MacGyver

No doubt.

The Discovery Channel did a great piece a couple of years ago where they show plausibility of the Single Bullet Theory. It’s JFK - Beyond the Magic Bullet. It’s well worth a watch: https://archive.org/details/JFKBeyondTheMagicBullet2004

My belief is that Oswald was in fact the only shooter - and was absolutely a patsy. That said, I doubt we’ll learn anything new. I expect the data being protected was more about the structures that protect the office of the President - not the President himself more so than evidence itself. The sad part is that the people who can really answer questions are either dying - or long since buried out in the desert.

I shot a Super Grade M70 not too long ago and it was beautiful. I think they’ve gone back to the pre-64 model extractors as well.

I like to have few bucks on me - but don't really sweat it much when I don't.

Man, my mom hated those folks back in the day She was certain their catalog put me on several lists before the internet was a thing. That said, if a kid tried half the things we did as kids today they’d undoubtedly be on the watchlist. But, looking back with fondness, Ragnar Benson, Loompanics and Paladin Press all contributed to my delinquency as a minor.

Neat. I hadn’t heard about this, and I’ve been a supporter of and occasional volunteer at Inner City Ministries since my college days in the early ‘90s. They do a lot of good work - especially with at risk youth. It’s awesome to see them continuing to partner up in the community.

The Gold Dot Short Barrels are probably my favorite load for it. I’ve had good luck with Hornady Critical Defense in .357, too. Seems like those are both 125gr. I’ve heard worries about heavier stuff jumping crimps. I’ve never experienced that, but I believe it. It’s a handful of a pistol with full power .357. I pocket carried that thing for years in a kydex Aholster. It wasn’t good to the finish, but you couldn’t tell it was in my pocket. I liked the Aholster because I could get a full firing grip on it when it was in my pocket and I didn’t need to readjust my grip upon drawing. You can’t say that about many pocket pistols.

I love my 340PD. It’s a handful with full bore loads. Have fun.

Not to mention that you won't shoot enough of them to matter. Pattern them on a target and you'll see what I mean.

It's still lead shot which is softer than the steel in your barrel. You're not going to hurt it.

Doug, I’m so sorry to hear about this. I know what a good dog Kasey is and how much you care for her. I know you’ll do right by her, but I’m sorry you’re having to go through it.

Hmmm. I had no idea. That’s pretty cool.

Will do. It’s hard, but they’re serious about keeping them still as they recover.

Turns out the note on the table in the pictures was a dope card: http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/07/us/las-vegas-shooting-investigation/index.html

Good fishing up there. I feel like there’s a ton of stuff up there that I’ve never explored. I need to spend more time up there. Good people in Big Sandy and Paris. My third grader went up there on a field trip for three days and loved it.

What’s that old joke? There are 10 types of people in the world: 1. Those that understand binary 2. Politicians?

If you’re a flashlight fan, you’ve probably been to goinggear.com and seen the work, passion and reviews of Marshall Hoots. He passed away a few days ago, and Olight is donating 100% of sales today to a fund for his children. Mid you need a good light, todays a great day to pick one up.

The political compass needle shifts so much over time... Figure Obama was well to the right of Nixon. But, George W. Bush would be considered a “liberal RINO” by most of the right today. At the very least, there’s no way he could win the GOP nomination today. Who’s who? One thing I will note is that the needle seems to be swinging a lot faster these days. I’m not sure what the cause is. Probably multiple factors. Human existence has evolved more in the last 50 years than it has in the last 50,000. Maybe we’re just not ready to adapt to so much change. Could be social media. I think there’s a lot to us consuming relationships online as opposed to having to invest in them in person. That’s not to mention how effective social media is at telling us how to think instead of requiring us to put the time in to consider our rhetoric. There are no easy answers, that’s for sure.

Security at scale is really hard. It’s even harder when you’re trying to also get thousands of people to spend their leisure money with you at the same time.

That’s not really my point. To a tyrannical government, a single bullet represents just as big a threat as thousands. A single .380ACP round fired from an FN M1910 is credited with starting WWI. The political class will always be as fearful of the single bullet as they are of many.

If it ever comes to standing up to a truly tyrannical government, a single shot handi-rifle would be every bit as dangerous as your AR.

There’s always another slice of cake to be had...

It sure won’t be a good thing when a government built in opposition now feels the need to do something... I heard two GOP congressmen even blame bumpfire stocks on Obama today. That’s rich. This will be really interesting when it comes to that whole “well regulated militia” thing. For generations, semiautomatic has meant one press of the trigger yields one bullet firing. Now, we have semiautomatic devices “acting like automatic weapons.” It’s not a far stretch to argue that people can just fire a semiautomatic weapon too quickly. You’ll likely see any bam go through the courts - but that’ll bring little comfort with the bureaucratic morass that is the ATF. But, pay attention. You’re about to have folks lining up to seem relevant. Healthcare is hard. Tax reform Is harder. I expect the GOP will take the easy win here. The answer isn’t “more real conservatives” either. Even y’all’s Freedom Caucus guys are lining up to take a swing. I’ve been doing some pondering and have some ideas, but I’m afraid we’re too far gone as a nation to accept them.

Those things are going to be hard to kill when they turn them on us...