The more I wear palm straw while working the property, the more I’m liking it over any other straw. It absorbs the sweat better and I can dunk it in water and throw it back on to stay cool. Yes it’s a little heavier than shantung et al, but I feel way more comfortable using it than any other one. I stuck a turkey feather I found awhile ago in it as well. And the Ariat branded one is surprisingly sturdy.
She loves to cuddle when we sleep
Just posting for fun.
I love this thing.
My Extar EP9 PCC is Malinois proof and shoots superbly. 9mm with a 6.5” barrel. 23 1/2” to 26 1/2” depending on if the SBA3 brace is fully closed or fully extended. Only $549 with the SBA brace.
It’s direct blowback but they have a proprietary recoil system that makes it shoot super soft. Only 4.5 lbs. It’s mostly made of a super tough proprietary polymer except the bolt carrier and trigger groups, which is why it’s so light in weight. Plus out of all my guns it’s by far the most fun to shoot. It uses AR style controls, except for the charging handle, so that’s a great platform to train new shooters on AR shooting before moving them to an actual AR. You’ll get tight groups from 7 yards out to 100 yards with 124 gr ammo. Groups are about 2 to 3 inches at 100 yards if you’re doing your part, which is surprising and amazing.
The reason I know it’s Malinois proof is because I was holding it and she ran past me and caught her leg in the sling and was running like a mad woman all over the house, banging it like crazy on door jambs, and everything else. It’s still perfect - zero damage at all.
I actually convinced a guy who was concerned about the durability to get one after I told him that story lol.
It was unnerving at the time, but in hindsight, there’s nothing funnier than watching a Malinois getting chased by a pistol caliber carbine all over the house.
My Rossi 16” .44 magnum by the fire. Such a sense of peace out in the backcountry.