The Bohemian Brewery
That’s the Buffalo Burger. You get them HERE. When Crusader gets together on a special occasion, we make it a point to get some Buffalo Burgers at the Bohemian. If you are anywhere near SLC – You must get one. When you order it, order it “Rare”. If you order it Medium – it’s over cooked.
AFG’d my Kalash
While popping in for a visit to Get Some Guns to test out our Broadsword Rifle, I picked up a MagPul AFG for my Kalash. At Crusader HQ, I also applied a permanent Slipstream treatment to my AK’s bolt/carrier group. Slicked that up big time. AK’s are never to be considered a Slick Rifle… and this one is still not so much. However, compared to other AK’s… DAYUM. This is one SLICK freaking AK! I love it.
Okay, back to the AFG… I didn’t realize that Magpul now makes two versions of the AFG, the normal one and a smaller thinner one. For my AK, I went with the Regular Full Sized Magnum AFG. It fit really well. It looks awesome and feels awesome. I love it. Video review of it will be made soon.
I can’t stop playing with this AK now. I took it to work hoping I’d get a chance to run out to the range on my lunch break to pop some rounds, but that didn’t happen. Instead I pulled off the highway on the way home from work after close – after dark – and drove about 200 yards (honest officer, I thought I was 200 yards) down a dirt road. Blasted through about 40 rounds of 7.62x39mm. I wanted to shoot more, but it was pitch black and I had no targets… but man. That was fun. AK muzzle flash in the dark is fun stuff. The gun is nice and controllable and I find that the AFG helps me get into proper position naturally. I just naturally Vulture Down on the gun.
Did I mention that it looks sweet? Oh yeah. It looks awesome.
The AFG solves a problem with using a Vertical Grip. I have plenty of room to rock out a mag and rock in a new one. A VFG can block the mag from rocking. And I want to rock as much as possible… so there you go.
When Gunners Play Golf
This is what happens when you let Gunners on a Golf Course.
SHOT Show Highlights
We’ve all been checking out the reports coming out of SHOT show about the new guns and gear and everything.
Two handguns that I am looking forward to checking out in person.. The new SIG P938 and the Springfield XDS. I’ll take that 938 in the Extreme layout and the XDS in a .40 when it comes available.
Another interesting gun is the new 1887 T Series shotgun. This would go perfect with your Terminator Costume.
Blade wise, KaBar/Becker has some great new blades that I am really liking… but that’s another post.
Forget Pistol Bayonets
A Short 30 for the AK!
Ask and ye shall receive. But Magpul didn’t do it. US Palm did it. Bravo!
I need this mounted on a Humvee
Guns and Mitt
Mitt Romney has taken a lot of flak about guns. Here is the truth. Read it twice, carefully. Let it sink in.
Mitt is on our side.
Gun Industry Irritations
As much as I love the Gun Industry, there are some irritations about it that just make me cringe.
1. Magnum Research names ever dang self loading pistol a “Desert Eagle“. Freaking stop that. The new 1911 isn’t just a “1911”. It’s the “Desert Eagle 1911G“. It’s like they were trying to hide the 1911 in the name… you might miss it. Well, to make sure that you don’t miss it, they put “DESERT EAGLE 1911G” in huge bold block letters on the slide so large that the whole gun is a billboard for the DESERT EAGLE 1911G. Come on. Oh, wait… there is one gun Magnum Research has that isn’t a “Desert Eagle”, it’s the small .380 auto. That’s the “Micro Eagle”. Okay, they kept the Eagle theme, fine. But Desert Eagle 1911G? Putting the same name on everything, maybe Magnum Research should move their headquarters to West Virginia.
2. Bond Arms makes great little Derringer. Probably the best made in the business. But most of their advertisements isn’t showing the gun… it’s showing a poorly drawn illustration with really weird perspective angles showing a pattern of pellets. I just hate those cartoons. They offer a bunch of different calibers, but always illustrate the bloody .410. This puts you in competition with the Taurus Judge. You offer more than that, show that. And not with another cartoon. Come on… Show the GUNS. They are great looking guns! If you want to sell me on the gun, show me the gun. Instead, you are trying to sell comic books… that you don’t sell. Show me the GUNS!
3. EAA. You have this skinny girl with no lips making sexual innuendo in front of a backdrop of fireworks or something. She’s not that attractive. At least she’s not hinting about her panties anymore. Drop the Skank stuff. Look, I love the 10mm Witness. I gave it a positive review for Concealed Carry Magazine, because it’s a fine handgun. But I can’t take EAA seriously because your advertising is so bad. Who’s idea is this advertising? Jack Black? Come on. Change your advertising and you guys would be doing so much better. I know one of the biggest dealers in Utah who doesn’t stock your guns because the advertising is offensive. It’s all about the image, and the marketing is putting out a real sorry one.
These are my irritations. What are yours?