All Y’all Ready for the Christmas Rush? & other “Stuff”

Folks – this post is kinda all over the place – I’m drifting in and out from the turkey and dressing – Enjoy!

Except for 2 or 3 gifts I’ve got mine all done – Got the last of the stocking stuffers wrapped today – I do not like wrapping itty-bitty little packages . . .

The bulk of the Christmas stuff? – from SMKW.COM of course – and Rough Ryder is another brand name that those folks have done right by . . .

And not to leave KnifeCenter.COM out of the mix – here’s David with a great selection of some really good knives at “budget prices” – in other words you can hook up your sharpy pointy friends with some very nice Santa stuff for not a whole lot of money . . .

I mean who wouldn’t want a $400 dollar ProTech or a $6000 dollar Marifone Custom – but let’s be reasonable shall we?

A look at a few on the back burner – top to bottom – all Hallicrafters – S-120 – SW-500 – SX-130 . . .

All are headed to the bench for new capacitors / re-alignment / any weak tubes replaced ( yes kids – real radios glow in the dark – LOL! ) – and good for another 30 to 50 years . . . Almost excited about getting the SX-130 going – Give my DX-160 a break!

I’m not quite as enthused as Eric is about the Eton 750 – but it is a real good radio – pricey – but good . . .

Folks – Hold on tight as I am going to tell you a deep dark secret – there is NO PERFECT – radio – or handgun – or pick-up truck – or knife – or stove – or car – or whatever – all of it is based on your perceptions of how a given product performs the task you are using it for – I have run the ETON 750 side by side with the DX-160 – I tend to get better signals with the DX-160 than I do with the the Eton 750 – BUT – is that simply a case of the difference in the way each radio is dealing with the same piece of long wire antenna – or if I used a different antenna would one radio work better over the other?? Or is it simply a case of being more used to manually tuning a radio as opposed to punching a number in a keypad?

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

Christmas IS Coming – and the Goose is getting Real Nervous . . .

Not gonna pass out 40 plus knives this year – eleven are going to be given – last Christmas and all that shit – not this year – far fewer but far nicer . . .

An assortment of Marbles from SMKW.COM – Smoky Mountain has really done it right with the brand – Really Nice Knives at a GOOD PRICE!!

M&P assisted openers – also Smoky Mountain , , ,

And an Uncle Henry – from Tractor Supply – it was there – I was there – and it was on sale – just the thing if you stick “something” and you want to be sure “it” stays stuck – LMAO!

Thought I was going to have to pick something different for this gift but I found one on Amazonia of all places . . .

And the tough part is done – I learned a long time ago DO NOT take a shot every time you pull a piece of tape of the roll – the first couple of packages are quick and easy – but you eventually wake up with a HUGE hangover and wads of tape everywhere . . .

What’s in YOUR pocket?

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

From Sootch00 – Smith & Wesson Model 36 / Chief Special

Smith and Wesson didn’t just build a snubby – they built an icon . . .

One of the few homeless darlings I haven’t adopted yet is an actual Chief Special – Here’s a Model 637 – aluminum alloy frame version Chief Special and a Model 36-1 – which was a kind of an oddity – long story short the 36-1 was a square butt 3 inch barrel Chief Special – but it wasn’t – it was a stand alone model – the 36-1 was originally built for the Tokyo Police Dept – everybody at the factory thought they were way cool so Smith and Wesson released them for general sales – then NYPD bought several truck loads – police women could carry it instead of the Model 10 – as well as it was an option for detectives – steel frame and three inch barrel really soaks up recoil and it “points” real nice . . .

Snubbys?? Hell yes – this is what I walk out of the bedroom with – the 125 grain semi-jacketed hollow points in the speed loaders?? It is just not feasible to load wad cutters in a hurry . . .

And if you haven’t tried Ergo Grips yet? Why not? Can’t find them? CLICK ON THIS and go straight to Brownells and try a pair – and as Tony the Tiger says – “They’re GREAT!!” . . .

And if I go just about anywhere? A 1911 and two spare mags come along for the ride . . .

Not even going into the sharpy pointy things that seem to follow along . . .

Next time you see some old fart shuffling along with his hands in his hoodie pockets? Is he keeping his hands warm or holding two S&W 642’s?? You decide . . .

Go over to Sootch00’s tube site and give him some love – he always puts out good stuff!

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!