Gun Thread: Bigly Storm Edition!

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Holy Shitballs! How in the ever-loving Hell did it get to be the Bigly Storm Edition?

Yikes, people! El Bigly Storm-o is here! I'm near Washington D.C., writing this on Saturday and reasonably prepared for a prolonged power outage should that happen. By the time this goes up Sunday, assuming I still have power and an innernet connection, the storm should be close to wrapping up here. It's going to be colder than a box of penguin turds for the foreseeable future, so whatever we get is going to be around a while. Were you in the path of the storm? Feel free to share your story in the comments tonight!

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

Fundamentals of snow removal, that is.

Remember, all y'all - just leave it alone and it will melt eventually.

This week's episode: Portrait Of Death!

Sorry, New York City, although this would expedite snow removal.

Cigar of the Week

This week our pal Diogenes scores again with this excellent review of lighters.

Source of Fire review.

Since when did 'Murica get so sissified in making matches? I have always preferred to light my cigars with the standard 'ol basic wooden match. It (used to be anyway) would light the first time, provide a sufficient flame, and had enough stick to make sure you got the cigar well started. One seldom had to light a second one. But today, that just doesn't happen. The matches you see here came from one of my favorite Brick & Mortar cigar shops and they, well... they just suck. I have found that I must use two and sometimes three at a time to get a flame sufficient to even get the cigar started. And as you can see, they are short and burn quickly. End result, very unsatisfactory, with a lot of broken unlit matches on the patio which pissed off Mrs D and makes the cigar experience less fun.

Now the Zippo lighter is a gift from my Army days and it is useful even today for many fire starting things. But, it is not very good for lighting cigars. And this may be just me, but I find any cigar I light with this lighter brings a lighter fluid taste to the tobacco. It will ruin even the best cigar. I recommend you avoid using one. One interesting thing I read about Zippos though; it is the first device made in America that offered a lifetime warranty. I'm not surprised. This one is 40 years old and is still going strong.

Finally the Butane lighter. These range from cheap plastic ones to this fine example that Santa brought me 'cause I'm such a good and fine fellow! It is sleek, provides a great flame even in wind and rain, and one filling can last quite a while. The butane version has eliminated the fluid taste that comes with the Zippo, and I like mine. A lot. But damn! Be careful on sunny days because it is hard to see the flame. This is particularly important for any man or woman with a moustache.

So light up and enjoy a fine cigar today and sip some great whiskey.

Excellent, Diogenes! Thank you!

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
Lucky Gunner 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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