Ninth Stage

Well, call me Mr. Wrong then.  Apparently, the pill makes women choose macho assholes.  Well, if truth be told, I’ve also lost out to greater, machoer, assholes too, but I’ve had my share if you know what I mean.

On CBS’s Flashpoint, a police sniper shoots a gunman with a Model 700. Best part is he shoots the rifle with it’s bolt open.
Episode” “Who’s George.”
ADDED: Here’s a photo of the actor and the rifle.

They managed to close the bolt for this shot.

You have to be pretty smart to dismiss a point by point refutation of your argument with a simple “nu-uhh”. I guess just about as smart as an M.D.
Via Uncle.

John Webber, now 70, used to use a brass mug given him by his grandfather as a target for practice with his air-gun. Turns out it’s not brass, but gold, and dates back to 400 B.C.
The Persian mug is expected to sell, at auction, for around a million bucks.

It’s easy if you try.
Quote of the Day -
…the only solution is to try to drive knives from society. Already, stop-and-search squads have been put on the streets of London in a version of the contentious old “sus” laws. This, at least, is something practical that can be attempted: there is no good reason to [...]

If you hear the unworldly whirring sound of an extraterrestrial spaceship landing in the mid morning, please let me know. But before you do, consider that it may be the sound of the 17 year periodical Magicicada, since we are in the midst of brood XIV’s emergence. Check this map of expected emergence and [...]

Old Painless takes the Taurus Judge .410/.45 LC pistol to the Woodshed o’ Truth.  How well did you think a 2-1/2″ .410 Shotshell would do out of a revolver?

There was a time when a bullet-spraying “Assault Weapon” commanded a certain respect. They caused fear in the powerful men and women in Washington. They caused fear and PSH (and sometimes still do) in certain classes across the land. “Assault Weapons” were a talisman capable of killing “the children” even while locked [...]

I’m at home in Tennessee but US Citizen is in Reno attending the GBR. Read his description of the meeting between NRA/ILA reps and gunbloggers.
Gunbloggers: Public perception of the NRA’s efforts are often neglected when ‘back channel’ moves are a focus of lobbying efforts. What is being done in Wisconsin, Illinois and Delaware?
NRA: (furiously [...]

Box O’ Truth #40 is up.  Brush-busting or deflecting bullets is the challenge for this one.  Results are better than you’d think, though I’d like to see a few more shots in each caliber.

Boone Country links to an Officer Survival Guide that’s applicable to everyone who is armed.

Box o’ Truth #38, high velocity pistol ammo. Testing RBCD Platinum Plus Ammunition with claimed [...]

Iraqi insurgent training video.

Catfish of Texican Tattler fame has transcribed a very interesting report on bad guys, criminals who attack cops. The most surprising to me is how often these bad guys practice.
Nearly 40% of the offenders had some type of formal firearms training, primarily from the military. More than 80% “regularly practiced with handguns, averaging 23 [...]

Ever have anyone swipe or scan the barcode of your ID while making a purchase?  It’s never happened to me but lewlew at yak attack just had it happen while buying booze.
What purpose does it serve except to dump all my info into another conglomerate database?
A conglomerate having these data wouldn’t bother me, it’s when [...]

Box O’ Truth #37 is up.  It’s a pretty cool one on the .303 British round.  Check out the sectioned bullets and the differing results.

Read this riveting tale of two men attacked by a grizzly over a moose carcass.  A lucky shot from a .44 mag saved them.
From the Airborne Combat Engineer. 

Southwest Airlines aircraft over Old Hickory Lake at Hendersonville, heading for BNA.

Public Education in Massachusetts is working as planned. Evidence is available in this essay by 8th graders, winning 1st place in the annual Constitution and Bill of Rights Essay Contest sponsored by the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office and The Standard-Times.
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a Free State, the [...]

Worlds most dangerous roads part 1 and part 2. I’ve thrown in a few sample images but there are many more at the links above.
Bolivia’s “Road of Death”, North Yungas Road:

Hiking trail at China’s Mt. Huashan:

Guoliang tunnel road in China: