Half-Cocked: Fast & Furious Trick or Treating at The White House
October 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Panties???
September 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Say Uncle made me laugh out loud. In the morning even 
The UN Small Arms Treaty Exposed on Facebook
August 2, 2011 By 3 Comments
Our tenacious reporters have recently uncovered the following conversation on Facebook. Finally, the truth revealed…
The UN Small Arms Treaty - The Real Truth
In honor of Rat Catcher Day…
July 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Happy Rat Catcher Day!
Dang it. We missed National Rat Catcher Day. Again.
Although 2 days late, we’re still going to re-post our favorite rat catching stories in honor of the event.
Zombie Stormtrooper
June 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I suppose he must be from The Death Star…
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Posted at: 2011-06-16 10:39:53
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Ready! Aim! Shake Your Groove Thing!
June 14, 2011 By 1 Comment
Marquis Nazi Belt Buckle Pistol - NRA National Firearms Museum
“A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.” – John F. Kennedy
Fortunately for us, some ideas do not live on. For example, the Marquis Nazi Belt Buckle Pistol invented during World War I and (nearly) fielded ‘en masse’ during World War II.
German Troops Practicing Groovy Hip Aiming Techniques
The Marquis Belt Buckle pistol, also known informally as the Power Pelvis Gun, was conceived by Louis Marquis while interned in a POW camp during World War I. Frustrated by long chow and loo lines, Marquis was consumed by a desire to exert his authority over other POW’s without drawing the attention of guards…
Read the full article at AmmoLand.com and learn more about Germany’s groovy hip gyration programs, effeminate battlefield charges, secret salsa dancer recruitment programs, and more!
Is The MK19 Grenade Launcher Appropriate For Home Defense?
June 13, 2011 By 17 Comments
Suitable for Home Defense? The MK19 Automatic Grenade Launcher
In today’s edition of He Said / She Said, we examine the relative pros and cons of using the MK19 Automatic Grenade Launcher as a primary home defense weapon. Much has been said about the merits of pistols, revolvers, shotguns, and AR platform rifles for home defense, but little serious consideration has been given to suitability of larger and more powerful crew-served weapons.
First, some basic specifications:
- 350 round per minute cyclic rate
- 40 x 53mm high-explosive grenade rounds
- Battle-proven
- ‘Moderate’ stopping power
- Tripod and vehicle mount options
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| I’ve been looking into other options for our primary home defense gun. I’m thinking we need something crew-served – like the MK19 Automatic Grenade Launcher. | |
| Hmmm. Not bad. I like the stopping power, but you do realize it has an effective blast radius of about 15 meters right? That’s way bigger than our family room.
I think the collateral damage might be a bit excessive. And we just got a new wide screen TV, remember? |
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| Yeah but at least we wouldn’t have to worry about complex things like range estimation. I think it would be pretty much point and shoot since it would be indoors. | |
| Ummm. Have you considered that the MK19 grenades require at least 30 meters of flight time to arm? Our hallway is definitely not that long. | |
| Well, we have been talking about getting a bigger house. Why not kill two birds with one grenade, so to speak? Maybe we can design in a longer hallway to the master bedroom and a larger family room at the other end to contain the blast radius. | |
| I’m not sure that we can count on bad guys only breaking in through the main hallway. What if someone tries to come in through a window? Have you thought of that? | |
| But honey, those rounds will penetrate up to 2 inches of rolled armor! Awesome! | |
| Right. Have you even thought about ammo costs? We certainly don’t have room in our budget for 40x53mm high explosive rounds, or even practice rounds for that matter.
And last time I looked, you don’t have reloading dies for the MK19… |
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| No problem, I’ll check and see if Midway USA has some! | |
| And last I checked, the tripod mount only comes in black. And you know I’ve been wanting to re-do the master bedroom in a tangerine, turquoise, and aubergine palette.
I do like the vehicle mount option though. I would feel a lot safer on those long drives to Florida… |
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| So what do you think, is it a plan? | |
| How about let’s talk after you get me my new computer and come up with an extra 20 grand? | |
Tom McHale was born a helpless, shooting-deprived infant. He later discovered the joys of collecting and shooting guns, reloading ammunition and writing about his adventures with a healthy dose of fun. Tom's career has been diverse, bordering on dysfunctional, with most of it spent leading marketing teams for a variety of technology companies including Microsoft and more than a couple of high-tech startups. He's finally seen the light and given up the corporate life to pursue his passion of creating slightly crazy, but educational, content related to guns, shooting, concealed carry and self defense. 
