March 10th and 11th, there is a big Gun Show in Atlanta. I will be there with Mark Walters, and we will be signing books, meeting people, having a great time with the fans of Armed American Radio and Uprising USA, Uprising UK. Georgia Carry Members need to come by and say howdy!
Another failed electric car.
Aptera motors. Belly up. The idea behind the Aptera was pretty good. By excessively streamlining everything to get the most efficiency possible by reducing as much drag as possible, allows the car to get the most movement from the motivation.
The problem with the Aptera car is that it’s pretty much a standard electric. Plug it in, charge it up, drive for a couple miles, then you have to plug it back in. If you live in a city and only need to drive a couple miles to work and back… well.. maybe then such electric cars could work for you. But where I live, this sort of E-Car is pretty much completely useless.
Here is the layout that would work… and it’s simple, rugged, and reliable. In fact, this system is used daily, all over the country. Trains. We use a small, efficient diesel engine that spins a large flywheel. The flywheel turns a generator which charges a bank of batteries. The power then goes to the four electric motors. One powering each wheel. This gives the car an active computer controlled all wheel drive system so the car could actually be decent to drive. Now, we add in some regenerative braking and efficiency is improved.
I’ve talked about this sort of electric car before, only to have some shoot the idea down because they thought I was talking about putting the electric motors in the wheels. No, in the car, but not in the wheels.
Okay, so hands raised in the back of the room… yes. You. “You’re still burning fuel, how is this more efficient than a regular car?” That’s a great question. Talking about a car’s efficiency, the biggest drain on it is the transmission. This layout doesn’t have one. Right there, there is a great deal of gain in efficiency. Also, the computer system could control the engine’s RPM’s and fuel consumption based on output requirement, or even shut it down all together. This system doesn’t require anything to be plugged in, to be recharged, and it can be driven farther than any other electric. Unlike other hybrid systems, like the Prius… this is a true hybrid system… the petroleum powered engine doesn’t drive the wheels at all… and it doesn’t have a transmission. Which makes this system more efficient than any of those. Also, it needs fewer heavy batteries. So this type of car could actually be fun to drive… might even handle. And like Cousin Jeremy is always concerned about, it could go around a corner.
Two Tones
On WeTheArmed, I posted a picture and asked a simple question. “Which one?”
In the thread, several guys liked the one on top, but overwhelmingly, people were digging the one on the bottom better. I like them both… At first I liked the top one as it has that classic “Custom” look that I dig… dark on top. But the bottom one… it grew on me and I see why everyone liked it. The lighter weight alloy frame, practical long wearing stainless… It’s certainly the smartest configuration. It would be awesome… but I still like the top one… just for the looks of it. See, growing up, all the custom guns (1911’s) were two tones, blued slides on stainless frames. That’s just the look that’s stuck with me.
The question is, how to I get one like that? Beretta doesn’t offer it and I don’t want to buy two. I don’t know why I am jonesing for a 92… but I am. Really, it’s the only 9mm, other than a Browning High Power that I want. Er… those and a SIG P210… and a Colt Pocket Nine… and… and… and… I’m kind of an addict, aint I?
I’m seeing a pattern here.
Check this news out. The Ft. Hood shooter was a “Work Place Violence” issue, not Domestic Terrorism.
China is ramping up for War. Getting ready to throw down. Our side’s response? “No one is looking for a scrap here.” No, not here… but over there, they sure as hell are!
The ATF’s project Fast and Furious, which is giving the Drug Cartels lots of high powered weapons they are using against us now… is to make American Gun Owners look bad.
Do you see the pattern here? The US Government doesn’t know what the hell they are doing and they have no common sense. It’s a wonder that the streets of DC, inside the Beltway, isn’t littered with the bodies of drowned Government Workers every time it rains.
Nanci Pelosi
What a Bottom Feeder.
If you had important information, let it be known. What a scumbag. How low is this woman, really?
Working on 2012 Crusader Training
For the 2012 Crusader Weaponry Training Schedule, I am thinking I want to break up the general “Tactical Carbine” courses. What do you guys think about having platform focused classes? AR, AK, Lever, and Bolt. Other platforms could come to the AR or AK course depending on the similarities. (This also means I need a good AK and we’ll have to develop a Crusader Kalash Package)
We’re also going to go into greater focus on the Shotgun. More work on actual slug accuracy, and use of them for barrier penetration. Advanced Shotgunning.
I’m also thinking about offering Force on Force, Patrol Techniques, Assault and Ambush. Mounted and Dismounted. Firing from Vehicles, Moving and Stationary. We will also use Guest Instructors. These classes will have some more stringent requirements, meaning that we will only let in students that mean certain requirements. Citizens of US or strong Allied Nations, clean background. We are not going to train anyone if we have any doubt about their character or intent.
Passing on SpikeTV
SpikeTV called me last Thursday… Skype video interview… Followups…
They wanted me in a new TV show they are working up called “Americana”. I don’t know what all the show would entail… But it sounds interesting.
It also sounded a bit too invasive. I don’t want a TV Crew crawling around my home. We are pretty private folks here and I’m not digging that. See, I’ve never posted pics of the front of my house, the names of all my kids, my street address… There is a reason for that.
I’ve been followed, I’ve been threatened, I’ve faced some funky situations normal folks don’t deal with because I have a strange quasi minor celebrity thing going on… Then when I ran for office, I had more threats, tangible enough to warrant reporting. Not against me… But my family. Doing this show would not be in the best interests of my family. It would have been great for me, for Crusader… But not my family. So I’m going to pass.
Yes, I’m turning down another TV show. Again.
Inquisition
Imagine a new American version of The Spanish Inquisition… You are an Inquisitor. You have no rules, no restrictions, no oversight. You can Question anyone… with any dark age outcome you want, any enhanced methods or just straight up burning at the stake.
Who would you put in the chair? The question… Why did you let America fall? Why did you sell out the American Dream? Etc.
Who is your top five to question?
Mine? Barney Frank, Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore, Harry Reid, and George Soros.
Cain is Out
I’m not happy about Cain dropping out. I’m not surprised either. Cain really was one of the best options and would have made a great President.
This leaves Mitt and Newt. Sounds more like a Sit-Com than a Presidential race. The upshot is that either one will do just fine… A Hell of a lot better than what we’ve had. Neither of them are the perfect choice… Then again, there is no perfect choice. People with the flawless backgrounds, the good upbringing, history, and the brains to really run things… They are busy actually running things and not running races.
So we end up with The Mitt & Newts Show.
I think I’d rather see Newt win than Mitt. But Mitt would do a good job.
Another SIG is in my brain.
I keep coming back and looking at it, handling it… Yes, another 1911. Then I read a good review. I don’t know why, I am pretty much a Glock Guy now… I don’t need another 1911. I don’t even want another 1911… but I want this 1911.
Freak. Working at a Gun Store has a serious drawback.