Category: Lies, Errors, and Omissions

As they have often mentioned, Fireclean has applied for a patent (see exhibit A of this lawsuit for the complete application) regarding two topics: an oil composition and a method for cleaning firearms. Several years ago, they described their product in various ways as containing "at least" 25% vegetable oil by volume. Elsewhere: Their patent was rejected in June of 2016 and again in October of 2016, for being both too close to prior art and not being specific enough about the formula. In April of 2017, they filed a last-ditch appeal… Read More

As voluminous as the Fireclean lawsuit is at 50 pages of complaint and 200 pages of exhibits, what's most notable is not what is in the suit, but what is not in the suit. Put more precisely, what is no longer in the suit is what really caught my attention. On September 13, 2015, Fireclean released a statement which included the line "(Fireclean) is... not a re-labeled or re-packaged product." On March 17, 2016, Fireclean filed a lawsuit against me. On page 7 of that lawsuit was the line "Fireclean is… Read More

Spring has sprung in America; migratory birds begun their journey north to rapidly thawing lakes as the south experiences triple digit temperatures and lawsuits with triple digit page counts. Yes, it's that time of the year when Fireclean decides to pursue a 250 page lawsuit against me alleging dozens of counts of wrongdoing - ranging from false advertising to defamation to aiding and abetting tortious conduct. This is, of course, relating to the series of articles I wrote reporting the results of tests conducted by third parties in the fall of… Read More

"Hillary wants to abolish -- essentially abolish the Second Amendment. By the way, if she gets to pick, if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don't know. But I tell you what, that will be a horrible day, if Hillary gets to put her judges in, right now we're tied." - Donald Trump, August 9, 2016 This is bad. Yes, it was a joke. That's why it's bad. Not just because it was a bad joke (it… Read More

A few days ago, 49 people were killed at a gay club. They were targeted for no other reason than they were gay or they chose to hang out with the gays. I regularly associate with gays, consider them among my closest friends, and do not believe homosexuality is a sin, much less one punishable by death. While hanging out with them in years past, I have seen homophobic individuals make specific threats against their lives for no other reason than they were, by appearance or inference, homosexual - and because I was hanging out… Read More

Froglube, the minty green gun lube/toothpaste some people love and others love to hate, has been rumored to be the same as Tracklube Plus, a blue roller coaster track lubricant paste. Seal1, an orange gun paste, has also been rumored to be the same as Froglube. If all the rumors are true, that means Froglube, Tracklube+ and Seal1 are all the same product. But when are all the rumors true? Rumors are never true. All the rumors? Come on. Well, they are in this case. Initial Laboratory Analysis, October 2015… Read More

In the last week I have noticed allegations made by the maker of a gun oil that FireClean is a) nothing more than Crisco vegetable oil, and b) will cause the action of a weapon to "gum up" if left on the weapon for more than six to twelve months. While I am investigating both claims, I happened to have a Spike's Tactical AR15 in 5.45x39 which had last been fired and lubricated with FireClean in September of 2013 and, to be clear, not been cleaned, fired, or lubricated in any… Read More

Several weeks ago I wrote an article discussing the outright fabrication of military service, the benefits such actions may have, and why the people behind them should not be given a pass. I would be remiss in turning a blind eye to those who have served in the military but felt the need to tell untruths in order to enhance their standing within the community. Specifically, I want to write about Chris Kyle, and I want to write about the movie American Sniper. The Stories It is apparent to the objective individual, which I… Read More

Having completed my spirit walk/vision quest, I now return to blogging. Every six months, give or take, we learn of some minor (or major) gun world personality who has exaggerated, inflated, or outright invented a history of military service in an attempt to make money, gain influence, or further their career. Inevitably, three groups of people form in response: - Those who never cared for anything the person in question had to say; - Those who are outraged at the thought of stolen valor; - Those who think it wasn't… Read More

There are many reasons to buy a product. I use Barbasol because Dodson Dennis Nedry smuggled dinosaur embryos off Isla Nublar in a modified Barbasol can. Might I get a better shave with another product? Perhaps. But every time I pick up a can of Barbasol, I smile and think about Jurassic Park. I don't have any happy childhood memories regarding AR15 muzzle devices, so I generally stick to practical reasons for using one product or another. If you've read my muzzle device comparison, you know that...well I have a good… Read More