New Holster – Alien Gear Cloak Tuck 3.0
I was in need of a replacement for the “temporary” holster that came with my Smith and Wesson M&P 9mm Compact. After agonizing over the multitudes of kydex holsters on the market today I decided on the Alien Gear Cloak Tuck 3.0 hybrid holster. Today was my first day with this holster so I really … Read more
Bucket ‘O Lead
This morning I spent some more time in the garage melting lead. So far I have a mostly full 5 gallon bucket of ingots ready to be turned into bullets. This is just the beginning of my lead melting project.
This Week – As I See It
I absolutely love using the WordPress Mobile application on my android devices. Unfortunately, this mobile application has made me lazy. I seldom jump on my laptop to update the under the hood stuff like I should. I managed to force myself to do just that last night. After updating several plugin’s, I cleaned up the … Read more
The Gospel According to John (Moses Browning)
The Gospel According to John (Moses Browning) In the beginning was the 1911, and the 1911 was the pistol, and it was good. And behold the Lord said, “Thou shalt not muck about with my disciple John’s design, for it is good and it worketh. For John made the 1911, and lo all of his … Read more
Clint Smith On Firearms And Self Defense
Clint Smith, Director of Thunder Ranch, is part Drill Instructor, and part stand up comic. Here are a few of his observations on Tactics, firearms, self defense and life as we know it in the Civilized world. “The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to a fight… … Read more
Cadillac Humor
Cadillac Humor We were out shopping yesterday for a new ride. Just for fun, Paul and I took a Cadillac Escalade out for a test drive. I wanted to sense that Escalade “feel” before they become extinct… The salesman sat in the back seat describing the car and all its wonderful options. The seats were … Read more
New Lift Axle Trailer
The Boss added a pair of new Walker lift axle trailers to our food grade trailer line up at the shop. We’ve had Polar lift axle trailers on our inedible side for a bit. I recall asking for a lift axle for my usual food grade runs. Unfortunately, at that time Walker was not manufacturing … Read more
An Easy Way To Store Your Firearms Information
If the worst happens and your expensive firearms were to be stolen would you be able to provide serial numbers to law enforcement? What about pictures proving their condition for an insurance claim? Check out what TheFireArmGuy has to say in one of his latest videos. Let’s just say I’m probably going to be using … Read more
Time To Melt Some Lead
This is the first step in my ammo reloading operation. I start with used lead wheel weights and end up with a perfectly formed hard cast lead projectile. Yes it is labor intensive. However, this is the absolute cheapest way to shoot. It’s always fun when the lead begins to melt. Half pound and one … Read more