July 2012 - Argghhh!

...or high-powered rifle bullets on rolled steel armor plate. Pretty much same-same except the plate is tougher than the surface of the moon. Though, I dunno. In scale, the craters in the target plate might actually be *deeper*... The pic embiggens. More of the trauma for the targetry.. .

"These are my panties, this is my gun. This is for fighting, these are for fun!" While also a new jody for Marines in Boot, it also encapsulates this lawsuit, where Spearmint Rhino is suing Chiappa firearms over potential trademark confusion . Methinks Chiappa will win this shootout.

Tim said, "John, I thought you might find this interesting. An original 12lb gun cast in 1864 on a reproduction carriage. It was used to fire cannister rounds for an experiment by archeologists as to the actual spread/range, etc of the rounds. The ammunition was made up by Paulson Bros to Ordnance department standards. The 27 balls were color-coded by layer so that when located, they could be marked via GPS to determine where each layer expanded to and impacted. Fascinating footage of the impact...

This may in fact be the first instance of a formal doctrinal approach to the topic (though there may have been something done during WWII, at least from the military governance side of things. Maybe.). Get your own copy by clicking the link! attp3_37x31.pdf While I will reserve judgement until I've had a chance to go through it - I don't think that it is an immediately bad idea, especially in what we call the COE - Current Operating Environment.

...on Roberts and Obamacare . I agree with the good Doc. The fact that I like his sci-fi and that he's a Redleg have nothing to do with that. It is a political decision - and Pournelle frames it correctly. If we don't like what Congress is imposing, then it's time to change Congress. And that guy in the White House. H/t, Casey for the link.

...Lilyea and Seavey decide to do what the Supreme Court says the Fedgov can't: Go after the Stolen Valor hosers... Click the graphic to see the contestants!