Well, it’s the day after Christmas, and I’m at the Subaru dealer waiting on my car. On the bright side, there’s an NCIS marathon on USA Network.
I want
A Sig.
Don’t know why. Maybe it was all the Jason Bourne movies and NCIS I’ve been watching, or maybe it’s because I saw some guy playing with a Sig X5 and it looked sexay, or maybe, just maybe, it’s because Gander Mountain has a used single stack 9mm P220 for like 300 beans.
I know I shouldn’t have multiple operating systems for serious competition carry guns, but hmmm….I guess I could get a Sig 1911.
The day after
Not a bad haul, actually. Mostly gift cards, but they were gift cards to places that sell ammo and whatnot.
Merry Christmas
Or, for my non-religious readers, “Happy Celebration of Giving and Family that was based on a pagan holiday but is now celebrated world wide as a symbol of togetherness and joy.”
For everyone else: “Merry Christmas.” On this day, may you spend it in peace and surrounded by loved ones, and be reminded of the joy and promise that this day symbolizes.
Also, I hope we all get gun stuff, and not poorly fitting sweaters.
Shameless Product Placement
Last night, after I figured out to take the King of Raceguns apart, I was finally looking at the guts of the gun. When I disassembled the recoil spring guide rod and got the spring off, a little piece of plastic around the base of the guide rod start to break up into little pieces in my hand. The plastic was so dry that it had finally just given up the ghost. At first, I couldn’t figure out why there was a plastic buffer in my gun, and then I remember that some people like to add this little doo-dad to their blasters. It’s called a Shok-Buff, and the one I had said “Wilson Gun shop” in tiny letters on it.
The idea behind a Shok-Buff is that by placing it on the recoil spring guide rod, it helps to absorb the battering that the gun delivers to the body of the pistol when shooting lots of high performance rounds. Some people swear by them, and other people think they’re completely unnecessary. Since the one in my gun had decayed to the point of crumbling, I just took it off and put the gun back together without it.
Now, when I was taking the gun down, I only needed one tool to completely disassemble my 1911. Instead of having to fish around for two different allen wrenches and a couple of screwdrivers, I was able to use my Wilson Combat 1911 Versa-tool to field strip and reassemble the gun. You can buy the Versa Tool from Midway USA, and while you can’t get it in time for Christmas, makes an excellent gift any time of the year.
I kid a bit about this being shameless product placement – I wouldn’t tell you guys that a product, whether it’s a gun, ammunition, or a tool wasn’t good if I didn’t use it and believe in its value myself. That’s why I’m “meh” on the Shok-Buff, but 100% behind the Wilson Versa-Tool. That little thing lives in my range bag, and goes with me everywhere I take a 1911 for competition.
You know you’re a nerd
When your car starts sliding on the icy road and instead of saying “oh crap”, you curse the low coefficient of friction between your tires and the ice.
EOTAC Giveaway
From the DRTV blog and Paul Erhardt:
– Bushmaster M4A3 in .223 OR a DPMS Panther LR-308C in .308
– A case of Remington Match Grade Ammo
– EOTAC Tactical Pant
– EOTAC Long Sleeve Shirt
– EOTAC Tactical Vest
– EOTAC Range Cap
– EOTAC Vickers Gloves
– EOTAC Pocket Organizer
You can click here to register to win the kit that I’ve listed above. Then you can be the most tacticool kid on the block!
Christmas Night of the Living Dead
I received a request from a listener for a link to the song I talked about last night. If you don’t remember, it was called Christmas Night of the Living Dead, and it’s by MXPX.
A Very Special Gun Nuts Christmas Special
How many more times do you think I could have legitimately said “special” in the title of this post? In all seriousness though, I have probably never laughed as much during the taping/airing of a show as I did on last night’s Gun Nuts Christmas Special.
We had a great time – I talked about gifts from my father, the Traeger grill I got from my wife, guns, accessories, you name it. As usual, we had a raft of great callers, including a call in from the host of another show on BTR.
Honestly though, the best part about last night’s show was when Breda talked about the velvet unicorn paintings she received as a kid, and then managed to start a conversation about her dice. You have to listen to the show to believe it. Next week, we’re going to wrap up 2008, and take a look forward at what’s coming in 2009. That means that we’re going to need you, the listeners, to call in to the show next week. I want the board blowing up, because we’re going to be taking suggestions from listeners on stories, and show ideas that you’d like to hear us cover. That’s next tuesday at 9pm Eastern time.
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