Walther Navy PPQ looks nasty...and not in a good way.

Steve at the Firearms Blog has a write up on the new Walther Navy PPQ.

Go to his site read his write up but I was shocked at how nasty this gun looks.  Not "Nasty" or "Filthy" in the good way...I mean nasty as in jacked up beyond recognition!

First thought was "How did Stever get a Walther mixed up with a Hi-Point?"

A closer look at the pics showed me that Steve had his trash packed tight...this is just one messed up looking sidearm.

I hope its virtually indestructable and shoots straight.

If you can't design a good looking gun at least make it extremely effective...besides not every gun maker can be expected to achieve "Glock Perfection".

Tacticool is now mainstream.

Tacticool has become so mainstream that its becoming a sad joke.  Tacticool is the "pet rocks" and "parachute" pants of the 21st century.  Someone, someday is going to look back on this and wonder --- WHAT THE FUCK WERE THEY THINKING!!!!!!!

Check out these abominations....

Yeah thats right gents...its a digi-cam Rolex.  Say that shit out loud...a fucking Rolex in digi-cam!

Oh and if that's not enough check out these high end shoes that are ... yeah...in camo.

I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it.

H/T to Soldier Systems.net

Dynamic Views.

I love some of the changes that have come with Google's 'Blogger' setup.  Its user friendly...extremely stable and they constantly upgrade it.

Google's not exactly the monster that many would make it out to be are they?

But back on topic.

One of the things that I really appreciate is the fact that they give users (me) and consumers (you) the choice in how you receive this blog.

If you're a traditionalist then you might like things the way they are.  But if you're cutting edge you might desire a different format.

Got ya covered.  Check this out....

Mosaic View.

Classic View.

Flipcard View.

Magazine View.

Sidebar View.

Your choice on how you view this blog.

Simply click on the Dynamic Views tab at the top of the page and it'll take you to the pages....There is a drop down menu that lets you scroll between the different views.

SNAFU! meets the needs of its readers....

Readers get to choose how they receive the information...

Google isn't Satan reincarnate...

Win-Win-Win...

I'm feeling the Aster.

US Air Force Space Command.

Who knew?

These guys are celebrating there 30th anniversary and hardly anyone has noticed.  What they lack in making videos is certainly made up for in at least one piece of tech they're responsible for giving the guys on the ground...GPS.

If you've ever called for fire and was able to plug in the coordinates without having to spend a few extra minutes staring at your map hoping you didn't jumble your dope then you can thank these guys.

Few people realize it but the USAF once outpaced NASA when it came to man in space research.  With the current NASA difficulties and with the success of the X-37, I can see the USAF once again taking up where NASA has screwed up (all this occurred with a retired Marine General in charge of NASA...disgraceful...outreach to Muslim nations instead of concentrating on manned space????!!!!!!).

Long story short.  Congratulations US Air Force Space Command.  You might not be filling the newpaper with headlines but those that have their nose to the grindstone doing real work rarely do.


Happy 30th.

Latest Prometheus Trailer...

Can't wait to see this...have you noticed the enduring themes...Corporations are evil and naive scientist will get you killed?

Man being investigated by police for killing a 4ft rat!

via Sky

A granddad who killed a giant rat may be investigated by the police for animal cruelty.

Brian Watson killed the 4ft rodent with a piece of wood in Castleside, Consett, County Durham.

He said that the creature was a giant rat but it is possible the animal may be a coypu, a South American water rat, believed to have been erradicated from the UK decades ago.

Police say they will be looking into the matter after Sky Tyne and Wear broke the story.

The rodent was first spotted by the boyfriend of Mr Watson’s granddaughter, while he was cutting grass on a tractor.

Mr Watson told Sky Tyne and Wear said: “I heard him shouting there was a giant rat so I came running round the corner.

"I managed to grab some wood on the way. It wasn’t very fast because it was that big. I managed to kill it there and then, I’ve never seen a rat as big in my life before.”

It came to light when Mr Watson’s friend, Bri Mitchell, posted a picture of the rodent after it had been caught, on Twitter.

Police officers will need more information about the animal and the circumstances surrounding its death before they can decide whether any crime has been committed.

A spokesman for Durham Police said: “We are aware of this incident and our officers will be looking into it in due course.”

Geez!

Not Brit bashing but geez!

You can't even kill vermin now without running into a police investigation???

The Marine Corps has a messaging problem.

My Marine Corps has a messaging problem.


Headquarters Marine Corps presents the Marine Corps like this to policy makers...



Marines see themselves like this...

And the enemy sees the Marine Corps like this...

God Of War

Two out of three of these views are acceptable.


Guess which one isn't...and if you didn't say Barney (which I'm lining up for target practice) then you're wrong!  The usual suspects fawned all over themselves when the Marine Corps displayed its current ad...running to the sound of chaos.


What they failed to see (probably because a full scale amphibious assault is beyond impressive) was the MV-22's...CH-53's...MTVR's filled with USAID packages.  Look for yourself.  Look carefully and don't get caught up in the OOOHRAHHHH.





NO MORE!


Did you know that SOCOM has a humanitarian aid mission set?  They do.  They don't advertise it but they do.  Now why is that?  Because they want the focus to stay on trigger pulling (Special Forces might be an exception but they operate in a totally different arena).


This is one time when the Marine Corps would be well served to follow the example of SOCOM.