Gerber Flatiron

Picked this up about six weeks ago – the design caught my eye and BLADEHQ had a good sale price on them – I’m like – sure, why not?

Denim micarta on one side – which is really different if you have never handled a knife with that material for scales before . . .

The other side is metal – and a look at the pocket clip and frame lock . . .

Pretty good sized knife – remember folks – any time you see this background those are 1 inch squares . . .

It came out of the box sharp – it is now RFS ( Real Fucking Sharp ) – it’s 7Cr17MoV steel and the edge is holding up pretty good – I’ve used it as an everything knife as well as used it multiple times in the kitchen – and yes I washed it before using it for food processing – I know that takes a lot of fun and flavor enhancements out of it – LMAO!

Shown here with my long retired Buck 110 for a comparison . . .

Thinner and lighter than the Buck . . .

It’s amazing what 8 plus years of pocket carry will do to a knife . . .

It will be fun to see how the Gerber Flatiron holds up over several years of use/abuse – I will keep up with this every year or so just for shits and grins – and if I do pocket a different knife I will just keep the Flatiron in my pocket so we can so how it does as we go through time passages . . .

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

Sig P232 Compared to . . . The Glock 42 / The Elephant in the Room

Although the little Glock is good looking in its own way – my personal opinion is the Sig P232 is a much more better looker . . .

But the Glock with the black slide – gray frame – and black talon grips does have a certain appeal . . .

The two are just about the same footprint . . .

Real close size wise . . .

That black / gray / black thing going on with the little Glock is kinda cute . . .

If you are wondering HOW I ended up with a little bitty Glock 42 – Inner10 had just opened and they only had a few pistols for rent – I loaned them my Glock 20 – good looker with a nickel boron slide and you gotta love a 10mm – right? – so I go up there to shoot one day and the G20 hollers at me – tells me he has joined Big Brothers / Big Sisters – and I’m like that’s cool that you are engaging in a civic minded endeavor such as that and would you like a petition for lodge? – you never know – right? – Well . . . I go back a week or so later and he’s ( the G20 ) all excited – he has a little brother – the G42 – and the rest is as they say – history – You know – I never did get that lodge petition back from him . . .

They are similar sized but they just about couldn’t be farther apart – DA / SA hammer fired – all metal – direct blow back operated for the Sig P232 // striker fired – polymer frame – locked breach / tilting barrel for the Glock 42 – and the difference in recoil impulse is significant – the Glock is smoother and quicker to put back on target – even though it weighs considerably less – 18 1/2 oz empty weight for the Sig P232 vs 12 1/2 oz empty weight for the Glock 42 – the Glock is a LOT easier to carry . . .

Out of these two – I have to go with the Glock . . .

I would like to say this much as well – I am not a Glock fanboy – they are good tools – are there better tools out there?? – I carry a full size 1911 Government model in God’s chosen caliber – .45ACP – as handed down to St. Browning – With all of that right out in front . . .

IF your skill set can safely embrace a striker fired pistol AND you are comfortable with .380ACP – the Glock 42 is the one to go with – out of any of these I’ve shown you as well as anything out there on the market currently – the Glock 42 wins the Giant Stuffed Panda – Fuck – I can’t believe I just recommended a Glock to somebody – for a striker fired pistol in .380ACP – they can’t be beat by anything currently on the market – but that is just my opinion – ‘scuse me while I go somewhere and hang my head in shame – LOL!

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

Top 10 Modified Boeing 747’s (part 1)

Only sticky point with the whole series – Nightwatch can have POTUS on board – but that is not its intended purpose per se – Nightwatch is what the NEACP evolved into . . . If POTUS was on board it would be Air Force One – and he has his own aircraft – it’s twisted to follow but – simply put – there isn’t the physical space on board Nightwatch for POTUS AND the entourage that goes with POTUS – look at it this way – the plane POTUS uses IS the one at Andrews and it’s configured differently than the other three to accommodate POTUS – anyway enjoy the video . . .

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

Some Random Thoughts #3 / At The 5th Column

At the 5th column : . . . . Naphtali believes, hopes, waits and is patient. Believes that all death is new life ; all destruction and dssolution, recombination and reproduction ; and all evil and affliction but the modes of this great genesis, that shall not be eternal. Hopes for the time when this incessant flux and change shall cease, and the new Law of Love and Light rule in all spheres and over all existences ; and waits with patience the fulfilment of the inviolable promises of God.

[ At this moment a thick cloth is flung over the Canidate’s head ; and he is immediately seized by several brothers, and hurried into a small room that is perfectly dark. Leaving the cloth so that he can remove it at pleasure, they place him sitting on the floor, in the middle of the room and retire. The room should have no furniture, and be entirely hung with black. Apertures must be so arranged, that, without admitting the least light, the voice of one speaking outside may be heard. It must also be so arranged, that, by means of electricity or otherwise, sudden and momentary flashes of light may be produced, succeeded by intense darkness. The candidate is left alone for five minutes in entire solitude and perfect silence. Then a Brother says, in his hearing ] :

1st Brother : All who will not worship the Beast with seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and the mysterious name upon his forehead, shall be slain. All men, the high and the low, the rich and the poor, freemen and slaves, shall receive upon their right hand, or on their forehead, his mark, his name, and the number of his name, which is six hundred and threescore and six ; or they shall neither buy nor sell ; for his is power, dominion, and the authority of the great dragon. Man, helpless and in darkness, wilt though receive his mark, that thou mayest emerge to light?

2nd Brother . . . Fear God ; and give glory to Him ; for the hour of his judgement is come! And worship Him that made heaven and earth, and the sea, and the springs of waters ; for He alone hath the True sign. If any man worship the Beast and his image, and receive his mark on his forehead or in his hand, he shall drink the wine of God’s indignation, and be banished from the presence of the Holy Angels and of the Word that is the Redeemer. Remorse shall torture them, and they shall have no rest, who worship the Beast and his image, and receive the mark of his name.

3rd Brother . . . Have patience, oh ! thou, who, though in darkness, art still our brother! Keep the commandments of God, and thy faith in His justice and infinite goodness! Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord. They rest from their labours, and their influences live after them.

There are several more pages to this – but not right now – possibly later . . .

As with the previous two “Random Thoughts” – if you know who wrote this you get at least three brownie points – and if you know which book it came out of – extra credit points for you . . .

In the old masonic rituals there were 12 perfect points of entrance – there are 12 tribes of Israel – there are 12 points to the scout law – have you ever realized that? And if you have come to that realization – you do understand that they are all related – don’t you?

Have YOU been to Lodge this week?

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