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You may have noticed some changes here at Jerking the Trigger lately.

First, I am tweaking the time of day that I post. I used to schedule the daily post to run at 4AM but I have been experimenting with an afternoon or evening posting time. It seems most people are reading the blog in the evening so the later posting time may make sense. I will continue to tweak the time to be more convenient to you, the reader. I welcome your input.

Second, I added a menu to the top of the screen. There are several regular features here at Jerking the Trigger (Handgun Sight Reviews, Patch Collecting, The Regular Guy Interview Series, and The Tactical Handyman DIY series). We reached the point where there were just too many to display across the top of the blog in any kind of organized way. Now the “Jerking the Trigger Features” menu item will house them all, so you have easy access to all your favorite features.

Thank you to all my readers for making this blog a success. I aim to continually improve the Jerking the Trigger experience to better serve you.

For the 7.62 Fans – Advanced Armament – AAC is showing off a couple of interesting pics of a new Remington 7.62 AR. At first I thought it would just be a re-warmed Bushmaster AR-10 (since Remington and Bushmaster are owned by the same holding company), but then I noticed the magazine was a PMAG. The old Bushmaster didn’t take the SR-25 pattern mags like the PMAG. It is also pretty obvious that JP Rifles had a hand in the upper, lower, and free float tube. This could be an interesting rifle.

Colt 7.62 Rifle? – Soldier Systems – Soldier Systems gets all the great scoops. This time they have caught wind of a potential Colt 7.62 rifle. I suspect that the wide open spaces of Afghanistan have decision makers interested in 7.62 battle rifles once again.

G19: Gen. 3 vs. Gen. 4 – Vuurwapen Blog – Vuurwapen Blog continues to put their slow motion camera to good use and in the process generate some of the most unique and useful content on any gun blog. The latest slo-mo video is a recoil comparison between the Gen 3 and Gen 4 Glocks with their double recoil spring module.

HK45 Endurance Test – Week Twenty Three – PistolTraining.com – Todd Green continues to flog the HK45 and it continues to impress. 33,155 rounds with only 1 stoppage and no breakage!

Larry Vickers Regional Endorsed Instructors – VickersTactical.com – Larry Vickers is not omnipresent and with his growing TV career he can’t teach as many entry level classes as he would like. He will essentially be endorsing instructors from all around the country to teach his techniques. This will allow more people in more places to have access to Vickers’ classes.

How to Securely Dispose of Sensitive Documents – ITS Tactical – There are many good thoughts here. Keep those documents safe!

James G at Death Valley Magazine is taking point on a very worthy project.

Civilian contractors have played a pivotal role in our current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. In spite of their importance to the mission they have been unfairly portrayed as blood thirsty mercenaries and over looked. To date there has been no accounting for the many contractors who have made the ultimate sacrifice and that needs to change.

Visit Death Valley Magazine to see how you can help.

On this tremendously important and sobering day in American history, it is vital that all of us take a moment to remember the events of September 11th, 2001.

Remember where you were when you learned that terrorists hijacked 4 jets full of innocent people only to use them as vulgar missiles.

Think about how those who were in the towers, on the jets, and those who lost loved ones must have seen and felt on that day.

Recall the bravery of the many police, fire fighters, medical personnel, and the heroic passengers of Flight 93.

Realize the sacrifice of those who are currently fighting wars against those who were responsible for this heinous act.

Take a moment to remember and never forget!

We recently profiled the excellent SLAP here on Jerking the Trigger.

Derek at I Kick Hippies was gracious enough to provide 5, yes 5, SLAPs for me to give away! As if that wasn’t cool enough… they are Flat Dark Earth moly-coated SLAPs. There were only 20 of these made and you guys have a chance at one. These are incredibly sharp looking with this FDE coating – after all, FDE is the new black!

All you have to do to enter is comment on this post with the phrase “I want to kick hippies too” and a number between 1 and 1000. The contest will close on September 25th, 2010 at 8PM.

I can only ship these to addresses in the USA. Only one entry per person please. Please use a legitimate email address when you post your comment. The email address will only be used to contact you if you win.

Thanks again to I Kick Hippies! Good luck to all the entrants.

Remember, you must enter the phrase “I want to kick hippies too” AND a number between 1 and 1000.