Ruger P95 Modifications III: Research

I've settled on three things that I want to improve on my Ruger P95: (1) make it less slippery, (2) fix an edge that cuts into my trigger finger, and (3) change the three dot sights to something that won't cause a stroke. Meanwhile, I'll still be working on a 1000-round grip reduction and enhancement job.

Zombies Have Jumped The Shark

Michael Bane pretty much said that a while ago on his podcast. And what a torture it was when the Fonz did jump the shark, but I had my doubts earlier when I discovered that the Fonz's real name was Henry Winkler. But I digress. 

I like the zombie stuff.

Hornady Zombie Max

Small (Shoot-A-Lot) Pocket-Pistol Shopping

Research, On-line and Off-line Handgun Shopping

I did a lot of research selecting a small handgun that I can carry all the time. Trying to reconstruct my thought process and my trip to two stores is like trying to remember what happened the day of and during a bad car wreck. So here goes:

Duel Purpose

I feel like Alton Brown - always having to have my guns and other tools be "multitaskers." My P95 had to be a house gun and a CCW. My pocket knife had to be utilitarian and tactical. And now my small handgun has to be a pocket pistol and my range-time tool. But I don't think that I am much different than a lot of other gun owners.

Chinese Forces Still Using Crossbows

Just went back to catch an episode of "Top Shot" that I missed. Episode 4 of the current Season 4, "Crossbow Crossfire," had the following blurb splashed on the screen:

Today Chinese armed forces still use crossbows at all levels from traffic police to special forces.

Point Shooting

I was listening to Episode 165, "Point Shooting Part 2" of the Handgun World Show podcast.

Bob Mayne was interviewing Roger Phillips of Suarez International. I had listened to the first part and had practically forgotten about it, until I heard Part 2. It really caught my interest and reminded me of my past attempts at point shooting. I had read an article in Guns & Ammo Handguns Annual several years ago about point shooting, and what it takes to become proficient at it. I was sidelined by some other shooting concerns, so I went back to focusing on sights.

Ruger P95 Modifications II: Research

Slowing Down for a 1000-Round Grip Reduction and Enhancement

I am finally ready to take a serious look at modifying my Ruger KP95R15.

To repeat myself again, I was having problems shooting my P95. When I first went to the range I had failures to feed (FTF), failures to eject (FTE), stovepipes, and double feeds. Also, my shots per magazine were starting with center hits on target and drifting to the lower left with the final round. I have small hands, the P95 is a little slick, and the gun was slipping and torquing down to the left. So my primary problem was a grip issue. Also, I wanted better sights. An easy solution would have been to trade the P95 for something that fit my hand better, like an SR9 (which fits my hand really well), a 1911, a Sig P239, or variety of other guns. But I wasn't going to give in that easily. So ...

Personal Review: Kershaw Half Ton Pocket Knife

Blogger Header Image

I took a glance at my header a couple days ago, and I realized that it looked ridiculous because it did not go entirely across the top of the page. So set about trying to fix it.

I went through multiple suggestions on other blogs. None worked. And I messed up my blog for a few hours.

Then I stumbled across Yoboy's solution at Southern Speakers. His "Method 1," where you go in and edit the width in the dashboard, didn't work. "Method 2," where you go into to the template and add html to the CSS, did. I had to tweak alittle, but I really appreciate the solution.

The Myth of Negative Rights

Those opposed to freedom, civil rights, constitutional rights, and civil liberties often call the Bill of Rights "negative rights." The Bill of Rights lays out basic rights of the people that the government is not allowed to infringe upon. So:

There Ought To Be a Law?

It used to make sense when someone said, "There ought to be a law." I'm not saying the sentiment made sense - just the logic. 

Now if someone says, "There ought to be a law," it's nonsensical in logic and sentiment. There is already a law for everything. And we should have figured out by now that that is the dumbest thing in the world.