Recent content by swsig

They do grow up so fast! Below are two of my five granddaughters. It seems like the photo was taken yesterday, however the older one now has a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, and is the critical care unit pharmacist for a major hospital in the Kansas City area. The younger one is now an MD, licensed...

I have a 1.0 M&P 40 compact (3.6" barrel) with over 13,000 trouble-free 40 S&W rounds. I've added an excellent Storm Lake .357 SIG conversion barrel, and now I can shoot either caliber. The barrel is a simple drop-in conversion, requiring no other changes to the 40c. I didn't even have to change...

Or ya upgrade your fire insurance...

Here are three jazz greats, "President" Lester Young, guitarist Barney Kessel, and pianist Oscar Peterson (with his trio), utterly demolishing the old cornball standard, "Tea for Two", and reconstructing it as a swinging bebop number. Why is Lester called "The President"? His jazz colleagues...

Here's my EDC, a 1.0 M&P 40c converted to .357 SIG with a Storm Lake barrel. It had over 13,000 rounds as a .40 S&W when I converted it. It since has fired 2,900 rounds of .357 SIG without an issue. At 20 yards, the .357 SIG is more accurate then the .40 S&W. I also like its looks with the...

If your vehicle is one of the many these days that does not have a spare :mad:, get an AAA membership. Chances are your next flat will be a puncture through your sidewall where your fix-a-flat can and air compressor will be of no use, and you'll need a tow. Another suggested item is a...

I think you meant Arthur Treacher...

After years of posting lame puns and being sent to my room by the late, great, shouldazagged, I have become shameless. ;)

An another benefit of having a reactor on the moon is that in addition to supplying power it could supply food in the form of fission chips. I'll go quietly, now...

I converted my 1.0 M&P 40c (3.6" barrel) from 40 S&W to 357 SIG using a Storm Lake barrel. It was a straight drop-in conversion, requiring no gunsmithing and no change to the recoil spring. I have been very pleased with the results. The accuracy at 15 yards for the 357 SIG is equal to that of...

Flight engineer's station on a B-36.

If you have any interest in aviation photos, the San Diego Air and Space Museum has a Flickr site that has nearly one-half million aviation related photos. Not all photos are of aircraft, but there is enough interesting stuff to keep an aviation fan busy for months. Here is the website...

I've only experienced one aborted landing, at Phoenix. The approach seemed normal, and the pilot said nothing, so I don't know what happened. I did experience an aborted takeoff, at Nashville. That was scary. I was on a 727, and as we were accelerating down the runway, there was a huge BOOM from...

I'm a bit late today, but allow me to add my wishes for a Very Happy Birthday. You've been the Heart and Soul of the Forum during my 10 years here, and I'll expect you to remain so during my next 10 years here. BTW, I really enjoyed the photos of you that wood714 shared in his original post. I...

I likes me some Convairs. I was born and raised in San Diego, the home of a massive Convair factory, and these babies rumbled over our house frequently. At our house, we could clearly hear a B-36 or the XC-99 (only one was made) revving up for takeoff from Lindbergh Field, even though we lived...