My favorite toy
Also at Steve Barnett:
Over the years, CZ has upgraded their .22 bolties (I think they’re now up to Mod 457), but I have to say that other than some technical (and cosmetic) stuff, I’m not sure that oldies like this one aren’t just as good as the newer ones, certainly in terms of accuracy.
And even with the Barnett Price Premium, it’s still very good value.
Would this be a bad time to bring back Kim’s BANG (Buy A New Gun) Fund from the old blog? Probably. Dammit.
This one’s for Reader Old Texan and all you other pigeon-hunters:
Of course, it’s always a pleasure when watching a master go about his craft, and Jonny’s teacher Paul Payne is just that — he’s been doing it for forty-seven years. And of course, Jonny is an excellent student: despite being a pretty decent shot, he’s always open to learning something new.
It’s an hour out of your day — the shooting ends at about 38 minutes — but if you carry on watching to see the gear they use… whoa.
Whatever, you’ll feel as relaxed as I was at the end of it. Lovely stuff.
They never give up on the idiocy, do they?
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) used a Monday post on X to call for a buyback of AR-15s and firearms that Democrats refer to as “assault weapons.”
He also wants a ban in place to keep future AR-15s from being manufactured or sold.
Swalwell posted:
Ban assault weapons. Buy them ALL back. Choose our kids over their killers.
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) August 28, 2023
I find the “Choose our kids over their killers” line especially ironic, coming from a politician whose party supports an “abortion-right-up-to-birth” policy.
He should stick to shagging ChiCom honeytraps.
Loathsome little turd.
Not that I actually own either of the above, of course; it’s just a point of principle.
A dog owner was allegedly murdered in his own home by thieves who were targeting his beloved pet labradoodle. Police found the body of Donald Patience shortly after they were called to reports of Layla being dognapped.
All this took place in Britishland, where one is forbidden to defend one’s life and/or property.
I can’t help thinking what the reaction would be had this happened in, say, Dallas, where at least one of the home invaders could well have ended up being terminally perforated by a .45 hollowpoint bullet.
Of course, that would result in the usual handwringing sobs of “a dog’s life is not worth a human life”. According to these asshole thieves, though, it actually is worth more than a human life.
It’s just too bad it was the owner’s, and not the robber’s.
This one caught my eye at Collectors:
I know, I know: the constant gripe about Smith’s Performance Center (or “Profit Center”, as it’s sometimes called) is that they take a gun and turn it into what the gun should have been at the outset, for about a grand’s difference.
I don’t think that’s fair, because while a standard Smith 627 is not exactly a slouch in the Gun Beauty Division:
…there is no doubt that like any standard-issue gun, it can always be improved by a little judicious tinkering. Which is what the Performance Center does. And yes, like any bespoke changes, you gotta pay for the improvements.
In Colt terms, this is like the difference between the excellent Colt Trooper:
..and the magnificent Python.
I would be perfectly happy with a Trooper or S&W 627 (although 8 rounds in the 627, hubba hubba). Both are excellent revolvers, no question about it.
And the Python and 627 PC? Wonderful. And you pay extra for the doubleplus part. There’s no problem with that.
Coming in thick ‘n fast these days… this one from the Nawlins area:
23-year-old Gerald Pope allegedly targeted the 43-year-old cabby around 1 a.m. Monday morning as the armed citizen was sitting in his vehicle at an intersection in the city’s southeast side, pulling a gun and demanding the driver hand over his cash.
So far, so good (for the choirboy). Then:
The cab driver, who was not publicly identified, shot Pope multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Wait for the applause line:
The cab driver in the Crescent City suburb of Metairie, Louisiana will not face charges after shooting and killing the man who was trying to rob him at gunpoint.
Okay, off you go:
Even better is the fact that this wasn’t the asshole carjacker’s first rodeo… but it was definitely his last.