-Lt.Col. Jeff Cooper

I've open carried around here since I was 21 and most people don't notice. Of the people who do notice most are supportive or at least indifferent. The police are never called, nobody ever shrieks, the most common comment is "nice pistol", and folks are as polite and friendly as ever.

I hear stories from a lot of other places around the country where the public isn't so tolerant. I'd hate to have it become like that around here and I think this is the best reason there is to continue open carrying. A right unexercised becomes a right denied, and that more than compensates for whatever I might give up in the "tactical advantage" or "element of surprise" that are so valued by people who insist that a defensive handgun should always be concealed.

On June 4 I ordered a holster and belt from El Paso Saddlery to go with my new revolver (see previous je).

My leather finally came in on Monday, 10 weeks after I placed the order. Boy was it worth the wait!

El Paso Saddlery 1880S 'Ranger', Mexican double-loop style holster, and 'Texas' gunbelt with 24 .41 sized cartridge loops.
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I'm not really a Western Wear kind of guy, but I just couldn't see carrying this gun in a tactical kydex rig or a cheap Uncle Mike's nylon pos.

I just finished putting together my first AK kit. It's A Romanian 'G' kit built on a NoDak Spud receiver.

I did a full on rivet build, rather than screws or U-drive screws, and finished it with Aluma-hyde II and did the furniture in green wood stain and polyurethane.

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I just ordered a new gun. You can see it here.

I wanted something different for hiking, plinking, and possibly hunting; and I think this should do pretty well. Also, the .41 Magnum cartridge has appealed to me for quite a while now, even more so after I read The Probability Broach(see here for the graphic novelization).

These are my EBRs. My favorite toys and my go to guns if ever necessary.

Olympic Arms PCR-5

Romanian WUM-1

I'm learning something new every day.

Today I learned that what's worse than peeing your pants - having someone else pee your pants for you.

Well, we're home from the hospital. Everything is going pretty well. Melissa is recovering from her c-section. She still needs help getting in and out of bed, but she's in good spirits.

Tristan (aka. Mr. Squishy, the Angry Tomato) is doing an excellent job of making sure we don't get dangerously long sleep durations. He's got nursing pretty well figured out and enjoys it immensly.

In reply to rk, yes, he's our first, a much loved and appreciated testament to the fallability of birth control. We wouldn't trade him for anything.

Thanks for all the congratulations.

Just a quick post here.

Melissa had our son, Tristan Joseph Lambert, by emergency caeserian last night (exactly 3 weeks early) at 2147hrs. Baby and Mom are doing well. He's 7lb 4oz.

I'm so excited. He beautiful.

I'm running on caffeine, adrenaline, and 4 hours of sleep in a chair.

I saw the thing on the front page yesterday about the Dell Laptop battery recall. I checked out the Dell website and it turns out that my laptop was affected. I filled out their online form to get a replacement battery and they confirmed they would send me a new one within 20 days.

I just got it delivered to my desk! Less than 24 hours from me filling out the form. Impressive.

I know a lot of the people I've friended and some who have friended me enjoy firearms. So I wanted to ask, what have you all got? What are your favorites? What calibers? I know a lot of people don't like to dicuss it with strangers on the internet, so if that's you, no offense intended.

Here's my collection:

The .22 rimfires:
  Ruger 10/22 carbine. Lotsa fun.
  3 Remington model 37 target rifles. One is just a barreled action.
  Winchester 52 barreled action
  Winchester 67A bolt rifle
  Ruger 22/45 semi-auto pistol
  H&R 922 revolver
  Thre more bolt rifles. Remington & Marlin. Can't remember the models.

The Centerfire Pistols/Revolvers:
  AMT Backup 380. WORST. TRIGGER. EVER.
  Smith & Wesson Military & Police 38 special
  Arcus 94 9mm Browning Hi-Power Clone
  Luger P08 9mm
  Daewoo DH40. My everyday carry gun.
  Ballester Molina .45ACP. Argentinian Police Sidearm, 1911ish
  Colt M1911. Made in 1917, was great grandad's sidearm in the army air corps.

Centerfire Rifles:
  WUM-1 Romanian semi-auto AK-47 clone
  M44 Mosin Nagant, soviet battle rifle
  1896 Krag carbine
  Mauser 98 in 30'06. Kinda express rifle styled.
  Springfield M1903, sporterized.
  Smith-Corona M1903A3, sporterized, chambered in 308 Norma Magnum.
  Mauser 98, sporter in 22-250
  Mauser 98, sporter in 6mm Remington
  Carl Gustaff Mauser 96, sporter, 6.5x55 Swedish

Shotguns:
  Winchester Model 12s in 16 and 20 gauge
  A.H. Fox 12 gauge side-by-side
  Savage 220A 28 gauge

Other:
  1862 Colt, in 38 rimfire. Looks just like this.
  Uberti 1858 Remington reproduction. Blackpowder revolver.

And I want more! I need a couple lever actions, a modern 1911, and an AR.

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Last night, Melissa (now six months pregnant) got hungry. She wanted a sandwich. She wanted a sandwich with American cheese, dill pickles, Harvest Cheddar(tm) Sun Chips(tm), and smelt roe(!). We didn't have any smelt roe but she thoroughly enjoyed the sandwich I made with the rest of her requested items.

Aside from the cottage cheese with grape jelly and black pepper she had a month ago, this is the first of her really weird cravings. I hope it doesn't get any weirder.

I work at a small family run electronics engineering & manufacturing company. Some of the products that we build have lithium coin cells for things like battery backed RAM and real-time-clocks. Apparently nobody ever told the people in charge of the stock room that these batteries shouldn't ever be shorted (duh). They were storing dozens of loose cells together in zip-loc bags! I almost fainted when I discovered this. When I brought the problem to the attention of the production manager (my aunt BTW), she said "we've always stored them this way, I don't understand what the big deal is?". I tried to explain that the fact the building hasn't burned down yet because of this practice is a miracle. It's like smoking in a fireworks factory. She's frustrated now because she has to change her storage practices so we don't all die.

I took Rain (my dog) to the vet to be spayed, but it didn't quite go as expected. It turns out my puppy is a male pseudohermaphrodite. I don't know whether to call it a her or a him. I guess I'll stick with 'her' out of habit and physical appearance.

Picture of Rain (my odd little dog)

The doctor confirmed it. Melissa and I are due to become parents on October 26. Apparently Melissa was already ~5 1/2 weeks along by the time we really started to wonder.

It's amazing how your life can make such a drastic course change without giving you any warning. This is the first time I can remember that I've felt like I'm not really the one in charge of where things are going for me. It's exilerating, and terrifying, and a little nauseating (but nearly so much for me as it is for 'lissa).

We've gotta find a good obstetrician.