This is sooooo funny
http://i.imgur.com/eRqBe.jpg
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Friday, October 26, 2012
Who invented the modern day kitchen
This was an interesting article i read. Lillian Gilbreth was a famous I/O psychologist. I wrote a report on her in undergrad for one of my classes.
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/design/2012/10/lillian_gilbreth_s_kitchen_practical_how_it_reinvented_the_modern_kitchen.html
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/design/2012/10/lillian_gilbreth_s_kitchen_practical_how_it_reinvented_the_modern_kitchen.html
Monday, October 22, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Terminal lance
No matter how pissed off, disgruntled or angry you might be, there’s undeniably something magical and entrancing about watching the air shows that go on during Fleet Week. The Blue Angels, amongst others, are always a sight to behold. It appeals to the very id of humanity, the acrobatics and prowess of skill and human accomplishment accompanied by the booming noises emitted by the powerful engines is always astonishing.
It will give anyone a hard-on. Anyone.
You can be the most hateful person in the world, but you will look up when you hear the deafening roar of those engines. Walking through the city while the Blue Angels were performing was entertaining, not just because of the awe of flying mechanical beasts, but watching the entire city of San Francisco stop in their tracks every time they heard that roar and look up, like children (myself included).
Jets are cool as fuck. Period.
I went to Fleet Week on Sunday here in San Francisco. It was an interesting show of Marines giving AAV and 7-ton tours (amongst others) to civilians in awe of their country’s military might. Of course, being in the military gives it a whole other perspective, as seeing a 7-ton really isn’t anything new or interesting, but I enjoy looking at the faces of civilians as they gawk. There was even a pretty sweet surgical unit demonstration set up, filled with Corpsmen showing civilians around and teaching them about combat lifesaving.
…And I even got a photo with the 1171 Water Dogs.
It will give anyone a hard-on. Anyone.
You can be the most hateful person in the world, but you will look up when you hear the deafening roar of those engines. Walking through the city while the Blue Angels were performing was entertaining, not just because of the awe of flying mechanical beasts, but watching the entire city of San Francisco stop in their tracks every time they heard that roar and look up, like children (myself included).
Jets are cool as fuck. Period.
I went to Fleet Week on Sunday here in San Francisco. It was an interesting show of Marines giving AAV and 7-ton tours (amongst others) to civilians in awe of their country’s military might. Of course, being in the military gives it a whole other perspective, as seeing a 7-ton really isn’t anything new or interesting, but I enjoy looking at the faces of civilians as they gawk. There was even a pretty sweet surgical unit demonstration set up, filled with Corpsmen showing civilians around and teaching them about combat lifesaving.
…And I even got a photo with the 1171 Water Dogs.
Terminal lance
Comic
If the stereotype for enlisted wives is to be a morbidly obese baby-factory that lives on benefits and sorrow; then surely the opposite is in place for officer wives. It’s actually much less common to see a married Lieutenant, but when you do, they usually have some kind of super-hot trophy wife that they only occasionally show to the public at required events. I’m being completely serious when I say that one of my platoon commanders’ wife turned out to be a professional model.
I would wonder why, but I think it’s pretty obviously a case of circumstance. Officers have money, they’ve been to college, they’re in a much better position to be selective and generally don’t get married just to get out of the barracks. As well, for as much as we all like to make fun of officers, they tend to generally be more level-headed and well-versed than the average enlisted.
So it’s a fact: officers can pull some tail. Good on them. They’re still douchebags. (I kid)
In other news, I’m looking at getting some fun things together for the site in the near future. Contests and such. We haven’t had a contest around here in a while, and I need to get my head back in the game. Look forward to more soon!
If the stereotype for enlisted wives is to be a morbidly obese baby-factory that lives on benefits and sorrow; then surely the opposite is in place for officer wives. It’s actually much less common to see a married Lieutenant, but when you do, they usually have some kind of super-hot trophy wife that they only occasionally show to the public at required events. I’m being completely serious when I say that one of my platoon commanders’ wife turned out to be a professional model.
I would wonder why, but I think it’s pretty obviously a case of circumstance. Officers have money, they’ve been to college, they’re in a much better position to be selective and generally don’t get married just to get out of the barracks. As well, for as much as we all like to make fun of officers, they tend to generally be more level-headed and well-versed than the average enlisted.
So it’s a fact: officers can pull some tail. Good on them. They’re still douchebags. (I kid)
In other news, I’m looking at getting some fun things together for the site in the near future. Contests and such. We haven’t had a contest around here in a while, and I need to get my head back in the game. Look forward to more soon!
Scaly hill systems mk4 rifle
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2012/10/12/scally-hill-systems-mk4-rifle/
Smg
Japanese Model II-A SMG
Japanese submachine guns are a particularly unknown corner of firearms history – the most common model is the Type 100, and ever it is exceedingly rare today. So we were pretty interested when we found a report from British troops in India on a captured Japanese SMG. The report is dated February 1946, so this specific gun was likely not encountered in combat.
Japanese Model II Type A Variant 1 SMG with mags
As best we can tell from our single reference book on this sort of thing (William Easterly’s Japanese Submachine Guns), this is a Model II, Type A, Variant 1 gun. The basic design (the Model II) was first built in 1934, and was the brainchild of the prolific Japanese arms designer Kijiro Nambu. It was chambered for the standard 8mm Nambu pistol cartridge, and was initially provided with 50-round magazines. We’ve never handled one ourselves (nor have we seen one in person, actually), but on paper it appears to be a very slick little gun. The barrel was 9.5 inches long, and the overall weapon just 26 inches long and 6.25 pounds. It operated on a simple blowback principle, and the 30-round magazines provided on the Type A version are a good compromise in handling and firepower (the 50-round mags were really too large for convenient use). The light 8mm Nambu cartridge was not particularly effective in combat, but it would certainly make for a very light recoiling weapon, and the sights are better than many contemporary SMG designs.
A unique feature of this and other early Japanese SMG designs is the use of an adjustable buffer assembly. As the bolt flies backwards after firing, it is caught by a piston connected to a compressed-air buffer in the rear of the receiver. As the bolt pushes backwards, air in the buffer can only escape through a small valve, which has multiple different sized holes which the shooter can select from. This allows the bolt velocity to be controlled, thus giving the shooter control over the gun’s rate of fire. Our reference book says the rate can be 500 or 600 rpm, but the original report says the buffer has five different holes to select from.
Another interesting feature of this specific variant of the Model II (the Type A Variant 1), is that it was developed in 1942 for use mounted on a vehicle. A metal nosecap with a large round lug is visible just below the muzzle, and the right side of the receiver has a large metal plate with a second attachment point. What vehicle this was intended for, we don’t know.
The Model II SMG was an experimental design in the development of what would eventually be adopted as the Type 100, and it likely never saw combat. That this one was even found by British forces after the war is a bit surprising.
You can download the complete British report on the Model II Type A Variant 1 here:
Japanese Model II Type A Variant 1 report (English, 1946)
October 17th, 2012 | Tags: Japan | Category: SMG | 4 comments
Japanese submachine guns are a particularly unknown corner of firearms history – the most common model is the Type 100, and ever it is exceedingly rare today. So we were pretty interested when we found a report from British troops in India on a captured Japanese SMG. The report is dated February 1946, so this specific gun was likely not encountered in combat.
Japanese Model II Type A Variant 1 SMG with mags
As best we can tell from our single reference book on this sort of thing (William Easterly’s Japanese Submachine Guns), this is a Model II, Type A, Variant 1 gun. The basic design (the Model II) was first built in 1934, and was the brainchild of the prolific Japanese arms designer Kijiro Nambu. It was chambered for the standard 8mm Nambu pistol cartridge, and was initially provided with 50-round magazines. We’ve never handled one ourselves (nor have we seen one in person, actually), but on paper it appears to be a very slick little gun. The barrel was 9.5 inches long, and the overall weapon just 26 inches long and 6.25 pounds. It operated on a simple blowback principle, and the 30-round magazines provided on the Type A version are a good compromise in handling and firepower (the 50-round mags were really too large for convenient use). The light 8mm Nambu cartridge was not particularly effective in combat, but it would certainly make for a very light recoiling weapon, and the sights are better than many contemporary SMG designs.
A unique feature of this and other early Japanese SMG designs is the use of an adjustable buffer assembly. As the bolt flies backwards after firing, it is caught by a piston connected to a compressed-air buffer in the rear of the receiver. As the bolt pushes backwards, air in the buffer can only escape through a small valve, which has multiple different sized holes which the shooter can select from. This allows the bolt velocity to be controlled, thus giving the shooter control over the gun’s rate of fire. Our reference book says the rate can be 500 or 600 rpm, but the original report says the buffer has five different holes to select from.
Another interesting feature of this specific variant of the Model II (the Type A Variant 1), is that it was developed in 1942 for use mounted on a vehicle. A metal nosecap with a large round lug is visible just below the muzzle, and the right side of the receiver has a large metal plate with a second attachment point. What vehicle this was intended for, we don’t know.
The Model II SMG was an experimental design in the development of what would eventually be adopted as the Type 100, and it likely never saw combat. That this one was even found by British forces after the war is a bit surprising.
You can download the complete British report on the Model II Type A Variant 1 here:
Japanese Model II Type A Variant 1 report (English, 1946)
October 17th, 2012 | Tags: Japan | Category: SMG | 4 comments
Veterans should help themselves
http://vuurwapenblog.com/2012/10/04/veterans-should-help-themselves/
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Thursday, October 4, 2012
NRA country
We had a performance today, I thought you really would have liked this song that was played: http://youtu.be/PXOTlN2bVqY
Wayne LaPierre was there, so I got to see him and that was cool.
Wayne LaPierre was there, so I got to see him and that was cool.
Rush nominated for rock & roll hof
http://m.rollingstone.com/?redirurl=/music/news/rush-public-enemy-deep-purple-nominated-for-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-20121004
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Monday, October 1, 2012
Camouflage, i know you were reading something about this
http://kitup.military.com/2012/10/gao-camouflage-report-falls-short.html
Big news fir thefirearmblog
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2012/10/02/the-firearm-blog-acquired-by-alloutdoor-com/
AR hand guard review
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2012/10/01/geissele-hand-guard-for-hk556416-and-other-ar-rifles/
Boy scouts news
Already something I thought you would like to read about: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/10/boy-scouts-to-bring-previously-missed-suspected-abusers-to-light-80469.html
Boy scouts news
Already something I thought you would like to read about: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/10/boy-scouts-to-bring-previously-missed-suspected-abusers-to-light-80469.html
First post
Today is the first day that you are away. I miss you so much already. Looking around the house this morning was the hardest part. I saw notes you had written and things that you always carry with you and that was so sad to see. I haven't been able to stop crying since you left this morning for bootcamp. These next few months are going to be so hard without you. I know you are thinking of me and worrying but I want you to do well and not be distracted. I love you so much. Good luck.
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