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Before I switched to the dark side of management, my life as an Electrical Engineer was written mostly in assorted flavors of C on the hardware side. I did a little bit with Java and Perl, and I have a passing familiarity with Ruby and Python, though I never had to use them in a work context...

I've been wearing it around the house to get used to it for the last couple days. I have a pin shoot on Monday, and I will have a more informed opinion as of then. For an IWB-style holster, I haven't noticed much of a difference in draw from it or the less rigid Galco SB3, but a lot of that...

I imagine it's like trying to find an Irish Whiskey in the liquor store in my small town, where the 'import' section is about three shelves, and mostly dominated by Vodka. I will have to try Edradour the next time I am out and about. I've got a lot of scotch-drinking friends. Thanks for the...

This isn't specifically a firearm, but it's a firearm accessory and I am excited about it, so I figured I'd post it here. I've been waiting a few weeks now for a gun belt I ordered specifically for bowling pin shooting. I have a rigged out belt for three gun competition, and a couple concealed...

I like a good bourbon, myself. I am partial to the sweeter, sharper burn over scotch. Having said that, some coworkers gave me a bottle of Macallan 12 year single-malt scotch, and it was very good. I like my bourbon neat (no ice, no water), but for those who have not developed the taste for...

The iM3100 is an awesome case. It's a little taller than the 1700 series Pelicans I generally use, but otherwise, every bit as stout. They also make a fitted soft case for it that is very nice if you don't want to do foam or want the flexibility. If you aren't going to change the configuration...

You will have to let us know how she shoots when you get her out! I just joined a local range that has steel plate at 100 yard intervals from 400 - 1000 yards. Did it for a couple reasons. One is that I don't shoot my distance guns near often enough. Another is that a thousand yards is a...

That is absolutely beautiful, SuA. I'm partial to the Schmidt & Bender PMII, but a bunch of the cool kids are now running the Steiner M5Xi and are very happy with it. I put some serious thought into one earlier this year when I was going to build up an FN SPR, before I decided I have enough...

Got about a week of downtime, which has given me the opportunity to do some shooting and pick up a few odds and ends, some of which I have been waiting quite a while for. This Surefire can is one of them. Picked it up yesterday after only a year and some change of waiting. My local shop never...

I've got a Starbucks Grande Mocha with whole milk. I don't think the straw or the cup are going to do much damage, but I suppose the contents could kill me via diabetic coma or obesity-related heart disease. Hard to say how painful either one would be.

I'm on the fence about the conversion kit. IWI lists them for $899, but they can be found for around the $750 mark. That's still quite a chunk of change. I could buy a myriad of 9mm handguns for that price, or build a 9mm AR for about the same sans optic. It also doesn't look very conversion...

Finally got my garage floor cleaned, so it must be picture time: I've always wanted a bullpup gun, but I could never find the one that was just right. The Bushmaster varient just sucked. The FN P90 looked great, but I hated the limited ammo availability. The FN 2000 had the right caliber...

You are completely right that the US Military spends a lot of time and effort to condition people to kill. The fact that it is against the better nature in most of us probably speaks to something positive about humanity as a whole. Similarly, I am certain many people amongst both the officer...

Good on you for choosing to serve. Most of the folks on here have a different perspective based on history and culture. They are entitled to their opinions, but you shouldn't let them determine the course of your life, or for that matter, me or anyone else. I enlisted at the age of 17, and...

I appreciate that. It is a very striking gun in person, but surprisingly hard to take a picture that does the 'Eclipse' finish justice. Had some nice diffuse light from an overcast late afternoon shining at just the right angle to my tail gate, and decided to take advantage of it.

Got some new shoes for the 10mm Kimber: VZ Carbon Fiber 320s: Also found an old Smith & Alexander magwell that I swapped on, too.

Clever people can do amazing things, and revolvers resolve the issue with cartridge length, but you are still unlikely to ever see a .223 revolver. Most revolvers use straight wall cartridges which fit tightly in the cylinder, and the actual bullet diameters are very close to the chamber and...

There are several .223/5.56mm based handguns on the US markets already, but they are all essentially sub-machine gun sized. I frequently assemble AR-15 guns into 'pistol' configurations first, because doing so offers some legal flexibility in my country regarding converting configurations back...

I've been coming to terms lately with the fact that my 20s are a fair ways behind me. The signs are manifesting in a variety of ways, including my first little taste of arthritis, and some shakiness where I was rock-steady. The vision is a little dimmer and a little fuzzier. I was reminded...

Yep, got it backwards. F.O.R.S. (Front opposite, rear same). The ergonomics are certainly weird with the middle mounted cocking serrations. In related news, I got two pieces of gear that are only tangentially firearm related at the moment. I'll share one of them now. Tripods are becoming...