Hey guys, you might notice several posts are now missing and that's because while they might have been relevant at the time they no longer are.
Here's some quick updates.
Had some serious health issues but I'm back to good.
Launched a holster company a little over a year ago and it's going great.
Here's what I really want to cover, product reviews, if you're a member of one of the groups that I am the founder of or I frequent then you've been seeing my periodic reviews I've done. What I plan to do now is link a YouTube channel with this blog and instead of just pictures and words I will start offering videos of my reviews. I'm going to take some of the products I've done for the last year and within the next month or so get them brought over here.
As many of you know I enjoy long range shooting so I plan to have a fairly comprehensive scope review and those reviews will be broken down into pricing which will help the budget shooter find the best optic they can in a given price range.
A few other topics were going to cover heavily will be silencer offerings given the recent popularity of cans and since I know a couple of manufacturers I might have some insight that my readers will appreciate. The 300 Blackout has become incredibly popular as of late so we will be posting up some awesome handloads and a little bit of tech that will help you all out with that.
As always we will tackle General issues even political that may pertain to our 2nd Amendment rights. I will be bringing in some very knowledgeable people who I have been blessed to become friends with that will share their knowledge with us here. Always remember if there is a product that you would like to see reviewed or any questions you might have Post-it it up and let me know.
Let me end with this, I'm not very tech-savvy but if I understand the numbers correctly throughout this last year we have averaged about 60,000 readers. I consider it a great honor that's so many people could find such a little blog helpful, if there's a post that I removed that any of you found particularly helpful or would like to see back up just let me know and I will reinstate it. Thank you all
Monday, March 28, 2016
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Hexmag. a new AR-15 mag maker
I contacted them to see about a demo so I could post a review for my readers here and on the other sites I frequent, in addition to the facebook groups I own and admin on. It seems about 45k readers here and several thousand members on those other groups didn't qualify me to be able to do that, am I offended, no not really.
I think you guys are worth it but hey I can always go buy one and they are cheap enough, sooooo that's what I will do.
Something did trouble me though. I've found that if you make a good product you aren't worried about What people might say, its simply here is an awesome product or I'm not interested. I have a nasty reputation for calling a pos product a pos, (unlike the big name magazines in the store) and this worries people that put out sub par products.
When I received this reply from them in an email I began to wonder.
Hello Jerry,
Thank you for contacting us, we are always happy to send out samples for review however we need some more information from you before we can move forward. Can you provide a list of all of the social media sites including Face book pages and communities you are a part of? As well as what could we expect your review to look like, can we see samples of your work? Please understand our situation, we have to check out every possible reviewer because we have had a few bad instances where we have to track down the reviewers and it takes 3-4 months to get a review or the reviewers target audience/following isn’t what we are looking for etc.
No reviewer takes 3-4 months, unless (just a thought) the mag didn't hold up well and they reached some back room deal?
As it sits these guys are going up against some well established names in the industry, and it will be an uphill battle, will I recommend them? Nope. If I buy one of their mags and it does great will I then recommend them? Yep. But would still be worried about the customer service.
As it sits right now I would and will tell everyone just stay away, maybe after there more open to honest reviews from people like me that won't do puff cake reviews then we will see.
On second thought, these guys are from Colorado, perhaps their just high?..lol
I think you guys are worth it but hey I can always go buy one and they are cheap enough, sooooo that's what I will do.
Something did trouble me though. I've found that if you make a good product you aren't worried about What people might say, its simply here is an awesome product or I'm not interested. I have a nasty reputation for calling a pos product a pos, (unlike the big name magazines in the store) and this worries people that put out sub par products.
When I received this reply from them in an email I began to wonder.
Hello Jerry,
Thank you for contacting us, we are always happy to send out samples for review however we need some more information from you before we can move forward. Can you provide a list of all of the social media sites including Face book pages and communities you are a part of? As well as what could we expect your review to look like, can we see samples of your work? Please understand our situation, we have to check out every possible reviewer because we have had a few bad instances where we have to track down the reviewers and it takes 3-4 months to get a review or the reviewers target audience/following isn’t what we are looking for etc.
No reviewer takes 3-4 months, unless (just a thought) the mag didn't hold up well and they reached some back room deal?
As it sits these guys are going up against some well established names in the industry, and it will be an uphill battle, will I recommend them? Nope. If I buy one of their mags and it does great will I then recommend them? Yep. But would still be worried about the customer service.
As it sits right now I would and will tell everyone just stay away, maybe after there more open to honest reviews from people like me that won't do puff cake reviews then we will see.
On second thought, these guys are from Colorado, perhaps their just high?..lol
Monday, July 7, 2014
Glock single stack
Yes you heard right... This is supposed to be under wraps still but I'm telling it.. I know I may get in trouble for this but my inside guy (yes I have one..or..two.lol) confirmed Glock is moving ahead with single stack concepts. I honestly don't know how I feel about this? Glock to me is supposed to be a double stacked AK of pistols but do to the success of the XDS (not a fan) Glock decided they want a piece of the pie as well. I know what you wondering and here is what I know (not super descriptive but it's something) in the .40&9mm we will be looking at approx .90" width , 6.4" length, 17oz empty and about 20oz loaded these are approximations but the end result will be close...
Here's the big question... When will these be available, that was a question with a real sketchy answer (we all love those.lol) from what I could gather I am going to guess 12-18 months but as soon as early 2015.. Yeah I know.. Real solid date huh? Lol. What I have gathered is don't expect the cheaper price of the G42 these will be going at standard Glock rates.. So here's the real question is a Glock (if we could even call it that) with a width reduction of 3/16" and weight reduction of 1/4lb at the expense of half of standard capacity still worth a $550 price tag? To me no.
There are far to many excellent pocket pistols currently on the market in the $350 range that are already proven, if it's gym shorts weather one of those fit nicely into the pocket and it's $200 less. A Glock is meant to be a pistol with some heft to absorb some recoil and give me enough mag capacity to handle about any situation I could find myself in walking the mean streets of Omaha (yeah real hard core here, ok ok, slightly rougher than a nursing home).
In the end the decision is yours, the new Glocks will never be as small as the mouse 9mm's out there and they will be darn near double the price. I love my Glocks but I am going to pass on this one..
Here's the big question... When will these be available, that was a question with a real sketchy answer (we all love those.lol) from what I could gather I am going to guess 12-18 months but as soon as early 2015.. Yeah I know.. Real solid date huh? Lol. What I have gathered is don't expect the cheaper price of the G42 these will be going at standard Glock rates.. So here's the real question is a Glock (if we could even call it that) with a width reduction of 3/16" and weight reduction of 1/4lb at the expense of half of standard capacity still worth a $550 price tag? To me no.
There are far to many excellent pocket pistols currently on the market in the $350 range that are already proven, if it's gym shorts weather one of those fit nicely into the pocket and it's $200 less. A Glock is meant to be a pistol with some heft to absorb some recoil and give me enough mag capacity to handle about any situation I could find myself in walking the mean streets of Omaha (yeah real hard core here, ok ok, slightly rougher than a nursing home).
In the end the decision is yours, the new Glocks will never be as small as the mouse 9mm's out there and they will be darn near double the price. I love my Glocks but I am going to pass on this one..
Monday, June 9, 2014
I told members of my Facebook group a long time ago just be patient ammunition will be back on the shelves and back at normal price, I predicted it may take between 6 months or a year and it did take right about 7 months after my Prediction. Now we're still holding out for 22 LR to come back down to reasonable prices and here's a little something I found and I want to share with my readers here. also let me say I think as soon as three months we can see 22 LR back on the shelves but definitely within 6 months and it'll be back to normal prices.
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2014/06/dean-weingarten/coming-crash-ammunition-prices/
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2014/06/dean-weingarten/coming-crash-ammunition-prices/
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Taurus fires when bumped
This is scary, if you own a Taurus 24/7 (which I did at one point) you need to check your weapon diligently this is a truly terrorfying scenario. It seems this gun has an issue with the striker block and if even shaken can discharge a round EVEN WITH THE SAFTY ON!!!!!
Please spread the word and tell everyone, if you own a Taurus please check your weapon and if defective immediately notify Taurus we need to hold them accountable for releasing a defective product that could lead to tragidy.
Here is a link to the video.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a84_1395261848
Please spread the word and tell everyone, if you own a Taurus please check your weapon and if defective immediately notify Taurus we need to hold them accountable for releasing a defective product that could lead to tragidy.
Here is a link to the video.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a84_1395261848
Sunday, February 16, 2014
IMMEDIATE ALERT: Buyer Beware (Know Before You Buy Part II)
As everyone knows, I am starting to become quite the ammo ninja. With that said, I received an alert for some Surplus 5.56 NATO SS109 Rounds. Not knowing what SS109 meant, I did some digging and found out that they are exactly the same as the M855 Green Tipped Penetrator Rounds.minus the Green Tip. These rounds are not allowed at Take Aim's indoor range because they can damage the backstops (they don't call em penetrators for nothing)
With that said, I spoke with the owner and they are finding that surplus ammo coming from former Eastern Bloc Countries are not bi-metal (i.e. copper jackets and lead cores) but they are ATP rounds that can damage the range. These rounds usually come wrapped in paper, SPAM Cans, etc.
A lot of people are spending money on them thinking they are getting a good deal over paying for standard factory ammo. This is only true in the sense if you are going to shoot it at an outdoor range or area. If you spend 900.00 on surplus ammo rather than pay a little extra per round for standard ammo that you think you are going to get to shoot at an indoor range and suddenly can't shoot it, you now have 900.00 worth of junk. Also something to be aware of is some companies are attempting to mask their ammo (still compiling data on this) and will paint the primer green to designate it as a penetrator round instead of the tips. These are being found with magnets that are run over the ammo prior to being able to shoot it.
One final note, a lot of ammo coming from former Eastern Bloc Countries is also mildly to highly corrosive on your firearm, and over time will eat the inside of your barrel. What it boils down to, if you are going to buy surplus ammo: (1) know what you are buying, (2) know where you can/can't shoot it, (3) Know whether or not it is corrosive, and clean your weapon barrel to buttstock afterwards.
More information will follow as I compile a list of Eastern Bloc Ammo.
Ammo Ninja Eddie
With that said, I spoke with the owner and they are finding that surplus ammo coming from former Eastern Bloc Countries are not bi-metal (i.e. copper jackets and lead cores) but they are ATP rounds that can damage the range. These rounds usually come wrapped in paper, SPAM Cans, etc.
A lot of people are spending money on them thinking they are getting a good deal over paying for standard factory ammo. This is only true in the sense if you are going to shoot it at an outdoor range or area. If you spend 900.00 on surplus ammo rather than pay a little extra per round for standard ammo that you think you are going to get to shoot at an indoor range and suddenly can't shoot it, you now have 900.00 worth of junk. Also something to be aware of is some companies are attempting to mask their ammo (still compiling data on this) and will paint the primer green to designate it as a penetrator round instead of the tips. These are being found with magnets that are run over the ammo prior to being able to shoot it.
One final note, a lot of ammo coming from former Eastern Bloc Countries is also mildly to highly corrosive on your firearm, and over time will eat the inside of your barrel. What it boils down to, if you are going to buy surplus ammo: (1) know what you are buying, (2) know where you can/can't shoot it, (3) Know whether or not it is corrosive, and clean your weapon barrel to buttstock afterwards.
More information will follow as I compile a list of Eastern Bloc Ammo.
Ammo Ninja Eddie
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Daily Ammo 2/15/14
Today's Deals
Winchester Bulk Ammo 9mm - Cabelas
Herters 9mm FMJ - Cabelas
XM193 Ball Ammo 5.56 - Palmetto State Armory
Remington UMC 9mm and .40S&W - Cabelas
TulAmmo .45 ACP - Ammunition Depot
Wolf .223 Remington Gold - The Armory (Brass cased boxer primed reloadable)
Ammo Ninja Eddie
Winchester Bulk Ammo 9mm - Cabelas
Herters 9mm FMJ - Cabelas
XM193 Ball Ammo 5.56 - Palmetto State Armory
Remington UMC 9mm and .40S&W - Cabelas
TulAmmo .45 ACP - Ammunition Depot
Wolf .223 Remington Gold - The Armory (Brass cased boxer primed reloadable)
Ammo Ninja Eddie
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