I loved how the yellow highlighted the bullet holes so it ...
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I loved how the yellow highlighted the bullet holes so it was easy to see where I shot from a distance.
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I was intrigued by this book before I even received it because my family is from Oklahoma and my grandparents grew up during the era of Jelly Bryce.  I wasn't familiar with his name, but I know Oklahoma during Prohibition was a dangerous place with moonshiners and organized crime both trying to profit from the ban on alcohol.

From the first page, I was intrigued by Delf Bryce (who was later nicknamed Jellybean because of his fancy clothes).  He was a natural with guns from early childhood, and by adulthood his fast draw was quicker than the eye.  The book covers his life from infancy through his first years as an Oklahoma City police detective, all the way to when he joined J. Edgar Hoover's newly formed FBI.  Through the storytelling skills of Mike Conti, I got to know Jelly as a real man, not just a historical figure.  I particularly enjoyed reading about the way people spoke, dressed and about the cars they drove.  I also enjoyed the insight into the thought processes of cops as they patrol the streets and try to wind down after battling bad guys all day.

Anyone who has a fondness and familiarity with firearms will also enjoy the description of the ones used by Jelly and his fellow officers.  When the author described the "CHICK-CHACK" sound of a shell being chambered in a pump action rifle, I could hear it in my mind.  Gun lore aside, this isn't just a shoot-em-up story.  It's the story of a young man who wanted to make a difference in his home state, and whose chilling blue eyes were the last thing some hard-core criminals saw.

I was sent a complimentary copy of Jelly Bryce: The Legend Begins in exchange for an honest review.  I give this book five stars for smooth, believable storytelling, an interesting main character, and rich period details.
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Coated some of these with matte black spray paint, hung them from shepard's hooks from the local hardware store and it made for a lot of fun! After burning a couple hundred rounds of 9mm from ~10yds, wiped them clean and repainted; can barely tell they were even shot. Great product, great investment and great fun!
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Operation Flashpoint has flown under my radar for far too long!  I was bored and itching for a new game a few weeks back so I stumbled onto Amazon to see what could wet my appetite.  I spotted Dragon rising and decided to give it a shot.  After a few frustrating hours with the strange control scheme and underwhelming graphics, I finally saw the true potential of this game.  I opened my map to see just where I was and slowly zoomed out, out, out, out, out, out, to see all of the glorious 223 squared Kilometers!  WOW!  Suddenly the underwhelming graphics were stunning for a game of that size!  An open world shooter!  Who would have thought it could be sooo fun!

My brother is a bit of a brainiac. Whenever I play xbox with him he is always like "why is every bullet a tracer?"  or sometimes he will mention "you know real combat takes place over hundreds of yards.  Not a dozen feet."
This game finally confronts those flawed shooter pillars so many games are built around.  I LOVE the fact that combat is long range.  When you fire shots downrange 300-400 meters and pull off a head shot you feel AWESOME.  Especially when using a red dot :)

The soundtrack is another part of this game that I wanted to mention.  Some people won't care for it, but I personally love it.  It just embodies what this game is, and I don't know... its hard to put in words.  You'll just have to listen to it.  Sometimes I will boot up the game just to listen to the music in the main menu!

Pro's
-Huge open world (very unique in the genre)
-Realistic combat, for example firing downrange, and only a few shots actually being tracers.
-Great graphics for a game of this caliber
-Full co-op campaign adds a great deal of replayability
-Unique missions and lighting during each mission

Cons-
-Sometimes glitch ridden, but not very much so than other great shooters are! (besides 90% of all bugs seem to have been fixed by now)
-Lackluster story (Its all sorta, Blah Blah, take out PLA.  Blah Blah, take out PLA)

All in all I think this game is a GREAT game and I eagerly await RED RIVER :)

Side note:  VERY excited to see what Codemasters has in store for the sequel Operation Flashpoint: Red River

For me:  9/10
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I really like Mark's writing style.  I could sense the tension, the sweat, the smells and the sights and even the recoil of the guns. Time well spent!!  Thank you, Mark!
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Some of the shots in this book are so good that I keep picking the book up and paging through it, mainly to try to understand how Ulrich got the lighting, depth of field, and colors so perfect!
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Bought the for shooting 250 meters. Great fun but painted them red, yellow and green to make it more challenging by having someone call the shot. Just a little trick to make a change up. The targets hold up very well to 30 caliber rounds hardly notice the hits on the steel after over a thousand rounds. Have had to repaint them. The rounds do knock the paint off them.

The targets arrived quicky by USPS. The cutting is done well and no burrs on the edges. These are far better than a lot of other gongs that I have seen. They ring out when hit so there is an immediate retort to rounds. These will stand up to years of use on the range. I would not recommend armor piercing rounds. I like things to last and armor piercing would be abusing the targets in short order. I have purchased some 4" ones to make it more effort. Aim Small ... Shoot Small.
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This book has content warnings for death, suicide/attempted suicide, suicidal thoughts, physical abuse, bullying, depressive behavior, self harm, hospitals, graphic depictions of medical procedures, and a car accident (off-page but described somewhat).

One of my favorite things about this book is how well it portrayed a teenager who had suffered through trauma. I was hooked from the second Andrew mentioned seeing "Death" -- it's pretty apparent from the start that who he is seeing isn't really "Death," but it immediately has you wondering just who heis referring to, then. Who is he so afraid of? He really is so convinced that it is Death who is roaming through the halls, looking to take him and others away, and his terror shines through. Andrew himself is convinced that these things -- seeing Death everywhere, feeling a need to save everyone, being able to live in a hospital forever -- are normal things even when they aren't, and it was a really refreshing point of view to read that I just ate up.

Similar themes came through in Rusty's character, as well. Rusty had his own trauma from being set on fire, and he developed a dependency on Andrew that played right into Andrew's own trauma. There was an unhealthy element to it while they were in the hospital that they didn't really figure out until later, and I loved how it showed how mental health can affect the relationships between people, both romantic and platonic. The resolution to this was really nice, and I really enjoyed seeing these two boys interact.

I also really loved Lexi and Trevor, Andrew's friends from the children's ward. I thought it was great to have Andrew make friends his own age inside the hospital to show him interacting with other teens, and I also really appreciated having a healthier blooming romance in the book to contrast against the one between Andrew and Rusty. Lexi and Trevor really contrasted Andrew's need to be an "adult" who has to take care of himself and his need to be a regular teenager who likes to celebrate things and play games and talk to other people his own age.

Stylistically, I loved the added depth that the comics pages brought to the book. They were well-laid-out and brought an extra layer of characterization to Andrew as they gave us an extra way to see into his mind through his art. I also really appreciated the comics pages at the end of the book and thought they were a great way to wrap things up.

This book is a sad read. I loved the characters, but my heart was left hurting for them as I read. If you want something sad and sweet, this is an excellent book for you. Hutchinson's writing really has a way of manipulating your emotions as you read, and this book shows just how much work he puts into his craft.

Final rating: 5 of 5 stars
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I bought this for a .22 semi-automatic rifle with the idea of taking care of some coyotes.  The dovetail mount fit well and tight -- it has held its line after about 60 rounds.  The selection of sights will satisfy any preference, and the dim switch is also a nice feature, although I find the lowest setting is bright enough for everything I've shot at so far.  This is my first sight with no magnification, and I was amazed at how quickly I can acquire targets using both eyes, and this has been my favorite feature.  Bottom line:  I love it!
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First I have to say that I adored Yellow.  I love the author/illustrator and bought both Omnibus editions with eager glee.  Yes the 'Green means go Red means danger yellow means proceed with caution' sometimes was annoying, but I loved Goh and Taki I loved them and how Taki always had a gun hidden somewhere or a knife to keep Goh off of him.  The snatching jobs were also detailed and always interesting to try and puzzle out myself.  I was curious at first as to why this series was titled a yaoi when it was clearly just shonnen-ai territory until the fourth volume, but I loved it anyway.

Yellow 2 is ridiculously small.  I mean it's a fifth of the size of a regular manga or yaoi.  A fifth! Also it is priced at 6.95 and that is just too much to pay, even to a Yellow fan.  I felt like they should have priced them at under 3 dollars or bunch the stories together and sell them all as one volume.  I say that though I love the characters so much I'll probably end up buying the second one just to see if it's any better.

The book started with Goh and Taki being 24, two years have passed and they are both still working in that bar.  Apparently the detective they used to work with is having a lot of problems with this one drug snatching job, and threatens them out of retirement.  You can tell they love it though, their eyes are sparkling and I can imagine that after snatching drugs, one gets a little high off of the adrenaline rush. The story was solved too quickly. There was no building up, no flirting (not much) and not much investigating.  I think that's what made me rate this a 3 star more than the price.  It was like a smaller recycled version of the original Yellow, when I wanted so much more.

Hey the second volume in Yellow 2 could end up being phenomenal and this was just a warm up, like I said I will probably buy the second one, but something has to give, either the price or more plot.
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These targets are terrific, and I absolutely love them.  The shots leave nice bright, easily-visible, circles around the bullet holes which makes it very easy to see where your shots are going.  I love that these are stickers so I can stick them onto any target, and I love that these include three different sizes. It feels good to fire a gun and see the little yellow circles appear.  I don't think I could shoot without them.
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The triple threat targets are my new favorite. They are bright, and every hit is visible. Even the smaller hits from a 380 were visible at 20 feet.
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Im an avid amateur photographer, so the cover shot caught my eye. I couldn't believe it had been done with a chainsaw! I have a black and white Kindle Touch and because of the different aspect ratios on the various Kindles, the title of a picture is on one page of mine while the actual picture is on the next. That shouldnt be an issue on a newer Kindle. Even in black and white the pictures were incredible, so I opened the book on my computer to view them on a full screen in color. Wow! I highly recommend you view this spectacular artwork in color. As for the rest of the book, the information was presented in clear, direct details that had an easy flow and was really interesting. I was impressed.
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The book is very colorful. Cover all the aspects of the Levels and Weapons. Gives you the codes for all the lockers and shows you how to get the BFG. The only "downside" (hence the 4 starts), was that the pictures on the pages were small. For a full page of that size they could have increased the pictures a little bit. A part from that, the book is great and definitely deserves your attention.
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The black and white full page frames are perfect for displaying character emotions, the dread, tone, and details of the plague mutations, I loved it! Keep up the great work!
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I love the sight, but after install (I had a gunsmith do it since pin is so small) I noticed only about 75% of green dot was visible. This bothered me , so I had the rear sight ( a notch in the top of frame) milled deeper so entire dot is visible. Much better!
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Honestly I think Mr. Caldwell did a great job telling the very exciting history of JG26. I found myself cheering its members on and laughing at some of the more funny/heroic engagements that they had. While i'm no expert on the Luftwaffe, I would be hard pressed to say there is a more well thought out and relate able history of the unit. Now i will say this, it is in my own opinion that Mr. Caldwell subtly highlights one glaring reason the Germans lost WW2. Had Goering and Hitler put more pressure on RAF airbase's instead of switching to bombing cities, there's a good chance the UK wouldn't exist. The only thing i wish Mr. Caldwell had done was speak of what happened to many of the surviving members after the war. I understand that this may not have been possible or outside his original scope; so I give this book 5/5 starts