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Not much to say here, have been playing alot of Xbox 360 and working my ass off and Jeeping around on the weekends.

-Phil out, rock on.

]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/12523472/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/12523472/ Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:01:07 PDT
More details to come, as well as some pictures.

-Phil out. Rock on.

]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/12427951/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/12427951/ Mon, 02 Apr 2007 08:38:40 PDT
Good action movie, thought it cant compare to 300's brilliance, (I can't compare apples to oranges), if you are looking for a reason to go out on a friday night. If you want to see a movie that would make FPS Doug proud, go see this movie.

-Phil out, Rock on.

]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/12154243/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/12154243/ Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:30:37 PDT
-Phil out.

]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/11899743/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/11899743/ Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:01:37 PST
Jim Zumbo is a 'Professional hunter' and has his own TV show and writes for outdoor life. He has been a hunter for 42 years, and now his world is crumbling around him.

Recently, Jim Zumbo called the ar15 a 'terrorist' weapon and has no place in the sporting arms community.

Remington, Mossy Oak, and Cabelas have severed all ties and sponsorships with Mr. zumbo because he is a FUCKING MORON.

I applaud Remington's, Mossy Oaks, and Cabelas Decision to drop Zumbo like the moron he is. Us gun lover and advocates are all ready under attack from people like the Brady Bunch and the ignorant population who think guns are the anti-christ of the world, the last thing we need is a Hunter to tell the entire community that certain 'types' of guns should not be allowed. It is abhorrid. While I respect his freedom of speach, I've lost what little respect I had for the man. He is nothing more then any other anti-gunner to me. AR15s arent my thing, but by no means should they be banned or called terrorist weapons!


Jim Zumbo sucks. Phil out.

]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/11597024/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/11597024/ Sun, 28 Jan 2007 08:25:31 PST
EDIT: Finally got it to work this morning, just takes patience....


-Phil out, rock on.

]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/11010398/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/11010398/ Sat, 09 Dec 2006 20:33:38 PST
Guns, well you know. Saving up for the Marlin 45-70. Teddy Roosevelt had his Big Medicine (winchester Model 1895 in .405 WCF, for those uneducated few ), the Marlin 45-70 will be mine. Going to be my next project, will be getting the stainless steel version. Don't own any stainless steel guns and the Marlin Guide Gun looks good in stainless.

I know I have been in a creative slump, but do not fear! I will be back with avengence when i stop spending money on guns and my jeep and buy a new computer! I will continually update with awesomely sweet pictures of my guns from here on out, but don't expect too much from the photoshop department since i dont have acess to it anymore or a legit computer that can run it.

As for now, I hope you all enjoy the nearing christmas season...or haunukka or that other holiday yeah. >.> christmas, thats what I'm here for.


And now I depart with a Quote from one of Americas greatest leaders into a new Century.



"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."

-Theodore Roosevelt

]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/10252691/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/10252691/ Sun, 01 Oct 2006 19:56:11 PDT
I'll give you the bad first because well, it is the bad news. Compis dead. Fried. Woulnd't start, or boot to desktop. Wouldn't recognize my harddrive. Couldn't reformat becuase when I got angry i beat the thing into oblivion and broke not one, but both of my CD drives.

The Good thing is though my Xbox 360 is running awesome and DOOM I just came out on xbox live. Holy badassness batman! This game was awesome 13 years ago and its still fucking awesome now.

The ugly. There is a box of 175 Grain .308 winchester BTHP Match Ammunition with my computers name right on it. It's gonna be one hell of a day at the range.


-Phil

]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/10013892/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/10013892/ Fri, 08 Sep 2006 21:22:45 PDT
Going to get a scope on my 717 HMII later this month, so watch out for that and I'm contemplating getting a stock for it as well, but I can't seem to find one. gun must be too new. Maybe Boyds has one.

My next big project will probably be another remington 700, but this time chambered in the super fast 17 Remington (are you starting to see a pattern here?). Muzzel velocities up to 4200 FPS but with such a small bullet, it is really only good out to 300 yards or so, but thats OK. Groundhogs will still die and luckily all the stuff that I'll be replacing on my .308 remington will be 'given' to the 17 since it is the same action, but different bolt (I'll use a remington 700 .223 boltface since the 17 Remington is based off the .223, just necked down to a 20 or 25 grain 17 caliber bullet). This build won't happen for a very long time and I might have to part with some guns to finance it. And then maybe I'll get a pre saftey Marlin 1895G in 45-70 and split some trees.

I just need money, So i must continue to gunsmith and get some cash monies.

Phil out, Rock on. ]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/9599653/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/9599653/ Fri, 04 Aug 2006 15:40:51 PDT
I need monies. Lots of Cash monies. My hobbies are too expensive....but I love them too much.

-Phil, out. ]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/9130538/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/9130538/ Tue, 20 Jun 2006 19:58:38 PDT ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/8992965/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/8992965/ Tue, 06 Jun 2006 20:00:50 PDT
So by your little paranoid day happend last thursday.

Enjoy your Devil day, which passed, so stop fucking talking about it. ]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/8584835/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/8584835/ Tue, 25 Apr 2006 18:32:22 PDT
Might have some jeep stuff as well.

Stay tuned.


REPOSTED BECAUSE OF FUCKING SPELLING ERRORS. GODDAMNIT! ]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/8584824/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/8584824/ Tue, 25 Apr 2006 18:31:12 PDT
Might have some jeep stuff as well.

Stay tuned. ]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/8071469/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/8071469/ Sun, 05 Mar 2006 06:03:31 PST
Don't listen to what people say, this game is fucking awesome. Why would you not want a true run and gun gritty intence shooter? So many have tried this equasion of making a good intence run and gun, but have failed miserably (Halo 2) while others have succeeded with such astonishing results.

The game doesn't have a multiplayer, sure, but it is simply to say that this game nonetheless had plenty of inspiriation to it. Live action cut scenes for one, a BIG plus for me. I don't know if anyone rememberes Smugglers warzones for gamecube, that had live action cutscenes, and as corney as they where, they added the certain element to the game you can't find with computerized cutscenes, and the same thing that happened with black.

Anyway, if you have a ps2 or an xbox, but the game, if you are cheap, it is probably the best weekend rental. Ever. ]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/7763776/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/7763776/ Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:22:13 PST
Anyway, not much to report. I'm back in CT for a while, so more pittsburgh (YESSS).

Don't forget to check out my site's recent updates. And watch the Piranha Vs. Master Chief .gif videos I made heheheheh they rock faces. ]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/7554666/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/7554666/ Mon, 09 Jan 2006 13:56:58 PST
Have you ever thought of something, a project lets say, you've been planning for months, you decided to start working on it and you work on it tirelessly, but when you finally reach the objective and finish what you desired, it is a catastrophe, something that you would be almost ashamed of having set forth on?

It happened to me today. ]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/7486853/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/7486853/ Mon, 02 Jan 2006 08:35:03 PST ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/7486494/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/7486494/ Mon, 02 Jan 2006 07:40:28 PST
I have two more weeks of school and a job interview lined up for the end of January. Sweet Deal. I have alot more pictures of my cats to post later. but that'll come later today when I arrive back home in the Pitt.

As for now...cya later. ]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/7301696/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/7301696/ Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:19:16 PST
'Are you guns REAL??'
No you stupid commie, they are fake, thats why I list the calibers in the description. Every gun in my Deviantion section is REAL. I only own one airsoft gun, a Beretta Pistol, and it is all plastic, and its a peice of junk.

A good airsoft gun is worth just as much as a mossberg 590 12 Gauge or a Marlin or Winchester Lever Action. Christ, I purchased the Norinco 97 Riot Gun for less then $300 and turned it into a Trench gun. Sorry, airsofting is fun and all, but its not for me.

Also, It makes me rather mad sometimes when people post pictures of their airsoft gun in the Military Photography section. No offence to the people who do, but c'mon, the military doesn't use airsoft guns. They use the real deal...and just because it is a gun, doesn't mean it is military...



Bah...I'm waiting on Doom III Ressurection of Evil and it didn't arrive today... ]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/7260002/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/7260002/ Thu, 08 Dec 2005 21:09:33 PST
I'll try and get pictures of the stuff as I go along and whatnot, for your viewing pleasure. ]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/6526658/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/6526658/ Sat, 17 Sep 2005 07:27:48 PDT
School has been going great, I actually got four .308 chambers done, and Now I am working on the Prize Machine gun double barrel which is really pissing me off, and also two .17s that are going along rather smoothly. It was hard to chuck up the 17 MkII barrel into the lathe after I had cut it down to 17 - 5/8", so I ad to use other methods of settling in on the lathe, which too a bit off my time...

but shit is getting done, I will be posting it on my website, [link] when It gets done, as well as in here.

anyway, for now, cya yah on the flip side. ]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/6191578/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/6191578/ Wed, 10 Aug 2005 19:53:28 PDT
[link]

i just started updating the site with some content, and much more content will come within the following weeks. take a look, and visit back foir alot more info on guns, games and my poetry. ]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/5505619/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/5505619/ Mon, 30 May 2005 19:31:11 PDT ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/5406177/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/5406177/ Thu, 19 May 2005 19:48:37 PDT

Anyway, E3 is here and all this 'great' news on the new video game consoles and the new video games is actually starting to bum me out, BIGTIME. So far, Xbox 360 is going to be released at a price of $500 and Playstation 3 will also be released at $500. Uhm, does anyone else have that kind of money for video games? I might be slowly losing touch with the video game community, but I am failing to take this stuff seriously since the average games for these systems will run $59.99. Sure, ONLY $10 more, but still...bleh. So far, Nintendos system seems to be the only one I might be looking forward to leaning more about. It not only has backwards compatability, but supreme backwards compatability, paying a small fee to download (yes, nintendo finally fully supports online play) games that date back to even NES, or so says the Nintendo Website. Lets all hope these people in the video game industry get their act together, because this stuff is right around the bend.


Anyway, in terms of gunsmithing, My tactical shotgun is pretty much done. I'm pinching pennys becuase I am really tring to save up for the Beretta Cx4 Storm in .45 ACP. People don't like it becuase it has a plastic hammer and trigger and the trigger pull is too heavy. (Others don't like the way it looks, be then again, some people say the M16/M4 is an ugly gun, whereas I think it looks kick ass) Those problems can be easily fixed by replacing the hammer and the trigger with metal ones, but I really don't think I would need to. Beretta is high quaility stuff, and I doubt they would release 'hardened polymer' internals without the proper justifications that it would outlast metalic parts. Their shotguns are brilliant peices of artowork and their pistols are not bad, but they sure as hell don't suck....like glocks...Bleh...


Well, it seems I've been minorly ranting on and if I didn't stop myself, I propoblay would have rambled on into oblivion. Plan for a minor update come this weekend. You might be pleasantly suprized. ]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/5292573/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/5292573/ Sat, 07 May 2005 10:40:43 PDT
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Anyway, I've been playing doom 3 for Xbox, and it rocks. Simple as that. ]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/5215176/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/5215176/ Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:49:43 PDT
Anyway, I recently aquired Rammstein's Latest CD, Reise Reise. What a kick-ass CD. Most of the songs are great while few are left to be desired. Reguardless, I'm going to listen to them all equally.

Machine tool starts soon, so I really won't be working on too many guns, sad to say, but I will have other projects I need to complete, such as my 500 Mariner. I'll be making plenty of custom tools that help me with my gunsmithing. Most of the tools I will be making one could buy, but it's so much cooler making them. XD

Oh yeah, and Splinter Cell Chaos Theory is great. I can't get enough of this game.


Once again, thanks to everyone! ]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/5076772/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/5076772/ Wed, 13 Apr 2005 09:00:29 PDT
Thanks again everyone. ]]> ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/5061002/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/5061002/ Mon, 11 Apr 2005 13:58:50 PDT ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/5060995/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/5060995/ Mon, 11 Apr 2005 13:58:04 PDT ~FNPhil http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/4862233/ http://FNPhil.deviantart.com/journal/4862233/ Sun, 20 Mar 2005 11:03:12 PST I rest the factory behind my eyes
The void, and Iron Curtain
Blocking out impurities
Specks of light blinking and flashing
As I rest the factory behind my eyes
All day it works and thrives in reality
But come night
I rest the factory on my pillow
And slowly close my eyes
and for hours I am lost in oblivion
A reality I create
To keep myself sane for the next day ahead...


I should be done with a few projects after easter and then I'll be starting another. I really don't mind making the stocks for my guns, it is just a dire pain in the fucking ass to finish them. The filler slowly closes the pours of the wood, but if you want a good finish you need to have the stock look like glass, and in teh shop there is so much dust from the lathes, bansaws and whatnot, i never get it perfect. I've been reduced to simple polyurethane for a finish on top of the wood sealer. It looks great, but I know its not going to help me get the grade. ]]> ~FNPhil