Him: "That's a cool hat you got, there!" Me: "Hmm?" Him: "That hat. The Blackwater hat. It's cool. Where'dja get it?" Me: "Blackwater." Him: "Oh." Actually, I didn't, because we spent so much time shooting that by the time we got done, the pro shop was closed. I know, I know... The things I have to ...

Joe says the March '09 ParaUSA pinup is nonfunctional. Me? I'm not so sure it's not just the camera angle. It can be hard to tell if the thumb safety is ground for clearance looking from above... (Ooh, look at my thumbnail! Can you tell we're cleaning guns this AM?) UPDATE FOR JOE : I'm not discount...

I really dislike the grasping grooves ParaUSA is using on their slides these days. I know that one way to be visually distinctive in a market full of people making nearly identical guns is to go with a different style of cocking serrations, but the ones Para picked definitely emphasize style over su...