Another BMG

Another .50 BMG rifle is available, from Desert Tactical Arms.  Ronnie Barrett created a monster!

Ballistic Coefficient

The subject of ballistic coefficients has become of interest to me lately.  I found a site with information on bullets and their BCs with downloadable spreadsheets.

Blasphemy

The Old Testament is badass.

Large Caliber Miscellany

So I was searching for information on loading large caliber projectiles.  Though I haven't even gotten my .50 yet, I'm already looking at larger bores....  Having found a source for 20mm Vulcan brass, I was curious about what it takes to load the monster.  That led me to a site on THR that has a bunch of links that are useful, as well as information from a guy who shoots PTRD and PTRS rifles.

The useful links:

• Reloading the .50 BMG - Good info on how it's done!
• CH4D - Reloading equipment for eccentric calibers such as 20mm Vulcan, Solothurn, and Lahti.
• The Gatling Gun - History from an Army website.
• Bartlett Reloaders - For once-fired brass.
• Pat's Reloading - .50 BMG projectiles.
• Hi-Tech Ammunition - .50 BMG projectiles.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

We had to take the MBTI test at work.  Interestingly enough, the Wikipedia entry has this to say:

Voluntary
It is considered unethical to compel anyone to take the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. It should always be taken voluntarily.

Confidentiality
The result of the MBTI Reported and Best Fit type are confidential between the individual and administrator and, ethically, not for disclosure without permission.

We were compelled to take it, and the results will probably be aggregated at the manager level.

Anyhow, I mentioned it to the wife, and she wanted to know more about it, so I dug up a test for her in Japanese.  I found a second source as well.  She was exactly what I had her pegged as.

20mm Ammo

I found a place to get 20mm Vulcan ammo online: Brashco Specialty Ammo!!  $6 for sized brass, and $0.85 for training bullets (probably hollow).  Might be cool to get a live round just to have!  I've got some dummy rounds, but those aren't nearly as interesting.

Article on Appleseed

Washington Post ran an almost-fair article on the Appleseed Project.

About Firearms Cleaning

In pursuit of .50 BMG action, I was looking for more advice on cleaning for accuracy.  A site called 6mmBR.com has information on bore cleaning as well as words of advice regarding brushing, as in whether it's necessary or not, from various shooting luminaries.

Henshold-Wetzlar

The Hensoldt-Wetzlar scope for the G3 is nice, but the lens covers are annoying to open.  I've been looking for a replacement, but it seems like the Butler Creek ones aren't quite the right size for the bells.  A discussion on HKPro claims that the #3 covers should work.  Midway's chart, however, says #3 is 35.3mm, whereas I measured 32mm using a ruler.  I'm going to have to break out the calipers.  In further searching, I found a site that details the 3 generations of H-W scopes.  I have the 3rd gen scope, it seems.

How Asians Desecrated the Peace Sign

Pretty hilarious stuff.

Amateur Radio w/o a License

I can't remember what I was looking for, but this link has been open for a while and I needed to get it off my tab stack.  Useful links were: Nets registered with ARRL (moved relative to the article) and searchable airport frequencies.