Recent content by Moriarty

A pity. About 15 years back, weather permitting, a buddy and I went shooting nearly every Saturday in a littered up canyon. (The front end of a Camaro, including engine block, was one of the worst eyesores. We used the hood for a target frame until it was so perforated it finally folded in...

Years ago, I used to have my reloading bench set up in an old dairy barn. (I was always careful about losing live primers, but you can't find them all...) One day I was repairing a grate that was a part of the drainage system for the barn. A bolt was frozen, so I hit it with an...

I agree wholeheartedly with strambo on this. Getting into a staring match with another male is an invitation to a confrontation. To the extent that humans have instincts, this is a behavior that invites a conflict in order to establish dominance. There are literally volumes written about...

Ehhhh... I looked into these some time ago. They're a bit of a kludge, mostly for show and not serious use. Most bullpup designs aren't friendly to southpaws, either. I elected to keep things OEM. If you decide to go forward with one, be very careful about 922(r) compliance. Remember...

Unless you have a prepared and maintained retreat stocked with all the things you're likely to need and kept safe from squatters, bugging out is likely a recipe for disaster. Consider: You're bugging out. So are thousands of others. Assuming an orderly situation, it will take many, many...

No surprises, really. The MSM has been in a blind panic over their declining subscription rates and viewership for nearly a decade now. Unfortunately for them, the process has remained essentially unchanged: Run near-hysterical headlines, follow them up with a contrived supporting story or...

Andrew, I'm not certain this is an "American" phenomenon, nor is it anything new. Consider: IDIOT, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling. The Idiot's activity is not confined to any special field of...

I'll add my recommendation on the percussion .54 Lyman Great Plains. Mine is about 20 years old now and it's still my favorite. I'd like to get into a flint rifle. (Yeah, yeah, when I have time... ) How do the Lyman GP flintlocks stack up?

Some questions that would come to my mind are: Is this a defensive rifle? If I plan to use it for hunting, what are the game species? What are the typical ranges involved? What's the upper weight limit? Is it worth scoping? Long ago, one of my professors noted that once you...

The brain is a funny thing, and there are many recorded examples of brains surviving horrific penetrations including a railroad spike! I think you mean a tamping iron. Old Phineas Gage was tamping a load of (black) blasting powder into a shot hole with an iron bar when a small problem...

I've cut the throats of enough animals and done enough surgery on humans to speak with some authority: Short blades suck. Yes, they can certainly be lethal. They never jam or run out of ammo, are easily concealed and are cheap enough that you can afford to carry several of them if it...