Gun Thread: Vacation Edition 1.0

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Holy Shitballs! How in the ever-loving hell did it get to be the Vacation Edition v1.0? Yep, that's correct guys and gals, We're headed to the beach for a week. Frankly my rigorous retirement schedule of napping, smoking cigars, and playing with Fun Size Joe & Gertie has been so exhausting I found I already needed a break. Thank you for understanding!

Fun Vacation Update: So we left Northern Virginia Saturday morning and about six hours later arrived at Surf City, NC. As we neared the beach, a portable digital road sign displayed the following message: TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT which needless to say was something of a surprise as the last time I had looked at the weather the forecast was for fairly typical summer beach conditions. Anyhoo, it rained and blew bigly all Saturday night and into Sunday morning, but appears to be clearing, and I was able to venture out to get donuts and bagels for breakfast.

With that, step into the dojo and let's get to the gun stuff below, shall we?

Q: Weasel, with you on vacation, do we get a respite from fundamentals?
A: No. No, you most certainly do not.

Adherents of WeaselDoctrine know one of the most basic fundamentals of establishing good fundamentals, especially for new shooters, is confining your range time to a single firearm. All guns are different, and I think it is important to establish your initial 'feel' for shooting on one platform rather than switching around with multiple firearms and mixing-up the characteristics of each. If you switch thru a lot of guns in a single session, you're likely not to recall the specifics of any one, but rather only a confusing blur of grip, trigger and recoil impressions. There is plenty of time to experiment later, but at first you want to focus on one gun to imprint good habits onto your brain molecules.

Even experienced shooters lessen the relative value of range time by constantly switching among guns because each time you change you must learn, or re-learn, the feel of the new firearm. Is this the end of the world? No. Does it make your range time and practice less efficient? Yes.

Don't take my word for it, let's see what par pal Hickok45 has to say on the matter.

Plinking and trying new guns is part of the funsies of shooting, I get it. Just don't let that rob you of a chance to focus on fundamentals and get the most from your range time.

Going to war?

Which, incidentally, you should be buying.

Millions? Billions? Trillions? Makes you think.

This week's episode: Phony Cop.

Here are some different online cigar vendors. You will find they not only carry different brands and different lines from those brands, but also varying selections of vitolas (sizes/shapes) of given lines. It's good to have options, especially if you're looking for a specific cigar.

Cigarsinternational.com
Cigarpage.com
Famous-smoke.com
Cigarsdaily.com
Neptunecigar.com
Smallbatchcigar.com
Bobalu Cigar Company
Cigarbid.com
Nicks Cigar World New!

A note about sources. The brick & mortar/online divide exists with cigars, as with guns, and most consumer products, with respect to price. As with guns - since both are "persecuted industries", basically - I make a conscious effort to source at least some of my cigars from my local store(s). It's a small thing, but the brick & mortar segment for both guns and tobacco are precious, and worth supporting where you can. And if you're lucky enough to have a good cigar store/lounge available, they're often a good social event with many dangerous people of the sort who own scary gunz, or read smart military blogs like this one. -rhomboid

Anyone have others to include? Perhaps a small local roller who makes a cigar you like? Send me your recommendation and a link to the site!

Ammo Link-O-Rama
I'm really very seriously not kidding around anymore. Buy Ammo
AmmoSeek - online ammo search tool
GunBot - online ammo search tool
SG Ammo
Palmetto State Armory
Georgia Arms
AmmoMan
Target Sports USA
Bud's Gun Shop
American Elite Ammo NEW!

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That's it for this week - have you been to the range?

posted by Weasel at 07:00 PM

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