backordered: Taurus PT 22 Poly

I recently put a pt22 poly on order from my preferred shop. I have no idea when it will come in, but am looking forward to playing around with a true pocket sized pistol. As the warmer weather approaches, and I find myself getting more and more into riding the motorcycle, I am craving a true pocketable gun.

The gun is a loose Beretta 21A copy, and I am looking forward to gutting it out and seeing just how well made / functional the piece is executed.  Price is projected to be 225 OTD from my shop, all taxes inc.

sad times in my local gun community.

Just called my Buffalo FFL to do a transfer- and he tells me he has stage 4 cancer. Take a minute and send a prayer or a good thought his way, he is a good man.

LOLs from Ammoforsale.com

ammoforsale.com reached out to me with a few videos. Nice to have some levity in these otherwise serious times for the gun community.

Suzuki GS1000 1978

Above is the cause of my light posting. I recently became the proud owner of a 1978 Suzuki GS1000 in pretty good condition. I ride with all of the gear, and have not been able to find enough time to putter around and mess with this thing. If it wasn't raining, I'd be on it right now. 

Drive safe this season, and watch out for motorcyclists and bicyclists!

Pocket Dump

American Classic II with 7 round mag (YAY NY SAFE ACT!)
Remora classic holster with sweat guard
Black ops cutter
RP 1992 vintage 2nd cigar
chap stick
Spyderco Tenacious
UltraFire C3 light
Jet Line Quad Torch

I know the hammer is down on the 1911- it is not loaded in this photo.

Keep calm and Carry on.

Leatherman PS Multitool

 Leatherman has been the standard in multitools for a long time. Recently, I decided to consolidate my key chain tools a bit and thought about a small multitool that  could help minimize clutter.

I settled on the leatherman PS (831612) - without any cutting edge. Despite not having a knife, this little tool is actually quite handy. For me, having the pliers on a small tool far outweighs having a blade- as I always have a more appropriate blade handy. Often on these smaller tools, scissors are used in place of pliers, which really does little for me.

I'm not a tradesman - so in my cushy life in academe, small electronics work and the occasional screw or bolt tightening is really more the order of the day. Usually, no tools whatsoever are available, and placing a work-order for simple repairs seems obnoxious to me.

In that regard, the PS performs admirably. I've had this little leatherman for just over a month now, and can confidently say I like it and recommend it. It retails for under 20 dollars on Amazon and other large retailers, and adds little noticeable weight to my key chain. The PS comes with pliers, a wire stripper/cutter, tweezers, bottle opener, file, flat head screwdriver, and carabiner clip. The file is completely useless, but I have never had a file on a multitool that I really thought was a meaningful addition either.

Now that TSA is allowing small knives on planes, I suspect this model will be phased out from leatherman's lineup. Despite that, I have no regrets about the purchase and have found it to be handy.

Along with it, I keep a spyderco bug, a p38 can opener, a small pill coffin for OTC meds, and a squeeze light. For most people in the ivory towers or corporate america, this will more than adequately address almost all of your day-to-day needs.

Overall, I'd give the PS a solid buy recommendation. The lack of a knife doesn't really impact the usefulness of the tool, and the collection of items on it are actually fairly good.