Do Single-Stack Pistols Put You at a Disadvantage? Or a Revolver?

A 3inch J frame ( 36-1 ) and at least one 642 J frame and 2 reloads or a 5 inch 1911 and one or two spare mags ( simply because magazines fail . . . ) and a knife – or 3 – Folks I have said this time after time – PRACTICE is King of the World – the 67 rounds total you have do you NO good if you don’t hit what you are shooting at – only hits count – YOU CANNOT miss fast enough . . .

From one of the best out there – Enjoy!

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

What’s for Dinner? – How about Creamy Wild Rice soup?

Bear creek soup mixes are decent products – if they are not available in your local store(s) they are available on Amazon – they eat good when made following package directions – but all y’all know that ain’t gonna happen around here . . .

Get your soup pot out and put a couple of tablespoons of butter in it and saute the onions – when they start getting clear . . .

One onion diced – ready to go swimming in the butter . . .

Toss in a pound or so of diced chicken – I used some that I air fried the other day and was left over . . .

When that chicken is good and warm – drain a can of mushrooms and toss them in – now all the stuff is doing the backstroke in the butter . . .

Instead of 64 oz of water – use chicken broth (2 cartons) – add about 1/2 a tablespoon of fresh ground black pepper – heat to a rolling boil and whisk the soup in and reduce to a high simmer for 10 minutes or so – throw a chunk of black bread in the bottom of the soup bowl (optional but good) – ladle the soup in and eat yourself comatose – it comes out THAT good!

It doesn’t take a whole lot of effort to make a “pot of soup” into a pot of “damn that’s good” soup!

And a shout to you olive lovers out there – these are good! – a tart aftertaste – really interesting flavor – good stuff!

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

“Club and Knife Fighting” WW2 Marine Corps Basic Training Film

Now don’t you folks start maiming one another – this is strictly for entertainment purposes – if you have a want to “entertain” yourself / or yourselves in this stuff – use wooden slats with duct tape handles for knives and PVC tubing for batons – there really is a fine line between “this is fun” and “damn – I think you just broke my arm” – as with anything else you generally run across here – Practice – Practice – Practice – then Practice some more! – Bruce! You just had to use that P word again, didn’t you?? – What can I say? – this ain’t no different than firearms and I just wanted to use that P word again! . . .

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

What happened to America’s Telegraph lines?

Pretty interesting stuff – enjoy!

Now you can take your phone out of your pocket and send a text message to just about anyone -anywhere – just about as fast as you can type it in – or voice to text if you use that feature – or even a video text . . .

Back in my misspent youth – you could walk along railroad tracks chasing pheasants and see the remnants of the telegraph system running alongside the tracks – creosote treated poles last a LONG time – not quite forever – but they put today’s “treated” lumber to shame.

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

Three from Smoky Mountain Knife Works

First up the “Marine” combat sword – click on the linked text to go to the product . . .

Comes with a decent sheath with a hard plastic liner that the sword goes in . . .

The stacked leather grip is just long enough to get a two handed grip on – and it looks good as well . . .

Tanto tip – the tip is not re-enforced – cut and slash yes – dismemberment not so much – the blade is a little thin so don’t get too carried away with it – LOL! . . .

Smoky Mountain is calling the blade finish “Black Stonewash” and it’s on a 440 stainless blade – it makes a real good looker out of it – for $29.99 it gets you into swords at a price point that is very affordable – if you figure out swords are not your thing you aren’t out a lot and you have a good looking hanger!

Second up – The Rough Ryder Copper Series Fish Knife – First one for me out of the “copper series collection” and I only have a single issue with it . . .

Good looking – the pictures don’t do it justice – smooth black bone – the copper bolsters – the copper bail shaped like a fish hook – and the hook sharpening stone just completes it visually . . .

Hook removal blade that’s serrated and very sharp – don’t ask – it’s better that way – LOL – and a bottle opener!

At 9 inches open it’s a decent size – about 3 1/2 inches sharpened on the cutting blade and 3 inches on the serrated give you plenty to work with – and it’s 440 steel . . .

At $12.99 it is an incredible deal – The stonewash blades / black bone scales / and copper bolsters are just plain sweet – And there is the problem – I am not going to throw this in a tackle box – Nope ain’t gonna – Nor will I jam it in a pocket full of keys and other stuff – it’s way too nice to beat it up carrying it – but it sure looks good in the knife box!

And third – The Boker Magnum Ibykus – And I saved the best for last – at $14.95 ? – this is one nice looking knife at just about any price . . .

Very Japanese “looking” – between the pictures on the Zytel handles and the two tone pattern on the tanto blade – a very good looker . . .

Blade is 440a – think 7Cr17MoV Stainless Steel – at just over 3 1/2 inches and about 9 1/2 inches overall not a large knife by any stretch . . .

On the left side of the handle about halfway down the crane’s legs is the only blemish I could find anywhere on the knife – and the light has to be just right to see it – it took about 10 minutes of fiddling to get a picture of it – a bunch of folks handled it and never picked up on the blemish . . .

And the pocket clip ( can’t change its position ) side . . .

Blade centering is good . . .

At less than $15 bucks – for a tanto blade assisted opening knife that looks this good – Oh My My Oh Hell Yes . . .

And before any of you ask – Nope, ain’t gonna carry it – went straight into a felt lined drawer in the knife box . . .

And if YOU haven’t yet – trot your happy ass over SMKW.COM and check them out . . .

What’s in YOUR pocket?

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

Dead Man’s Curve / 1963 version and a little Extra Bonus!

Enjoy!!

From Jay Leno’s Garage – original un-restored 1963 Jaguar – Pure Lust . . .

And also from Jay Leno – file this under “Sweet Bearded Seven Pound Baby Jesus” – north of 3000 hours of labor – Just Wow!

The fifties and sixty’s – some incredible times for auto innovation and production – for you folks that lived through it – you “get” it – almost bought one, I believe a 1967 or 8 (?) but for once I looked before I leaped – what the Hell was I thinking? – normally jump head first into just about anything – my Blushing Bride and I don’t make enough NOW to properly maintain an old Jaguar – proper parts are way beyond nose bleed level – the one we looked at needed a front wheel bearing – it was 20% percent of the purchase price of the car – 1969 was the last of the “hand made” cars – you sent the VIN to England and the factory would pull the specs and BUILD you a wheel bearing to specs – didn’t take much to figure out why the car was a “good” deal – LOL!

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