Went to the fun show, saw nothing of import, and drank bourbon. Also, School House Rock.

Chris and I, with MikeW in tow, headed souf to Virginny on Saturday for the Nation's fun show and subsequent blogmeet. I was on the hunt for 8mm Mauser surplus ammo and stripper clips (I only have 5, and I need to remedy that). I also hoped to get my mitts on the re-release of the Savage Model 42 as well as check out prices on SBR uppers for funsies.

Chris, I believe, was simply there to look for things he doesn't normally see as well as shop for ammo. Mike was also ammohunting.

Before heading around the show, we met up with MSgt B, The Miller, TBolt, and Broken Andy. I don't know if other folks showed up before we all dispersed.

What we found was...disappointing, at best. Gun prices were average-to-high. I saw NO SBR uppers whatsoever for sale by the time we got there (though someone I know got lucky), no surplus 8mm, and no stripper clips whatsoever. I bought a dog-related item from a guy with patches and DVDs and some meat from this guy. Dude's meat is out of this world. A++ will buy again and all that. Also, he's super nice and practically begged us to stick around and let him continue to feed us jerky bits. Who am I to say no to free chunks of meat? :D ANYWAY, Chris DID get to see/handle a Seecamp .32, which was pretty neat, and a CZ 52, which he likes for the art deco look. I checked out the aforementioned Savage ($400 at a gun show, might be less at a shop) and not much else. The people at this show were far nicer than the folks at the Maryland show and there were a lot more pistols than at the York, PA show, but still...meh. Chris brought home a box of that cheap Mexican ammo to try as well as a couple of mags for an heirloom pistol in his collection. And Mike also bought meat and a couple bags of reloads. The car smelled faintly of jerky on the way home...

From there we went to dinner at some place around the corner from the expo center with The Miller, TBolt, Broken Andy, and Stretch (and wife). Dinner was...alright, not spectacular. Service sucked. The place was not that crowded for drinks to lack refills unless requested. Conversation was as expected: constant, entertaining, and full of stories. From there, almost everyone (minus MSgt B) headed back to The Miller's for bourbon, more stories, and School House Rock. And a drunk Laura eating Chris's head, zombie-style. Also, kitties (both living and taxidermied) begged for pettins, Marty's lovely wife provided us with a fantastic breakfast, and we came home tired. And my ribs hurt from laughing all evening. TBolt is a funny individual. All in all the weekend was a good one, and I'm thoroughly grateful for such fantastic hospitality from The Miller and his lady.

"This finger is what makes the bang happen."

"Maintain discipline with this finger."

Pro-2A kickstarter in the works, needs our support!

Hey everyone.

I just received an email from one Ray Carter over at the Second Amendment Foundation regarding a pro-gun documentary that is currently in the works. They're looking for backers via Kickstarter, and I think this might be a worthy cause.

The email he sent me:

Dear Laura:

In the last 15 days, supporters of the 2nd Amendment pledged nearly $15,000 for support of the important new film “Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire” that exposes California as the front line in the civil rights battle between public safety and the 2nd Amendment. The Second Amendment Foundation and the Calguns Foundation have each contributed $5,000.00 to get this project off the ground.

As a blogger and the writer of "Insert Witty Title Here", you are at the cutting edge of communicating with the online Pro-2A community and we are asking you to join us in supporting this project. Your help is necessary to make this happen.

Please go to http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/assaulted/assaulted and make your pledge now. Also, of equal importance, we are asking you to reach out to your readers and let them know about this project.

Thank you for your support,

Ray Carter
Director of Development

I tossed a few dollars their way. I like the 2AF, and I like what they're doing for our community. They're doing a heck of a lot more than that massive organization that likes to harass the crap out of the lot of us, that's for sure...

So, if you've got a little spare cash available (assuming you've already supported the kilted guys, of course), consider it.

Kilted to Kick Cancer.

Hey everyone. Do I *really* need to tell you to support the Kilted guys? JayG, Stingray, Michael, Kelly, NFO are all doing it. So are a few others within our little bloggy community.

Go support somebody. Even if it's just a fiver tossed someone's way, it all helps. Go. Do it. Now.





























Still reading this? What in the heck are you waiting for? GO!

Gary Johnson on Reddit NOW.

He's answering questions here, for now. He's already answered more questions than the President. Pity the electoral college won't give the guy a chance.

Anyway...click through to the IAmA if you're curious. Ignore this completely if you aren't. :)


ETA: Here's a round-up of important questions answered. He answered others, as well. Nearly tripled the questions answered by the President.

Today.

Lots of people have said things far better than I could say them. Go, hit the sidebar, read their blogs.


(Borrowed from cuteoverload. Please visit their blog.)

Talk to me about AR15/M4gery SBRs.

Specifically: what uppers have you used? What's the process for building an SBR? At what point should I get a tax stamp for it? Should I set up a trust?

I'm starting research, and planning on actually starting to acquire parts either late this year or early next year. I will probably buy a completed upper, unless someone can justify the effort of putting together my own upper. I'm only moderately mechanically inclined. Putting together a lower wasn't difficult, but I don't know how well I'd do with an upper, especially with a lack of workbench.

Here's the plan thus far:
Go through York Arms for a lower
Get a Spike's upper (unless someone can suggest a better upper than one of theirs)
Trigger kit will probably be a DPMS set unless there's a better option out there.

Still trying to decide the stock I want to get. I'm VERY tempted to go the obnoxious route for this one...just because.

Someone famous is coming to town...

And he'll be signing books while he's here.

Anyone interested in joining me for the Elicott City signing?

New gun-friendly comic just got started.

For those of you who are fans of Two Lumps, the creators have started a new comic, Failure to Fire.

Says James,

I am a lifelong shooter. Fired my first .22 on my 5th birthday, grew up Mormon and went shooting often, hunted on a regular basis in my teens. Name a gun that’s on the American market, there’s a good chance I’ve put some lead downrange with it, including the .50 Desert Eagle, the Steyr Aug, the .50 BMG, and (once) an illegally converted Glock 17 Full Auto. (This was, btw, one of the worst firearms I’ve ever put my trigger finger to.)

More on his preference between the AK and the AR (and other stuff) can be seen here and here. I've met these people, and I like them. Go check it out. :)

I know most people support one of the two headlining candidates...

But this might be interesting to some of you. Gary Johnson will be answering questions on one of the biggest communities on the Internet. Might be worth looking out for his AMA. If he's any better than our current President, he'll answer more than 10 questions before claiming some lame excuse for running away.