Please take a moment to honor and remember those who have fought and fallen to preserve freedom and the Union.

Hello all,

What site enhancements would you like to see?
Just off the top of my head here are some thoughts...Please let me know if you would use or wouldn't use.

1. photo hosting - i'm tired of using Flickr et al for posting on forums

2. contributors - i'm looking for folks interested in posting content, articles, reviews, etc. It can be 1 specific post, regular series, or as you feel like writing something.

3. personal training page - area for you, listing of your training, etc.

4. ???

Thanks guys, any input is welcome!

Check out the Discount section. Added are FNHUSA, Daniel Defense and Beretta (non-IHEA)!

Oh, I am a bit disappointed to learn that SHOT Show 2015 Range/Media Day is invite only this year. Last year there was a "media-at-large" session and SHOT attendees only had to pre-register to attend.

Range Day, quite frankly, was a highlight of SHOT in my opinion. I was able to shoot some new items that I would not normally have the opportunity/desire to try. I felt that I gave some pretty good reviews (I represented the good and bad).

I think that the blog being unaffiliated with any group/sponsorship allows me to give an honest opinion. I could tell that at certain booths that they felt I wasn't worth the time of day. I told everyone who they were too (making friends)  ;)

So, if anyone would like to sponsor the blog (2 spaces?) I would be appreciative. I promise to give a fair review.

There are indeed strange times.

Microsoft's Bill Gates seems to now think that that he knows better than law enforcement unions/groups and sheriffs in WA and is dumping millions into anti-gun initiative 594. He is even at odds with Microsoft's own gun club (yep, there is one).

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Bill-Gates-wife-donate-1-million-to-gun-control-initiative-272615021.html
I am still waiting to hear what size soda he thinks I should be drinking/allowed to buy.
Maybe I would have if I hadn't moved our family off of Windows Phone 8.1. Oh Cortana, what have your masters done!?

But on the flip-side, Apple just hired a designer that recently designed a beautiful SxS shotgun. That's a side-by-side for whoever wrote the new "Purge" movie -- it's not "Es Ex Es."

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-designer-marc-newson-made-172315237.html

Wacky times.

I have been getting some inquiries if I am still alive.
I am!!

I have some new things coming up shortly. I am ordering the last few parts to complete my BCM build this week, and have a couple new holsters to review:
BladeTech Eclipse for a S&W 1066 and Scorpius Tactical Defender for a Browning HiPower (I know - some different choices). The Ozarks IWB holster (Glock). I have to order it still, but also the internet famous Raven Concealment Systems (RCS) for a more common Glock.

Also, making plans for upcoming ShowSHOW 2015! It just takes $ :)

This NY tribute light will be on all THU night.

Please remember those fallen and #NeverForget

I won't bore you with the details but I have been plagued with some bad luck and had been forced to sell some things and then lost some more in a divorce. As it turns out, I am now a little light in the AR dept. I was going on #6 (deposit down and it had come in) but I am down to just 2-- My Colt 6920 and the 6.8 SPC that I put together with a Kotonics barrel and Mega upper and lower.

I am still broke, but I couldn't pass up a "blemished" upper from a BCM email. I clicked on the link and thought about buying it. By the time I had decided they were out of stock. I clicked on "notify me" when they were back in stock thinking it would be a long while. Much to my surprise I got an email the next day! I didn't hesitate this time.

Their description is great, don't buy one if you are looking for a safe queen, but buy it if you are looking for a gun to run hard. I like it, and their reputation says the same.

I am anxious to compare it to the 6920 which has always set the bar for a running AR15. More to come...

SB 5956 legalizes the possession of SBRs in WA State. Some folks have asked some questions about it. Here is what was passed: