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!!