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Ultra-Short Inglorious Bastards Movie Review
I did not like it. The trailer makes the film out to be about Nazi hunting but the “Bastards” seem less interested in finding Nazis than they are in mutilating any German solider they can find.
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No blogging until thursday
I have piles of work I need to get through before a deadline on wednesday and another on thursday! See you on the other side. I have some *very* interesting articles lined up for you later this week.
Blogging has been a bit light
I know my blogging has been a bit slow over the past week. In a couple weeks time I will be back to normal blogging.
Australian is visiting Las Vegas and has some questions …
Chris, an Australian reader of TFB, is heading to Las Vegas for work and emailed me asking if I could post these questions on the blog for y’all to answer. 1. Are there any reputable firing ranges in LV? 2. Would I be able to hire any firearms will at said range? [Read More…]
TFB Poll: What Women Used for Protection in 1952
Watch the below video then vote. It is all fun and games until someone gets hurt! Thanks to Jeff for finding the video.
Taser X3
Taser have just launched their new much-hyped X3 model. The X3 corrects a major flaw in the Taser system, something gun slingers realized at least 250 years ago, to wit, when dealing with people at close range a single shot is never enough. The X3 addresses this problem [Read More…]
No blog posts tomorrow
I won’t be blogging tomorrow, so you can skip TFB on Thursday without missing anything.
Mini-Review: The Dental Pick
One of the most useful gun cleaning / smithing tools I have is a dental pick. The dental pick I use looks like the one pictured 3rd from the right. Dental picks can be used for any number of common tasks such as scraping powder residue out of hard to reach places, [Read More…]
The blog turns two years old!
The blog has turned two years old! I can hardly believe I made it this long, it feels like I have been doing it for 20 years, not two. When the blog had it’s first birthday I posted some stats: * 593 posts * 1,178 comments * Most comments in a post: 176 (Ruger [Read More…]
Tactical Arms: New show hosted by Larry Vickers
Tactical Arms is a new show on the Sportsman Channel. The show hosted by the well known Larry Vickers (ex-Delta) and co-hosted by Kyle DeFoor (ex-SEAL) and Jason Falla (ex-SASR). It looks like it will be taking a more technical look at firearms and how they work, rather [Read More…]
Target Cannon: Reusable reactive target
The Target Cannon is a reusable reactive target designed to be used with .22 LR firearms or high powered air guns. The device has three vertical “barrels” which are loaded with blackpowder. A shotgun primer is inserted into the side of the barrel. The [Read More…]
Internet down, no posts today
My internet at home is not working but should be fixed shortly. Expect blog posts tomorrow morning.
Johnny Depp takes his kids plinking
Jonny Depp has just gone right up in my estimation after reading that he learnt to shoot as a youngster and now takes his own children shooting. Yahoo News reports: Johnny Depp is keen on teaching his children to handle guns. The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ [Read More…]
Site problems fixed: Images should load ok now
A couple of SNAFUs caused images not to load in some situations, such as when reading the blog on Google Reader in certain web browsers. This has now been fixed. Another problem of some pages displaying incorrectly has been fixed. The site colors have also been tweaked. [Read More…]
Guns Nuts Radio One Year Old
I forgot to mention this last week, but better late than never. Gun Nuts Radio, a live podcast run by Caleb and Breda, has just had their one year anniversary. They now have over 2000 listeners! A big congratulations to Caleb and Breda. I can only imagine the amount of [Read More…]
5 Weapons that should’ve been in Transformers 2
Last week I went to see the movie Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen and I really enjoyed it. It is not the type of movie that will provide intellectual stimulation, an emotional experience or give insight into human character, but it is very entertaining. For those [Read More…]
Blogging schedule
In the past I have blogged intermittently on the weekend. From now on I will not blog on Saturday or Sunday unless there is some breaking news. This gives me some time to work on longer posts for the upcoming week, site maintenance and to get outside for shooting and [Read More…]
Are you looking for a job in the gun industry?
I am often asked by readers how they can get a job in the firearms industry but since I have never worked in the industry I cannot offer any advice. Frederic emailed me a link to a recruitment company called Shooting Search that specializes in the “shooting, [Read More…]
Firearms …
Thanks to Sven for sending it through.
Defense Review on the Military Channel
David Crane of DefenseReview.com was on the Military Channel. I often link to Defense Review. Well done David!
Brownells website now doesn’t suck
Brownells have finally updated their awful website and said in their own words that it “no longer sucks!”
Any engineers or physicists reading the blog?
I have a fluid dynamics question that I am very keen to ask an engineer or physicists. If you are able to run some numbers through that fancy modeling software you people have, that would be great. I would publish your answer on the blog, with full credit given to you. [Read More…]
The industry and New Media
Bitter has written an interesting post about the firearms and outdoor industry and the New Media. In short they are clueless (of course if you work in the industry and read blogs, then he is not talking about you).
The Daily show discusses investing in guns
I rarely watch The Daily Show but I got a good laugh from this video. The biggest joke of course is that its all true. Much better than The Onion’s take on guns. Thanks to Sven for the link.
Google Squared on Guns
Those of you who do not work in the IT industry may not have heard about the new search tool from Google called Squared which launched yesterday. It takes a search query and turns it into a database. It handles firearms very well. It can find out the range, caliber, [Read More…]
Fashion tips for woman on the range
Kellene, who blogs at Woman of Caliber, gives the ladies some tips on range attire … Ladies, let’s face it. Given that there are very few female firearm instructors, no one has come right out and provided sound “fashion” advice to women for their trips to [Read More…]
I am back
I am pleased to say I am back blogging. I have lots of stuff to post on the blog and also have some cool features planned for the blog. I did post a few things during my break, so if you have just come back since the beginning of my break to read the blog […] [Read More…]
No blogging till Tuesday 26 May
I have loads of work this upcoming week and will be working very late everyday. I will be unable to blog until Tuesday 26 May 🙁 After this work is complete I won’t need to take a blogging break for quite a while. I hate taking breaks, I feel so behind [Read More…]
New Gun Blogs and Websites
Every so often I list new gun and military blogs. Here is the latest list: Gun Blogs: Stuff From Hsoi – 2A and gun. Gun Collector’s Gazette – Interesting gun stuff. Firearm Fun – Gun reviews Gun Websites: East Coast Shooters – A forum for [Read More…]
My secret is out …
Now that you know there is no need for me to pretend otherwise 😉 From ZombieTargets.com. Thanks to Sean for sending me the link.