Monthly Archives: October 2007

Friday Lives!

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Alaska

I’ve made it crystal clear that my favorite Heinlein novel is Friday. Heinlein himself reportedly said of Michael Whelan’s cover painting, “Yep, that’s her!” Well, I’d never looked at Tamara K‘s picture before, so when I saw Tam’s image on … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day, 10/12/07 — Gore Admits It’s All A Bunch of Crap

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Alaska

I had a Quote of the Day up earlier. But having awakened to the news that the Goracle has won the Nobel Peace Prize, I thought it appropriate to re-post this little gem instead: [Below originally written February 27, 2007] … Continue reading →

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How to Carve Up Your M1A

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Alaska

Inquiring minds wanted to know more about the M1A shortened to M1 Carbine length. I pulled that pic from a November 2005 TacticalForums thread by DocGKR that I can’t find anymore. The process, however, was fascinating — so I figure … Continue reading →

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Friday Gun Porn

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Alaska

Encore 16″ specialty pistol in .257x.225 Improved. (Good heavens, I have no idea what that cartridge is.) Custom-chambered barrel by On Target Technologies, with shallow narrow flutes. The grip is also by OTT in Zebra Wood, and the owner finished … Continue reading →

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RNS Landscape of the Day

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Alaska

Telluride. My brother’s been there; I haven’t yet.

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Buses Make a Perfect Day

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Alaska

Over at Target Rich Environment, there’s discussion of and links to some rather chilling speculation about just what Bin Laden’s boys may be planning next. Seems that if you put a bunch of discrete pieces of info together, there’s the … Continue reading →

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RNS Landscape of the Day

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Alaska

Guess where. Hint: it’s in the Western United States. Okay, that’s not much of a hint. It’s in the Pacific Northwest. Not enough? There’s a really big hint below the fold.

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Thursday Gun Porn

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Alaska

Call it your Zen Garden moment for the week — if Zen can encompass drooling gun lust. Ohh, yeahhh. Look at that wood. Look at the perfect octagon flats. Hell, I even like how the stainless scope turret caps were … Continue reading →

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XP-100

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Alaska

Well, I can’t put anything past you guys. The mystery item from yesterday was immediately spotted by Ted Riedel as an upside-down XP-100 pistol stock. I picked this one up as soon as I spotted it at Collectors as I … Continue reading →

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The Soundboard: Pound of Sound

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Phil Kadath

Week Seven We’re gonna shift genres this week because, as it always happens, I’m having my ass kicked by an album I haven’t listened to in a decent while. released in 1991 and hitting the charts with a ballad that … Continue reading →

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