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Posted on 05/03/2008 8:48:06 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!
Sing hey! for the bath at close of day
That washes the weary mud away!
A loon is he that will not sing:
O! Water Hot is anoble thing!
O! Sweet is the sound of falling rain.
and the brook that leaps from hill to plain;
but better than rain or rippling streams
is Water Hot that smokes and steams.
O! Water cold we may pour at need
down a thirsty throat and be glad indeed;
but better is Beer, if drink we lack,
and Water Hot poured down the back.
O! Water is fair that leaps on high
in a fountain white beneath the sky;
but never did fountain sound so sweet
as splashing Hot Water with my feet!
Tuna bait?
Yup :~)
Is it kitteh yet?
This is the late, unlamented (for some) High Standard Model 10B police shotgun made by the late, lamented High Standard Firearms Co.
With a 18.1" barrel and 28 inches overall, it's the smallest package you can squeeze a "street legal" shotgun into. It was designed to be fired one-handed, if necessary, while still maintaining control of your police car.
The 10B was a product improved 10A, which had been around (in tiny numbers) from the mid-70s. Both were five-shot autoloaders encased in a plastic shell that allowed the trigger to actuate the firing mechanism of a nearly-stock High Standard shotgun. The 10A had a built-in flashlight and lacked sights and the second charging handle on the left side.
The 10B had a flip-up front sight, to use with the carrying handle folded down. It also had a distinctive horizontal "shelf" sticking out over the top of the action to act as a gentle reminder to never fire this weapon from the left shoulder.
The specially-modified Kel-Lite (great granddaddy to all modern cop flashlights) was attached by the thumb screw so it was on the left side, and did not interfere with the sights. One problem with the 10A was the recoil tended to batter the D-cells, and break light filaments. The flashlight was an integral part of the upper half of the shell, so if something went wrong, there was no fix short of the factory.
The shotgun, and flashlight, are pretty scarce now, although I keep looking for the flashlight, and an aftermarket magazine tube extension that added two more rounds to the package. This is not exactly a red-hot collector's gun, but having the flashlight helps.
The 10A/B picked up a rep for weirdness for the buttplate, which spun completely around. You couldn't bring it up to your shoulder without wondering where it would wind up poking you. Also, despite the warning to use only magnum or "high brass" rounds, there were complaints of it failing to cycle completely.
All I know is I went over to my friend's house, wrote him a check, filled out the 4473, and then went into his back yard to test it. It was out in the country then, so he had a good-sized berm, with about a mile of scrub woods behind that. We blasted off a box of goose loads, and it functioned perfectly. We shot it single-handed, both resting against the shoulder, and just held out with no shoulder contact. It kicked, but not badly. I was even able to rap off five rounds as fast as I could work the trigger. That was a lot of lead going downrange in just a short period of time.
I've never fired it since, and, being small, it was overlooked in the back of the vault. But it came in handy today when I needed a topic.
Very cool ! Never have had opportunity to handle or shoot one of those.
USSS had some Remington 870’s and 1100’s that were cut real short and had some mod on the 1100 that allowed it to function reliably with a pistol grip.
That and the addition of the duckbill device made those a real hallway clearing tool.....
Say "Remington 870" around here, and Marines salute in the direction of Ilion, NY.
A duckbill spreader would be nice. I was told, but could never verify, that firing a shotgun on a downward angle towards a wall would ricochet the shot down the hallway, creating a swirly cloud that filled the entire hallway.
Is this weather absolutely gorgeous for August or what!! We have the windows open, naturally, and the dogs next door started barking like crazy. I heard this scrabbling, scratching sound, look out and there is Jackson Silver, back arched and in full attack mode, staring down Phoenix, the Rhodesian Ridgeback in the middle of the street! So I run outside, shoo Phoenix off, grab Jackson, put him in the backyard and feed him his favorite Purrfectly Tuna.
All is quiet for a while, and then it starts up again. I think Jackson is trying to lure Phoenix into traffic, which, luckily, is practically non-existent right now. Surely not??
LSA
Crafty kitty!
I’m taking my morning coffee in thesunroom with the doors open. I needed to bring out the comforter, sheepskin slippers, and a sweatshirt.
I bet you did! I can't ever remember an August with this much cool weather, we turned the AC off days ago, and it looks like we'll be fine without it for another couple of days.
Global warming!
I thought - wow - that's lucky! But this time it was a possum. Gak. After a short debate about what to do, we let it go. We do want to kill or move the possums, but not tonight. We've got other business!
Back to business, here's the new feral kitten! She's pretty wild and scared right now, but I've covered her crate so she has mostly privacy to settle in and hopefully she'll come around in the days to come. We'll work on it. Hopefully we'll catch her little orange brother too so she's not lonely. Momma and the other kitten slept in the barn last night but were not fooled. They may be onto the whole cage thing.
I take it Gidget’s not doing the Welcoming Committee thing this time.
She’s trying, she’s very interested, but I’m trying to not overwhelm the little thing yet. She’s not ready for dog love.
Well, didn’t want to waste this great weather so one old 4X4 fence post stump was removed. The task included shovel, slate bar and chainsaw.
IMHO, any task that includes a chainsaw and does not include a trip to the Emergency Room is a success. We had a successful completion of said task.
Those CCA treated posts are still sound after being in the ground 30 years. Good stuff.
them's good eatin'....
you could take 'em to a pot luck
Has she met Wicket yet?
Well, that was quick. One down and two(?)to go. Congrats, you all are becoming quite the ‘animal relocation specialists’. hmm. I think you’re onto a another profession, at least on a part time basis.
Heh... unfortunately, I haven’t found any money in this.... incoming anyway!
I showed Wicket the kitten but Wicket growls at her so far... I’d like them to be friends, I think it would help... but not yet.
It’s beautiful here. About 84. But we sure could use some rain.
Brother-in-law came over and helped fix the hole in the roof of the shed. So, that much is done.
Mrs. is at her second wedding shower for the weekend. It’s a big wedding summer for us. We’ve realized hitting 50 we’re going to the weddings of our friend’s kids. ‘Cept this one it’s a woman in the choir. In her 40s. Never married.
Going to take Luke to thepool here in a few. He needs to get out of the house.
Well since I’m here...
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