Oct
29
Tidy shelves. Nice. Looks like Kim was visited by the Ammo Fairy – see Treasure Trove. Well, me too then. . . . Tags: Ammo Pr0n Gun Pr0n
Oct
29
Slo Mo Balloon
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More from Photron.com. Click video. Tags: Video Pr0n
Oct
29
Slo Mo Beer
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High speed film, recorded with the Photron ultima APX video camera, shows a full bottle of beer hitting the floor. Tags: Video Pr0n
Oct
28
Atomic Bomb detonation Photos by Harold Edgerton Via NevadaSurveyor Automatic Camera situated 7 miles from blast with 10 foot focal length. Shutter speed equaled 100 microseconds. Pure Energy engulfs the Joshua trees, vaporizing them in nanoseconds. Tags: Photo Pr0n, Gun Stuff
Oct
28
Ultra high-speed photography capturing thousands of frames per second, slows bullets to a crawl as they impact ordinary items con gusto! A link you’ll like. (Right click and Save As to download a local copy.)
Oct
25
My Beautiful America
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My Beautiful America. Well done. Visit OldBlueWebDesigns and enjoy. Proceeds from CD orders support the Wounded Warrior Project.
Oct
22
Celebrities Killed in Avaition Accidents
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Separated from the previous post, a thread from FlightAware Celebrities Killed in Aviation Accidents. A list culled from that thread brings some memories: 10 members of Rick Hendrick’s crew and family Amelia Earhart Bill Graham (concert promoter from the Bay Area) Buddy Holly Glenn Miller JFK Jr. Jim Croce John Denver Otis Redding Patsy Cline Randy […]
Oct
21
FlightAware – Cool Site; Interesting Threads
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FlightAware.com allows you to monitor flight progress in near real-time. Enter the airline and flight number and track its journey; also works for tail numbers for non-commercial flights. Another awesome display is the time lapse graphic of all traffic over North America in a 24 hour period – 12 frames per minute here. There are […]
Oct
18
Shameless “Link-Seeking Comment” Missile
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Your humble host, Traction Control posted a comment at the well respected site of Cam Edwards – a really great guy who is on top of the nationwide gun-issue news for the NRA: His Post: Taking a Break Posted by Cam on October 18, 2006 – 3:06 pm As I’m sure you’ve noticed, blogging has […]
Oct
15
Texican Hog
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Ride Fast and Shoot Straight, one of the many fine Gunbloggers who was on hand for GBR1 in Reno last week reminds me that I owe the group a picture “of the Texican Hog”. Here you go! (link) (Click & Enjoy!)
Oct
13
Army.mil
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The Site Meter shows that 2% Update: 5% of Traction Control‘s traffic is from Army.mil addresses! I’m proud of all you men and women who fight for our freedoms. It’s my hope I’m somehow providing news, comments and links that are interesting to you. Let me know what I can expand on to make your […]
Oct
12
From AP: Strange Oct 12, 7:02 PM EDT PORTHILL, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho baby sitter shot and killed a 422-pound black bear that broke into a backyard where three toddlers were playing. Henslee said her 3-year-old daughter Brooklyn and twin 2-year-old sons Cleo and Charles were playing in the backyard of their home […]
Oct
11
Only about a week ago Traction Control wondered why we were not seeing more charges of Treason brought against those who would harm us. Today, we have news of just such an event: Adam Gadahn is indicted for Treason. More details from the Counterterrorism Blog: HERE is the indictment (Acrobat file), thanks to Steven Emerson. […]
Oct
9
Traction Control is back from the Gunblogger Rendezvous. Now that the lawn’s mowed and the bills are paid, the work resumes tomorrow. Thanks to the many new visitors to this humble blog over the last few days. Check back often for updates and remember: The only “Spin” here is provided by the rifling of the […]
Oct
8
At a late Sunday breakfast with Dan McKown, Mr. Completely, Keewee, Rivrdog and Og the Neanderpundit, the first annual Gunblogger Rendezvous drew to a close. By all accounts, the event was a success. Much food, drink, conversation and a full day shooting at the range made the weekend fly by. A highlight from last night’s […]
Oct
7
Live from the Gunblogger Rendezvous in Reno! the results from the September ePostal match are now in! Mr C dominated the both the Pro and Men’s tee Class I (Rimfire); Marc (Ninth Stage) rules in Class II (Centerfire)! KeeWee and Tech Support win the Ladies’ rimfire and centerfire classes, respectively. Mr. Completely and USCitizen tie […]
Oct
7
ePostal Match Scores!
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Will be posted at 6:30 PM Pacific Time. 7:30 PM Mountain Time, 8:30 PM Central Time, 9:30 PM Eastern Time, and 10:00 PM in Newfoundland just to make it confusing! Stay tuned!
Oct
7
We’re off to the range this morning to unleash cordite, nitrocellulose and projectiles of all sorts upon 630 acres of Nevada desert! Memo: No additional vehicles are expected to be destroyed in today’s events. If desert blogging proves to be an option, expect some updates here. An ePostal Match reminder: We plan on trying the […]
Oct
7
At the Hospitality Room round table it’s: Traction Control Mr Completely & Keewee SayUncle The Smallest Minority The Anarchangel & Mel The Conservative UAW Guy The View From North Central Idaho Rivrdog Chris Barrett Cam Edwards Ride Fast & Shoot Straight – the conversation is indeed excellent! Live Posts: Rivrdog sez: the conversatimon is deglightable. […]
Oct
6
It was 5:14 AM when I heard the sirens echoing downtown and parted the curtains for a look outside. The Fire Department was responding to reports of smoke from the parking structure at Circus-Circus! A car was in flames on the top leve of the parking garage; grey smoke spouted hundreds of feet above the […]
Oct
5
Mr C and KeeWee arrived safely at the Hospitality Suite, and were met by myself and Kevin of the Smallest Minority. We are informed that jimmyb‘s arrival is imminent. Update: SayUncle‘s here, too but I have not met him yet. Time for a pass at the Blackjack tables. Cheers!
Oct
5
And so it begins – The Gunblogger Rendezvous
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A nice flight in, a quick cab ride to the Circus-Circus and Traction Control is in the house! Some interesting insights, via the cab driver, “Reno is going condo all over downtown.” He named three or four casinos that I could see in various stages of remodeling. “The Indian gaming has hit Reno hard,” he […]
Oct
3
The Last Executions for Treason
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Is this accurate? Image with H/T to Michelle Malkin, via the Dougout. Would those persons be be Ezra Pound and Iva Ikoku Toguri? A commentor wrote at the Dougout: “… I am actually interested in the question for historical reasons. A quick google search came up with a couple of Wiki articles that suggested the […]
Oct
2
Breaking News I just found out from Mr. Completely that the ePostal matches will not resume again until spring of next year. This means that the Golf target, hosted at Traction Control is your last chance of the year to shoot in these Internet competitions! At Mr. Completely’s request, the ePostal match from September will […]
Oct
2
The 74th Carnival of Cordite is Up
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"Anyone who still wants guns, rifles or ammo should go to Traction Control/Well-Regulated Militia: http://tinyurl.com/2ea4lhn Still pre-panic prices and a huge inventory and good reliable service. Tell everyone you know"
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