to hold the targets to the cardboard.
That makes us think that office supply companies like Staples are the ones who are really behind the increase in shootings popularity!
An Odd Moment
I was watching the movie Bottle Shock this morning and it struck me...
Everyone in this scene is dead.
Both Dennis Farina and Alan Rickman have shuffled off the mortal coil now.
I don't think either actor was properly appreciated while they were alive. Neither was a "leading man" type, but both appeared in roles that made the film they appeared in, several times.
Everyone in this scene is dead.
Both Dennis Farina and Alan Rickman have shuffled off the mortal coil now.
I don't think either actor was properly appreciated while they were alive. Neither was a "leading man" type, but both appeared in roles that made the film they appeared in, several times.
13 January 2016
Condescension
Someday I want to pat a famous actor on the head after they've made some "brave" stand and inserted their political opinion on some topic and say, "Awwwww, that's so cute! It thinks it's people!"
We've really done ourselves a disservice humanizing actors.
We've really done ourselves a disservice humanizing actors.
Principled Stand
I wish I could say I took a principled stand and didn't watch President Obama's state of the union speech because of it.
Honestly, I have not watched a president give one since I gained access to television with more than four channels. Even then, I was likely to be reading instead of watching a politician droning on.
Political preemption of regularly scheduled programming hits the same aggravation button as sports preemption. It's 99.99% guaranteed that I don't want to watch whatever the special programming is.
What I wanted to watch is the regularly scheduled program.
Even that is getting irritating.
The scheduling is getting rather irregular. It takes 33 weeks to present 24 new episodes with several two-week gaps.
I think I can see the paradigm shifting to an on-demand model for even "broadcast" television.
Honestly, I have not watched a president give one since I gained access to television with more than four channels. Even then, I was likely to be reading instead of watching a politician droning on.
Political preemption of regularly scheduled programming hits the same aggravation button as sports preemption. It's 99.99% guaranteed that I don't want to watch whatever the special programming is.
What I wanted to watch is the regularly scheduled program.
Even that is getting irritating.
The scheduling is getting rather irregular. It takes 33 weeks to present 24 new episodes with several two-week gaps.
I think I can see the paradigm shifting to an on-demand model for even "broadcast" television.
Preference
I attempted to watch a video about what you should look for in an AR, and what to look out for.
He started out strong with an admonition that carbine stock castle nuts need to be staked.
Then the presenter chided manufacturers for not including back-up irons because that passes the expense on to the customer.
Then demanded that the carbine lock plate have a single-point adapter because the old sling mounts "are useless and obsolete."
Where I shut it off was the declaration that the forward assist, missing from his gun, was a feature paid for in blood by US soldiers and Marines.
The iron sights and slings are very influenced by preferences. Including a means that's not to the liking of the customer just means they've got to spend money on what they prefer anyway, and will now have parts they don't want laying around. What he's really saying is he wants the company to make an AR suited to HIS preferences, and I'll be he doesn't realize that's what he's saying.
The forward assist? Paid for in blood?
Like Hell.
The original AR-15's R601 and R602 lacked the feature. Neither was an issue firearm.
The M16 or R604 lacks it as well. The USAF bought this version in quantity. The Navy used some from the Air Force contract for its riverine forces in Vietnam.
The XM16E1 (R603) introduces the forward assist and it's on every AR the Army has ever bought.
The forward assist was added to the M16 series at the Army's insistence that there be a manual way to force the bolt closed. Never mind that the recess in the side of the bolt carrier is supposed to do this already (hint use your thumb).
The Marines didn't want the feature, but were forced into buying the same gun as the Army.
When, pray tell, did either the Army or Marines pay for the lack of a forward assist in blood? Literally every single AR they've issued to combat troops has had it. XM16E1, M16A1, M16A2, M16A4, M4 and M4A1 all have forward assists.
If anything the mode of failures during Vietnam points to the forward assist making things worse not alleviating anything. Forcing a round into a too-tight, corroded and fouled chamber means you get one last shot, it doesn't restore the gun to service. Now you've got a spent case stuck in the chamber and you'd better hope the charging handle has enough ass to get it unstuck.
He started out strong with an admonition that carbine stock castle nuts need to be staked.
Then the presenter chided manufacturers for not including back-up irons because that passes the expense on to the customer.
Then demanded that the carbine lock plate have a single-point adapter because the old sling mounts "are useless and obsolete."
Where I shut it off was the declaration that the forward assist, missing from his gun, was a feature paid for in blood by US soldiers and Marines.
The iron sights and slings are very influenced by preferences. Including a means that's not to the liking of the customer just means they've got to spend money on what they prefer anyway, and will now have parts they don't want laying around. What he's really saying is he wants the company to make an AR suited to HIS preferences, and I'll be he doesn't realize that's what he's saying.
The forward assist? Paid for in blood?
Like Hell.
The original AR-15's R601 and R602 lacked the feature. Neither was an issue firearm.
The M16 or R604 lacks it as well. The USAF bought this version in quantity. The Navy used some from the Air Force contract for its riverine forces in Vietnam.
The XM16E1 (R603) introduces the forward assist and it's on every AR the Army has ever bought.
The forward assist was added to the M16 series at the Army's insistence that there be a manual way to force the bolt closed. Never mind that the recess in the side of the bolt carrier is supposed to do this already (hint use your thumb).
The Marines didn't want the feature, but were forced into buying the same gun as the Army.
When, pray tell, did either the Army or Marines pay for the lack of a forward assist in blood? Literally every single AR they've issued to combat troops has had it. XM16E1, M16A1, M16A2, M16A4, M4 and M4A1 all have forward assists.
If anything the mode of failures during Vietnam points to the forward assist making things worse not alleviating anything. Forcing a round into a too-tight, corroded and fouled chamber means you get one last shot, it doesn't restore the gun to service. Now you've got a spent case stuck in the chamber and you'd better hope the charging handle has enough ass to get it unstuck.
The Beginning?
Is this the push back starting?
As Tam is won't to say, (paraphrased) Western civ has a zero to jackboot time shorter than any other society.
TheMoslems savages refugees are fucking with the one member of western civilization that has a tested and measured zero to jackboot time.
This could fly off the rails... wait, that's not right. If rails are involved, like last time; I doubt there will be scheduling delays, let alone derailments.
The National Socialist German Worker's Party holocaust stands out among genocides because it was one of the very few carried out where there wasn't an existential crisis for both sides, and the first by a member of western civ on people living within their own borders.
Looking back at the rivers of blood bled in history, genocide was the norm in warfare until quite recently. The luckiest survived to become slaves of the victors and the very luckiest had descendants who were members of the conquering society. But the defeated culture was eradicated and severely depopulated if any remained at all.
I think we're at an existential crossroads. Three cultures stand opposed. Islam, Western Civilization, and Liberal/Socialist Governments. Only one is going to remain standing when the dust settles.
I'm actually betting on Western Civ.
As Tam is won't to say, (paraphrased) Western civ has a zero to jackboot time shorter than any other society.
The
This could fly off the rails... wait, that's not right. If rails are involved, like last time; I doubt there will be scheduling delays, let alone derailments.
The National Socialist German Worker's Party holocaust stands out among genocides because it was one of the very few carried out where there wasn't an existential crisis for both sides, and the first by a member of western civ on people living within their own borders.
Looking back at the rivers of blood bled in history, genocide was the norm in warfare until quite recently. The luckiest survived to become slaves of the victors and the very luckiest had descendants who were members of the conquering society. But the defeated culture was eradicated and severely depopulated if any remained at all.
I think we're at an existential crossroads. Three cultures stand opposed. Islam, Western Civilization, and Liberal/Socialist Governments. Only one is going to remain standing when the dust settles.
I'm actually betting on Western Civ.
12 January 2016
Better As Opposed To Best
"It is better to be judged by 12 than be carried by 6."
This is true.
Just as it's better to be kicked in the shin than kicked in the balls. It's best to not be kicked at all!
The best self defense technique is one where you never have to draw, let alone shoot.
Avoiding the situation entirely is preferable to being dependent on lawyers, judge and jury for your freedom. Especially, as witnessed by the Zimmerman case, even when you win, you can lose big.
This is true.
Just as it's better to be kicked in the shin than kicked in the balls. It's best to not be kicked at all!
The best self defense technique is one where you never have to draw, let alone shoot.
Avoiding the situation entirely is preferable to being dependent on lawyers, judge and jury for your freedom. Especially, as witnessed by the Zimmerman case, even when you win, you can lose big.
Why Don't People Do Updates?
I read a facebook post where the guy is baffled that people don't do the updates to their computers and software.
It's kind of simple.
After the update, what works now that didn't before?
After the update, what doesn't work now that did before?
Which result is more common?
How many times of the latter result before you become risk averse and stop trusting the software vendor?
The same two questions are being asked by customers about the operating systems.
What does it do that it didn't before?
What does it no longer do that I want done?
To the point where they're staying put with what they have rather than upgrading. Enough are staying put that efforts to force migration have begun through to update process.
For example, I am still running OSX 10.6.8 on my Mac Pro. Why? Because I don't want to sit all day downloading new versions of the programs I use everyday for the free ones and I don't want to have to buy new versions of the stuff that isn't; because they all still work!!! Particularly important to me is Bootcamp and being able to run Win7 so that I can play Strike Fighters 2.
Upgrading to the latest OSX has broken Bootcamp for Win7 for many of my fellow players.
In the same light, the forced migration to Win10 has killed the game for most everyone. The few who say the game still works have gone from having a high end machine to having a very low-end experience because the new OS doesn't like the ancient code.
I keep looking at this and wondering, who is asking for the changes?
I know I see lots and lots of complaints when the changes occur.
It's kind of simple.
After the update, what works now that didn't before?
After the update, what doesn't work now that did before?
Which result is more common?
How many times of the latter result before you become risk averse and stop trusting the software vendor?
The same two questions are being asked by customers about the operating systems.
What does it do that it didn't before?
What does it no longer do that I want done?
To the point where they're staying put with what they have rather than upgrading. Enough are staying put that efforts to force migration have begun through to update process.
For example, I am still running OSX 10.6.8 on my Mac Pro. Why? Because I don't want to sit all day downloading new versions of the programs I use everyday for the free ones and I don't want to have to buy new versions of the stuff that isn't; because they all still work!!! Particularly important to me is Bootcamp and being able to run Win7 so that I can play Strike Fighters 2.
Upgrading to the latest OSX has broken Bootcamp for Win7 for many of my fellow players.
In the same light, the forced migration to Win10 has killed the game for most everyone. The few who say the game still works have gone from having a high end machine to having a very low-end experience because the new OS doesn't like the ancient code.
I keep looking at this and wondering, who is asking for the changes?
I know I see lots and lots of complaints when the changes occur.
11 January 2016
Inching Forward
My buddy with Solidworks built up a model for me.
Pretty cool!
Says it should come to about 1.55 lb. when completed.
Pretty cool!
Says it should come to about 1.55 lb. when completed.
Irregular Contribution To Education
The special tax on people who cannot do math is $2. I paid it twice.
$4 against over a billion annuity isn't a bad risk, actually.
The lump sum payout on the estimated $1,400,000,000 is $868,000,000.
That easily pegs the max tax rate, so your take-home is $564,200,000.
I think I can squeak by on that for a year or two. It'd be rough.
Obviously, we're not quitting our day jobs until the number is drawn and we're simultaneously struck by lightning, and bit by a shark while being swept up in a sharkanado.
Plus I really want to win so I can claim I personally paid for almost four F-35s!
$4 against over a billion annuity isn't a bad risk, actually.
The lump sum payout on the estimated $1,400,000,000 is $868,000,000.
That easily pegs the max tax rate, so your take-home is $564,200,000.
I think I can squeak by on that for a year or two. It'd be rough.
Obviously, we're not quitting our day jobs until the number is drawn and we're simultaneously struck by lightning, and bit by a shark while being swept up in a sharkanado.
Plus I really want to win so I can claim I personally paid for almost four F-35s!
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