By Duwain Whitis

I was sickened by what happened in Newtown, Connecticut and the only way I can make sense of it is to put it into perspective. Events like this are tragic, but they are a statistical blip and don’t make for good public policy decisions. A 2011 report from the Centers for Disease Control is an instructive place to start. It lists the ( Read more... )

So, taking positive and negative mentions into account, we have approval numbers looking like this :

+ .458 SOCOM - score: 19 - %38
+ .450 Bushmaster - score: 16 - %32
+ .50 Beowulf - score: 15 - %30

ok, the first two pre-ambles on platform selection were really just to illuminate WHY I chose the 1911, for I am a firmly entrenched believer. Now let's look at what the 1911 needs to DO to be a really polished as perfect chips-are-down, power-is-out TEOTWAWKI ZPAW MutantZombieBiker-bustin blaster ( Read more... )

ok, we've covered the scoring of the platform itself. now, let's do a metric for caliber x magazine capacity.

1911 x 8 x.45 = 3.6 (4.5 w/ 10rd mags)
G17 x17 x9mm = 6.035
G21 x13 x.45 = 5.85
BHP x13 x9mm = 4.615
CZ75 9 x16 x9mm = 5.68
CZ75 40 x10 x.40 = 4
220 x8 x.45 = 3.6
226 9 x15 x 9mm = 5.325
226 40 x12 x.4 = 4.8
HK USP 45 x12 x.45 = 5.4
HK ( Read more... )

So. I've been building a bevy of beautiful battle pistols. I've explained this project a couple times, and I've thought it through a LOT, but I've never recorded the thought process behind it or discussed the build itself.

First off, the round: I prefer the .45, it's been a proven fight-stopper, and the general concensses has been that it's recoil ( Read more... )

$1500 - Custom Seax - Designed by Me, nearly completed, $300 already paid ($1800 total)
$1500 - Custom Pistol - Spec'd by me, $400 in components already purchased
$1300 - Zales - remaining debt on Grainnes ring
$800 - Nordstroms
$2000 - Auto Repairs to my Nova

That's things I NEED. Money I essentially have to spend at some point regardless.

1. Forget about knives, bats and fists. Bring a gun. Preferably, bring at least two guns. Bring all of your friends who have guns. Bring four times the ammunition you think you could ever need ( Read more... )

tonight i learned i'm a fair hand with a pistol in COMPARISON to other people. i didnt know that ( Read more... )

just got back from my walk. came across those coyotes ive been looking for. fuck those things are stealthy ( Read more... )

i couldnt get out of it. i wasnt stuck there, really, but it had me so in its thrall whenever i woke up i felt aweful, i had to finish the story ( Read more... )