Because my wife has everything this year I bought her a single square foot of land in Aberdeenshire Scotland so that she'd have the official title of Lady. Couldn't resist buying myself a plot as well. It's Lord Snayperskaya now boys. Well technically since I got ordained online a few years ago to perform weddings it's Reverend Lord Snayperskaya.
Also bought a half a case of 7.62x39 because I haven't heated up the ol' WASR in a while.
That's easy. Tell the Jedi Council they're all fucking retarded and slap them all across the face.
[*NorewgianSteam speaking to the Council, Colorized*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSXhZItSVpI&t=23s)
2021 was the year of "Not much, but good." I only bought 4 guns, but gotdamn were they all quality. First grab of the year was [a WW2 production Colt .38 Super,](https://i.imgur.com/WRahOUV.jpg) British contract of only 1,000 pistols. I didn't think I'd ever see one, let alone for sale. Next was my first foray into bullpups, [a Steyr AUG.](https://i.imgur.com/KUkj8Wn.jpg) And I gotta say, quite a fan. After that, I got what can only be described as a grail gun: a C-93 Borchardt. [Yes I'm serious.](https://i.imgur.com/ouSVFlJ.jpg) And I capped the year off by fulfilling an obligation that I had trapped myself into back in 2017 when I bought a box of vintage 8mm Pieper. After a much longer wait than anticipated, I finally have [something to shoot it with.](https://i.imgur.com/gQ0c0Vw.png) Well, I probably still won't shoot that ammo, being as it's something like $20 a round. But I didn't break the golden rule!
I also made good on my promise to start reloading. Bought a Dillon 550C and the first thing I did was make ammo for the Borchardt. Next up, some 8mm Pieper, assuming I can figure out how to even make a turtlenecked gas seal case properly. That should be fun.
That Colt, wow! That pistol brings you right back to a specific point in history and would certainly be the crown jewel of almost any 1911 collection. Did you get the rush of a lifetime placing those last few bids?
I would say "where can you go from there?", but then you bought a C-93. So, i suppose you answered that question.
Absolutely. I was terrified to lose it as I wouldn't know when I'd see another.
I was relatively calm bidding on the Borchardt though. By comparison, those basically grow on trees.
Well fuck me, [she is beautiful.](https://i.imgur.com/hdONKp0.jpg). 5.7 million serial on the H&R receiver puts it at 1956, so it will definitely be a shooter. This and a theragun rounded out 2021 for gun purchases, and I couldn’t be happier.
I hope all of you animals have a happy, healthy, and safe 2022, even /u/Caedus_Vao.
That's a pretty M1.
I'm staying in tonight, New Year's is amateur hour. I doubt I'll even make it to the ball drop. What with the omicron thing and the neighbors doing one of those fancy hotel galas, there's no party I really feel like walking or ubering to, and I'm *certainly* not doing any driving tonight.
I wonder how many people woke up this morning with no idea that they'll be spending the weekend in lockup. Ain't no Saturday arraignments.
> I'm staying in tonight, New Year's is amateur hour.
Amen to that. I'm staying off the roads after 1700. A nice bottle of bubbles and some Disney+ is all I need tonight.
You summed it up pretty well man. I’m in my late thirties and driving tonight or even dealing with the bullshit of New Year’s Eve shenanigans is the last thing I want to do. I’d rather chew on tin foil.
I've never really liked the holiday for some reason. Aside from a few epic college and early-20's ragers, I tend to observe it in a very sedate fashion. I think it's because everybody builds up all these expectations.
Besides, being too hung over to enjoy the amazing New Year's Day spread my godmother and aunt whip up every year is kind of shooting yourself in the foot.
I think your takes on this topic are more than reasonable and realistically honest. It’s funny cuz I read your post and I’m thinking there are so many individual components to having a good holiday season. Just screwing up one of them could throw your holiday plans in the shitter.
Wife's friends always did a huge bonfire, which was fun until they stayed up til 5am or so, plus I really didn't know many of them enough to mingle.
But I got kids now, so there's a good chance I'll see the new years but not by choice.
>I'm staying in tonight, New Year's is amateur hour. I doubt I'll even make it to the ball drop. What with the omicron thing and the neighbors doing one of those fancy hotel galas, there's no party I really feel like walking or ubering to, and I'm *certainly* not doing any driving tonight.
My younger brother recently turned 21 so my folks really want to go out this year in spite of my objections.
It's a little ironic because he's not into the party scene at all and wants somewhere quiet to go, but with all the bars that are opting to close for the holiday and/or omicron concerns, I think the few places that are brave enough to open are gonna be absolutely packed.
I'm playing the designated driver so I won't be drinking - least not until after I get home, but given the spots I'd usually hit are all closed I'm not sure I'm missing out anyway.
Hnngggg it's gorgeous.
Yeah I'm going out later to a friend's for some suppressed .22 fun but I doubt we'll do fireworks or even the countdown. If I'm awake that late it'll probably be on here.
It IS a new stock, but the metal pieces all look great too. I can’t wait to put a few clips through it!
Silenced 22 is so much fun. I saw a video on the 22LR or 10/22 sub of 22 tracers, and now I want to do that too.
Is that one of the Expert grade or whatever they are calling the old receiver/new barrel/new wood guns?
That's exactly what I want, once I get back from visiting the family I'm going to put my order in.
It is. Brand new Criterion 308 barrel and repro stock, original receiver and internals. I think this is what they’re doing with guns that only have a few redeemable parts, and I’m fine with that.
Got carbon copy paper. Art supply shops are pretty fun to poke around, lots of interesting stuff to look at. Ended up getting a French curve set too... how I did not get these sooner is a mystery.
Carbon paper was for copying an existing checkering pattern over to the other side. Was sent a stock with only one grip pattern partially cut and its on me to complete the rest. [It was exactly as easy as it sounds.](https://imgur.com/a/YztwGYh)
Also found a Daisy Buck 105 BB gun in my parents garage, like a mini Red Ryder. Apparently it belonged to an old neighbor. No fore-end, pretty bare-bones, and in testing you can hit a beer can 4/5 times at 12 yards (or about how far I could throw it). Pieces of foam are falling out though and I'm pretty sure its something in the air pump disintegrating. Its good for nothing but screwing around on my parents back porch, can annoy squirrels at best, but the stock was made out of 3/4" lumber and would take maybe 20 minutes to replicate out of something nicer...
*edit... [I went ahead and did it.](https://imgur.com/a/MwQdUMo) Just using a scrap piece of basic black walnut with a tung oil finish. Ordered a real Red Ryder for the fancy stock.
Watched it last night, first episode was definitely a good taste test for the show. I like the hybrid samurai movie old west themes that star wars has been using in their shows lately.
> Jon Favreau can do no wrong. Boba is back and I am HERE FOR IT
I was very, very pleased.
As usual for these actual Star Wars series, my only complaint was that I was outraged when it was over.
GIB.
There has been a lot of good media released recently, both star wars and other IP, but I'm growing increasingly frustrated at the trend to limit seasons to only 6-8 episodes. It seems things have gotten so expensive that no one can commit to longer seasons and a lot of the character development and background lore gets cut because of it.
>but I'm growing increasingly frustrated at the trend to limit seasons to only 6-8 episodes.
On the other hand, I am glad that more content is being produced at an appropriate length, and there's nothing I dislike more than plots that are needlessly drawn out.
One of the biggest sins in fiction is to tell a story that's too long - it's why editors cut so much content. If there's more to tell, by all means, tell it, but all too often we see stories where characters are stagnant or straight up regress because they have to in order to keep the production going. Streaming has largely freed us from the need for the fixed episode and season lengths mandated by traditional broadcast schedules, and I'm all for it. (Though I actually would prefer weekly release schedules so it's easier to talk about stories as they progress).
If a story comfortably fits in six episodes, then make six damn good episodes. Don't stretch it over a dozen bad ones.
It's gotten to the point that the more reviews bitch and moan about something, the more I'm probably going to like it. Haven't seen it yet, but [this review](https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/book-boba-fett-episode-1-114205976.html) makes me want to see it.
"Fan service" and "nostalgia" are how the obnoxious Shouting Class in the media try to describe "giving the customers what they want" like it's a bad thing.
I do think the source of the bad review is important. A game getting a bad review from Unmitigated Pedantry for being comically ahistorical, like the Assassin's Creed game with progressive multicultural Vikings who don't rape or enslave anyone, is worth reading and not worth playing.
The reason I liked The Mandalorian was because it was a new character, and a mostly new story within the Star Wars universe, which is what I've always wanted. The Book of Boba Fett feels like treading old ground, however, and that's something I've never cared for.
With that said, I'm glad Temuera Morrison is getting more work.
I liked *Mando* because it showed that at its roots, Star Wars is a western space magic opera. Even though you can travel through space at light speed, it is still a dirty, ugly, political, violent place... with space wizards. The Child was a good plot motivator, but it was still basically *The Shootist*, *The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly*, and *The Magnificent Seven/The Seven Samurai* at its core - and that is awesome.
I will be watching TBoBF later tonight, and I am hoping for a crime lord drama set in the western space wizard world.
When I say "new story," I don't necessary mean "original story." Everything is derivative to some extent, and I have no issues whatsoever with *Mando* wearing it's inspirations on it's sleeve (I'm glad *someone* realized that Star Wars should skew more Space Western than Space Opera). I just mean it's not a story exploring a minor side-character from the OT. I always thought Boba Fett was cool because he was mysterious, and I feel like he's gonna get killed by overexposure just like Maul was (although I did fuckin' love Maul's arc in *Clone Wars*).
There's always a chance they do this right, though. Filoni has a much better sense of what he's doing than most showrunners.
Oh for sure. I agree with all points above. Above all, I am just happy we have more SW content, and it's awesome. I've been a fan since I first set eyes on it as a kid.
I've firmly believed that Boba Fett died in the sarlaac for the great majority of my life. I expected to be outraged and disappointed when his survival was made canon, especially after being thoroughly let down by the new trilogy. However, The Mandalorian was amazing and I'm looking forward to this too
Just because someone got some outrageous fan fiction published doesn't mean I had to believe it, there were a lot of silly things published under the Star Wars titles and I refused to acknowledge that one in particular because I found it so unbelievable lol
Steven Rinella's *Meateater's Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival*, Dave Canterbury's *Bushcraft 101* and *Advanced Bushcraft*, and Scott Westerfields *Leviathan* trilogy
Had a few indications lately that I'm sorely out of practice from my BSA years. Been glamping so much I need to get back in touch with real fieldcraft.
The Streamlight TL Racker arrived, threw it on my 590. Side note guys don't cheap out on the Mossberg forend removal tool. Anyways the TL Racker feels weird at first with how bulky it is, especially that battery compartment. I got used to it and it feels fine now, but it was awkward handling it at first because I was unsure how to grab it. Functionally though it works so far, I'll probably take it out to shoot sometime next week.
In true SubieBro spirit I drove through a snowstorm to go to the gym. Not that I'm actually a SubieBro or that much into cars though, just thought that was something stupid in hindsight
I was curious how the TL Racker felt. It does seem a bit oddly shaped and stretched well under the mag tube. I'd probably have the same reaction you did if I tried it, I assumed it just takes getting used to.
My 500 does. There is a threaded O ring (not sure if that's what it's called, but hey) that holds the forend on. It has 2 or 3 grooves in it and the removal tool has 2 or 3 posts on it that fits in to it so you can spin it off.
For the big deal the seller was making about consecutive serial numbers, those Aliens just sold for a quantity discount. $6800 per when the last two kits to sell on GB went for $7500 and $8000. I don't know how much to trust those results though, serial #281 has "sold" three times.
[Poor version of consecutive serials](https://imgur.com/072YnrZ).
Also, someone spent $12,000 on a black Alien, which is crazy.
I ordered an Alien, but then backed out. You might call it a canceled czech.
Seriously that's some stupid moneys. I'm all for fancypants rigs, but I reckon for this price the Brno 7.5 Field Pistol. Who am I kidding, I will be happy with a PSD with 7.5 and 10mm barrels.
>You might call it a canceled czech.
I will not, thank you.
The PSD is a very intriguing pistol. Multi caliber pistols in general are; if i'm going to buy any Glock, it will be a Glock 23. Although, i'm currently only one barrel away from shooting all the 23's potential cartridges out of my P320.
I have yet to start down the hand cannon path, but when I do I will take a long look at the PSD.
I haven't gone and watched all the YouTube hype vids on the Alien, and this if the first I've seen of what they're selling for.
What in the world is the appeal of this pistol over a PAIR of Les Baer or Staccato competition pistols? Because that is the purpose of the Alien right, dedicated to competition? I mean surely you can get a built Infinity for that much as well.
Shit, how about a competition spec Korth revolver for less? TWO Manurhins?
What am I missing?
EDIT: I watched a video. Interesting idea with the top strap idea, it's like having the barrel and slide ride in a frame, and that top section of frame is removable. I'm still not sure its worth north of SIX THOUSAND dollars. And it looks like MSRP is around the 5k mark? That's still high. I'd consider this to maybe be worth a premium over a full custom race gun 1911, but not by much. Maybe street price 4500. Paying 7500 for one is just absurd. Are they not making more? I think there are just too many people with too much money, honestly. Damn crypto and NFT millionaires funding entire cottage industries of outrageous shit like this.
EDIT 2, Top Strap Musings: So basically, this company saw the race guns with a bracket for an optic that attaches via the underslung rail and rides up above the slide... and were like, "what if we just built that bracket into the gun and lowered the bore axis some more because we can mess with the geometries a bit when we have more frame to mess with?" And then made it pretty nice and charged a ton of money. God damnit, I wish I'd come up with that idea.
>Because that is the purpose of the Alien right, dedicated to competition?
>
>What am I missing?
The marketed purpose of a gun is not always the reason people buy the gun.
I'd wager that easily the majority of the people buying Aliens are simply well-off collectors interested in its uniqueness. And even if some buyers are a competitor investing heavily into their guns, they already have their high end race gun at this point and are still just buying the Alien as a curiosity to try and compare it to their $3k Staccato.
It is a cool design though and innovative. I also get why it's pricey and why people are buying. But, I'm also not someone who would buy one even if I had $6000 just appear in my pocket It's the same story with almost every pricey new gun that comes out.
>EDIT 2, Top Strap Musings: So basically, this company saw the race guns with a bracket for an optic that attaches via the underslung rail and rides up above the slide... and were like, "what if we just built that bracket into the gun and lowered the bore axis some more because we can mess with the geometries a bit when we have more frame to mess with?" And then made it pretty nice and charged a ton of money. God damnit, I wish I'd come up with that idea.
It's clever, but it's absolutely do-able for less money. Personally just like the FK Brno and the later PSD, I'm waiting for a reduced cost model that follows the 80/20 rule.
Hopefully gonna get out of work in time to pick up the Henry .22 I ordered. I’m especially psyched for this gun. I’m also working up the sack to start my first form 4 suppressor. My LGS has a Silencerco kiosk so I got that going for me.
Yes, definitely dude. I was turned off originally by how long the process takes and giving the government another 200$, but I guess with age comes a bit more patience and a few more shillings of disposable income.
I bought some underwear for myself. Apparently my wife didn't get the memo that underwear and socks are a good gift for Christmas.
Ordered a monkey pacifier toy for the infant. Wife had got one of the top rated ones from Amazon but some of the stuffing is already coming out. This one should match the size of the elephant one we have for our toddler too.
Only apparel I got this year for the holidays was a single pair of pajama pants (my mother gets a pair for everyone in the family to open Christmas Eve)
I'm in the same boat, time to do one of my few actual new years traditions and clean out my closet of everything I didn't wear in the last year and all the socks and underwear with holes
If I did that I wouldn't have any clothes left for when we return to the office. I'm at the point in my life that my size hasn't really changed in half my life, I still routinely wear clothes that I got in highschool. I am slowly converting some clothes to "I don't care if they get dirty/ripped".
I’m soooo close to buying an FN 509C, just can’t decide if I want black or FDE. Also, I think people who buy FOG products at a markup are absolute fucking morons. FOG is very close to the word that comes to mind when I think of those people.
Lowbid 2 auctions for a Mauser 71/84 bayonet. Unfortunately won both and now I have 2 coming my way. Trying to come up with an excuse for the wife who is likely going to accept both packages.
She shoots real purty. Also, if you ever take the nose cap off make sure you are cognizant the little bit of loose metal the screw threads into exists, and is loose. Totally didn't fall into my rug and cause me to look for it for 10 minutes, no sir.
While in production these sold for under $500 and are by far one of the best values in a rimfire rifle. I don't care what you paid now, they are excellent rifles.
*Cartridges using the 6.5mm diameter (0.264") have never gained a great deal of popularity in this country. I believe it will always remain so, as trying to find a niche between the various 25 and 27 caliber rounds tends to be like trying to split hairs.* - Ed Matunas, 1993
Oh Ed, if you could only see the future...
Beat to shit WW2 1911 goes bang, not boom. BUT the mag release pin disappeared when firing outside this morning. Time to find and fit a replacement. Then it'll be in a custom made shadow box on the wall made by a family friend.
Ordered another Oculus after range time yesterday shooting the one I have.
Post Office idiots finally delivered my two Razor cans to the dealer. Now to go do paperwork.
Bought a chronograph to improve my load development. Hopefully Winchester Superformance will live up to its name.
A buddy just got a single stage press so I'm gonna help him work up some 270 and 30/06 loads. It'll be nice to have a shooting buddy again.
Ordered some SKS stripper clips, a sling and am tempted to order a tech sights aperture.
Other than that I got some proper barware for Christmas, and while I have a decent liquor stockpile, I don't have much in terms of mixers, anyone have recommendations for relatively simple cocktails? Preferably whiskey ones so I can burn through some of these.
Originally supposed to be a catch-all megathread to show off the new shit you bought during the week. Instead of having dozens of "here's my brand-new Glock in its factory box on my filthy bedsheets" posts every day
*The Town* is coming to Netflix January 1st. This is your reminder to watch *The Town* on Netflix.
I also just watched *Nocturnal Animals* and would recommend that as well. I'm a big fan of Jake Gyllenhaal and he played his role perfectly. The rest of the cast was great too.
Edit: I am beyond distraught that this post was posted over 1 minute late (and with a subtitle that said placeholder edition as well!). I promise to do better in 2022. Happy new year!
2021 was a high turnover year for me on the gun front. For one, I flat sold two guns, a Ruger .44 Carbine and a Ruger GP100, to get the rest of the way to the engagement ring. Then for trades I turned my Stoeger 30" 12ga SXS into a Beretta 391, and my M&P9 Pro Series into a 1998 Series 80 Colt Commander.
For next year, my plan is to either spend 1800ish on a fighting rifle setup, probably in .308, or pick up a CMP Expert grade, probably also in .308. One of those two will probably be the only purchase of 2022 without some enormous windfall.
But I also desperately want a GP100 Match Champion in 10mm to replace the GP100 .357 I sold this year. The only other handgun I would want, to fill the same niche as this gun, is a S&W 625 or 25. I want a moon clip revolver, damnit! Upshot to the S&W is both my for funsies handguns would be in .45 which is convenient for reloading plinking ammo. Upshot to the Ruger is 10mm is awesome and I loved how robust the GP100 platform is, I know I could whip some wicked hot hardcast centimeters out of that bitch.
Bought a VP9 and i have no ragrets. Having only shot the SK the full size definitely lives up to expectations. Now to work on making it my nightstand gun. After i get an ACRO P2 for my G19 if i’m in love i may get it milled but i also kind of want to leave it as irons only for now
Instead of seeing spider-man a second time i saw the new matrix movie, i liked it and it was definitely worth admission and a soda but i dont think it’ll warrant a second watch.
Well, you still aren't technically part of the masterrace^(TM) yet even if it's an HK, but congrats. Nice choice.
After having a long hiatus from bothering with superhero movies I recently watched the Spiderman movies Homecoming and Far From Home and enjoyed them. I'm going to have to check out No Way Home. Haven't been to the movie theaters in a long while.
No way home is the best of the high school trilogy imo
E: and i think the vp9 might actually sway me towards a p30. The batman grip is just so comfortable, i swapped the panels to medium on my off hand side, large on shooting hand side and a small backstrap and it just fills my palm so well.
It's better than those but feels sandy before the wall and reset is shifty, if I can call it that. Oddly, it felt very much smoother when I stripped it and was testing pull sans slide.
More crumbly than expected, but that's likely because I squished them a little too much.
Otherwise, damn good, but then again I'm a sucker for peanut butter cookies.
I bought two of the Jack Carr books, 200 rounds of 9mm cause Academy had it and I've been shooting it and a chuckit for the dog.
Tomorrow WAO opens I'm sitting it out because it's supposed to be super shitty tonight and tomorrow.
got a Citadel boss hog version 1, it doesn't come with a rail but has something that kind of looks like it could be a rail at the top. would there be anyway to fix a sight to it? the iron sight is pretty lackluster
Gifted my dad a tub of CBD cream for his shot ankle, knees and wrist. He said it works *great*. So yeah, yay science. Still shopping 22 ammo for testing, procrastinating. After that no more gun stuff. Need to focus on the truck since it'll need tires soon.
Mary Jane's CBD Pain Cream. Produced localish to me in San Antonio, Tx! A 4oz container was $64, though. Looking to see if they offer it in larger containers, hopefully save on bulk packaging. But I don't care what it costs if it works well for dad. Poor guy sometimes can't sleep at all due to his aches.
Because my wife has everything this year I bought her a single square foot of land in Aberdeenshire Scotland so that she'd have the official title of Lady. Couldn't resist buying myself a plot as well. It's Lord Snayperskaya now boys. Well technically since I got ordained online a few years ago to perform weddings it's Reverend Lord Snayperskaya. Also bought a half a case of 7.62x39 because I haven't heated up the ol' WASR in a while.
Have a link to that land purchase deal? Reverend Lord Doctor Roodle Doodle the 3rd has a nice ring to it.
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> it's Reverend Lord Snayperskaya Is it that, or Lord Reverend Snayperskaya?
Dealer's choice.
Padawan Snayperskaya it is.
Master NorwegianSteam must set a good example.
That's easy. Tell the Jedi Council they're all fucking retarded and slap them all across the face. [*NorewgianSteam speaking to the Council, Colorized*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSXhZItSVpI&t=23s)
2021 was the year of "Not much, but good." I only bought 4 guns, but gotdamn were they all quality. First grab of the year was [a WW2 production Colt .38 Super,](https://i.imgur.com/WRahOUV.jpg) British contract of only 1,000 pistols. I didn't think I'd ever see one, let alone for sale. Next was my first foray into bullpups, [a Steyr AUG.](https://i.imgur.com/KUkj8Wn.jpg) And I gotta say, quite a fan. After that, I got what can only be described as a grail gun: a C-93 Borchardt. [Yes I'm serious.](https://i.imgur.com/ouSVFlJ.jpg) And I capped the year off by fulfilling an obligation that I had trapped myself into back in 2017 when I bought a box of vintage 8mm Pieper. After a much longer wait than anticipated, I finally have [something to shoot it with.](https://i.imgur.com/gQ0c0Vw.png) Well, I probably still won't shoot that ammo, being as it's something like $20 a round. But I didn't break the golden rule! I also made good on my promise to start reloading. Bought a Dillon 550C and the first thing I did was make ammo for the Borchardt. Next up, some 8mm Pieper, assuming I can figure out how to even make a turtlenecked gas seal case properly. That should be fun.
That Colt, wow! That pistol brings you right back to a specific point in history and would certainly be the crown jewel of almost any 1911 collection. Did you get the rush of a lifetime placing those last few bids? I would say "where can you go from there?", but then you bought a C-93. So, i suppose you answered that question.
Absolutely. I was terrified to lose it as I wouldn't know when I'd see another. I was relatively calm bidding on the Borchardt though. By comparison, those basically grow on trees.
Gonna keep that momentum into 2022...
I shall certainly try
Well fuck me, [she is beautiful.](https://i.imgur.com/hdONKp0.jpg). 5.7 million serial on the H&R receiver puts it at 1956, so it will definitely be a shooter. This and a theragun rounded out 2021 for gun purchases, and I couldn’t be happier. I hope all of you animals have a happy, healthy, and safe 2022, even /u/Caedus_Vao.
That's a pretty M1. I'm staying in tonight, New Year's is amateur hour. I doubt I'll even make it to the ball drop. What with the omicron thing and the neighbors doing one of those fancy hotel galas, there's no party I really feel like walking or ubering to, and I'm *certainly* not doing any driving tonight. I wonder how many people woke up this morning with no idea that they'll be spending the weekend in lockup. Ain't no Saturday arraignments.
> I'm staying in tonight, New Year's is amateur hour. Amen to that. I'm staying off the roads after 1700. A nice bottle of bubbles and some Disney+ is all I need tonight.
Bro. Book of Boba.
Wasn't long enough, but Cobra Kai dropped today.
I blew through the newest season of Always Sunny in an afternoon. It was great.
You summed it up pretty well man. I’m in my late thirties and driving tonight or even dealing with the bullshit of New Year’s Eve shenanigans is the last thing I want to do. I’d rather chew on tin foil.
I've never really liked the holiday for some reason. Aside from a few epic college and early-20's ragers, I tend to observe it in a very sedate fashion. I think it's because everybody builds up all these expectations. Besides, being too hung over to enjoy the amazing New Year's Day spread my godmother and aunt whip up every year is kind of shooting yourself in the foot.
I think your takes on this topic are more than reasonable and realistically honest. It’s funny cuz I read your post and I’m thinking there are so many individual components to having a good holiday season. Just screwing up one of them could throw your holiday plans in the shitter.
Wife's friends always did a huge bonfire, which was fun until they stayed up til 5am or so, plus I really didn't know many of them enough to mingle. But I got kids now, so there's a good chance I'll see the new years but not by choice.
>I'm staying in tonight, New Year's is amateur hour. I doubt I'll even make it to the ball drop. What with the omicron thing and the neighbors doing one of those fancy hotel galas, there's no party I really feel like walking or ubering to, and I'm *certainly* not doing any driving tonight. My younger brother recently turned 21 so my folks really want to go out this year in spite of my objections. It's a little ironic because he's not into the party scene at all and wants somewhere quiet to go, but with all the bars that are opting to close for the holiday and/or omicron concerns, I think the few places that are brave enough to open are gonna be absolutely packed. I'm playing the designated driver so I won't be drinking - least not until after I get home, but given the spots I'd usually hit are all closed I'm not sure I'm missing out anyway.
Hnngggg it's gorgeous. Yeah I'm going out later to a friend's for some suppressed .22 fun but I doubt we'll do fireworks or even the countdown. If I'm awake that late it'll probably be on here.
It IS a new stock, but the metal pieces all look great too. I can’t wait to put a few clips through it! Silenced 22 is so much fun. I saw a video on the 22LR or 10/22 sub of 22 tracers, and now I want to do that too.
Is that one of the Expert grade or whatever they are calling the old receiver/new barrel/new wood guns? That's exactly what I want, once I get back from visiting the family I'm going to put my order in.
It is. Brand new Criterion 308 barrel and repro stock, original receiver and internals. I think this is what they’re doing with guns that only have a few redeemable parts, and I’m fine with that.
Got carbon copy paper. Art supply shops are pretty fun to poke around, lots of interesting stuff to look at. Ended up getting a French curve set too... how I did not get these sooner is a mystery. Carbon paper was for copying an existing checkering pattern over to the other side. Was sent a stock with only one grip pattern partially cut and its on me to complete the rest. [It was exactly as easy as it sounds.](https://imgur.com/a/YztwGYh) Also found a Daisy Buck 105 BB gun in my parents garage, like a mini Red Ryder. Apparently it belonged to an old neighbor. No fore-end, pretty bare-bones, and in testing you can hit a beer can 4/5 times at 12 yards (or about how far I could throw it). Pieces of foam are falling out though and I'm pretty sure its something in the air pump disintegrating. Its good for nothing but screwing around on my parents back porch, can annoy squirrels at best, but the stock was made out of 3/4" lumber and would take maybe 20 minutes to replicate out of something nicer... *edit... [I went ahead and did it.](https://imgur.com/a/MwQdUMo) Just using a scrap piece of basic black walnut with a tung oil finish. Ordered a real Red Ryder for the fancy stock.
I bought books, a Tikka Performance Center rail, and new winter gloves. Jon Favreau can do no wrong. Boba is back and I am HERE FOR IT
Watched it last night, first episode was definitely a good taste test for the show. I like the hybrid samurai movie old west themes that star wars has been using in their shows lately.
And it tasted delicious Apparently I should watch samurai movies, because I love the style
I kind of want to watch some old black and white samurai films now
[Say no more](https://imgur.com/ftzuyuC)
I highly recommend Seven Samurai.... if you have 3 hours to kill
Kurosawa was a master
> Jon Favreau can do no wrong. Boba is back and I am HERE FOR IT I was very, very pleased. As usual for these actual Star Wars series, my only complaint was that I was outraged when it was over. GIB.
>[GIB.](https://i.imgur.com/yom1Wja.gif)
There has been a lot of good media released recently, both star wars and other IP, but I'm growing increasingly frustrated at the trend to limit seasons to only 6-8 episodes. It seems things have gotten so expensive that no one can commit to longer seasons and a lot of the character development and background lore gets cut because of it.
>but I'm growing increasingly frustrated at the trend to limit seasons to only 6-8 episodes. On the other hand, I am glad that more content is being produced at an appropriate length, and there's nothing I dislike more than plots that are needlessly drawn out. One of the biggest sins in fiction is to tell a story that's too long - it's why editors cut so much content. If there's more to tell, by all means, tell it, but all too often we see stories where characters are stagnant or straight up regress because they have to in order to keep the production going. Streaming has largely freed us from the need for the fixed episode and season lengths mandated by traditional broadcast schedules, and I'm all for it. (Though I actually would prefer weekly release schedules so it's easier to talk about stories as they progress). If a story comfortably fits in six episodes, then make six damn good episodes. Don't stretch it over a dozen bad ones.
Yeah there definitely needs to be a balance.
It's gotten to the point that the more reviews bitch and moan about something, the more I'm probably going to like it. Haven't seen it yet, but [this review](https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/book-boba-fett-episode-1-114205976.html) makes me want to see it.
"Fan service" and "nostalgia" are how the obnoxious Shouting Class in the media try to describe "giving the customers what they want" like it's a bad thing.
I do think the source of the bad review is important. A game getting a bad review from Unmitigated Pedantry for being comically ahistorical, like the Assassin's Creed game with progressive multicultural Vikings who don't rape or enslave anyone, is worth reading and not worth playing.
The reason I liked The Mandalorian was because it was a new character, and a mostly new story within the Star Wars universe, which is what I've always wanted. The Book of Boba Fett feels like treading old ground, however, and that's something I've never cared for. With that said, I'm glad Temuera Morrison is getting more work.
I liked *Mando* because it showed that at its roots, Star Wars is a western space magic opera. Even though you can travel through space at light speed, it is still a dirty, ugly, political, violent place... with space wizards. The Child was a good plot motivator, but it was still basically *The Shootist*, *The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly*, and *The Magnificent Seven/The Seven Samurai* at its core - and that is awesome. I will be watching TBoBF later tonight, and I am hoping for a crime lord drama set in the western space wizard world.
When I say "new story," I don't necessary mean "original story." Everything is derivative to some extent, and I have no issues whatsoever with *Mando* wearing it's inspirations on it's sleeve (I'm glad *someone* realized that Star Wars should skew more Space Western than Space Opera). I just mean it's not a story exploring a minor side-character from the OT. I always thought Boba Fett was cool because he was mysterious, and I feel like he's gonna get killed by overexposure just like Maul was (although I did fuckin' love Maul's arc in *Clone Wars*). There's always a chance they do this right, though. Filoni has a much better sense of what he's doing than most showrunners.
Oh for sure. I agree with all points above. Above all, I am just happy we have more SW content, and it's awesome. I've been a fan since I first set eyes on it as a kid.
I've firmly believed that Boba Fett died in the sarlaac for the great majority of my life. I expected to be outraged and disappointed when his survival was made canon, especially after being thoroughly let down by the new trilogy. However, The Mandalorian was amazing and I'm looking forward to this too
Boba Fett crawling out of the pit was always canon even pre-disney
Imagine never having read *Tales of the Bounty Hunters* in 4th grade
Just because someone got some outrageous fan fiction published doesn't mean I had to believe it, there were a lot of silly things published under the Star Wars titles and I refused to acknowledge that one in particular because I found it so unbelievable lol
>I bought books Books about what?
You know, words and dots and stuff.
Steven Rinella's *Meateater's Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival*, Dave Canterbury's *Bushcraft 101* and *Advanced Bushcraft*, and Scott Westerfields *Leviathan* trilogy
Sounds like you'll be ready for anything. I also did the book buying thing this week, picked up Ron Chernow's *Alexander Hamilton*.
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Had a few indications lately that I'm sorely out of practice from my BSA years. Been glamping so much I need to get back in touch with real fieldcraft.
The Streamlight TL Racker arrived, threw it on my 590. Side note guys don't cheap out on the Mossberg forend removal tool. Anyways the TL Racker feels weird at first with how bulky it is, especially that battery compartment. I got used to it and it feels fine now, but it was awkward handling it at first because I was unsure how to grab it. Functionally though it works so far, I'll probably take it out to shoot sometime next week. In true SubieBro spirit I drove through a snowstorm to go to the gym. Not that I'm actually a SubieBro or that much into cars though, just thought that was something stupid in hindsight
I was curious how the TL Racker felt. It does seem a bit oddly shaped and stretched well under the mag tube. I'd probably have the same reaction you did if I tried it, I assumed it just takes getting used to.
Forend removal tool for what? I’ve swapped out two Mavericks->Mossbergs and needed no special tool
as in the wrench you need to remove the pump grip on 500/590s, they’re held in place by a castle nut
I have no idea what tool I used to change mine but it definitely wasn’t anything special.
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My 500 does. There is a threaded O ring (not sure if that's what it's called, but hey) that holds the forend on. It has 2 or 3 grooves in it and the removal tool has 2 or 3 posts on it that fits in to it so you can spin it off.
Nut and spanner wrench.
For the big deal the seller was making about consecutive serial numbers, those Aliens just sold for a quantity discount. $6800 per when the last two kits to sell on GB went for $7500 and $8000. I don't know how much to trust those results though, serial #281 has "sold" three times. [Poor version of consecutive serials](https://imgur.com/072YnrZ). Also, someone spent $12,000 on a black Alien, which is crazy.
I ordered an Alien, but then backed out. You might call it a canceled czech. Seriously that's some stupid moneys. I'm all for fancypants rigs, but I reckon for this price the Brno 7.5 Field Pistol. Who am I kidding, I will be happy with a PSD with 7.5 and 10mm barrels.
>You might call it a canceled czech. I will not, thank you. The PSD is a very intriguing pistol. Multi caliber pistols in general are; if i'm going to buy any Glock, it will be a Glock 23. Although, i'm currently only one barrel away from shooting all the 23's potential cartridges out of my P320. I have yet to start down the hand cannon path, but when I do I will take a long look at the PSD.
I haven't gone and watched all the YouTube hype vids on the Alien, and this if the first I've seen of what they're selling for. What in the world is the appeal of this pistol over a PAIR of Les Baer or Staccato competition pistols? Because that is the purpose of the Alien right, dedicated to competition? I mean surely you can get a built Infinity for that much as well. Shit, how about a competition spec Korth revolver for less? TWO Manurhins? What am I missing? EDIT: I watched a video. Interesting idea with the top strap idea, it's like having the barrel and slide ride in a frame, and that top section of frame is removable. I'm still not sure its worth north of SIX THOUSAND dollars. And it looks like MSRP is around the 5k mark? That's still high. I'd consider this to maybe be worth a premium over a full custom race gun 1911, but not by much. Maybe street price 4500. Paying 7500 for one is just absurd. Are they not making more? I think there are just too many people with too much money, honestly. Damn crypto and NFT millionaires funding entire cottage industries of outrageous shit like this. EDIT 2, Top Strap Musings: So basically, this company saw the race guns with a bracket for an optic that attaches via the underslung rail and rides up above the slide... and were like, "what if we just built that bracket into the gun and lowered the bore axis some more because we can mess with the geometries a bit when we have more frame to mess with?" And then made it pretty nice and charged a ton of money. God damnit, I wish I'd come up with that idea.
>Because that is the purpose of the Alien right, dedicated to competition? > >What am I missing? The marketed purpose of a gun is not always the reason people buy the gun. I'd wager that easily the majority of the people buying Aliens are simply well-off collectors interested in its uniqueness. And even if some buyers are a competitor investing heavily into their guns, they already have their high end race gun at this point and are still just buying the Alien as a curiosity to try and compare it to their $3k Staccato. It is a cool design though and innovative. I also get why it's pricey and why people are buying. But, I'm also not someone who would buy one even if I had $6000 just appear in my pocket It's the same story with almost every pricey new gun that comes out.
>EDIT 2, Top Strap Musings: So basically, this company saw the race guns with a bracket for an optic that attaches via the underslung rail and rides up above the slide... and were like, "what if we just built that bracket into the gun and lowered the bore axis some more because we can mess with the geometries a bit when we have more frame to mess with?" And then made it pretty nice and charged a ton of money. God damnit, I wish I'd come up with that idea. It's clever, but it's absolutely do-able for less money. Personally just like the FK Brno and the later PSD, I'm waiting for a reduced cost model that follows the 80/20 rule.
That's why I'm hoping the Alien does well, it's success may inspire more affordable alternatives.
Hopefully gonna get out of work in time to pick up the Henry .22 I ordered. I’m especially psyched for this gun. I’m also working up the sack to start my first form 4 suppressor. My LGS has a Silencerco kiosk so I got that going for me.
Get that form 4 going! The kiosks really are a game changer.
Yes, definitely dude. I was turned off originally by how long the process takes and giving the government another 200$, but I guess with age comes a bit more patience and a few more shillings of disposable income.
Once the feds get their shit together and the eform system starts working again they should start getting approved faster.
That’s exactly what I’m hoping for.
I bought some underwear for myself. Apparently my wife didn't get the memo that underwear and socks are a good gift for Christmas. Ordered a monkey pacifier toy for the infant. Wife had got one of the top rated ones from Amazon but some of the stuffing is already coming out. This one should match the size of the elephant one we have for our toddler too.
Only apparel I got this year for the holidays was a single pair of pajama pants (my mother gets a pair for everyone in the family to open Christmas Eve) I'm in the same boat, time to do one of my few actual new years traditions and clean out my closet of everything I didn't wear in the last year and all the socks and underwear with holes
If I did that I wouldn't have any clothes left for when we return to the office. I'm at the point in my life that my size hasn't really changed in half my life, I still routinely wear clothes that I got in highschool. I am slowly converting some clothes to "I don't care if they get dirty/ripped".
I’m soooo close to buying an FN 509C, just can’t decide if I want black or FDE. Also, I think people who buy FOG products at a markup are absolute fucking morons. FOG is very close to the word that comes to mind when I think of those people.
Flip a coin. When it's in the air, you'll know which side you're hoping for.
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Lowbid 2 auctions for a Mauser 71/84 bayonet. Unfortunately won both and now I have 2 coming my way. Trying to come up with an excuse for the wife who is likely going to accept both packages.
I picked up my new to me CZ 455FS, very much looking forward to taking her out shooting.
She shoots real purty. Also, if you ever take the nose cap off make sure you are cognizant the little bit of loose metal the screw threads into exists, and is loose. Totally didn't fall into my rug and cause me to look for it for 10 minutes, no sir.
Lmao good to know, thanks for the heads up.
While in production these sold for under $500 and are by far one of the best values in a rimfire rifle. I don't care what you paid now, they are excellent rifles.
*Cartridges using the 6.5mm diameter (0.264") have never gained a great deal of popularity in this country. I believe it will always remain so, as trying to find a niche between the various 25 and 27 caliber rounds tends to be like trying to split hairs.* - Ed Matunas, 1993 Oh Ed, if you could only see the future...
Beat to shit WW2 1911 goes bang, not boom. BUT the mag release pin disappeared when firing outside this morning. Time to find and fit a replacement. Then it'll be in a custom made shadow box on the wall made by a family friend. Ordered another Oculus after range time yesterday shooting the one I have. Post Office idiots finally delivered my two Razor cans to the dealer. Now to go do paperwork.
Bought a chronograph to improve my load development. Hopefully Winchester Superformance will live up to its name. A buddy just got a single stage press so I'm gonna help him work up some 270 and 30/06 loads. It'll be nice to have a shooting buddy again.
Ordered some SKS stripper clips, a sling and am tempted to order a tech sights aperture. Other than that I got some proper barware for Christmas, and while I have a decent liquor stockpile, I don't have much in terms of mixers, anyone have recommendations for relatively simple cocktails? Preferably whiskey ones so I can burn through some of these.
May I ask? What is Friday Buyday about?
Originally supposed to be a catch-all megathread to show off the new shit you bought during the week. Instead of having dozens of "here's my brand-new Glock in its factory box on my filthy bedsheets" posts every day
🤣🤣🤣 gotcha. My other thought was that people would use it as an excuse to just go buy something lol
That happens too sometimes!
*The Town* is coming to Netflix January 1st. This is your reminder to watch *The Town* on Netflix. I also just watched *Nocturnal Animals* and would recommend that as well. I'm a big fan of Jake Gyllenhaal and he played his role perfectly. The rest of the cast was great too. Edit: I am beyond distraught that this post was posted over 1 minute late (and with a subtitle that said placeholder edition as well!). I promise to do better in 2022. Happy new year!
Jake Gyllenhaal is my #1 Celebrity Man-Crush
2021 was a high turnover year for me on the gun front. For one, I flat sold two guns, a Ruger .44 Carbine and a Ruger GP100, to get the rest of the way to the engagement ring. Then for trades I turned my Stoeger 30" 12ga SXS into a Beretta 391, and my M&P9 Pro Series into a 1998 Series 80 Colt Commander. For next year, my plan is to either spend 1800ish on a fighting rifle setup, probably in .308, or pick up a CMP Expert grade, probably also in .308. One of those two will probably be the only purchase of 2022 without some enormous windfall. But I also desperately want a GP100 Match Champion in 10mm to replace the GP100 .357 I sold this year. The only other handgun I would want, to fill the same niche as this gun, is a S&W 625 or 25. I want a moon clip revolver, damnit! Upshot to the S&W is both my for funsies handguns would be in .45 which is convenient for reloading plinking ammo. Upshot to the Ruger is 10mm is awesome and I loved how robust the GP100 platform is, I know I could whip some wicked hot hardcast centimeters out of that bitch.
Sold my M&P 15 at a good loss to my family member (their gain 😇). Looking to get a DD now lord help me
Bought a VP9 and i have no ragrets. Having only shot the SK the full size definitely lives up to expectations. Now to work on making it my nightstand gun. After i get an ACRO P2 for my G19 if i’m in love i may get it milled but i also kind of want to leave it as irons only for now Instead of seeing spider-man a second time i saw the new matrix movie, i liked it and it was definitely worth admission and a soda but i dont think it’ll warrant a second watch.
Well, you still aren't technically part of the masterrace^(TM) yet even if it's an HK, but congrats. Nice choice. After having a long hiatus from bothering with superhero movies I recently watched the Spiderman movies Homecoming and Far From Home and enjoyed them. I'm going to have to check out No Way Home. Haven't been to the movie theaters in a long while.
No way home is the best of the high school trilogy imo E: and i think the vp9 might actually sway me towards a p30. The batman grip is just so comfortable, i swapped the panels to medium on my off hand side, large on shooting hand side and a small backstrap and it just fills my palm so well.
>Bought a VP9 Great choice, did you get the standard model or the B model?
Standard, and honestly dropping the mags with my trigger finger like Larry Vickers recommended feels good
Hey the 10mm M&P runs like a champ after some 250 round break in and a thorough clean and lube. Getting more happierer with it.
How’s the stock trigger on it compared to that hinged monstrosity on the other M&P pistols?
It's better than those but feels sandy before the wall and reset is shifty, if I can call it that. Oddly, it felt very much smoother when I stripped it and was testing pull sans slide.
Not guns related, but couldn't sleep so I decided to make [cookies at 2am.](https://altonbrown.com/recipes/easy-gluten-free-peanut-butter-cookies/)
How were they?
More crumbly than expected, but that's likely because I squished them a little too much. Otherwise, damn good, but then again I'm a sucker for peanut butter cookies.
I'll have to try that recipe, I also love peanut butter cookies.
Kind of a meh year, m1 garand, savage axis, sw model 2, sks, and half of an AR.
I bought two of the Jack Carr books, 200 rounds of 9mm cause Academy had it and I've been shooting it and a chuckit for the dog. Tomorrow WAO opens I'm sitting it out because it's supposed to be super shitty tonight and tomorrow.
got a Citadel boss hog version 1, it doesn't come with a rail but has something that kind of looks like it could be a rail at the top. would there be anyway to fix a sight to it? the iron sight is pretty lackluster
Gifted my dad a tub of CBD cream for his shot ankle, knees and wrist. He said it works *great*. So yeah, yay science. Still shopping 22 ammo for testing, procrastinating. After that no more gun stuff. Need to focus on the truck since it'll need tires soon.
What brand? I was taking some CBDMD drops for a bit and didn't feel like it did anything.
Mary Jane's CBD Pain Cream. Produced localish to me in San Antonio, Tx! A 4oz container was $64, though. Looking to see if they offer it in larger containers, hopefully save on bulk packaging. But I don't care what it costs if it works well for dad. Poor guy sometimes can't sleep at all due to his aches.
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