“Science gets more fun when I get a bigger gun” -Keri from Mythbusters
Archive for March, 2010
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March 31st, 2010My Position On Glocks
March 31st, 2010A Glock is the Ford Taurus or Toyota Camry for the gun world. Thats why when I bought my first flat-black polymer 9mm, I got something that said TESTOSTERONE… err… Springfield on the side.
A well informed source once told me that:
A) Liking Glocks may indicate latent homosexuality. (I am not judging, just relaying)
B) Springfields are wiped down with Testosterone soaked rag before being shipped.
My Glock toting ex-marine friend refutes this, but he also owns a 1911, so really only A is in question.
Another Reason Glocks Blow: Vs Will Cut Your Glock In Half
March 31st, 2010
Image attached by Robert
Email from Robert,
Hi,
I’m in PDX and have been following your blog.
With your Kimber you wouldn’t suffer from this problem; alien knives cutting your gun in two. To go with your “happy plane” here is another reason not to carry a Glock.
Screenshot from:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/136817/v-welcome-to-the-warThanks for your blog,
Robert
Robert,
I think we can all agree that Glocks are for girls*. If you are going to rock some aliens, or zombies, you need to step up to the big boy guns.
I have not watched this yet. Its in my queue for tonight. Looking at your screen shot, the FX guys obviously did something interesting to the inside of this gun. Seems like the filled it with something after removing the real spring and barrel. Also, her trigger finger looks good but cup-and-saucer grip? N00b.
Thanks for the email! I am looking forward to watching.
* To go a little further, in my sample of 1 (my wife) hot women prefer .45 1911s to little Glocks.
Google Buys Uranium Enricher
March 31st, 2010Techcrunch is reporting that Google has purchased a company focused on uranium enriching technology:
The company will use the new technology to enable it to design and possibly build small, mobile and highly efficient nuclear power generators. “Google has already begun building an enrichment plant,” says a high ranking IAEA source.
Somehow I doubt they are building a plant, but I have been wrong before.
My mind is officially boggled…
And Now For Something Completely Different
March 31st, 2010
Air Force Runs Jet on Biofuel
March 30th, 2010Does that A-10 smell like freedom fries?
A former co-worker of mine drove a biofuel Merc, which smelled like orange chicken. Bio-Diesel exhaust takes on the sent of whatever is was in its previous life.
GOP Reverses Course on “Club” Incident
March 30th, 2010Looking at this club story, I feel that the GOP really missed an opportunity. I decided to write an alternate press release:
GOP Supports Free Market Loving Americans [Alternate Press Release]
The GOP in keeping with its long held “big tent” belief, today created the Alternative Industry Outreach division. The AIO will focus on free market loving small business that previously have not been represented by the GOP and marginalized by left wing feminist moments inside the Democratic party. The division will be lead by [staffer who was just canned]. The move reaffirms the GOP’s ideal that any business that is arousing local economys should be represented. GOP want Americans to know that it will thrust and grind until economic dysfunction (a.k.a ED) is rectified.
Gold People. This would win votes.
Willson Combat 1911 Mags
March 24th, 2010
When I got my 1911, the first thing the range guys told be was, ‘Go out and buy a stack of Wilson Combat Mags’. The general idea is the Wilson Combat mags have a significantly improved design over the factory magazines.
Once I started looking around online, I found out there were different flavors made by Wilson Combat. This post compares their “Tactical Elite” to their “Legendary”, with the factory mag thrown in there for comparison.
Why Wilson Combat?
Simple answer, the follower.
The followers on standard 1911 magazines are known to create all kinds for misfeeds and jams. Wilson Combat has replaces the flat metal follower with a plastic follower. Now this is not the answer to all malfunctions. I have had more than a few malfunctions while running Wilson mags, but usually those are due to non-parabellum ammunition or other 1911 quirks.
Difference Between the Tactical Elite and the Legendary
As far as I can tell the major difference between the two magazine is the floorplates. The Legendary magazine has what I would call a tab on the bottom that extends below the handle of the gun. This makes it easy to grab while reloading. Compare this to the factory magazine, which sits flush to the handle.
The Tactical Elite mag has a flared base. If your mag release was sticky or not adequately pushing the mag down I would definitely want something like this to grab. I do have a minor concern that it would sit slush with a mag well, making it more difficult than the Legendary to extract.
These pictures illustrate the difference in extension below the gun:
Willson Combat Legendary Mag
Wilson Combat Tactical Elite Mag in gun
Factory Mag.
Another minor difference is the Wilson Combat Tactical Elite has engraved numbering. If your into that kinda thing.
Finally, if you were to smack a badguy squarely in the floorplate of this mag, you stand a good chance of leaving a “Wilson Combat” stamp.
REI 20% Win.
March 24th, 2010I have found that the cashiers at REI A) do not read the fine print on their coupons and B) do not actually scan the coupons instead opting to type in the discount directly.
Cashier: “Are you a member?”
Me: “yup” as I hand her my well abused member card
Cashier: “Would you like to use your 20% coupon?”
Me: “sure”
Cashier: types in -20%, “and your dividend”
Register Reads: “-$39.99″
Me: “yup”
Register Reads: “-$23.00″
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The result is I was able to pick up a GPS unit using both my 20% coupon and dividend. I knew that it should not work but I was not about to volunteer that information.
My accountant wife informed me that the technical term for this is “poor internal controls”. However, I would say these little quirks, along with the great service, good sale prices and generally fun stores are the reasons why I remain a die hard REI shopper.
Touch Screen Lab Tests
March 24th, 2010Robot Touchscreen Analysis from MOTO Development Group on Vimeo.
How can you not link to this.
