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THINGS IN GENERAL
It’s Friday and time for our weekly shoot-the-shit. This is the one time of the week when you the reader can make unsupported statements, use profanity, insult anyone you wish or change the subject altogether. Folks, a therapist, an individual … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Trump, Indiana, Ted Cruz, West Virginia
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MARTIAL ARTS AND SELF DEFENSE
We’ve been swamped with a variety of projects this week so we’re a little late getting this week’s shoot-the-shit topic done. For those just joining us, each Friday we come up with a topic that may or may not be … Continue reading
NEGLIGENT ENTRUSTMENT ?
It’s Friday and time for our weekly shoot-the-shit topic. As you know, the Clinton Campaign is actively encouraging civil suits against the ammunition and firearm industry for misuse or unauthorized use of their products. The poster child, and I use … Continue reading
ARE BANANAS GOOD FOR YOU ?
It’s Friday and time for our weekly shoot-the-shit topic. This is the one time of the week when you the reader can make any unsupported comment, use uncensored profanity, insult anyone you wish or change the subject altogether; all at … Continue reading
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Tagged bananas, diet, food, health
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KNOW YOUR WAY AROUND KNIVES AND FORKS
Readers we’ve made it through another week and look forward to some great weather and a well earned, fun, weekend. In last week’s shoot-the-shit topic we introduced you to the formalities of a dinner table. Well, we had great feedback … Continue reading
ROAD MAP TO FORMAL TABLE SETTINGS
It’s Saturday and we missed our Friday target date for our weekly shoot-the-shit. Explaining why we missed the Friday deadline would require me to relive the day and I beg to be spared. So, here we are a day late. … Continue reading
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Tagged formal dinners, table settings
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DIGISCOPING CONTINUED–EXPOSURE
WOW, we made it through another week and we are now ready to kickoff the weekend. It’s been a rough week with some pretty harsh weather: rain, high wind, tornado watches, etc. But, we’ve emerged victorious and we hope you’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged Digiscoping, exposure, images
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DIGISCOPING WITH YOUR SPOTTING SCOPE
It’s Friday and time for our weekly shoot-the-shit. Outdoors enthusiasts are prolific users of magnified optics. Everything from monoculars to large spotting scopes are on their list of must have kit. If you are a tactical rifle or long range … Continue reading
Posted in Optics, Shoot-the-shit, Training
Tagged Digiscoping, smart device, spotting scope
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THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO WANTS TO REMOVE REFERENCE TO THE “FOUNDING FATHERS” IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT LANGUAGE …
TGIF, we’ve made it through another week and it’s time for our weekly shoo-the-shit. This is an event when you the reader can make any unsupported comment, insult anyone you wish, use profanity or change the subject altogether. So, here … Continue reading
Posted in Constitution, Shoot-the-shit
Tagged Founders, Founding Fathers, Kevin Faulconer, San Diego
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THE GREAT ORGANIC FOOD HOAX
Man we are really late getting out our weekly shoot the shit topic. Shot Show took the wind right out of our sails and we apologize for that. We’ve prioritized getting out Show posts but we’re finally getting a handle … Continue reading
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Tagged excercise, health, nutrition, organic food, protein, vitamins
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A SHOUT-OUT TO DELTA AIRLINES
It’s the Friday after SHOT Show and I still have over 1000 photos to process and a box full of product literature to summarize for our readers but I do want to take a few minutes to complement Delta Airlines. … Continue reading
The Great Gun Control Debate Of 2016
Some of our readers noted that over the Holidays we neglected to produce our customary Friday shoot-the-shit, this was by design. Selecting shoot-the-shit topics kills an inordinate amount of brain cells and the Holiday Season is refresh time for us. So, … Continue reading
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Tagged gun control, Gun Reform, NRA
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THE TWO GREAT MOTIVATORS
As we get ready to slow down the presses to enjoy the Holiday Season with our families, we want to leave our readers with a profound (at least in our opinion) shoot-the-shit topic. As with all shoot-the-shits you can participate … Continue reading
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SPEAKERS
It’s Friday and just two weeks until Christmas. Where has this year gone! If you’re at all like me you’re amazed but never overwhelmed by the massive number of cluster fucks in progress around the world. Just when you thought … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, audio, electrstatic, speakers
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE COMING HOME FUN FANTASY
It’s Friday and time for our weekly shoot-the-shit topic. For the benefit of new readers, each week we select a topic for general discussion that may or may not be related to the central theme of this blog. Readers are … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, global warmin
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PARIS NOV 2015 WHAT A WEEK
It’s Friday and time for our weekly shoot-the-shit. This past week has been incredible with the same social impact as the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks on U.S. soil. On Friday, 13 Nov 2015, a handful of imbeciles decided it … Continue reading
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Tagged attacks, France, Paris, Saint-Denis, terror
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RANGING WITH A DRAGUNOV RETICLE
We hope that you’ve had a pleasant and productive week – I know we sure as shit have. So we are all looking forward to the weekend. It’s Friday and time for our weekly shoot-the-shit. Last week, I expressed a … Continue reading
Posted in Shoot-the-shit, Training
Tagged 7.62x54R, Dragunov, ranging
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WHAT MAGNIFICATION IS BEST FOR THE AK’s 7.62 x 39
Here we are once more, one week closer to Black Friday, Christmas and New Year’s. It’s also a Friday and time for our weekly shoot-the-shit. This week’s topic was going to be “How to identify a moron,” the last minute … Continue reading
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Tagged AK, AK47, optics
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Building A Credible Sniper System
We regularly see questions asking for recommendations on things like; what’s the best scope to get, the best reticle, best bipod, best rifle or best ammo. We try to steer our readers to view their equipment as a system and … Continue reading
Posted in Shoot-the-shit, Sniper Systems and Tools
Tagged Leupold, rifle, Schmidt & Bender, sniper, suppressor
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Setting Eunit And Wunit Parameters In Kestrel’s AB Weather Meters
It’s Friday and time for our weekly shoot-the-shit. We hope the Force has been with you throughout the week. Today, we’d like to shed some light on a topic that requires a bit of illumination – How to properly setup … Continue reading
Posted in Shoot-the-shit, Sniper Systems and Tools, Training
Tagged AB, Applied Ballistics, Kestrel
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What Do The Russians Want With Syria ?
The weekend is here and it’s time for our weekly shoot-the-shit topic. New readers note that with any shoot-the-shit you can make unsupported assertions, use profanity, insult anyone you wish or change the subject altogether, all of which is free … Continue reading
Things That Piss Me Off…
It’s Friday and it’s time for our weekly shoot-the-shit. So, in keeping with all applicable rules, I’ve decide to use a bit of profanity; this approach is consistent with Louise Goodbread’s philosophy that describes profanity as a crutch for conversational cripples … Continue reading
Why Manufacturing Is Leaving The Country?
Annual Data | Ford Motor Company All numbers in thousands Period Ending Dec 31, 2014 Dec 31, 2013 Dec 31, 2012 Total Revenue 144,077,000 146,917,000 133,559,000 Cost of Revenue 126,215,000 128,055,000 116,154,000 Gross Profit 17,862,000 18,862,000 17,405,000 … Continue reading
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Tagged China, FORD, Jobs, Manufacturing, Mexico
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Relationship Between Muzzle Blast And Ballistic Crack
Once more Friday is upon us and unless you’ve done something really stupid, you’ve successfully navigated through another week. To celebrate that success, our weekly shoot-the-shit topics allow you to make unsupported statements, use profanity, insult anyone you wish or … Continue reading
Posted in Muzzel Devices, Shoot-the-shit, Suppressors
Tagged ballistic crack, muzzle blast, suppressors
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Primary Arms ACSS Reticle Dissected
This week’s shoot-the-shit is a super presentation by one of YouTube’s best reviewers Mrgunsandgear. In this video, he engages Dimitri from Primary Arms, the ACSS designer, and guides the viewer through every aspect of this very capable reticle. The ACSS … Continue reading
Posted in Optics, Shoot-the-shit, sights
Tagged ACSS, Mrgunsandgear, Primary Arms, Trijicon
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Flinching
Readers, there’s cause for celebration as we’ve made it through another week in spite of the massive cluster-fucks unraveling around us, so we’ve selected “flinching” as the topic for our weekly shoot-the-shit. As customary, all shoot-the-shit rules apply: you can … Continue reading
FLAT TAX OR PROGRESSIVE
It’s Friday and time for our weekly shoot-the-shit. This week’s shoot-the-shit is on the concept of “Flat Tax.” As with all shoot-the-shits, readers are free to make unsupported statement, insult anyone they wish, use profanity and / or change subjects. … Continue reading
What Is Lock Time?
Precision rifle shooters are notorious for some great discussion centered around weather, pressure, powder choices and calibers. They are staples in precision shooting circles, so for this Friday’s shoot-the-shit topic, we’ve selected one of the more obscure areas of discussion, … Continue reading
Density Altitude Discussed
One of the more interesting questions we get around here is about density altitude as it pertains to external ballistics. So, we thought it would make a good shoot-the-shit topic for this Friday. In this post we want to shed … Continue reading
Posted in Shoot-the-shit, Sniper Systems and Tools
Tagged ballistics, density altitude, estimators
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Read The Iran Nuclear Deal Here!
(This article was published on Thursday 16 Jul 2015 to accommodate other editorial priorities) This Friday’s shoot-the-shit will be the recent Iran Nuclear Deal formally titled “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action” or JCPOA. A lot has been said about this … Continue reading
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Tagged EU, EU+3, Iran, JCPOA, Joint Comprhensive Plan of Action, nuclear
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What The Hell Is A Sanctuary City?
Congratulations, you’ve made it through another week and that entitles you to engage in a good shoot-the-shit. This week’s topic is “Sanctuary” cities. What the hell is a Sanctuary City? Sanctuary is defined as a place of refuge or safety; … Continue reading
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Tagged Kate Steinle, Pier 14, San Francisco, Sanctuary City
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The Shark Attack Extravaganza ! What You Should Know.
We’re going to kick off this weekend with a shark attack shoot-the-shit . As with all shoot-the-shit discussions, you can make unsupported comments, insult anyone you please, use profanity (even at a boatswain mate level) without feeling that you’ll be … Continue reading
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Tagged attack, shark
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You Decide (A Poll)
Given how completely screwed-up things are, making it through another week is in and of itself cause for celebration; so, yes we’re excited that another weekend is upon us, and as always a good weekend deserves a good shoot-the-shit. This … Continue reading
Posted in Shoot-the-shit, Uncategorized
Tagged ad, commercial, Koch
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The Only Reason Russians Want To Be In The Ukraine
This Friday’s shoot-the-shit topic is for Dad. He’s that special guy that takes out the garbage, puts off playing 18 holes to take the family to the zoo, leaves the house at 5:00 a.m. and comes home at 6:00 p.m., … Continue reading
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Tagged Father's Day, pole dancing, Ukraine
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