Because We Miss You Colonel!

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Weerd Beard

In writing this post mentioning Col. Cooper, I came across these videos.

I consider the Colonel a modern philosopher, and an expert teacher. His life he proved that he had a great ability to think about a subject and to compile the work of others into a concise whole. Also he does an amazing job at condensing things into clear and easy to understand ways. Furthermore he had quite the dry sense of humor, which makes him quite entertaining to listen to or read, so you ENJOY learning what he’s teaching.

And I thought I’d put this video last. This video was shot in 2005, The colonel passed away September 25, 2006. You can see that he’s old, frail, but Still Jeff Cooper. I like this tho because it certainly slays the stupid anti-rights axiom of “He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword”. Jeff Cooper lived by the gun for damn sure, and he died at home in his bed with countless loved ones looking out for him.

Furthermore when word of his death got out, countless people who had never met him mourned his loss and celebrated his life. That, people, is how you do it!

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Quote of the Day: Laura

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Laura said it here.

while I agree that is is a political issue, unless you grew up in a family of antis I don’t think I’d easily explain my situation to you. It’s a delicate one, and one best avoided if an individual wants to enjoy time with family.

To which I responded “Unless you like arguing with your family”.

Heh, I remember shipping out with a pleasant old Fisherman from Plymouth mass. When he heard I was from Maine he got talking about his time Scalloping up there. He told me that his Maine crew were some of the hardest working and nice guys he’d ever fished with. But he also pointed out that they were annoyingly cantankerous and would argue about anything and everything, it seemed just for something to do.

I swear to god, my response was “We do not!” LOL, BUSTED!!!!

Yeah so my folks don’t agree with my politics, and we talk about it anyway. Sometimes I start it, sometimes they do. Either way we’re looking for something to do! 🙂

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Repost with 2c

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Sebastian linked this video

First I would say the officer in this case is the antithesis of the officer in this case. I won’t repeat what Sebastian says. Certainly this shows how foolish “Duty to Inform” laws work. Like most firearms laws, they’re written by people who don’t think of how things happen in reality. I’ve heard many people who will inform simply by handing both their driver’s license AND their carry permit to the officer when paperwork is requested. Same can be done verbally during this initial interview. Of course in this case the officer pays little mind to the driver until he loses interest in the alleged Prostitute and pimp.

I will also say in reference to both videos, officers should take context into mind over potential. Every stop has the potential of violence. In this stop everybody appears to be cooperating and following orders. I can’t see the driver, but I suspect he had his hands on the wheel and in plain sight the whole time. He was cooperating. Also even when the officer begins spitting, swearing, and threatening the man (as Sebastian notes, all should be sufficient enough to terminate this officer’s employment), the man is polite, and compliant.

A man with a holstered gun minding his own business shouldn’t be considered more of a threat over a swaggering, visibly unarmed man making threats and throwing his weight around. Certainly in this stop the only REAL crime I see being committed are criminal threats made by the officer.

One last point, when the officer exited the car and I saw the toned muscles, the close-cropped hair, and the confident swagger, I saw somebody who would be more at home in the show Jersey Shore, or doing coke off a coffee table in a frat house, than an officer. I saw a bully hiding behind a badge, not an officer working to uphold the law and keep the peace.

Now when I thought that I stopped myself and chastised myself for being so prejudiced. EXCEPT I WAS RIGHT!

The good officers need to speak out against pigs like this who do NOTHING but make their jobs harder.

Also thank goodness for digital recordings that bring such horrible acts to light, as well as keeping good officers in good standing.

**UPDATE** More from Lawdog who knows a thing-or-two about such things.

**UPDATE II** The cop’s name is Daniel Harless and is currently under investigation and on leave. We need to keep an eye on this guy for our own protection.

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Shooting BC

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Of course “BC” is “Before Cooper”. Borepatch has linked up a series of 1944 army pistol shooting videos. Go have a watch.

Interesting how just about all of the 4 rules of gun safety penned by Col Cooper are violated in the video, not to mention the goofy “Hollywood Teacup Weaver” shooting hold. (wouldn’t surprise me if Hollywood’s love of this poor shooting grip is a vestige of these bygone days) and advisory to not use the sights inside a certain range.

Anybody handling a military 1911 or other pistol from the turn of the 20th Century might understand this as the sights are miniscule and forming a fast flash-picture is VERY difficult under ideal conditions, and damn near impossible under adverse ones. These days talking about point shooting in anything but contact ranges is a quick way to discredit yourself.

I’m with Borepatch tho in being deeply amused by the use of tracers (of course in the last video I wonder how many of these makeshift shoothouses burned down because of errant burning metals).

We’ve come a long way in combat pistol shooting, tho I’m not so sure how much of that has transferred into basic military training.

Neat video, and good find!

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“Gun Death” Europe

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Weerd Beard

The people who use the metric of “Gun Death” most often praise Europe for their great gun control laws, and low “Gun Death”.

A British holidaymaker has been killed and four of his friends injured on the Greek island of Zakynthos after a row with a taxi driver.

Robert Sebbage, 18, from Tadley near Basingstoke, was stabbed to death at 3am in the resort of Laganas. Police said fighting broke out after taxi drivers were harassed by tourists as they ate at a fast-food restaurant.

I guess gun control works good to reduce “Gun Death”, too bad that metric is total bullshit.

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Quality Offensive!

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Weerd Beard

LOL, some ads totally fail while winning. There are lots of ads that amuse and stick with your mind, and offend… but don’t do much to convince you to buy their products.


Heh, Surrogate talking vaginas, shilling questionable products, and a sprinkling of racial stereotypes. I’m laughing!

BTW I thought people who still bought Summer’s Eve were the same people who still watched 60 Minutes, and by that I mean people who are in Nursing homes who are too sick to turn off their TV.

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On Gun Names

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Uncle has a gunporn post up where he asks this question:

when did gun names start becoming just numbers?

People quickly point out that most guns are either named after their year of patent, year of first issue, or simple +1 after the last model number (Glock is a great example of that the Glock 17 was the 17th patent held by old Gaston, and his next gun was the G18, followed by the G19) others like S&W use elaborate codes, like the Model 42 is a J-Frame .38 Revolver with a completely concealed hammer (centennial) and the gun is all carbon steel. The 642 is essentially the same gun but with an aluminum frame and a stainless cylinder. 342 same idea just a titanium cylinder. 242 is a bit of a different breed of critter, but you can see how they’re related.

Seems that all the cool guns out there have lame names. M1911? LAME name, awesome gun. S&W 638? Great gun, total formula name. Kahr PM45 again formula name. Mosin Nagant M1891? Year of issue, way to be original Sergei! Even the FAL, besides the name looking like “FAIL” at first glance, its just an acronym for “Fusil Automatique Léger” AKA “Light Automatic Rifle”. That’s like buying the new Ford “Four-Door-Sedan”! Its not a cool name, its practically a parts number! Walther PPS? “Police Pistol Slim” Not quite as bad as “Nintendo Wii” but close!

Now what about guns with cool names?

The Desert Eagle! BADASS! Yeah it sounds rugged and tough! too bad its a boat-anchor-heavy gun with a solid reputation for jamming, that fires expensive ammo. Really just relegates this gun to BBQs and range days, rather than being any good at hunting, self defense, or life in the trenches.

Para Ord PDA and Warthog, first they’re just M1911s at their root, on top of that they’re poorly made 1911s with oddball parts and a good history of being unreliable. Furthermore the PDA (Personal Defense Assistant…GREAT Name!) uses their LDA trigger which takes the best part of the M1911 design and ruins it puts a massive failure point in your gun. The Warthog eats from Magazines that would be cheaper if you cast them from pure gold.

CZ VZ-61 Skorpion I would LOVE one of these in its origonal military configuration of full-auto with folding stock. Still in that form its a .32 ACP closed-bolt SMG with a high cyclic rate that eats from a 20 round magazine. Hardly winning stats right there. The civilian version is a semi-auto pistol in .32 that’s about 20Xs the size of every other .32 on the market….yeah, cool name, and I think they’re neat, but not great guns.

Cobra Patriot! America! FUCK YEAH!….yeah….horrible gun.

Taurus Judge? I AM THE LAW! Yeah I don’t even need to throw up a link, you guys know what it is, and know its lame.

Chiappa Rhino! Great Name! Sounds tough and ugly! Neat looking guns too! Too bad most reviews I’m reading they really aren’t ready for prime time.

Seems to be that a gun’s name is inversely correlated to how good a gun it is.

The only exception that comes to mind are the civilian a law enforcement revolvers from Colt. The Python is one of the greatest revolvers ever made, and the name shows it. There’s also the Anaconda and Diamondback, as well as a few more snake names. I dunno if I can consider my Colt Trooper to be a cool name or simply a utilitarian name, I will say the Detective Special is a good name for exactly what the gun was. Of course Colt doesn’t MAKE them anymore. They also don’t make the Colt Woodsman, nor the Colt Vest Pocket.

While I was typing this I also got thinking about Beretta, The “PX4” and “CX4” are kinda utilitarian names, but adding the “STORM” to the end it gets cooler. Also all those cat-named guns like the Couger, Bobcat,Tomcat, Cheetah, those are cool names, and they’re cool guns. All they need to throw in is “Hellcat” and “Sex Kitten” to round out the line. Also “Jetfire” is a cool name, even tho its just a wimpy .25, they’re still nice little guns.

So maybe there are some other guns that are worth a mention.

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About that Bullet Tax

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Weerd Beard

A lot of people are talking about this story. Thought I’d toss in my tuppence! Seems some “Progressive” in Baltimore wants to put a $1 tax on every bullet in a box of ammo. So this would jack up a 20 round rifle ammo box up by $20, Your 50 round pistol box by $50, and those ubiquitous bulk packs of .22 by $500! (!!) This is of course not to create revenue, but to stop crime.

Now I think this right off the bat looks like a horrible idea. I mean you can buy a new gun for the price of a pack of .22 Ammo? First up this guy is an idiot, because Baltimore isn’t that big, you wouldn’t have to drive (or even Walk) far to find a place where ammo was affordable (no matter what your plans for said ammo might be), but think about how this would effect criminals.

When was the last time you heard of police busting the local gang’s shooting range?

When was the last time you heard cops showing up to a “Shots Fired” call to find a gang IDPA match going on?

When was the last time you heard of a gang member taking a Gunsite or Mass Ayoob Course?

I’m not going to wait around for examples, because there aren’t any. Why? Criminals don’t practice shooting! Shooting guns makes noises and requires some specific safety concerns to train. If you can’t legally own that gun in the first place it paints a pretty big target on your back for the Police to home onto.

I’d imagine most street thugs that carry guns (many carry knives and clubs and other implements) have never fired it, or maybe popped a single round into a dumpster to “see what it was like”. Also the majority of guns on the streets illegally are stolen, what are the chances that there will be ammo WITH the gun when its taken? Yeah. So the tax is only for the victim. Even if the gun is empty and the crook needs to buy ammo (and note is too stupid to simply walk or ride outside the city limits…or find a dealer who’s willing to stock tax-free ammo with his drugs, guns, and hookers) let’s say he got the ubiquitous Glock 17. That has a 17 round magazine standard, maybe he knows you can top off the gun, so 17+1=18. let’s say he has a spare magazine: 18+17, that’s 35 rounds. That’s not even a full box of 50 rounds. $15+50 (assuming cheap 9mm FMJ ammo) is only $65. High quality hollow points might run him as high as $100. Now that’s a lot if you’re heading to the range. I blew through around 200 rounds of ammo last weekend. But if you’re done, what’s $100?

Joe goes a bit further with the Math just to show how little this will bother the criminals, but how much it will hurt people who shoot for fun, or want to keep their skills sharp.

Again, yet another “Common Sense” gun control law that actually HELPS the criminals by keeping their victims unarmed and untrained.

Like all gun control advocates Otis Rolley is pro-criminal.

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For This I Know

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Weerd Beard

If you preach intolerance to gays and wish to curtail their rights you are a closeted homosexual

If you do a no-knock raid with a SWAT team you have severe doubts that your raid is any more dangerous than a traffic stop, and you hope the dog comes over to you for a head-pat and a treat so you can shoot it.

TSA Agents joined the agency so they can steal private property, and commit sexual assault without punishment.

If you call for “Common Sense Gun Control” you are either a violent criminal, or are close to one you would like to see evaid justice.

If you tell somebody how smart you are, you’re not very bright.

If you lead every conversation with whatever your diploma reads, you just barely passed your course work.

Add more as you feel fit!

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GREAT Story!

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Found this story over at Bob’s

Couldn’t ask for a more clean concise interview. Also go check out Bob’s rundown on the story!

Carry your guns people. Remember, this guy was at work when he got the call that something fishy was going on. Note he didn’t believe it was a legitimate break-in, so he didn’t call the cops, and just verified that the house was clear and secure, when he found the robber.

Obviously if you don’t feel you can clear your own house or legitimately fear and intruder it might be a good situation for the professionals to handle, but cops are busy people, so don’t call them until you’re sure there’s a problem.

If he hadn’t been carrying that day he would have needed to enter the house (note he said several pocket knives were stolen, these could have been potential weapons, not considering if the robber might have brought his own arms) and get to his gun BEFORE he encountered the robber.

CARRY YOUR GUNS!

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