July 2009 Archives

It means there are over 2,000 crimes recorded per 100,000 population in the UK, making it the most violent place in Europe.

By comparison, America has an estimated rate of 466 violent crimes per 100,000 population.

Obama Tax Pledge Unrealistic

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama promised to fix health care and trim the federal budget deficit, all without raising taxes on anyone but the wealthiest Americans. It's a promise he's already broken and will likely have to break again.

Damnit, I got involved in a caliber war on my friend Hsoi's blog.

The weird thing is that we both agree that typical pistol rounds are not great "threat stoppers", and shot placement matters more than caliber size. (Shot placement matters no matter what you shoot, for that matter.)

But, having said that, I prefer the .45 Auto to 9mm or .40 S&W, or any other common pistol caliber.

I stumbled upon this article by Jim Higginbotham, and I thought it did a pretty good job of explaining why and even detailed some things I hadn't thought of.

I will say, that I don't intend to imply one caliber is unequivocally better than any other. My "every day carry" is in fact a 9mm, and no I don't feel like a hypocrite for that. I carry everyday for about 10-12 hours a day, and having a smaller and lighter pistol, albeit not in my preferred caliber, is an acceptable tradeoff to me.

Given the level of ranting, you'd expect him to miss at least once.

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This particular episode is dedicated to Obama's health care "reform"

I picked up a German police surplus P6 from Centerfire Systems recently. I've been wanting a cheap 9mm to abuse at the range, but I got a lot more than I asked for.

It's in incredible shape for an almost 30 year old gun.

Ok, but how does it shoot?

All shots were at 7 yards.

It shoots very well, it's not going to replace my 1911's, but it's definitely a keeper.

It reminds me of my old Springfield XD pistols in that it requires a lower grip than I prefer. If I grip it as I usually do my 1911's, my hand rides on the slide stop and prevents the slide from locking back. This grip necessitates my pinky to be under the bottom of the magazine. (A 2 finger grip instead of 3 fingers).

The trigger is remarkably long and heavy on double action. It wouldn't surprise me if it measured 15 lbs. Single action is better, but still a bit long and with a long reset. I would guess it was on the order of 5 lbs. Still, despite the long DA pull, I shot DA and SA to the same point of impact.

My trigger finger is pretty sore from rubbing on the trigger guard. The heavy pull and low grip caused it to rub pretty badly.

Despite the fact that I can't get a full grip on the gun, it's very controllable, even in rapid fire.

All in all, it's a great gun and great bargain. I think with a new main spring, and trigger it will be a lot more comfortable to shoot.