I've seen a lot of these comment approval gimmics showing up the last few months (usually on BLOGGER .. this is an improvement?) And I just want to know?
Am I the ONLY one who can never correctly interpret th image-based text that you have to write in order to enter a comment?
I'm half blind and entirely clueless, and I think this is a monstrous conspiracy against the Farsighted Community. Perhaps the OldAsTheHills Community, and certainly against the Clueless Community.
And I'm so tired of my computer saying "HUH?"
Luddites of the world, rise up!
Saturday, March 07, 2015
When Pigs Fly: An 850 Round Burst From An M60 - The Firearm Blog
It's late at night in the jungle.
A column of patriots walk single-file down a jungle trail toward a known enemy position; this is war.
Usually led by a traitor who is familiar with the local jungle pathways, the follow each branch of the trail toward their objective: a South Vietnamese position which guards a strategic permanent encampment.
Their mission: to destroy the military position, the Soldiers who occupy that position, and also the wives and children who live there with the husbands and fathers. All must die, to make the point that there is NO safe place in Viet Nam. There is no mercy; given the time, they will rape the women and slaughter the leaders of the South Vietnamese inhabitants, because Terror is their most influential weapon in this, their war on civilization.
Suddenly, there are a series of explosions .. claymore mines pour 700 rounds each of .32 caliber pellets at their cadre at the head of the line, killing the commander and the traitor who leads them as well as their most politically devote members.
And then comes the most fearsome treat: the Rat-a-tat-tat of the fearsome M60 machine gun which lays down a fearsome volume of fire which is so devestating, so profound, that there is no defense except to return a second or two of AK-47 return fire by the few survivors of the Point element .. followed by a complete route of the entire company.
For if you are not killed or mortally wounded by the initial directed-mine blast, you will surely scourged by the unfailing, if short-lived, machine gun burst. The worst of it is that the ambushers will then pick up their machine guns and walk them through the kill zone, slaughtering all that linger there .. and then they will follow you into the night, for they are the devil incarnate and they have Hell at their fingertips.
A column of patriots walk single-file down a jungle trail toward a known enemy position; this is war.
Usually led by a traitor who is familiar with the local jungle pathways, the follow each branch of the trail toward their objective: a South Vietnamese position which guards a strategic permanent encampment.
Their mission: to destroy the military position, the Soldiers who occupy that position, and also the wives and children who live there with the husbands and fathers. All must die, to make the point that there is NO safe place in Viet Nam. There is no mercy; given the time, they will rape the women and slaughter the leaders of the South Vietnamese inhabitants, because Terror is their most influential weapon in this, their war on civilization.
Suddenly, there are a series of explosions .. claymore mines pour 700 rounds each of .32 caliber pellets at their cadre at the head of the line, killing the commander and the traitor who leads them as well as their most politically devote members.
And then comes the most fearsome treat: the Rat-a-tat-tat of the fearsome M60 machine gun which lays down a fearsome volume of fire which is so devestating, so profound, that there is no defense except to return a second or two of AK-47 return fire by the few survivors of the Point element .. followed by a complete route of the entire company.
For if you are not killed or mortally wounded by the initial directed-mine blast, you will surely scourged by the unfailing, if short-lived, machine gun burst. The worst of it is that the ambushers will then pick up their machine guns and walk them through the kill zone, slaughtering all that linger there .. and then they will follow you into the night, for they are the devil incarnate and they have Hell at their fingertips.
Friday, March 06, 2015
I don't THINK so!
Magnetospeed: Obsoleting Convenional Chronographs - The Firearm Blog: Magnetospeed: Obsoleting Convenional Chronographs
Oh, that's so ... new!
So we now have a magneto-powered chronograph. I'm so pleased.
(What does 'magneto' mean? sensors are rekatubg the framamjig instead of dependent on impinging light sources. Now you know as much about it as I do.)
I do love high tech, but I gotta couple of (okay, 3) questions:
I've used 'conventional" (dependent on light source) chronographs a bit. I even helped run the Chrono stage at the Area 1 USPSA match a few years ago at ARPC in Oregon.
The thing is, I think the greatest VOLUME of Chrongraph readings occur at competition matches, where "power factor" must be determined for each individual firearm.
Using the light-sensor style of Chronograph is problematical because (as the article states):
It's all bullshit. I don't THINK so!
Oh, that's so ... new!
So we now have a magneto-powered chronograph. I'm so pleased.
(What does 'magneto' mean? sensors are rekatubg the framamjig instead of dependent on impinging light sources. Now you know as much about it as I do.)
I do love high tech, but I gotta couple of (okay, 3) questions:
(1) What are the most common usages of chronographs? I mean, in terms of number of guns/rounds per time? Answer: at major shooting matches where "power factor" is part of the equation, it's used to determine whether the gun is "Major Power" or "Minor Power".
(2) How long does it take to install the thingamajig on each gun, and just how MUCH difference does it make how much difference the "... sensitivity to placement... " makes in determining the accuracy of readings ... especially when comparing one firearm to the next.
(3) What happens when you're using the magnetospeed thingie to chronograph a compensated race pistol?
I've used 'conventional" (dependent on light source) chronographs a bit. I even helped run the Chrono stage at the Area 1 USPSA match a few years ago at ARPC in Oregon.
The thing is, I think the greatest VOLUME of Chrongraph readings occur at competition matches, where "power factor" must be determined for each individual firearm.
Using the light-sensor style of Chronograph is problematical because (as the article states):
Conventional chronographs work by measuring the time it takes for a bullet to pass over two optical sensors. The problem with the conventional approach is that ambient sunlight affects the velocity reading. Other problems with conventional chronos is that they are big and bulky, require a tripod, need long cables and risk being destroyed by your bullets or shotgun wads.I think that the implications inherent in that statement are perhaps applicable for the individual, but at a Major Match?
Monday, March 02, 2015
More on California Gun Microstamping Law from The Captain's Journal
The Captain's Journal: s Judge Upholds California Gun Microstamping Law:
The Captain's Journal doesn't go far enough in describing the Ill Effects of the California Microstamping Law.
And there are some inaccuracies there.
In the first place the Microstamping does NOT encode the BULLETS, but the base of the fired cartridge. That's an important difference.
(Scroll down for an explanation of "Encoded Ammunition", which is not the same as "Microstamping Ammunition" .. but still is almost as impractical!)
A federal court has rejected a challenge to California’s gun safety law, possibly paving the way for a requirement that new guns mark the bullets they fire so they can be traced.
The Captain's Journal doesn't go far enough in describing the Ill Effects of the California Microstamping Law.
And there are some inaccuracies there.
In the first place the Microstamping does NOT encode the BULLETS, but the base of the fired cartridge. That's an important difference.
(Scroll down for an explanation of "Encoded Ammunition", which is not the same as "Microstamping Ammunition" .. but still is almost as impractical!)
Korea: Draconean Gun Control Measures Inadequate To Keep Koreans From Shooting Each Other!
Oh my! In a Nation/State (Korea) which has such strict Gun Control Laws that a citizen cannot keep guns in their homes, people are still killing each other "In a Fit of Jealous Rage" (Pink Panther moment!)? And the national solution is to generate even more strict Gun Control Laws?
One cannot help but wonder how well Gun control Laws are working for them .. and whether similar laws should be applied in the U.S.
Shooting sparks call for stricter gun control:
2015/02/26:
H/T "Say Uncle (But They Have All That Gun Control)":
One cannot help but wonder how well Gun control Laws are working for them .. and whether similar laws should be applied in the U.S.
Shooting sparks call for stricter gun control:
2015/02/26:
According to police, Kang, the shooter, who committed suicide after killing three in an act of revenge against his ex-girlfriend, used shotguns that were registered for hunting under his name at a police station armory as required by law.
H/T "Say Uncle (But They Have All That Gun Control)":
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