Kissing Crane Pearl Harbor 80th Anniversary Commemorative Trapper

December 7th 1941 – a date that will live in infamy . . .

Another oh so sweet trapper from Kissing Cane and Kennesaw Cutlery . . .

Brass bolsters – mother of pearl – blue and red acrylic – etched bone – brass shield and spacers – you would think it would come across as too busy but it is so well done it works real well . . .

The blade etching is very good – again almost too much – but so well done it works . . .

Fit and finish will stand up against other makers – and their stuff costs 4 to 6 times as much – a look at the back side so you can get an idea of the fit and finish without the engraving and shield distracting you . . .

Kissing Crane knives are good stuff – and their “commemorative” line?? At $30 to $35 bucks apiece – the attention to detail and the way they carry out the “art work” ( for lack of a better description ) – the way the whole knife / scales / blade engraving comes together on any of them they are well worth the price of admission – any of them are a real nice addition to any collection . . .

What’s in YOUR pocket??

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

Strange posting ahead warning

Picking up an extra shift – that isn’t bad until you realize they are 12 hour shifts – truncated weekend – then that turns into a long week. Got some stuff sitting in drafts but won’t have a lot of time for any reviews per say. Will just have to see what I can get done today . . .

And how was YOUR Turkey Day?? -Ours was pretty good . . .

Over Night Turkey . . .

Broccoli Cheesy Rice . . .

Bacon / Cornbread Dressing Casserole . . .

I want to get the recipe stuff posted for you folks but that isn’t going to happen this week – but what the Hell – there are 364 days to go till Thanksgiving . . .

And since I don’t have enough stuff piled up – the only way I can tell what will and won’t work on a modified sine wave inverter . . .

Some stuff will work – and some stuff won’t – pure sine wave inverter and a few more solar panels and some more batteries are also going to land in the to do pile shortly – it will be interesting to see the differences in the inverters and the differences between sealed lead acid vs lithium – snooping around trying to find a deal on a 12 volt compressor fridge as well . . .

Life ain’t bad – but this day to day shit will wear you out – just saying . . .

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

Now I’ve got to start wrapping . . .

One box from Cutlery Corner which I forgot to take a teaser pic of . . .

And one from Smoky Mountain via FedEx . . .

Plumb full of “stuff” . . .

And one more from Smoky Mountain coming – then I have to get busy wrapping – only have about 40 little finicky packages to wrap . . .

Don’t forget – only 364 days to Thanksgiving!!

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

Friday Music / Whiplash Edition

Got about 20 different songs that have been playing in the background all week – the truly bad part? Most of them have been playing at the same time . . .

All I can say is hang on for the ride . . .

The real bitch about songs playing in the background in your head? It’s when the videos that are stuck in there with some of the songs won’t stop pestering you . . .

See what I mean??

Here we go – hang on . . .

And a little bonus for YOU!

John – no judgement here – but how did you know what your buddy Jim Bass sings in the shower??

The turkey day food induced coma is about to win . . .

And from an incredible album . . .

What becomes difficult is when a “cover” and the original release start plying at the same time . . .

If you can listen to these next two and NOT “see” the videos with them – then you need to go see your doctor and get your meds adjusted – just saying . . .

In all honesty there are many more rolling around in my head but I’ll stop here here for YOUR sake – something about collective sanity or something . . .

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

But I ain’t never seen no elephant fly . . .

On top of all the normal hoopla of day to day bullshit – I scour the web trying to find “stuff” for you folks to ponder upon – then try to put a snarky comment or two to go with with it – and shazzam – click on the publish button and away we go . . .

However – sometimes I run across things that pretty much defy comment . . .

I admit that I am at a loss on this one . . .

Anything I could say would pale next to the firearm – especially if it was in bright light . . .

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

That Ugly “P” Word. Again.

In many of my firearm posts I stress Practice – Practice – Practice – Hence the reference to “That Ugly “P” Word” . . .

I want you folks to watch this video and pay particular attention starting at about the 1:18 mark – the officer has shot his pistol dry – slide is locked back – and he is attempting to strip the empty magazine out of his pistol – you have to press the magazine release to release the magazine – which he fails to do . . .

One More Time – PRACTICE!

You can do it simply enough – First NO AMMO IN THE ROOM! – empty pistol with the slide locked back – empty magazine in the pistol – pistol held in shooting grip – now release the magazine – you may have to alter your shooting grip to engage the magazine release – you may have to strip the magazine out with your other hand if it does not drop free – put the empty magazine back in the pistol – re-establish your shooting grip and do it again – 25 reps a day for month or so should for most folks establish that set of actions as a reflexive movement – after that 5 to 10 times every couple of weeks should be often enough ( for most of you ) to keep the magazine release “memory” fresh in your list of reflexive movements – and I don’t know about YOU – but I can hear a training officer or two ( or more ) hollering at his or her computer screen while watching this . . .

How many times did Jerry Miculek practice reloading to achieve 12 shots in 2.99 seconds? – 5,000? – 10,000? I don’t have a clue ( chances are neither does Jerry – LOL ) – but the motions involved became a reflex action for him – he didn’t think about doing it – he simply did it . . .

PRACTICE – PRACTICE – PRACTICE

Let me step off my soap box now . . .

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