I updated the post Small Bore Ammo with an additional picture and some more information about the gun choices.
No, I haven’t sprung for the .17 yet, it’s on the list of things to buy once I’ve sold a few more guitars.
Oh, and I’m getting, on the 6th of October, the same number of views on this blog as I get in an average month. Looking good guys and gals!
The genie grants you a wish. What is it?
That’s what I wish for. Maybe that Savage Arms 26724 Mark II, dig those heavy barrel guns. Though, 10+1 capacity would be nice. Oh, well, slim chance I’ll be meeting up with a genie anytime soon.
According to this article, most likely, yes:
I love how the US Government has abdicated their responsibility to protect our data, while allowing scammers full reign. I’m talking about scum like Elmo Husk and the Al tech bros. Every fool who consorts with this scum deserves every abuse he or she receives.
Come November 18th, this blog will hit its eighth birthday. Doesn’t seem that long. Covid did a lot of damage to my shooting routine; I stopped most hunting trips. I suppose that’s somewhat related to the lack of steady employment. But age, too. And hunting buddies changed, too.
The pandemic also put a crimp in the ammo department. Seems most ammo increased 40% in price. Luckily, I was on a buying binge while I still had a job. I can’t imagine what money I saved by buying before the pandemic.
I went out northwest of Las Vegas with my Savage 64, a .22 LR rifle, and took these with it. This is a picture from a while ago, so they’re not dinged up like they are now. Although I missed the target much more often than I hit it as the blasted tremors were in rare form that day, last Sunday.
I did have fun just shooting into the dirt just to see it puff up. And used as target practice various bushes (if you could call them that) to see if I could bust off some branches. All in all, a good day.
Well looky that, it didn’t take 20 minutes to post this, WordPress musta been having issues. On another blog, I tried about 50 times to upload 4 screenshots. Kept on saying “Retry?”
What’s a piece of technology you’re convinced will exist in 20 years?
As long as people don’t feel safe, there will be guns. I read a study of gun purchases since Covid, and there’s been a more than 20% increase in Democrats purchasing firearms. When there’s a looney, right-wing fascist trampling our rights, I can see why there’s a increase in gun purchases by left-leaning individuals.
The only I’m surprized at is that the left hasn’t armed itself further, what with a secret police force rampaging across America.
Well, it turns out that I have 2 .22 LR rifles. One a Ruger that I misplaced the magazine for, and one a Savage 64 that I may have already posted about. The Savage has a scope on it, a Weaver 3×9, while the Ruger 10/22 has a Viridian Eon 3×9-40 scope. Both scopes are serviceable, but not great.
Looks like I’ll have to scrounge around for some money to buy magazines for the Ruger. I found 2 10 round magazines for the Savage, which I think will be OK.
I’m into stats of the mostly WordPress sites I post to. Here the overview of this site, which I neglected for over 5 years. Amazingly the readership hasn’t really fallen off much.
Overall, about representation over the past year has been from 15 countries, mostly the US.
Do you like the now infrequent gun reviews given that I’ve really purchased one of every type of gun I’ve ever wanted, or would you like me to review the voluminous gadgets like the Multi-Tools I just reviewed? Answer in the comments.
I’m also kinda into knives. Mostly useful utility knives, but I have Buck 120s, which were kinda the go-to Buck knife back in the 60s and 70s. Love the plain, utilitarian look of the Buck 120. And the finish is Buck all the way.
This time I’ll review two multitools that are roughly similar to the Leatherman Surge, but at a fraction of the price. The Surge goes for $159 on Amazon as of May 2026, while tools I’m featuring go for much less. The Bibury BI2045 goes for $39.99 on Amazon and the Daicamping DL30 I bought for $28.50 on AliExpress.
These two multitools are identical, I mean really identical. As in, if made in different factories, as Amazon’s thought police probably make mandatory, they’re using the same tooling.
In these pictures, the Bibury is on the left and the Daicamping is on the right.
The only slight difference is the case they both come with. The Bibury belt loop is plastic, while the Daicamping’s belt loop is a piece of nylon.
So why is the Bibury $11.50 more expensive. The Amazon tax?
Here’s what Bibury says about their tool:
Here’s the writeup on Amazon for the Bibury:
So your choice is the Surge or the Bibury/Daicamping. Is buying American important, especially since the workers are undoubtedly underpaid, and the owners are living a life of luxury? I mean, with a price differential of approximately $125, that money is going into somebody’s pocket. I prefer saving up for the time the tool goes missing and purchasing a new one is on the board. I’ve bought 4 sets of Craftsman screwdrivers over 50 years ‘cause they just seem to evaporate. Or people that I work with steal them.
Edit: The Daicamping/Bibury would be an excellent addition to your gun tools. The 16 bits seem to work well with screws and such on a gun, with smaller sizes than a normal toolkit would have. And the multipurpose pliers/wire cutters can be useful, even if they’re not spring loaded.
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