tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post5648875617865974736..comments2024-03-28T01:20:48.843-06:00Comments on The Michael Bane Blog: Scooped by Uncle!Michael Banehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630187848984050478noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-12012440310601863592011-08-10T02:21:46.510-06:002011-08-10T02:21:46.510-06:00While the others nvbghaga hold small Oakley Frogsk...While the others nvbghaga hold small <a href="http://www.discountoakleysunglassesonline.com" rel="nofollow">Oakley Frogskins</a> are safer, for they are not so easy to fall over. However, the fact is <a href="http://www.discountoakleysunglassesonline.com" rel="nofollow">Oakley Frogskin</a> that the sizes of <a href="http://www.discountoakleysunglassesonline.com" rel="nofollow">Cheap Oakley Dsquaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202777827476099445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-68864405266226169532008-07-09T10:55:00.000-06:002008-07-09T10:55:00.000-06:00Interesting! As a side note, over at Cap’n Bob & ...Interesting! As a side note, over at <A HREF="http://capnbob.us/blog/" REL="nofollow">Cap’n Bob & the Damsel</A> she's been having a helluva time with her Warthog.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-89300356164057490012008-07-09T05:45:00.000-06:002008-07-09T05:45:00.000-06:00Ah.See, I've never been inside a ZM; they're one o...Ah.<BR/><BR/>See, I've never been inside a ZM; they're one of those guns that hasn't ever really existed much outside of articles in <I>Guns And Weapons For The King's Men</I>.<BR/><BR/>For whatever reason, Yankee Hill just didn't seem to be able to crack the mainstream with them, either.<BR/><BR/>I'm crossing my fingers that Para has better luck. The fact that they have an ad budget certainly Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-18475631731675728882008-07-08T20:56:00.000-06:002008-07-08T20:56:00.000-06:00It's my understanding that the ZM weapon system (a...It's my understanding that the ZM weapon system (and by extension, these Para guns) are NOT piston guns. They still blow crap back into the chamber. They use a shorter bolt carrier and the recoil spring is above it, but there is no piston (unless you count the bolt inside the bolt carrier). <BR/><BR/>The name even says it: Direct Impingement Gas. That is what Stoner's design is (taken from Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051318156498045958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-54706256442967658942008-07-08T20:01:00.000-06:002008-07-08T20:01:00.000-06:00Oh, there's no doubt that DGI is what lets an AR d...Oh, there's no doubt that DGI is what lets an AR deliver bolt-gun-like accuracy.<BR/><BR/>At the same time, there's no doubt that it makes the gun ever so slightly less reliable in favor of that last half-MOA.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-21952054377547917462008-07-08T18:02:00.000-06:002008-07-08T18:02:00.000-06:00The hard-core guys in my club who shoot out to 1,0...The hard-core guys in my club who shoot out to 1,000 yards with an AR believe that all the racket up top and forward has a negative effect on accuracy at those ranges, so they don't have a boner for the piston guns or ones with the AK style action - or care much about cleaning them either. They just want X's from 600-yards outward - but that's just High Power jacket-shooters, not knee-pad NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-87522774658948786762008-07-08T10:51:00.000-06:002008-07-08T10:51:00.000-06:00I suspect there are no original ideas. Yeah, it's ...I suspect there are no original ideas. Yeah, it's a Z-Man gun, but his piston system is darn good and pretty much debugged.<BR/><BR/>One of the hardest things for the industry is getting from innovation to production. Generally, the mainstream part of the industry is suspicious of the loony inventor and innovator part of the industry, so too often we've seen really good ideas get lost in the mix.Michael Banehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630187848984050478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-7927569059096290982008-07-08T08:49:00.000-06:002008-07-08T08:49:00.000-06:00...and, looking at my '08 YHM catalog, I see they'......and, looking at my '08 YHM catalog, I see they're not selling ZM rifles any more.<BR/><BR/>Para's tradition of innovation that began with the Seeca... er, LDA and continued through the Afte...er, PXT is alive and well in the Z... er, Target Rifle! ;)<BR/><BR/>I'm sure the guys from Para are reading this so please understand I'm just tweaking your marketing department! I always thought that Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-81394579673351023072008-07-08T08:39:00.000-06:002008-07-08T08:39:00.000-06:00"Michael: It's my understanding these guns are fro..."<I>Michael: It's my understanding these guns are from Al Zitta, the original Z-Man.</I>"<BR/><BR/>I was gonna say...<BR/><BR/>I took one look at those things and thought "<B>But... But... Yankee Hill is selling ZM AR-15s!</B>"Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-27852404098665095892008-07-08T05:39:00.000-06:002008-07-08T05:39:00.000-06:00Charlotte? I see a road trip in my future! John in...Charlotte? I see a road trip in my future! <BR/><BR/>John in WNCJohn Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03151468462458613615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-36820127643198149772008-07-07T18:40:00.000-06:002008-07-07T18:40:00.000-06:00Charlotte? Let's get them to move about 240 miles ...Charlotte? Let's get them to move about 240 miles east!<BR/><BR/>-SayUncleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-87627703757336180962008-07-07T17:33:00.000-06:002008-07-07T17:33:00.000-06:00I wonder if there will be free samples handed out?...I wonder if there will be free samples handed out?<BR/><BR/>You know, to help generate a little buzz?<BR/><BR/>It is my understanding we'll see you there along with some TV crews? I can't wait!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-87457925320993858552008-07-07T17:27:00.000-06:002008-07-07T17:27:00.000-06:00Looking forward to having you on the show tomorrow...Looking forward to having you on the show tomorrow night to talk about this and the Para/Blackwater event! :-)Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01119645829480810524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-68964885097741928312008-07-07T17:25:00.000-06:002008-07-07T17:25:00.000-06:00When I was at the NRA meeting in May I spoke to th...When I was at the NRA meeting in May I spoke to the Para guys and the Yankee Hill Machine guys about this. Looks like Para tweaked the Al Zitta design just a bit but Zitta's design is the core. Thank the good lord that piston systems (although Para doesn't call it a piston design) are back in vogue!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-90480339151640708042008-07-07T17:21:00.000-06:002008-07-07T17:21:00.000-06:00Michael: It's my understanding these guns are from...Michael: It's my understanding these guns are from Al Zitta, the original Z-Man. He's crazy, but he builds good stuff and he ALWAYS thinks outside the box.<BR/><BR/>All The Best,<BR/>Frank W. JamesFrank W. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589579734134153159noreply@blogger.com