Reader Bill N. asks: “Did you ever wonder what those markings spray-painted on doors by FEMA in New Orleans meant?” This PDF shows the codes.
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BRB and Jim E. both mentioned a design for a ram (water-powered) water pump, over at the Instructables site.
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Reader FS had this comment on the Obama administration’s call to renew the 1994 gun and magazine ban: “So let’s see if I understand this. Because Mexico can’t keep it together, American’s must disarm. If anything, having a violent and unstable neighbor is reason for our citizens to have more weapons, not less. Did you notice the association being made between grenades, machineguns and our semi-auto rifles? Their propaganda is getting rather transparent.”
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One bit of good news is that the Democrat leadership in both the Senate and House don’t yet sound ready to reinstate the 1994 Federal Ban. My gut tells me that they will just wait until the next time some kid on Ritalin “goes postal.” .God willing, gun and magazine makers a few more months of production to catch up on their order backlogs. Speaking of which: Sturm Ruger reports that they have built a $48 million order backlog. Some other backlog updates, at last report (some of these figures may be OBE): Rock River Arms: 12+ weeks on lower receivers and “much longer” for complete rifles, CMMG: 15+ weeks. Stag Arms: 20-to-25 weeks. Bushmaster: 16 weeks “and growing”. The lists goes on and on. The key question: Can you find what you need to round-out your firearms battery before a new ban is enacted? My advice: Be willing to drive to long distances and dedicate some weekend to attend gun shows in your state. Bring plenty of greenbacks. (Buy “private party”, if possible in your state!) Oh yes, and be sure to get plenty of spare top-quality magazines. If there is a ban, 11+ round magazines will become scarce and very expensive in the US.