1/28/14

I finally found a tracking number for the 90/22 stock.  It should be at the house when I get home!  Right after I found said TN last night, I went online and ordered a few more gubbins for the gun.  I bought five more 10 round magazines, six little rubber covers for them, and two interconnector thingies.  The interconnector thingies mate two 10 round mags “butt to butt” so that when one is empty, Juan just has to eject them, flip them over, and reinsert for another ten rounds of firepower.  They also fit up inside the 90/22 stock so the profile of the gun isn’t spoilt by having a 25 round “banana” mag poking out the bottom.  The reason I only bought two was the Tac-Pack I bought with the 90/22 stock comes with one… along with extended magazine and bolt release levers, and oversized charging handles.  So today at work I'm thinking, “Well, I've got just about everything I'm going to need for this gun… but the muzzle still looks odd with the front sight out there.”  I probably should have waited until I saw the fake suppressor that comes with the kit, but “I need a muzzle brake/flash hider” syndrome hit me with a vengeance.  I thought, “Surely someone makes a slip-fit muzzle brake/flash hider for a 10/22.”  I went online to look.  Yes, someone DOES make a slip-fit muzzle brake/flash hider for a 10/22.  I decided against placing yet another online order and had a look at Bloodbath & Beyond’s website.  They showed one in the #9 warehouse… wherever that is.  I decided I'd swing by and see if I could get one at the “instant gratification” location.  Then, at 0955 h this morning, I decided I'd go right then.  As I was sitting down in the car thinking, “This is dumb.  You don’t need to go to BB&B.” my belt snapped.  “Well,” thinks I, “now I HAVE to go.”  I'd bought that belt at BB&B so I fingered I'd go get another.  I sauntered in, holding up my pants asbestos I could, and headed for the catalog desk passing a rack of belts on the way.  The guy behind the counter said they didn’t sell belts any more so I went to the accessories counter to see if they had the flash hider/muzzle brake.  They did not.  I went back to the CD and bought the FH/MB from him then went to look at the belts.  As I approached them, a sales lady walked up and asked if I was finding everything ok.  I told her my belt broke and was about to look at her selection.  We found one in my size and I gave it a try.  It seemed to be fine so I said I'd take it.  I started to put it back in the baggie when I realized I might as well go ahead and put it on.  She took the baggie with the price and headed for the registers.  I threaded the belt through my pants and cinched it up.  Then I had a look at the price.  Yikes!  $86.00 for a friggin’ belt!?!?!?  Well, I needed it so I went ahead and bought it.  It is a nice leather gun belt though so it otter work well enough… I hope.  I hopped back in Fiona and came back to work where you find me now.  And with all that told, I'm going to lunch.  Have a day.