Author Archives: Weerd Beard

Feeding Your Relics

I love old guns. Thankfully none of my relics take ammo that isn’t readily available. Still what if your gun shoots a long-dead cartridge. Actually looks kinda fun!

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Carry Ammo Pt II

I’d like to think they read this post, but for whatever reason they repeated the XTP test with the 9×18 Hornady XTP ammo: Looks like, as I predicted the XTP bullet performed identically to the initial test, even with the … Continue reading

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Modern Updates of Faith

My wife took a class on Buddhism in college, and I was amused by the fact that Buddhists sometimes make prayer wheels out of microfilm. My crude understanding is prayer wheels are an automated form of prayer, and by using … Continue reading

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Thought Police

This is a lousy story! A former Marine involuntarily detained for psychiatric evaluation for posting strident anti-government messages on Facebook has received an outpouring of support from people who say authorities are trampling on his First Amendment rights. Brandon J. … Continue reading

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Double Trifecta!

How do you add trifectcas? Is it additive? That would make this post a sexfecta! Or is multiplicative? That would be a Nonecta! Either way they’re good! I’m really glad I took the extra time to swing by the Harvard … Continue reading

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Morning LOL

My Buddy Phil of the Michigan Tea Party sent me this gem: Classic

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“Gun Death” Over a Sawbuck Fin

One of the running gags in the great film Noir Payback, is that Porter was shot in the back over $70,000, and he points out that that is what his life was worth to those who double-crossed him. Without spoiling … Continue reading

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Great Video on the Drug War

Well said. I will add that I’m 100% treating Marijuana as a medical drug, I just think it should be 100% legal for all who can legally buy cigarettes or alcohol. Also while legal cannabis will indeed be a tax … Continue reading

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Evening LOL

Man this is a funny one!

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From The Belly of the Beast

We’ve been talking about the Newsweek Cover for one of the topics for this Week’s Squirrel Report. Alan mentioned that he didn’t think Newsweek was still being sold in News Stands, so the cover was just showing up on conservative … Continue reading

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