The latest issue of Boy’s Life is also featuring gun advertisements. A trend, I hope.

NSSF: More Women Learning About Concealed Carry

Joe offers some self-defense advice:

In some of my training via Insights the instructor referred to the initial stages of a violent confrontation as being interviewed. The interview might be conducted in silence from a distance, it might be by asking you for the time or for “money for a cup of coffee”, and it might only take a few seconds. But almost for certain the bad guy will conduct an “interview” of some type before attacking.

A look at a new magazine compared to one that has been loaded for six months. Not much difference. I’ve always operated under the assumption that what’s actually hard on magazines is how many times they are compressed not if they’re stored loaded or not.

Governor of California was in a motorcycle accident. He doesn’t have a license for one. So, he’s getting a ticket right? Right?

Heh.

In Australia, they added the Maltese to the dangerous dog list.

S&W revolver with the cylinders blown apart. Says the poster: I guess a reloading book is in order!

Interesting product here. Anyone have any experience with these or similar sights?

Via Oleg.

Mr. C. reports from the AZ steel challenge.

David has a look.

AXR

Ruger SP101, with range report.

Feds arrest folks smuggling guns into Mexico. Not mentioned in the article: gun shows.

Update: I didn’t watch the video but Mikee says in comments:

At the very end of the video report, the reporter states that “gun show employees tipped off (federal) agents to some suspicious sales.” This is not reported in the print version.

Build your own fireball shooter. Because who hasn’t wanted to shoot fireballs?

And while you’re at it, make an atlatl. You know, for when you’re out of fireballs.

At least his booger hook is not on the bang switch: Ben sent me this pic. WTF? http://url4.eu/eYPD

At least his booger hook is not on the bang switch: Ben sent me this pic. WTF? http://url4.eu/eYPD

Don’t bring a knife to a coffee fight: Someone made a poor choice in the victim selection process and decided to attempt http://url4.eu/eYP9

Don’t bring a knife to a coffee fight: Someone made a poor choice in the victim selection process and decided to attempt http://url4.eu/eYP9

Why the next push mower I buy will be a Troy Bilt: In 2001(ish), I bought a Troy Bilt self-propelled lawn mower. This is http://url4.eu/eYP2

Why the next push mower I buy will be a Troy Bilt: In 2001(ish), I bought a Troy Bilt self-propelled lawn mower. This is http://url4.eu/eYP2

Dumb ideas: Loaded chamber indicators. I concur. http://url4.eu/eYOx

Dumb ideas: Loaded chamber indicators. I concur. http://url4.eu/eYOx

Unpossible: I thought you could go to a gun show, walk right up to the nearest person and buy a rocket launcher and a ma http://url4.eu/eYOn

Unpossible: I thought you could go to a gun show, walk right up to the nearest person and buy a rocket launcher and a ma http://url4.eu/eYOn

Ben sent me this pic. WTF?

Someone made a poor choice in the victim selection process and decided to attempt to rob a gunblogger, who also happens to be Steel Challenge Revolver Division Champion.

Awareness and reaction time seem to be more important than any sort of gun technique. And, while pocket holsters do in fact suck, the set up beats no gun at all.

In 2001(ish), I bought a Troy Bilt self-propelled lawn mower. This is probably the recent model of the one that I have. I used that mower quite a bit and never had a problem with it. We moved into our current house in 2006 and we paid someone to mow the lawn. So, in summer 2006, I took the handle off the mower to make it easier to store and I drained the gas out of it. I managed to forget to drain the oil out of it. It sat in my basement for over three years and was never used.

Due to a bizarre set of circumstances, we ended the relationship with the guys mowing our lawn and I went out and bought a riding mower and intend to mow myself. After mowing with the riding mower, I had some spots that it couldn’t reach. I went and put the handle back on the old Troy-Bilt. Put some gas in it. I checked the oil and it is about 1/2 full and the oil looked like sludge. I walked the mower outside to set upon the task of starting it, expecting to fail. After all, it had been sitting in storage and no maintenance had been performed on it in three years. It hadn’t been used. I put the gas in. Primed the pump about 5 times. And yanked on the starter. It started right up the first time. Amazing.

I do need to change the oil though.

Loaded chamber indicators. I concur.

I thought you could go to a gun show, walk right up to the nearest person and buy a rocket launcher and a machine gun with no background checks or anything. Turns out, not so much.

Cool video.