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!!
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!
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!!
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!
This is an upgrade version of the chuck roast recipe from awhile back – the only two things you add to make it much more better? – red wine and portabella mushrooms . . .
You need :
Chuck roast – 2 to 3 lbs
Jar of pepperoncini peppers
Package of Au Jus mix
Ranch dressing seasoning mix / one package or three tablespoons
Portabella mushrooms – about 1 lb
Bottle of red wine
Butter – one stick
Cooked rice or mashed taters – your choice – my choice is rice
Crock pot
Sunset to enjoy when your done eating and go feet up comatose mode optional
This is just about as simple as it gets – get a roast – that was easy . . .
Take your mushrooms . . .
And slice them up and . . .
Then take your wine and mushrooms . . .
And dump them into the crock pot – still with me ?? – Great!
Here comes an easy part – lay roast on top of mushrooms and wine – And drain the pepperoncini . . .
Then put the pepperoncini around the roast . . .
Then take the Au Jus mix and Ranch dressing seasoning mix and spread them all over the top of the roast . . .
Then take the butter out of the paper and slice it onto eight or ten pieces and then . . .
Spread them pieces over the top of the roast . . .
Put the lid on the crock pot AND DON’T FORGET TO PLUG IT IN!!! – don’t ask – it’s better if you don’t ask . . .
On low 7 or 8 hours – on high somewhere around 5 or 6 hours . . .
And away you go . . .
One of my favorite kitchen “things” are my crock pots – you can throw the “stuff” in it and let it do it’s magic – and DON’T FORGET TO PLUG IT IN!! – just saying . . .
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Not only are Fish Heads Cheap – but I can cook other stuff also!!
Ran across 2 reviews of Colt Competition Series ( their CCS line ) for you folks – One from Sootch00 and one from HRFunk – Sit back and enjoy some 1911 goodness . . .
Sootch00 kinda missteps in this video – he says it is a 70 series trigger – but if you pay attention at about 15 minutes you see the “lift” in the frame and the firing pin block it contacts on the under side of the slide . . .
HRFunk picked himself up a two tone – my personal preference is the flat black . . .
My Bushing Bride’s CCS is in 9MM – and it came with two mags – I figure Colt realizes if you are shooting Europellets you are going to need twice as many to get the job done – LOL!
Really nice pistols – well worth the price of admission – some nice features to get you started in competition shooting at a price point you can live with – if memory serves me right – I think my Blushing Bride’s 9MM CCS was $949.00.
Really only have one twitch with the CCS from Colt – I am not a fan of the under cut at the rear of the trigger guard – shoot way too much with regular government models and I tend to shoot a wee bit low with the under cut – and one more twitch with my Blushing Bride’s CCS – a 1911 is supposed to go KA-BOOM! KA-BOOM! – not pew pew – a “proper” and “true” 1911 must be in God’s chosen caliber as handed down to St. Browning – the 45ACP!! LMAO!
Colt also makes a stainless CCS chambered in 38SUPER – which I am lusting after – if YOU just can’t decide which one? 9MM – 45ACP – 38SUPER? – Buy them all – just tell your Chief Financial Officer you have MY permission – and good luck with that!
Just be careful with using that little piece of advice – I have a friend who told his wife that after bringing home $2000 + in two pistol boxes and I caught Hell the next time I went over there!
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
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