Monthly Archives: January 2012

A very smart four year old

This kid has serious social engineering skills.

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STI .22 conversion kit

100 rounds of good quality .22LR cost about $6, 100 rounds of 45ACP ball closer to $40.

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Brown Bess, the movie

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New camera coming.

I finally ordered a Panasonic G2 with 20mm and 45mm lenses. Rather than it being a substitute for 5Dmk2, it’s going to take the LX3 out of the equation. I’d lose the extreme macro capability but gain low-light performance, magnified … Continue reading

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Movie review: Albert Nobbs

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1602098/ Watched a period drama about a woman who spent most of her life pretending to be a man to get by in the late 19th century Britain. I recommend it. The acting was good and carried the film, but … Continue reading

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Another Twisted Industries rimfire conversion kit

Twisted Industries now have a Keltec P11 conversion kit available. I am a fan.

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Appleseed rifle training

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Shrug.

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Studio corner

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None dare call this pretty.

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New on CTD: The first purpose of handgun optics

Read The first purpose of handgun optics.

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FN57

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A friend’s rifle

The same rifle without the suppressor.

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The training advantage of handgun

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Birds of Las Vegas

Both photos were taken with 135/2, so the birds were pretty tame.

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RMR30 from a couple of angles

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Before the kids are old enough to be left alone…

…teach them to deal with possible emergencies. Home invasions are among such events.

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RMR30 is very small

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Tavor seen at SHOT show

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Why bother inventing new calibers? New on CTD

Read A case for the new cartridge.

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