I got some credit for inspiring this!
Johnny Optimism: Big
OK, it's not much. Stilton Jarlsberg explains it in the comment section. I made a comment about "Tickles the clown" dong a puppet show. (Here's the original web comic that I commented on: Johnny Optimism: Ate.) Well, Stilton ran with it.
And that has made me so happy.
Of course, I missed it when it was posted, catching it five days later. The past few weeks have been very busy. I'll avoid the details for the time being but I'm just catching up on a lot of e-mail, blogs, and web comics.
Again, thank you Stilton Jarlsberg.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Thursday, January 16, 2014
AR-15, TAVOR, and the strange case of money burning a hole in my pocket.
I have recently come into a little money.
Just a little. About two days worth of Overtime, so it's not a bad amount but it's not enough for me to quit my job and move to a beach house in Aruba. Obviously my first impulse was to pay off some of my bills as I've been working hard on getting all of my bills paid off and "getting rid" of my credit cards. But I'm already doing that and I've pretty much cut out all of my hobbies for the past three years in order to get our finances in better shape. Thus, I've decided that I want to spend it on myself. I deserve it.
So what do I want to buy? A firearm. Quite possibly two. Or three. I've been a member of IPSC, IDPA, and even SASS. But over the past few years I've had to back away from shooting for various reasons... Mostly because of what I posted above.
My "Within Reason Wish List" is an AR and a nice tactical shotgun... with the shotgun being easily affordable without the money I just came in to. One of the local gun stores has been picking up used Remington 870P's from a LE agency that is paring their stock down. I can tear it down and see what needs replaced (if anything, the 870P's are workhorses) and then work on adding what I want to add to it down the road. (Furniture, sights, choke, or maybe I'll just leave it as it is.)
Now that I've come in to this extra cash, I've moved up my purchase date for an AR to "As Soon as I Find One I Want." Honestly, before I had the cash in hand I was looking really hard at a Windham Weaponry MPC. However I'm a little put off with the fixed front post site. However, I'm able to get a better deal on it than normal MSRP. (On an aside, I was linked to this deal at Palmetto State Armory through Glock Talk... and I'm thinking about it.)
However, I've recently fallen in love with a rifle that I really, really want. I mean, really want. A TAVOR. Ever seen one of those? It's a beautiful bullpup. And one of my local gun stores has a great deal on theirs. Apparently no one is buying it... Because it is in Flat Dark Earth.
And that is the specific shade of TAVOR that I have dreams of owning.
I can afford this firearm with what I have. But how can I justify to myself spending two grand on one firearm, when I could buy two entry level AR's and have change left over for sights, furniture, and other accouterments?
Suffice it to say, I don't have the money available for me to spend yet. I finally got the check today and the bank's ATM won't accept it. And I'm working straight through until next week... Eh, it gives me more time to think about my decision. I'd rather make a good decision and be happy with my rifle than make a rash decision and have regrets down the road.
Just a little. About two days worth of Overtime, so it's not a bad amount but it's not enough for me to quit my job and move to a beach house in Aruba. Obviously my first impulse was to pay off some of my bills as I've been working hard on getting all of my bills paid off and "getting rid" of my credit cards. But I'm already doing that and I've pretty much cut out all of my hobbies for the past three years in order to get our finances in better shape. Thus, I've decided that I want to spend it on myself. I deserve it.
So what do I want to buy? A firearm. Quite possibly two. Or three. I've been a member of IPSC, IDPA, and even SASS. But over the past few years I've had to back away from shooting for various reasons... Mostly because of what I posted above.
My "Within Reason Wish List" is an AR and a nice tactical shotgun... with the shotgun being easily affordable without the money I just came in to. One of the local gun stores has been picking up used Remington 870P's from a LE agency that is paring their stock down. I can tear it down and see what needs replaced (if anything, the 870P's are workhorses) and then work on adding what I want to add to it down the road. (Furniture, sights, choke, or maybe I'll just leave it as it is.)
Now that I've come in to this extra cash, I've moved up my purchase date for an AR to "As Soon as I Find One I Want." Honestly, before I had the cash in hand I was looking really hard at a Windham Weaponry MPC. However I'm a little put off with the fixed front post site. However, I'm able to get a better deal on it than normal MSRP. (On an aside, I was linked to this deal at Palmetto State Armory through Glock Talk... and I'm thinking about it.)
However, I've recently fallen in love with a rifle that I really, really want. I mean, really want. A TAVOR. Ever seen one of those? It's a beautiful bullpup. And one of my local gun stores has a great deal on theirs. Apparently no one is buying it... Because it is in Flat Dark Earth.
And that is the specific shade of TAVOR that I have dreams of owning.
I can afford this firearm with what I have. But how can I justify to myself spending two grand on one firearm, when I could buy two entry level AR's and have change left over for sights, furniture, and other accouterments?
Suffice it to say, I don't have the money available for me to spend yet. I finally got the check today and the bank's ATM won't accept it. And I'm working straight through until next week... Eh, it gives me more time to think about my decision. I'd rather make a good decision and be happy with my rifle than make a rash decision and have regrets down the road.
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