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Daily Archives: March 30, 2010
Obscure Object of Desire: Calico M-951S
Watch for our story on Calico tomorrow (Thursday).
Department of Education: Here’s Why We Need Shotguns (Pt. 2)
Earlier this month, infowars.com commentator Mossberg500 (no bias there) was not happy to hear that the U.S. Department of Education was buying 27 shotguns. “Their first mistake was purchasing Remington shotguns when they could have gotten the Mossberg Persuader tactical … Continue reading
Wii Top Shot Gun Controller and 2010 Big Game Hunter Combo. It’s Perfect!
If you are of a literary bent (whether or not you’re bent in the British sense of the word), you can spot fake reviews with ease. They read exactly like ad copy. ‘Cause they’re written by people who write ad … Continue reading
Hutaree Hub-Bub
In the main, the white supremacist anti-government militia folks are not the most powerful bullets in the ammo belt, if you know what I mean. I’m not saying they’re not a threat—if only because I never use double negatives. And, … Continue reading
Latest DC Gun Ruling Doesn’t Get a Whole Lott A Love
Anyone remember the book The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat? Aside from the title, Neurologist Oliver Sacks’ tome was virtually unreadable, suffused as it was with enough medical terminology to pad seven seasons of ER. And only … Continue reading
Sam Shoots Big Ben: Can A [Small] Woman Handle a 12-Gauge Shotgun?
Keep in mind that this weapon’s stock is equipped with Benelli’s ComfortTech recoil system, which reduces aftershock by a claimed 40 percent. (Remington slugs.) Still, as Wayne from The American Firearm School said, it’s all in the posture. If you … Continue reading
(Un)willing Suspensions of Disbelief
Entertainment. The opium of the masses, if you wanna get realistic about it. Movies. TV. Even Al Gore’s InterWeb. They’re all filled with moving pictures that allow us to escape from our very own realities for a few precious minutes, and wallow about in someone else’s idea of a good time. Like most of the rest of humanity, I enjoy some escapist fare from time to time. And like a lot of other guys, I’m partial to action movies, thrillers, cop shows, and detective stories. But something happened a couple of years ago, and it changed the way I watch – and the way I appreciate (or don’t appreciate) what I see.
In short, I learned something about guns. And in the process, my willing suspension of disbelief became not quite so willing. Continue reading
