The Wandering Minstrel

Seeing this magnificent display of airborne ordinance made me coin a ‘gotta have it’ tag, even though I know this is out of my price range. And yes, if I had one, I could fly it, if someone would show me how to start it.

This popped up in a search today (I was looking for ‘banjo gun’ - WW2). How it came up I can’t figure, but here it is.

It reminds me of that line in Quigley after two ranch hands go down with a single round where Marston said, “Quigley probably sat up there all morning waiting for these two morons to line up in his sights.” Maybe it was serendipity, but I’d like to think the photog did it on purpose.

I got nothing today. Running into end of the month deadlines at work. But, not to worry . . . the better half got a really nice shot of this homogenized-pasteurized classic to soothe our nerves . . .

Oh, and then there’s this - ahhhhh . . .

According to Wikipedia, Smith & Wesson introduced the Model 686 in 1980. It is the stainless steel version of the 586, which was made of what used to be known as blued steel, but is now most often called carbon steel. It was chambered for .357 Magnum and .38 S&W Special +P calibers. They are available ported and unported with a choice of 6 or 7 round cylinders.

The Model 686 is based on S & W’s L (medium-large) revolver frame. During the 1980s, Smith & Wesson developed its L-Frame line of .357 Magnums: the Model 581, Model 586, Model 681 and Model 686. These Magnums had a major effect on both law enforcement and sporting markets. This model line became one of the company’s most popular in its history.

Clickable photo above.

When I bought the Remington 870 Express Magnum shotgun from a local sporting goods chain, they supplied a gun lock. It always looked sorta cheesy to me, so I just put it a shelf in the safe with the gun. I finally got around to trying it out today and I found that not only is it built pretty well, but it works. If the idea is to keep someone’s wayward booger picker out of the trigger/safety area, this will do the trick.

Not only does it do the job, but it’s approved by the overpaid California bureaucratic department in charge of rigorously imposing more bullshit on the gun owner:

Regal Industrial Sales RTL06 trigger Lock is designed for exclusive use on Remington Rifles and Shotgun Models 1100, 1187, 870, 552, 572, 7400, 7600, and others. See “Search by Firearms Safety Device Model” for complete listing.

I saw this classic ‘57 Ford Ranchero on my way to the recycle center today. Sure is a nice one. Looks like the dude driving might have bought it new.

I like going to the recycle center on Saturday. They pay out the recycle deposit and scrap value so I can virtually convert aluminum beverage cans into ammunition with a stop at the sporting goods shop down the hill.

I heard that those Brady folks endorsed Obama last week. It makes me wonder what they have against this Kalashnivarius 5.45mm automatic violin. Are they music haters? How does the O-man feel about that? He probably agrees with them. It’s just wrong. So, stand up and . . .

[What? Ohhhhh noes! Violence, not Violins?]

Never mind!

(Dedicated to the legacy of Gilda Radner.)