At this time, when so much bad press is coming out about certain components of our defense and intelligence communities, I would like to propose the federal government adopt, and apply, a very simple litmus test before acting: What Would Captain America Do?
Although, admitedly, many in my social circle would probably approve the slightly more liberal standard of: What Would Jack Bauer Do?
Votes?
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Is Jacks gun loaded?
I dont keep it loaded, I just use it to scare people.
No, really. I don't have much experience with firearms. Is there a clip in the gun? if not, then it looks like he's out of bullets, he's checking the time, and he's upset because the delivery guy is late.
Yes there is a "clip" in that weapon. But people in the know don't call it a clip. It is called a "magazine". Not being snotty, just trying to help. Even though I am a Glock purist. You can tell it's a glock by the silver in color serial number plate which is shown in the photo near the bottom of the muzzle end of the piece.(muzzle is where the bullety thingy comes out). I like that wrist clock though. I need a new one. Anyone know what kind it is. G-shock maybe?
I thought you put a clip containing bullets into the magazine.
Wow...
"Clip"
"Magazine"
1.) Jack's Glock does have a magazine in place. It is not the factory standard Glock magazine which has a flat plate, but there is a magazine in the pistol.
2.) Jack's weapon still has a few rounds left because the slide does not appear to be locked open. So I don't think he's upset that the bullet delivery man is late -- but that was funny!
3.) Modern automatic and semi-automatic weapons usually have what is technically referred to as a "detachable box magazine." A magazine is anyplace ammunition is stored. Weapons can have no magazine, and therefore must be reloaded after every shot. They may have an integral magazine, which means there is a space inside the weapon holding one or more extra rounds. This kind of magazine comes in many styles, but some you may be familiar with are the under-barrel tube of the cowboy-style lever-action rifle or a pump-action shotgun. Most bolt-action rifles have an internal box or drum-shaped space to hold more rounds.
Finally, there is the detachable magazine, which most modern battle weapons use because it makes reloading so easy. When the weapon runs out of bullets, the user ejects the old magazine and inserts a fresh one. While the box shape is the usual one, drums, bags, curlicues, helixes, bananas and all kinds of other shapes have been tried to hold more rounds in less space.
So, where does a "clip" come in?
Early to Mid-20th Century battle rifles had integral magazines holding multiple rounds. To make it quicker for the soldier to reload, rounds were "clipped" to a bracket shaped strip of metal. Sometimes the rounds were pushed off the clip into the magazine, other weapons allowed the user to insert the whole unit, rounds and clip combined. The M1 Garand worked this way. So, yes, in some cases, you do put the clip containing the bullets into the magazine. (Historical note on the Garand: When the weapon ran out of rounds, the clip was automatically ejected along with the last round. The clip made a distinct "ping" when it left the rifle. Sometimes this gets mentioned in WWII books and movies because it suppossedly let the bad guys know the GI was dry. I wonder how closely the bad guys were listening for that "ping" in the middle of a firefight...)
To complicate matters, when detachable magazines were first issued to militaries, the ammunition often still came attached to a clip and the rounds could be slid off the clip into the box magazine. Thus, "clip" and "magazine" got used interchangeably to mean "my ready supply of ammunition."
But most professional gunmen do not make that mistake and they use the jargon to know if they are talking to a wannabe, or a colleague. Modern weapons generally do not have clips, they have magazines.
I stand corrected about the magazine or absense thereof. However, young Mr. Bauer does have his finger on the trigger of a weapon pointed at his own foot.
Thank you for the clarification, jrf. It is appreciated.
Hmmm... He does appear to be pointing the muzzle in an awkward position.
Remember never to cover anything with your muzzle you are not willing to destroy. So, no "gangster carries" by stuffing the pistol down the front of your pants.
Can anyone help Ghetto Ninja with the watch? I suspect it is a G-Shock. Chrono of choice among high-speed operators these days. Of course, I don't know what kind of tough-guy Jack really is, since many of the operators in his league wear the watchface on the inside of the wrist to protect the face from damage.
Maybe that's the reason for the annoyed expression: Jack just smacked the watch against a sharp corner and broke it. Now he'll be confused about what episode he's in!
Inside the wrist you say? Now why didn't I think of that? But then Jack would be lazing his head. That's why the wrist clock should be worn on the non- shooting hand. Wow. The world of spec oppers seems awfully confusing. Guess that's why they make the big money.
Oh yeah, almost forgot..... in the picture, it appears that jack's clipazine might have an attachment called a "pierce grip". It is an after market base plate that replaces the factory one. It is usually used on the sub compact models as it gives users with larger hands a place to put the little finger on the strong hand. It also allows, in some manifestations, for one or two extra rounds to be added to the magaclip. Which would explain why Jackie boy never seems to fire to a lock back. See next post for definition of "lock back".
OOOOHHHHHH.......sky ninja.... shyninja.....ghetto ninja. so many ninja. so many ninja that i may have "ninja"envy. how will my many wives find love for me jrf? my camels may stop giving milk (and carnal pleasures). by the many hands of bishu..... please honor me by stopping this infidel talk of ninja. allah akbar
Yikes.
Forget "lock back," you probably need to define "Laze" for the unwashed masses. Good point, BTW. Always wear the watch on the non-shooting hand.
The reason Jack never fires to lock-back is that he always, always counts the rounds he sends downrange and performs tactical reloads during commercial breaks.
jrf- Just stumbled across your blog and it is cool. But it is also really spooky because this pic is the exact pose that my old karate teacher struck just before he diddled me.
Yikes. That's really, really, really not right.
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