Recent content by 3 Meter Para Bellum

It seems that there is a move towards more and more vertical grips on newer rifles lately. I imagine this helps keep the hand more relaxed while shooting, but I seem to recall someones comment that they didn't like the carrying dynamics as much with that kind of grip angle. Here are a few...

I just came across these rifles the other day. Browning seems to have a nice line up lately including the BAR. Light! Much lighter than I expected for a bulky looking gun. It would be fun to hear your impressions of it if you get one.

Been so hectic I forgot to give an update here. My mom got back home the next day which was good because the nurses were being punks. She went back to Little Rock after a week to get her nicked bladder checked on and everything looked good, no complications. If something had been amiss, they...

Very nice! I like the look of that a lot.

BIG kitty. Once one of these walked through my old neighborhood, which was an odd sight there, and I still remember my mom's reaction to spotting it walking across the sidewalk out our back window. She kept repeating, "That is not a dog! That is not a dog!" I barely caught sight of it as it...

I have been curious about the idea of making my own canvas backpack for a couple years now so I decided to do some research trying to learn how it is done. It turns out canvas bags in general kind of fascinate me at this point. I want to try my hand at a few different things and decided to start...

Now that sounds fun! Very neat old gun, especially considering it has been passed down in your family.

All the thoughts and prayers are much appreciated. A couple complications have emerged, but we are praying that they remain minimal in impact. The first thing is that during the surgery my mom's bladder got nicked. This certainly makes things less comfortable but will hopefully just heal up with...

Well, after a bit of back and forth on whether she might wait on sugery, my mom went in today and so far everything has gone as well as we could expect. No hiccups during the actual surgery and she will be staying at the hospital for the night to make sure she is good to come home after that. It...

Anything car service related is always sideways in my experience. Sounds like you handled them, he he. Me and my dad do all of our car repairs ourselves because the mechanics we've encountered were incompetent, liars, or incompetent liars. We were replacing some strut bearings in our van but...

I have only visited North Carolina once, so I don't have any comments on hunting. I didn't like the vibe of the people I ran into much, but there are some gorgeous mountains over there.

I have a cat that refuses to believe she is old despite being 16 or so at this point. She still acts like she can do whatever she wants despite being slow to move around and completely deaf. She literally attacked another cat that started coming by my house just the other week like some sort of...

I used to see these all the time in Texas, but quite a bit less in Arkansas. They are one of my favorite hawks to spot. Excellent picture.

I'm sorry to hear that. I always enjoyed meeting older folks that could speak to a day and age that many people today would not feel familiar with. One of my neighbors is a elderly Vietnam verteran. He became a doctor and I believe was still practicing when we moved next door to him. In the 3...

I've wondered about the quality of Springfield 1911s. Nice to hear a good report on one.