Gun Thread: TXMoMe Withdrawal Edition!

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Holy Shitballs! How in the ever-loving Hell did it get to be the TXMoMe Withdrawal Edition? Yep, the weeks of planning and execution are over, and the calendar resets anew. Approximately 51 weeks until the 2027 TXMoMe! The countdown begins!

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

No, not camping in a tent, but rather the *&$#@^*%$ people who cruise merrily in the left passing lane on a highway. In my 1,400 mile odyssey to and from Texas I encountered way too many of these retards.

Cop: "Any guns in the car?"
Retard: "No"
Cop: "Why not?"

Honestly, I'd have preferred to see the driver pulled from the car and beaten rather than merely being given a warning.

Featuring professor Prabhakarna Sripalvardana Atapattusanatungajayasuriya.

This week's episode: Fear!

Cigar of the Week

This week our pal Diogenes scores again with this excellent review of the The Perdomo Maduro 10th Anniversary Edition.

OK Hordemates, lets first look at what the producers say about it: "The Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Maduro" is a medium to full-bodied Nicaraguan "puro" blended with a dark, oily 6-year old Cuban-seed Nicaraguan wrapper that has been bourbon barrel-aged for an additional 14 months and is paired with 6-year old Cuban-seed Nicaraguan binder and filler tobaccos to create naturally sweet flavors with hints of dark cocoa and espresso on the finish.

A hell of a long sentence, and yes, it's all true.

Now, what I discovered with mine (that I enjoyed on my patio on a beautiful Pacific NW sunny afternoon along with the last of my Monkey Shoulder scotch) was a cigar that looked and felt nice, but in the first inch, offered a really bitter, dark chocolate taste. I did not enjoy that. Patoooey!

But...

Starting the second inch, the cigar became perfectly normal, offering a mellowing flavor of tobacco and cedar plus a hint, just a hint, of the bourbon barrel aging mentioned above. Actually I really didn't catch much of that, and that is fine. Thinking back, I can remember it. As it turned out, my cigar didn't need it. A fair and even smoke, smooth ash, and a pleasant finish. I would smoke this again, but I think I'd pair it with a bourbon or even beer instead of scotch. This is a working man's cigar, and I'm OK with that.

Not overly expensive, give it a try!

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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