Monthly Archives: January 2012
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?
Crows… Smart. Scary Smart
I might have to put them back into Uprising Russia
Huntsman dropped out.
That’s too bad… he had a chance of a shot at it… If Mitt, Newt, Ron and the guy that lives across the field from me all died in a crash – Huntsman would have totally had a shot at this.
No SHOT
It’s really killing me right now that I am not doing SHOT this year. Right now, I should be checking into my hotel.
DAMN IT.
The Crusader Broadsword
This rifle is going out to some of the gun magazines for review. .308, Elcan optic, Diamond Head sights, Apex handguard, Battlecomp brake, Magpul grip and stock… fully Slipstreamed and slick as hell.
Precision accuracy and battle ready reliability in one gun. CrusaderWeaponry.com.
Don’t fight fair. Order your own Broadsword today!
Guns are Time Machines
Time Machines are real. I own a bunch of them, and if you are a MadOgre.com reader, you probably own a few yourself. No other object we have connects people through time as a Firearm.
When you pick up an old heirloom gun… it connects you to your Father, or your Grand Father, or his Father… you feel what they felt, you remember them and think about their lives and times that they had with that gun. The scratches on the stock, the mark on the bluing… and you remember their stories about hunting that deer or bear. If you are lucky, you remember them taking you out when your were a kid and teaching you how to shoot it.
I remember when my father took me shooting. Each time. What I don’t remember is when he took me to Disney Land or Six Flags… I know I went, but I don’t remember anything of it… but I remember him taking me shooting.
I don’t think you can get that time machine effect from a Rolling Pin… remembering making a batch of biscuits.
Heaven Help Me.
In a moment of weakness… I picked up a Weaver Rail that will fit nicely on my Rossi M-92.
What evilness have I brought into my home? I am ashamed. Okay… I’ll return it to normal sooner than I thought. I still might experiment with an optic on it… just so I can get a better idea on the rifle’s accuracy… and then this rail is coming off and another sighting system is going on. Because the factory sights on these guns are a let down. They are preventing these rifles from hitting their potential.
Now, before you hate me for what I did… I did nothing as bad as what Mossberg has done. Mossberg took the Lever Action, and defecated all over it. This rifle just might be put on display at the SHOT Show. If it is – someone please Falcon Punch the guy at Mossberg that did this.
That is the worst thing I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen some seriously nasty things.
UPDATE: I took the rail off and put the rear sight back on. It’s as if it never happened. I’ll look at other sight options.
Remington 700 LTR
We transfered through a Remington 700 LTR rifle today. If I was to have taken my XCR Compact Tactical Rifle, and sprayed it down with flat black Krylon, that’s just what it would have looked like… but without everything that makes the XCR so much better.
Granted the LTR is a bit less money… However you do not get the Trinite Coating that makes the XCR completely weather resistant. The LTR is just a cheap matte finish that didn’t look or feel very good. The polishing on the bolt and action makes the XCR so much smoother… and the LTR doesn’t have the X40 trigger system that is so much better than LTR’s trigger. I’m not sure what trigger the LTR has in it… but it didn’t feel nearly as good as the XCR’s. It couldn’t have been an X40. For a couple hundred bucks more than the LTR, you could get the rifle that I think is so much better. Somethings are worth splurging some extra cash for… seriously, get the XCR if that’s what you are in the market for.