Shot show, now less than two weeks away

If you care, then you know that the countdown to SHOT show is ticking down.

I might as well get this press release out of the way.

January 4 2011. For immediate release.

Foxfury lights to have Booth celebrity at SHOT 2011

Foxfury Personal Lighting Solutions ( www.foxfury.com) is hesitate to announce that

during the upcoming SHOT industry trade show
that celebrated airsoft, firearms and flashlight authority (sic)

Tim ( a legend in his own mind) Ellwood,

noted ( in a 7th grade summer vacation paper) author and

President of the award winning
( hey Obama won the peace prize, it could happen)

No Airsoft for Old Men Blog will be in our booth.

www.noairsoftforoldmen/blogspot.com

Tim will be signing copies of his latest article in Take Aim airsoft magazine.

Tim will be in booth 26206 through the duration of the show days
( if he's not gone fetching us coffee or emptying the trash) 

and can be found each evening 

at the buffet at the stupendous Treasure Island resort and casino trying to maintain his girth.

This will be Tim's 25th attempt to make a difference at SHOT show 

( the last 24 failed ) 

so please stop by and say Hi 

.

Seriously, we will have some great lights on display and some new lights never before seen 

come on over to the booth and give us a look.

Till Tomorrow,

Stay Thirsty my Friends.

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Happy New Year Y'all

With the new year rapidly approaching my lair deep in the heart of North Carolina, 

I want to share with you some of the things the new year will bring at NAFOM

I have been amassing some guns to review, as anyone who has read this blog before knows, I like strange stuff.

My newest acquisition has been a Tanaka Colt Combat Python, 3" in Midnight gold.

Was shooting for a modern PI style with this pic, Kind of a updated "Last Boy Scout" look

I also have a dozen or so revolvers to add to the review mix, in addition to a Digicon straight, a Calico 1000, AGM Sten and some other oddities I have picked up here and there.

SHOT show is coming fast, 16 days and counting until the trek to Las Vegas begins again.

I will try and update you from the show, so keep a close eye on this site on January 18th thru the 23ed.

My goal this year is to do one review every two weeks, 

I never make my goals but some doctor somewhere 

( court appointed, more than likely)

told me it was good to have goals.

Here are a few guns I will not be reviewing

This is the new desert eagle in 50 cal BMG, grip is a little slim for my taste.

A Practical AK, but I am not a big AK fan

Please join me in the new year, and tell all your friends to come on by,

we should have a laugh or two and maybe you will pick up some info you didn't know about.

And remember, always have a backup plan,

I hope the new year is the best one so far for you, may you never run out of battery power in a skirmish, 

may your GBB's always stay lubed 

and may all your bb's fly true.

As I just turned another year older, this is what I have to look forward to this year

I have to add a addendum to this post.
After reading a lot of the blogs I follow tonight, I have found that most of them have HUGE plans for 2011.
Writing books, opening stores, having movies made about their blog ,
everyone has better goals than I set for myself. 
So here are my new goals.
I have been talking with my dog Chance ( Dollie, the female puppy wants nothing to do with this) and we are going to
TAKE OVER THE WORLD.
I got the idea when Geoff, the metal mohawk haired robot on the Craig Ferguson show, started sending me coded signals thru my new HD TV.

I will release more info on the plan later, as I will need more henchmen for my plans of
WORLD DOMINATION.
(That's better than any old movie, book or store any day)

Till tomorrow,

Stay Thirsty My Friends.

Your After Christmas Laughs are here!

Hope yall had a food filled, Wrapping paper ripping day.

Hope Santy Claus brought you everything that you had on your list, and a surprise or two also.

From me, all you get is a belly laugh out of theses gems I found on the Youtube!

NOT SAFE FOR WORK DUE TO LANGUAGE 

 

If you see anyone you know that resembles these vids,  best to keep it to yourself. 

Most people are stressed at this time of year and you don't want to cause an "incident"

  Notice there is no "sparkling" on this Vampire

Back in my day, they ripped your throat out, not bored you to death with angst.

 I guess the big red guy won the poker game, or he is just taking a stroll in downtown Greensboro!

One day an old German Shepherd starts chasing rabbits and before long, discovers that he's lost. Wandering about, he notices a panther heading rapidly in his direction with the intention of having lunch.

The old German Shepherd thinks, 'Oh, oh! I'm in deep doo-doo now!' Noticing some bones on the ground close by, he immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just as the panther is about to leap, the old German Shepherd exclaims loudly, 'Boy, that was one delicious panther! I wonder, if there are any more around here?'

Hearing this, the young panther halts his attack in mid-strike, a look of terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees. 'Whew!' says the panther, 'That was close! That old German Shepherd nearly had me!'

Meanwhile, a squirrel who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree, figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the panther. So, off he goes. 

The squirrel soon catches up with the panther, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the panther.

The young panther is furious at being made a fool of and says, 'Here, squirrel, hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that conniving canine!

Now, the old German Shepherd sees the panther coming with the squirrel on his back and thinks, 'What am I going to do now?', but instead of running, the dog sits down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn't seen them yet, and just when they get close enough to hear, the old German Shepherd says...
'Where's that squirrel? I sent him off an hour ago to bring me another panther!

Moral of this story...  

Don't mess with the old dogs... Age and skill will always overcome youth and treachery! 
BS and brilliance only come with age and experience.

Till Tomorrow,

Stay Thirsty My Friends.

Ho, Ho, Hose em

Happy Zombie Holidays

Everyone needs some calmness this Holiday season

I am passing this on to you because it definitely works, and we could all use a little more calmness in our lives. By following simple advice heard on the Dr. Phil show, you too can find inner peace. Dr Phil proclaimed, "The way to achieve inner peace is to finish all the things you have started and have never finished."

So, I looked around my house to see all the things I started and hadn't finished, and before leaving the house this morning, I finished off a bottle of White Zinfandel, a bottle of Bailey's Irish Cream, a package of Oreos, the remainder of my old Prozac prescription, the rest of the cheesecake, some Doritos, and a box of chocolates, and a half bottle of scotch. 

You have no idea how freaking good I feel right now.

 

Till Tomorrow

Stay Thirsty my Friends.

Why I only use ESS Goggles.

The staff, training facilitators, marketing dept, interns and owners of NAFOM 

only use ESS goggles

And here is why.

Last January, before the epic trip to Las Vegas for my 24th SHOT show began, we did a little testing in Texas.

Using a 350 fps Strafer

Now this little beasty puts out 175 .25G 6mm airsoft bb's per second

(Yes, everyone should own one, get yours at www.xcalibertactical.com)

    So, we placed a set of the new (at that time) ESS  Profile Airsoft w/ Cortex Clip 

on to a poor, defenseless, Styrofoam head  that we just happened to have laying around 

(don't ask)

Here are some pictures after unloading 400 rds into the Goggles

 Before, nice clean goggles

 After, 400 rds, I would say at least 200 hit the goggles, goggles were about 15 ft from the muzzle.

ABSOLUTELY  NO PENETRATION OF THE GOGGLES

Nothing got thru, not one, this was impressive.

 Lots of marks, 

I would replace the lens before using them again,

but not one bb made it through.

Mr Foam Head gave his life for this test

I, for one would like to thank him for his sacrifice.

I think now you can see why I only use ESS, 

I don't have anyone to pay my medical bills but me, if I use inferior goggles and I get hurt.

You can't replace a lost eye, when people chose to use untested or cheap goggles they are showing a deep disrespect for the other players on the field along with putting themselves at risk.

Go to the ESS website and check them out for yourself.

http://www.essairsoft.com/

This was not a paid review, the goggles were given to me by ESS for testing 

and I was told to publish what ever I found out about them. 

Good or bad.

All I found was good and I looked for something bad!

I will only use ESS for all my eyewear needs.

They are the only big name company that make specific goggles for the airsoft market.

They tested them and they did right by us airsofters.

They are also great guys, and that's just icing on the cake and boy, do I love cake

Come to think of it, Mr Foam head looks like icing, were did I put that thing?

Bottom line, buy ESS Goggles if you care about being able to see after a head shot.

I have a video,  I will get it cut and added soon, 

hey, it only took me 11 months to get this posted, 

so I am doing good.
Many thanks to Sam at X Caliber Tactical for the Strafer, bb's and back yard
and for putting up with an old man. 

As a side note, last year I was wearing a set of the ESS advancers while riding my front yard mower
(yes I have one for the front and one for the back, doesn't everyone?)

I hit a huge rock
( yes, I had on safety eye wear, but was listening to dean martin on my ipod thingy so I was distracted.)
The rock chip ricocheted off the lawn edging and hit the right lens of my Advancers,
Cracked the lens, but had I been using a cheaper pair of glasses, or none at all, I would be  in a good position for using a pirate costume for Halloween each year from then on.
Like seat belts, you never know when they will save you.

I don't always skirmish, but when I do, I only wear ESS

Till tomorrow

Stay Thirsty my Friends.

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Happy Thanksgiving yall

Just got back from having my Delicious Turkey Slam sandwich at Denny's.

I hope all of you celebrated like I did in the traditional way.

Now it's time to shop

 

 

Hope you find everything your looking for.

I wear a size XL, I'm just saying.

Till tomorow,

Stay Thirsty my Friends

And now, GGBR M4/M16's are legal again, Ta Da, just like magic.

Time-line

 

Nov 5 2010   A finding letter appears that you have seen in my last post

Nov 12 2010   Finding letter disappears from the BATFE website.

Nov 23    A new FAQ appears on BATFE's website

Q: Does the ATF regulate the sale and possession of air guns? Is an air gun classified as a “firearm” under Federal law?

The term “firearm” is defined in the Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. Section 921(a)(3), to include (A) any weapon (including a starter gun), which will, or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; (B) the frame or receiver of any such weapon…. Based on Section 921(a)(3), air guns, because they use compressed air and not an explosive to expel a projectile, do not constitute firearms under Federal law — unless they are manufactured with the frames or receivers of an actual firearm. Accordingly, the domestic sale and possession of air guns is normally unregulated under the Federal firearms laws enforced by ATF.

We caution that ATF is not charged with enforcement or oversight of the firearms laws of States or localities. To determine possible restrictions on air guns where you reside, we recommend that you contact the office of your state Attorney General, the State Police, or other State/local law enforcement authorities for further guidance.

Now, I am not a lawyer, but a very hard working one had this to say about it,

( plain English, not legalese, version)

"In other words unless you build an airsoft on a firearm receiver the airsoft guns are ok as imported.  If you actually build your airsoft into a functioning firearm you have a whole different but individual problem."

 

http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/firearms-technology.html 

 

Although I made repeated attempts, ATF has not contacted me back.

 

Is this the end of story for Airsoft and the BATFE

I would be a Pollyanna to say yes.

Just like the fights for real steel firearms in the US, it is a daily ongoing fight.

 

I will be joining the ASTM next week as this is one of the only ways that consumers and users of items in the USA can have a voice.

 

I want to thank the legal staff at the NRA for all their help 

and being interested enough in our "toys" to care.

 

I also want to thanks Thumpy's house of airsoft, popular Airsoft and Arines for getting the word out.

To recap, from Nov 5th to Nov 12th GBBR m16's were firearms. From Nov 12th till the 22ed they might have been. Now on Nov 22ed they are not, but who knows what tomorrow will bring.

 

I hope now I can just do some reviews and tell jokes, I like that much better

It's official, GBB M-4s are firearms per BATFE as of Nov 5th

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:UoszsK0zp2AJ:www.atf.gov/regulations-rulings/rulings/atf-rulings/atf-ruling-2010-4.html+Air+gun+ruling+ATF&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a

I saw this when it popped up  on Nov 5th,

I wanted to wait till I had some word from ATF themselves as to the disposition of the replicas.

I had to write them a real letter, that's right, paper and all, to get an answer.

So far, no reply.

I know that this makes the GBB M-16/M-4 a "unregistered" firearms 

( in the respect that the serial number was not recorded with ATF at time of manufacturing).

If I do not get an answer before Jan I will make it a point to talk with them 1st thing at SHOT.

I have calls out to the NRA, (now, for the 1st time airsoft is kicked into their court )
and BATFE. being a holiday week, I doubt anything will come back, but I will keep you updated.

update

now this has been found.

http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-national/why-did-atf-issue-and-then-rescind-a-ruling-declaring-air-guns-firearms

I am trying to track if it is correct by phone as I type.

but a phone call and a finding letter are two different animals.

I will keep you updated

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