There’s not a lot to say about the Morakniv family. This one is the Companion. It’s an exceptionally simple knife with a well-shaped handle with a nice surface that lends to a good grip and feel in the hand. The blade looks like something found on a Steakhouse table. I’ve never owned a Mora before and considered them a slight step up from Dollar General Cutlery. Continue reading Mora Companion
This is one of my very favorite knives in the whole wide world. The Buck 110 is all of America, made into a folding knife. It’s NASCAR, Apple Pie, Pump Action Shotguns, and ZZ TOP all rolled in together. Continue reading Buck 110 Ecolite
I just got another Romeo 4c, and this one is now topping Project Kahlan. The Burris Fastfire, which I also like, has been moved over to Elizebeta… my late Brother Zach’s AK-47. The Fastfire is better suited to the AK, thanks to it’s more compact nature and lower mounting capability with the current rail situation. (Photos will come late)
What I like about the 4c version of the Romeo, is the Solar Powered backup to for the battery, which has a 50,000 hour run time. It has two reticle options, a 2 moa Dot or an Eotech style circle dot. Quick Detach. Insane lifetime warranty that is basically saying if anything happens, they’ll replace it, no questions asked. Which is awesome.
The optic is super clear and bright for a Red Dot, and even with my bad eyes, I can see the dot nice and crisp. I like these little optics better than the vogue T1 or T2 Micros. SIG’s Electro Optics are very good… and with that lifetime warranty? Getting one is a No Brainer. For Project Kahlan, and any future firearm that I want a Red Dot for – I’m getting the Romeo 4c’s for them from now on.
I got this Romeo 4c from my good friend Steve, who has several more for sale at his store, PrecisionRifleShooters.com. Now, if you want one too… Go there, and at Checkout enter Coupon Code “MADOGRE” for a nice discount.
Lucid has given me a couple HD7 Red Dot units. An original first generation unit, and then later a third generation unit. I’ve also purchased three other Gen3’s… One as a gift and the two others for my own use. None of these units have had any problems. And I still have one of the Gen3’s. It’s the one Jason gave me. It will continue to be used on one of my family’s AR’s until it goes belly up. Which I don’t see happening any time soon.
I’ve sold a lot of Lucid optics to other guys, and have friends that have bought a lot of them as well. Unfortunately Lucid has fall out of favor with them due to one issue or anther. Which is odd to me, because none of mine had ever given me a bit of trouble. My last HD7 still works great, every time, and battery life has been outstanding. 3 weeks ago, I changed the battery in my HD7 Gen3, and realized that that was the first time I had ever had to change the battery in it. After 4 YEARS of service. That’s AimPoint level stuff right there. That’s impressive.
The question though… Would I buy another HD7?
In my Church, I’m the Goto Guy for Emergency Preparation. Officially. It’s my job in the church to know and teach this stuff. CNET even reached out to me for information about EP and what they need to keep their Tech going in the case something bad happened… like their power went out. Or they had to go outside.
I wish I had this before CNET talked to me… Because I’d have just said “Get a Sunjack”.
Continue reading Put this in your Kit: Sunjack 14W Solar Charger.
For the last decade, I’ve been packing a Surefire ExDef as my main carry light. It’s always been solid and reliable. Simple incandescent bulb, tailcap switch, and pocket clip. Made from a machined aluminum body with an anti rollaway, impact bezel. This light has been a constant companion and never before had I thought about replacing it.
Until now.
I’ve not heard of Exos-Gear before, and I don’t personally know the owner or designer or anyone at the company… So this review is completely without any built in bias. I’ve been looking for a good Tactical Pack to ungrade from my little Drago Pack that I used as an EDC laptop and work bag. Mainly it packs my laptop, various tech accessories I need, and a notepad and pens. And it’s a carrier for some spare handgun magazines and a couple blades. But really that’s about all it can carry. If I was going to go Adventure I needed something more capable. From what I’ve seen online, the EXOS-GEAR’s BRAVO packs seemed like a perfect solution, so I had to try it out. And I’m glad I did. This is a solid pack.
The Bravos Series packs – and Exos-Gear makes a more Urban one – comes in some other colors. Black, OD-Green, and Grey, as well as the Coyote Tan as pictured. Order one Here.
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The Havok Journal posted a whine about the gun industry that required some gentle fisking. I’ve not heard of it before… but it bounced around my Social Medias a bit and caught my attention.
“Since around 2008, the firearm industry has taken a dramatic turn. It hasn’t exploded like some predicted after the presidential elections.”
Actually, yes. It did. Retail Firearm Sales went through the roof. So much so that dealers and distributors were emptied of product for years. To this day, supply of some products has still not caught back up to demand. Such as .22 Long Rifle ammunition.
TFB reports that Froglube is Coconut Oil.
Fireclean is Canola Oil.
zMax is Mineral Oil.
Other lubes are petroleum oils.
Other lubes are synthetic oils.
Or oil blends.
Here’s my take: Use whatever product that you feel works best for you. If you like Frog Lube, use the Froglube. Just because someone ballparks what the base oil is doesn’t negate the fact that the oil had been doing what it says it does and has worked well for you. Nothing’s changed.
Yes, zMax is based on a mineral oil. No, you are not going to get the same results using baby oil from the grocery store. Why not? Because the company took that mineral oil and ran it through some more refining processes and changed it.
Same with Frog Lube. That’s not just plain coconut oil. They added some components to it to take away the delicious flavor for one thing. Trust me. They also did something to make it smell like Kermit’s Ass. And to keep it from congealing at lower than room temperature. Coconut oil might be the base, but it no longer acts like it. Trust me – My wife and I use Coconut oil for all kinds of things. It’s great stuff.
The Fireclean though, I will not use any more. Not even on my knives. Not because it’s Canola… But because it gets sticky. One of the shotguns I changed the stocks on, I had lubed generously with Fireclean… a year ago. I’ve not worked with that gun since then. You know what I found?
An action that did not want to move.
It was gummed up like it was full of pine pitch. It took me about 3 Pink Floyd songs to clean it up and lube it with Breakfree CLP.
BREAKFREE! I hate Breakfree!
So I’m not using Fireclean anymore because of the results, not the materials. But yes, the materials did contribute to extended results here.
Still… Use whatever you like. Just use it. Because even if your choice of oil sucks – it’s a hell of a lot better than no oil. And that’s a fact.
We see articles like THIS (Warning: Link shows a gnarly wound on a bloke’s arse) from time to time. Where a fellow was wearing his gun in his holster and there was an Accidental Discharge. I’m not calling in Negligent, because the people were generally not doing anything wrong…. Accidents CAN happen, though they are Rare. 99% of the time it is Negligence, but not here. More on this in a moment…
This sort of an accident almost always involve two things:
1. A striker fired pistol.
2. A generic fit soft holster. Most of the time made of Neoprene or Nylon, but also sometimes of some form of softer leather.
This is a bad combination, a Striker in a Soft Holster. If this is your carry combo – I would recommend you change it because I believe that it’s dangerous. Flat out dangerous. Also dangerous are the use of Minimalist Holsters… any holster that covers only the trigger guard, or strives to be as small and light as possible. Some of these holsters can break during use, some can let objects get into the trigger guard…. and none of them protect the gun in any way, shape, or form.
There was one guy getting into a car wearing his Striker in a softer type leather holster where the holster its self rolled into the guard so when he sat down, it discharged. Another guy just leaned against a counter and it went off. So yes – these guns can “Just Go Off” when you are packing a Striker in a Soft Holster and you are not paying attention.
Really I’m coming to the opinion that if you do pack a Striker fired gun in a Soft Holster – or a Minimalist Type Holster – You are being Negligent. There is no valid reason in my mind to do so. You are either too cheap to buy a decent holster, too ignorant to look for something better, or you are packing something different enough that there are no other holster options out there. Which makes me think maybe you shouldn’t be packing it yet.
GET GOOD GEAR. A Holster is a crucial part of your Weapon System and if you don’t have a good holster – then yeah – Your ass is Negligent.