© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-morilla Recent reviews written by member morilla en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_490389606020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - Let's state it right up front, Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) is probably my favorite Robert Mitchum movie.  While modern critics have used descriptors such as ‘quaint,' ‘mature performances,' ‘entertaining but shallow,'... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490389606020 Mon, 2 Nov 2009 23:59:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490389606020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488230260356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - I’ll say it right up front, the Sellier & Bellot .30 Carbine 110 gr. FMJ has become my favorite load for the M1 Carbine – that most misunderstood, maligned, and misused old warhorse.  In a nutshell, the .30 Carbine was and is,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488230260356 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:16:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488230260356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488229604996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - I’ve got to admit, the first time I heard about Sellier & Bellot and discovered it was made in the Czech Republic, I just couldn’t get John Wayne’s The Green Berets out of my head.  In the first portion of the film, a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488229604996 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:36:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488229604996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488226393732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - Let’s get it out of the way, right up front.  I have never been much of a fan of the 9mm.   That’s not because it’s of European origin.  I think, particularly in its myriad, modern incarnations, it is a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488226393732 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:22:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488226393732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488222592644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - The .45 ACP and the M1911/1911A1 are iconic American symbols.  Both cartridge and firearm were designed by the premier American gun designer John Moses Browning.  Both have served for nearly a century with our Armed Forces; despite... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488222592644 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:22:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488222592644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488118455940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - I’ve never quite understood the debates over the M1 Carbine and the .30 Carbine cartridge it fires.  Most end up falling into one of two camps: love it – or – hate it.  Unfortunately, the resultant diatribes... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488118455940 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:14:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488118455940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488114785924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - About four months ago, I was standing in a ‘local’ gun shop and overheard a conversation between another customer and the owner.  The shop had several full cases of PMC .223 Remington 55 grain FMJ in stock and the customer was being a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488114785924 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:59:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488114785924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488111050372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - The basis of this site is purported to be “Unbiased Reviews By Real People.”  I define this as follows: A detailed, systematic inquiry and analysis, which is formed by the practice of compiling or assembling basic,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488111050372 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:22:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488111050372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488104627844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - With the ammunition shortage this year, popular handgun cartridges have been hard to come by; a situation about to be made much worse with California’s Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signing A.B. 962 into law.  As a result, brand loyalties... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488104627844 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:10:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488104627844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486908202628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - When it came to reloading presses, I was ‘brought up’ on single stage presses; with the RCBS Rock Chucker being the epitome of the “working man’s” tool – solid, affordable, durable, and everything you reasonably... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486908202628 Fri, 2 Oct 2009 07:10:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486908202628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485567073924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - Growing up, ‘camping gear’ meant shopping at either the department or the surplus store.  The department store had glitzy, neat stuff.  If you were seen in the woods, it meant that you had ‘arrived’ in terms of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485567073924 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:15:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485567073924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484906143364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - You can engage in endless debates over which manufacturer produces the 'best' cartridge brass.  No matter your proclivities, preferences, or choices in such debates, and especially if you are using virgin brass, the flash hole is going to need to be... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484906143364 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:42:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484906143364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484293578372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - When it comes to ‘bench-mounted’ cartridge case trimmers, it is almost impossible to find one that is as versatile and easy to use as the Forster Original Case Trimmer.  When purchased as part of a basic kit, including three collets and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484293578372 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 01:39:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484293578372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483364212356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - There are several steps when reloading ammunition.  In simple terms, the last stages are bullet seating and case crimping.  While many sets of reloading dies come with a bullet seating die capable of performing both operations... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483364212356 Tue, 1 Sep 2009 05:27:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483364212356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480564776580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - If I were to state that GI Joe: The Rise Of Cobra was a ripoff, I'd mean that in a number of meaningful ways.  If I were to accept that Hasbro's (the toy company which markets GI Joe) association with the film was strictly a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480564776580 Sun, 9 Aug 2009 06:44:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480564776580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480100322948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - Alright, I admit it.  I have been known to watch the Discovery Channel.  They do have “guy” programs ya know…  Though some of them are downright laughable, I did enjoy series such as Ray Mears’ Extreme Survival... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480100322948 Wed, 5 Aug 2009 03:01:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480100322948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480089837188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - If you’ve ever watched a WWII movie, there’s the almost inevitable scene where an exhausted GI leans back in his foxhole, hands wrapped appreciatively around a steaming metal mug of coffee.  So iconic is this image, that the mug, or... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480089837188 Wed, 5 Aug 2009 00:26:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480089837188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479977967236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - Ever wonder why your Mother and Grandmother shoved chicken soup down your throat when you had a cold?  Simply because it works and that's all they needed to know - the "why" didn't matter other than because she cared.  (Don't... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479977967236 Tue, 4 Aug 2009 01:01:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479977967236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479521508996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - For those not already familiar with the story of Ishi, there are three, good books on the subject: Ishi: In Two Worlds, Ishi The Last Yahi: A Documentary History, and Ishi In Three Centuries.  The DVD listed for this review... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479521508996 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:43:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479521508996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478794190468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - At one time, having a Sierra Club cup, or Sierra cup, was unique.  Then it became a perceived mark of competence.  Somehow, it then segwayed into a 'fashion' statement, followed quickly by it becoming a symbol of correct environmental... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478794190468 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:42:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478794190468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478552100484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - For decades, backpackers have faced a conundrum.  If you accept that campfires are no longer feasible (whether through environmental concerns, potential forest fires, or lack of efficiency), then you are stuck with determining the best balance of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478552100484 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:04:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478552100484?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478304636548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - I'm fortunate in being aware of a few locations in the back of beyond where I can drink directly from the 'stream.'  The frustrating part is that these locations have become fewer and farther between over the last few decades.  We've all heard... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478304636548 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:02:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478304636548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478174154372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - When it comes to carrying knives in the woods, there are several schools of thought.  The pragmatists claim that the 'best' knife is the one that you have with you; i.e., any knife is better than no knife at all.  On the other end of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478174154372 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:24:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478174154372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477680078468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - Not long ago, I picked up some new RCBS reloading dies.  Knowing that their dies have locking collars which require a hex key to secure, I dug into the boxes looking for the set of hex keys I've always used.  It didn't take long to realize that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477680078468 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:22:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477680078468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477550775940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author morilla - I don't know about the "new," but the MTM Shooters Accessory Box has been around a long time.  Visiting the MTM website, they claim that it was developed by shooters in the late 1970's and has been a "range box standard for over 20... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477550775940 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:42:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477550775940?linkin_id=8003929