Before you ask, that is a B&T APC556 and I did not shoot it. I may in the future, but I can only say that looks pretty but mounts slightly weird.

I do want to mention the body armor: OPX Elite Concealable Body Armor IIIA+. I have worn body armor and plate carriers in the past and the feelings went from donning a strait jacket to suffer inside a half iron maiden. This one was amazingly comfortable even though your body knew you were wearing something other than the usual clothing.  The kicker is that it is a soft body armor that supposedly can withstand pistol calibers and up to a 12 gauge slug and a 300 Blk subsonic. Of course, I do not wish to give an AAR on this one or similar products, so I will just post this video.

I wore a medium IRRC and that is priced at almost $800. Pricey, but it is an investment on life after all.
I do need to get them winning Power Ball numbers. [sigh]

The ULVN shooting that happened last week is pretty much off the Media radar by now. The shooter was a Caucasian, but the moment it was known it was a university professor (and probably a Liberal), the “importance” of the event dissolved. Other than another statistic to be (mis)used by the Gun Control groups, this is now a non-event.   And the official soft-excuse/explanation/consideration for the guy’s behavior has been already given in this article: ‘Cry for help’: Forensic psychologists weigh in on UNLV shooter’s behavior (ktnv.com)

Scholastic Gun Free Zones keep collecting victims and it seems those living in them still fail to see they are just prey-in-waiting, but keep blaming guns for the killings. Yesterday I recalled the argument gun banner keep using against carrying on campus: “It will chill the free exchange of ideas” which is remarkably unfunny when you know the ideas only flow one way with fascistic determination. Heck, being a Jew on some campuses right now means you get to be chased by a mob of angry idiots waving Palestinian flags and chanting about genocide.

Is there evidence that a group of armed individual can sustain arguments and discussions without solving the dispute with guns?  How about concentration a dozen (or a couple of hundred) armed people who know how to shoot in an enclosed area and add a competition mixed with discussing politics and candidates? Because that is what shooting sports is almost every weekend somewhere across our nation. And if the Gun Grabbers’ dogma was true, we would have victims every weekend. Instead, we have a whole lot of paper perforated, a bunch of spent brass and/or hulls rolling around on the ground and maybe a feeling or two slightly scratched and that’s about it.

But we are the dangerous ones. In a sense they are right: We keep proving them wrong.

In the midst of doing much needed ballistic therapy with friends, some shooting was done from a Henry Carbine into ballistic gel. On the left we have Federal Punch 124gr and on the right Hornady’s Critical Duty 135 grains. Both showed good expansion and no detectable mass loss.

Also, a frangible was tested, but truthfully, I would barely trust it to stop a rabbit.

Divemedic has a great post about this that should be read as continuation of what J.Kb wrote a couple of days ago.

But I also want to point this out: If at home and your WiFi goes down and your cell reception is gone, this is what the experts call a possible clue shit is starting to impact the air-pushing device.

And as in the movie, it may not be the real thing, but I rather be wrong than dead.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A legal battle is brewing over a popular East Nashville meat and barbecue market.

A neighbor is suing claiming it interferes with the enjoyment of her home. One question now before the court is whether the smell of the grilling and smoked meats qualifies as a nuisance.

The lunch rush is busy at Roy’s Meat Service there on 19th Street in East Nashville.

For the past nine years, Jeff Roy has been serving up takeout meals from his market.
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But not everyone is happy. A woman moved into the home backing up to Roy’s two years ago. She alleges — among other things — that part of the store encroaches on her property, and smoke from his constant grilling is a nuisance.
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The plaintiff Natalie Castillo and her attorney declined to comment on this story and said their lawsuit speaks for itself.

Legal battle ensues over East Nashville Neighborhood Food Market (newschannel5.com)

I checked the location via Google maps and I have a slight suspicion this might be the “offended” house:

Not saying it explains a lot, but sure as heck it pushes you in one direction.

I might be wrong.

Seen over Clayton Cramer.: I Hope You Prepared (claytonecramer.blogspot.com)

Vista Outdoor, a parent company to many firearms businesses, told Newsweek that it will substantially increase its ammunition prices due to “an anticipated global shortage of gunpowder.”

The Minnesota-based company confirmed the authenticity of a December 1 letter sent to customers that it would go ahead with an across-the-board increase of its ammunition and gunpowder prices on January 1.

“Due to world events our suppliers have notified us of unprecedented demand for and an anticipated global shortage of gunpowder, and thus has increased our prices substantially,” Vice President of Sales, Sporting Products Brett Nelson said in the letter. “We must therefore raise our pricing to help offset those increases.”

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• Shotshell: 1-7 percent

• Rifle: 1-7 percent

• Handgun: 1-5 percent

• 22LR/Shorts: 1-5 percent

• WMR/HMR: 1-7 percent

• Primers: 5 percent

• Alliant Powder: 10 percent (limited availability).

Ammo Prices Set to Rise ‘Substantially’ (newsweek.com)

I did ask for 9mm both practice and practice bulk for Christmas.  I guess adding more reloading powder and rifle primers should be included.

And dies for 5.56 and .458 SOCOM for the BiL’s reloads. I have to keep him supplied.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) — A popular grocery store, abandoned in 2021, is creating bigger problems in one neighborhood.

Dr. Janet Colson, who teaches nutrition at MTSU, said she worries the closed-down Kroger along Middle Tennessee Boulevard in Murfreesboro created a ‘food desert’.

“It’s the low income people that are being left out,” explained Dr. Colson. “There’s not a grocery store that has a variety of healthy foods for a mile.”

“I remember how convenient it was, it was close,” said Rickey Haymer, who lives in the area. “[I] have to drive further, pay a little bit more, it’s an inconvenience now.”

For those who don’t have a car or another way to get around, that’s a close to 40-minute walk.

“They walk down this hazardous road called Braydenville Pike…or if they want to take an Uber, can you imagine the cost of an Uber?” asked Dr. Colson.

Possible ‘food desert’ in Murfreesboro may hurt low-income families (newschannel5.com)

I know the area and use to go shopping with the missus at that particular store back when we were dating. We figured we (I) could cook better and cheaper meals than the offering of many local restaurants and neither of us was into the “going out” every weekend.

And yes, the area is not affluent, but even though there is an inescapable truth that somehow the good doctor has failed to grasp: Barring natural disaster, any store remains open as long as the community surrounding it does business with it. If this Kroger store closed its doors after decades of being in that location, it very likely means the community started to go shopping at other stores which provide a better deal.

“But Miguel! Them poor people without cars! What are they going to do?”

There is this thing called Public Transportation. And the funny thing is that if you were not inconvenienced to walk to that Kroger, going to Walmart should not be a problem.

That is route MR (Mercury) of the local public transportation system. The red arrow indicates where the Kroger store used to be and the purple arrow points the location of the Walmart Supercenter. Is it as convenient as driving yourself? No, but beats walking by a very long margin, especially in inclement weather. And it is not that expensive either: A buck a trip unless you qualify for discounts or “buy” trips in bulk.

Again, is it a perfectly convenient solution? No, but there are no assurances in life. If you are too proud to take public transportation, then it is your issue, not mine or Kroger’s or anybody else’s.  Then again, I believe this article is just the official “we feel for the community and want to help” website stuffer which increase tenfold during the Holidays.  Tales of woe to make you feel guilty for celebrating Christmas and assorted Socialist shit like that.