Kubonismo©

Being an avid fan of physics, I’ve fired a lot of weapons, mainly rifles and handguns… Not nearly enough though to consider myself an expert on firearms.. I don’t consider myself a gun nut. I just appreciate things that are well made and reliable.

Guns have been around for centuries and there’s really nothing magical about a firearm. You select a target look at the front sight, center the target on the front sight and lightly initiate the trigger mechanism and hopefully the tool will reward you with an explosion that is directed to the back of the round that needs to be propelled forward out of the barrel.. and if you did everything right.. leads to its destination.

A firearm is basically composed of a tube launcher and the ammunition with a chemical propellant.

The launcher assembly or "gun" must be strong enough to withstand the pressures released from the ammunition’s propellant. The Ammo or bullet is composed or a ’round’, ball or bullet, crimped by a casing which holds the propellant and a primer that ignites it. No magic here.

The weapon must be pointed directly at the target to work, the round does not magically seek out the target. Guns don’t kill people. Injuries from gun wounds will cause lots of tissue damage and can lead to death, but the ammo needs to get there first. For that to happen, marksmanship training is a must. Marksmanship training does two things… one, it prevents injury to one’s self and non intended targets by keeping the bullets where they should be going, and second it prevents waste… Waste of time, waste of ammo. Practice makes perfect. Weapons discipline is paramount, like any other tool, improper use can lead to injury. For example, using a writing implement to clean your ears.

Anyway, tangents…..
Why I love the Farbrique Nationale Five-seven…

1. Almost virtually no recoil… I consider myself an artist.. I don’t want arthritis when i retire, also with less recoil you get better accuracy and endurance
2. Came with a case and three 20 round magazines - I’m all about conservation, but having 60 rounds available in an emergency is comforting - And you’ll feel the difference at the range (after getting used to the 2X10round)
3. High speed rounds - Hmmm
4. the 5.7X28mm ammunition - You can’t get the ammo at Walmart. Nuff said.
5. The FN P90 CQB - What is there to say.

There are better looking guns out there… But after firing most of them, for me I would rather have my 5-7 it’s small enough to CCW and it fits my hand nicely, I like its balance and the warm feeling the extra 40 rounds on my waist give me. I am not a gun freak and I don’t suggest everyone get a gun for self defense (there are many ways of defending oneself) I am a serious believer and practitioner of non-violence. But if you do get a gun for anything, please learn to use it the right way.. Practice… Practice.. Practice and then practice some more. Practice drills, one handed reloads, troubleshooting, off mag shooting.. both hands and learn everything you can about shooting… If you cannot do this then at least join a gun club or your local shooting range and take the Concealed Carry Weapons Training Class, and finally learn the local laws.. Traffic and Gun Laws. Ammo is cheap and easy, stabilizing bleeding people is harder. Don’t shoot your friends.. specially when they have a gun. Learn to use your tool properly and please RTFM.

I hate applying violence… But in a situation where you have to defend your family, friends, buddies, or the citizenry from a bad guy who is using deadly force… I’d rather have the bad guy on the ground incapacitated than having to mourn my loved ones. The trick is to apply the right amount of violence in a given situation, and the way to do this is training. Violence without discipline is just wrong.

Peace.

You want reason to practice? You practice so you don’t miss your target and accidentally hit her.. Yes. Good enough reason right?
Finished reading:
Old Soldiers by David Weber
(the perfectly cute lady is Maria Ozawa)
 

I’m currently reading:
Two-Space War by Dave Grossman & Leo Frankowski