Colt V-spring Adventures

A collection of posts often on colt E- and I-frame revolvers: pythons, model 357s, officer model specials, etc. Topics not limited to: action jobs, fixing Bubba-gone-wrong gunsmith mistakes, and revolver porn. And sometimes I'll wander off the reservation and type random nouns and verbs that have nothing to do with our sole purpose, because who the hell can really pay attention that long?

Friday, February 18, 2011

Navy death ray

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http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/02/unexpectedly-navys-superlaser-blasts-away-a-record/ The free-electron laser is one of the Navy’s h...
Thursday, January 6, 2011

Best thing in Zurich so far: Bowmore 18.

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Unusual for an Islay: not much iodine, fruity, long finish. Going to get a bottle when I get back in the states. In other news: walked a...

For christmas: a glass as big as a bottle! And Macallan 18 is good.

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I'm not going to spend $130 on a real bottle of it, but it had a nice, clean, dry taste.  More will be procured at some point.
Friday, December 24, 2010

Teacher's Highland Cream: Good blended whisky for less than $20

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I used to hate scotch, whisky, whiskey, bourbon (well, still do) and anything else that tasted of alcohol from many years of being a bouncer...
Friday, December 17, 2010

Actionable advice in case of nuclear explosion

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/16/science/16terror.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Suppose the unthinkable happened, and terrorists struck N...
Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Whiskey party.

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One way to spend a few hours on a saturday: sampling from several thousands dollars worth of scotch (mostly not mine). Various conclusions...

$20 trader joes highland 10 single malt is actually...

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Pretty damn good, at least for the price.  Smooth.  I've drank a quarter bottle in two days without meaning to.  Short finish, not super...
Monday, December 13, 2010

XM2010

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http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/12/snipers-will-soon-shoot-taliban-from-a-quarter-mile-away/ Starting next year, the snipers will be ...
Thursday, December 2, 2010

The craziest rifle ever: XM25

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Range find w/ laser.  Pull trigger.  Mini grenades explode by target (which means shrapnel goes around corners, behind walls, etc).  Grenade...
Sunday, November 28, 2010

Debt doubling.

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From USA Today (yeah, I know).

So you think you can bench?

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Excellent set of videos from an ex-powerlifter.   Fairly technical, so if this isn't your thing, not worth it.  Otherwise, many interest...

In praise of the Chicago 16th manual of style

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I think I'll have to buy a copy Chicago 's examples could be recondite or mischievously witty or of a weirdly resonant blandness. ...
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