The Kills' cover of a Serge Gainsbourg song.

Shooting was great. Met two new Texan refugees, into shooting, Rock Band, Barbara Morrison—going to get to see her later this month a week after The Kills show—and Subarus. I think we're going to get along just fine.

The CZ Kadet works beautifully, as I knew it would. It's not more accurate than my Browning, but I wouldn't say it's less. Still smacking a 1" Shoot-n-C target with regularity. I still want a S&W 41 for swatting flies at 25 yards. The Levang comp is neat. Reduces flash and blast by concentrating it, focusing it just ahead of the muzzle from six drilled "nozzles" around the bore. Makes a very bright, sharply defined tongue of flame like I've never seen from a .22. I wouldn't even say it's an improvement, but I could see how it would really work on a .223, which would otherwise be producing a 3 foot ball of flame.

Took another look at the Gemtech Outback and decided against it. It's clever and all, with the helical baffle and the new titanium mount, but I don't like the idea of not being able to take it apart to clean it.

Saw the new B&T TP9 SBR with a suppressor. Not the matching B&T suppressor, but a Surefire with a new mount for the TP9's barrel collar. Even though the TP9 is pretty big, and has a stock, the all-plastic receiver makes it feel lighter than a full size steel 9mm pistol. (The bolt locks into the barrel extension, like an AR-15.) Only $2,000 for the whole package. And another $400 for the necessary tax stamps. What a bargain!