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RFI: .22 LR Pistols

The Gun Thing

This may seem like a strange thing to ask about (coming from me), but I’d like a little personal input on the S&W SW22 pistol, as seen here for example:

Specifically, what’s the trigger like?  I’m not interested in any .22 pistol trigger that isn’t as good as the Browning Buckmark’s.  Ordinarily, I’d just get a Ruger Mk IV, but the trigger’s terrible (by comparison).  Ditto the Walther PPQ pistols, which are even worse than the Ruger’s.

Reason for asking:  I’m going to be getting a .22 silencer at some point, and none of my existing pistols have threaded barrels, or can be made to have one without much gunsmithing.

Of course, I could just get another Buckmark, like the Micro:

Or, if push came to shove, the Browning 1911-22 compact model:

Those three, then, are the front-runners so far.

But the SW22 is priced a lot more attractively (#NoBrowningPremium), hence my specific interest, but only if it has a decent trigger, hence my RFI.

And I’ll be selling one of my other guns (Because Poverty) to buy any other gun including this one… so watch this space.

News Summary

Bad News


...I know the question on everybody’s lips:  “Is the tree okay?”


...there was a time when the visual of Susan Sarandon in handcuffs might have been quite titillating [sic], but sadly, no more.


...just in time to be banned, of course.


...what is this “international ordure” everyone keeps talking about?


...wow, not even caused by a) Glueball Wormening or b) Donald Trump?  How did that happen?


...the “Democrat” in the headline is totally redundant, but I guess this bill would end all those drive-by BB shootings in his neighborhood.  Also: opthalmologists would be hardest hit.


...I’m guessing that the ChiComs make their own pagers.  Anyway, Trump says it’s bullshit, so make your own decision about this.


...all together now:
♫ ♪ ♫ ♪The stars at night
are big and bright ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
[clap-clap-clap-clap]
…and y’all know the rest, of course.

From motorcycles to booze, US ban on $1 billion worth of Canadian imports goes into effect
...never cared for Canadian Club (and never heard of any of these brands), Molson’s is shit beer, don’t like the taste of maple syrup;  so yeah, whatever.

Finally, from the Pussification Chronicles:


...bloody hell, it’s bad enough that men have to pay for those overpriced geegaws without having to make wifey happy by queuing to buy them as well.
#GheyBritMen

Best Movie Of 2026

Books & Movies

I know it’s only late September, but I very much doubt whether anyone’s going to release a better movie than Mr. Burton  (on Amazon Prime).

Brilliant acting, intelligible (and intelligent) dialog, excellent cinematography with a lovely (and non-intrusive) soundtrack.  It’s hard to see how anyone — in this day and age — could match all that.

  • Toby Jones:  always good
  • Lesley Manville:  ditto, and
  • and in an absolute tour de force  performance, Harry Lawtey as Rich.

I’m going to watch it again later this week.

I know, it was released in 2025, but whatever.  My only regret is that I didn’t watch it last year, then.  And yes, it’s worth preserving on DVD in the old library.

Supervised Charity

Surveillance Society

I got Flock’d yesterday.

Outside our local supermarket there are a couple of charity collection bins — you know the ones I mean, those dumpster-looking things with old mailbox-type swinging flaps.

Well lo and behold, as I was doing my monthly closet-cleansing routine I looked up and saw you-know-what perched on a pole above my head.

So after I’d dropped our two Trader Joe’s bags into the slot-door thingy, I waved goodbye to the camera:

…and carried on with my supermarket trip.

I know, I know:  the camera is only there because some assholes persist in using the bins for garbage disposal, and the charity clearly wants to pass information of said dumpers on to the fuzz for their attention.

It didn’t make me feel any better, though.  So I guess I’ll just be finding another drop which doesn’t play Eye-Spy with its donor class.    And if they all start doing it, I’ll just dump our donations into a different kind of dumpster in future.

Yeah, I feel that strongly about it.

And you’ll appreciate the next post, then.