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A scene from Uprising UK
In this scene “Uncle Musket” is sitting on top of an LAV outside of the Castle Inverness.
Uncle Musket stayed with the vehicles, sitting on top of one with his musket in one hand and a suppressed 1911 in the other because of my insistence. Until he could fit a gun muffler to the old muzzle loader, it was an operational necessity. Begrudgingly, he accepted that. He flicked the safety on and off. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. “Huh?” Musket stopped and listened, tilting his head. There was something out there in the fog. He could hear shuffling off in the distance, but he couldn’t tell where it came from. He stared into the swirling mist, looking through the light and dark and not seeing anything. But he could feel it. He left the pistol off safe.
Things get out of hand quickly.
Don’t feel sorry for Seal Team Six
They were Warriors. They lived as Warriors. They fought as Warriors. And they died as Warriors. This is the highest honor any Warrior can hope to achieve. The have seats at the table in Valhalla. I am only sorry for the loss their loved ones have to cope with… and I am sorry for the loss of such valiant assets for our Armed Forces. My prayers are with the Surviving Members of Seal Team Six, and for the families left behind.
Now these Seals have the opportunity to go down from the Pearly Gates and pay a visit in hell to Osama Bin Laden and kick his ass some more.
On Gunfighter Cast again.
Had a great interview/talk/conversation with our friend Daniel Shaw on the Gunfighter Cast.
We of course talked about the book “Uprising“. During the conversation I didn’t realize how much time it was till I hung up the phone… 87 minutes. Good grief. The Podcast is of course edited down for time and content… but it just shows that it was a good time. A good time makes for good listening.
Jury Duty Summons
Yeah, I got the letter. Have the dates. Jury Duty.
If I’m not dismissed within 15 minutes of my walking through the door, I’ll lose all remaining respect for the Justice System.
Remington’s Versa Max
I am a huge Remington 870 fan/fanatic. I will not apologize for that. Most of my shotguns are 870 Tacticals in some form or another. It’s a weapon that goes from concept to finished product execution, very well. No, it’s not perfect. But it’s very good. Almost excellent in fact.
Yet take that same gun and simply make it Semi-Auto… as in the 1100… and the gun somehow loses something. The 1187 is a bit better… but still. It’s just not right. When we have other Automatics out on the market, the Self-Loading Remingtons just fall short. I don’t know anyone who actually has a Benelli Super Black Eagle II and says “Naw, I like my 1100 better.” That guy is just not there… or he is being dishonest with himself.
Now let’s look at Remington’s latest and greatest… the Versa Max. It’s a good shotgun. It’s gas system is fairly clever. At if it had come out 10 years ago, it would have been crowned Best in Class. Unfortunately Benelli came out with their Vinci and Super Vinci, and Browning has their Maxus. Compared to the Maxus, the Versa Max is like a 73 year old Jane Fonda. Appealing to a few, but well past it’s prime for someone who just isn’t that popular or worthy of praise. Okay, that’s harsh. But true. The Versa Max feels too heavy. It also feels slow. And the stock? I tell you what, I’d rather have an 1187 than a Versa Max just because of the stock. It looks and feels cheap. Yet the Versa Max isn’t a cheap gun. It’s priced in league with the Maxus, which cycles fast, handles fast, and feels good in the hand. You would have to be a complete nutter, or an ex-pro-footballer with a sponsorship to handle a Browning Maxus and say “No, I’d rather have that brand new 10 year old Remington gun.” Seriously, unless you are Remington Freak… and every gun company has their bevets… just buy the 1100 and you’ll not miss a thing and pay only half the price for an overweight semi-auto 12 gauge.
Obama’s Gun Grab Exec Order
We knew it was coming. Read this. It is said to effect the South West. In reality this can be used to effect the entire nation.
Uprising USA Update: Nook, and other Formats
Uprising USA is now available for most E-Reader formats, via Smashwords.
Edit: Already selling Nook Books…. Awesome. Don’t forget to post positive reviews! If you want to post a negative review, my name is Max Brooks.
Star Trek > Star Wars
Netflix has the original series (with updated special effects) on streaming… I’ve watched about a dozen episodes. Now, I’ve always been on the Star Wars side of the issue. But after suffering a 20 year wait only for George Lucas to give me Jar-Jar Binks… I have come to reconsider both Sci-Fi universes and I have a new conclusion.
Star Trek is Cooler than Star Wars.
The most dangerous road in Utah
Congratulations to UDOT for creating the most dangerous road that I have ever ridden on. Highway 40, going through Strawberry. A few weeks ago I rode through and watched a couple on a motorcycle go down. That was due to the uneven layering of the road surface, and they way that UDOT directed traffic through it. Now the road is finished. And UDOT managed to create a surface that is not just slick, but also collects water and doesn’t allow it to run off. Sunday I rode through during a thunderstorm. It was absolutely scary. But I made it. I posted this on Facebook:
The hariest part of the ride was going past Strawberry with it’s newly refinished surface. Water doesn’t run off there. It collects. So to avoid hydroplaning, I threaded my tires in the track of a truck in front of me that was doing 75-80 MPH and I was going through where his tires splashed the water out, before the water came back in… if you know what I mean. It was either that, or go 40 MPH and risk getting run off the road. So it was dicey.
I point my finger at UDOT for totally crap engineering of the road.