Seen SOTI:
How about: ALL THE ABOVE. (Okay, I don’t care about Ohio State, but whatever.)
Glaring omission from the above: Fuck Off, Paris.
Seen SOTI:
How about: ALL THE ABOVE. (Okay, I don’t care about Ohio State, but whatever.)
Glaring omission from the above: Fuck Off, Paris.
Met up with Reader Jim and his lovely wife at the range yesterday at the Real New Year’s Day Shoot, and learned something — or rather, re-discovered something.
You see, Jim’s wife had only recently started shooting, and her handgun was a compact HK 9mm with a green-dot sight. It was shooting rather low for her, and at first I put it down to her flinch (which was quite severe; clearly, even the mild recoil of the 9mm out of the diminutive HK was a little much for her). I should note that she is a petite woman, and thus, I thought, the flinch.
But when I popped a few out of the HK, it still held low; so I adjusted the sight upwards for her until it fired into the desired area. That problem was solved, but she was still shooting a little low, and that was definitely the flinch.
So I invited her to shoot a few rounds out of my Buckmark:
…and the results were immediate, and very gratifying: once she’d got used to the trigger, she was putting all ten rounds into a 3″ group, not once, but several times, with absolutely no flinch. (Yup, it’s strange how much fun shooting a .22 pistol can be, huh?)
I therefore made a mild suggestion to Reader Jim that he purchase her a Buckmark to play with, and once I let go his arm and he stopped screaming with pain, he agreed that this would be A Good Thing. (Okay, I’m lying; he agreed immediately, with absolutely no hesitation, and a big grin on his face.)
Here’s a lesson to everyone: if you’re going to teach someone to shoot handguns, let their first shots be out of a .22 pistol — Browning Buckmark, Ruger Mk IV, whatever — because shooting should be first and foremost a lot of fun, and you’re not going to pick up bad habits (e.g. a flinch) when shooting the .22 LR cartridge.
“So which one would you recommend, Kim?”
It’s all personal, of course. But I’d recommend the Browning Buckmark — to be specific, this one, the Standard:
…but if Madame prefers something still lighter, there’s the Camper with its alloy barrel-sleeve:
I would stay away from the Micro, because even though it weighs next to nothing, it’s really difficult to shoot accurately at any distance past 20 feet with that lil’ shorty barrel:
Of course, you can go pretty, like with the Medallion:
…and for those of the red-dot persuasion there are these options (among many):
(For what it’s worth, this last — the Medallion Rosewood — is the one I’m lusting after, but as we speak it runs well over $800 including the scope, so I have to decide which gun I want to sell/trade to get it. Also, it’s quite heavy — speaking for women in general — but the longer, heavier barrel makes for astounding accuracy.)
“So what about Ruger?”
There’s nothing wrong with the Ruger, specifically the Mark IV. Here’s the Standard:
…the Target:
…and for those who would prefer less rake on the grip, the 22/45:
…which has an advantage in that it comes in a variety of girly-type colors:
And just so we are all on the same page, so to speak, I prefer the MkIV over all other Ruger .22 pistols because for the first time evvah it’s possible to field-strip and clean a Ruger .22 pistol without needing a third hand. (In fact, the MkIV is easier to clean than the Buckmark, for that matter.)
And I know, cleaning the guns is typically the job of hubby / boyfriend, so this is not a little thing. (If the woman in your life insists on cleaning her own gun, by the way, hold onto her with hoops of steel because she’s the rarest of all breeds.)
The only reason I still prefer the Buckmark over the Ruger in general is that the Buckmark’s trigger is miles better than the Ruger’s, in fact it’s better than just about any pistol ever made, including the 1911.
And of course there are jillions of other .22 pistols extant, so be my guest. But unless Milady wants to go all historical / nostalgic with a Colt Woodsman:
…I’d stick to the above two brands.
Oh, and single-action is better than double, because the squeeze is easier for a first-time shooter.
All comments, of course, are welcome.
One final thought: I’ve personally owned just about every variant of Buckmark and Ruger before, and fired a huge number of other .22 pistols (Walther, SIG, S&W etc.), and that’s why I pick the above two over all of them. I will confess, however, to having no experience with the S&W SW22 Victory model, but I will happily hear stories thereof.
Since the re-election of Donald Trump, for the first time in my life I feel the same way that Parisians did on July 25, 1944:
(All the above are from the API archives, from back when they were an actual news organization and not a bunch of tranzi assholes.)
To quote Craig Ferguson: “It’s a great day in America!”
Ahhhh Houston:
An aggressive driver was shot numerous times Friday night in Houston, Texas, after allegedly brake-checking, blocking, and chasing a couple riding in another vehicle.
The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m.
The [dead] suspect, a man in his 40s, was driving a pickup truck when he allegedly “zeroed in on a car driven by a 20-year-old man.” There was also a pregnant woman in the car with the younger man.
The driver allegedly brake-checked the 20-year-old, drove into oncoming traffic to get beside him, and finally, blocked the car’s forward motion, then exited his truck with his hand near his pockets.
The 20-year-old [allegedly] feared for himself and for the woman with him and [allegedly] opened fire, [allegedly] hitting the 40-year-old numerous times.
I added a few “allegedy”s in there, just to be all legal and stuff.
You know, Texas just isn’t a place where you want to do that “road rage” thing, something our corpus delicti should have known but alas too late.
Okay, let’s start off with
...these panicky items always assume that the U.S. isn’t preparing exactly the same thing to use against anyone who tries. I just hope we are...
...but but but EEEEVIL GUNS!!!!
And there are always the non-sequiturs:
...can they be any more stupid? And speaking of morons:
...I’m sure he has all the data to support this claim… he doesn’t? Oh well, then, just Jeffries being Jeffries, i.e being a total moron.
...they should be caught and made to drink it.
...maybe they should all just convert to Islam. What the hell: these kids seem to be refusing to do anything… like work, for instance.
From The Great Cultural Assimilation Project©:
...one simple question for Hizzoner: is rape against the law in these assholes’ home countries? It is? Then throw their asses in jail.
From the Department of Health:
…and just to show it can happen anywhere:
…
In Economic Emigration News:
...gosh, and all the BritGov did was increase their taxes and tank the economy.
...I wonder why that is. Could it be because it’s all a load of bullshit and we can’t afford it?
...keyword: Australia. For the mathematically-challenged, that’s an average of about 8 per night, every night of the year. Uh huh, sure.
And from the Department of Education:
...flogging for teacher? I’m open to suggestions.
...doesn’t tell us much; all fast food chains are better than McDonald’s.
And one more time from
...given that it’s the Diet Woke corporation, he may want to hire a taster first.
...did I already say how much I love EytiePM Giorgia Meloni?
And in our journey along :
...for some reason, the picture of Miss Nancy getting going off gives me a tingling. Why?
And that’s the news, all rounded out up.
Here’s some good news:
Drugs used to treat cancer, diabetes and other chronic conditions are among 15 picked for negotiations that could result in lower prices for patients, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Friday.
The 15 drugs selected by HHS are all covered under Medicare Part D and represent the second round of negotiations between drug companies and the department, with a goal of lowering costs for Medicare patients.
And the good news:
Popular diabetes drugs Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy, which are also used for weight loss are among the 15 announced Friday.
Hooray! Let me tell you, as one who has to take Ozempic for diabetes (at $60 per shot per week), this is welcome.
But wait! There’s more!
Negotiations between the government agency and drug companies will take place this year with any agreed upon price changes taking effect in 2027.
…by which time I could be dead. How nice. Even better:
Drug manufacturers can choose whether or not to enter negotiations with the government for a collective price for Medicare patients.
Any bets as to who will decline the offer?