Would Jack carry with an empty chamber? I'm almost finished reading ground zero and this keeps popping up. Why in the world would Jack carry without having a round chambered? Especially on a Glock?

For somebody in Jacks position, who has been using and depending on firearms to carry in such a manner seems downright unlikely and insane. In fact, I feel that jack would consider that to be a death sentence.

Am I the only one who feels this is out of character?

Also, Jacks choice of a Glock 19... The Glock 23 ( what I currently carry) is chambered in 40. It is the exact same dimensions as the 19, but has more power. ( I'm not looking to get into a take-down power debate here. I know many feel there is no such thing). Sure, there is a difference of two rounds ( the 19 holding 15+1, the 23 holding 13+1), but I don't see that as two much of a problem, especially since Jack is a good shot, and if he can't get the job done with 13 rounds, two more probably won't matter.

In the begining of the series, Jack was carrying a Semerling, chambered in 45. It was his baby and the books often mentioned it being a 45, as that was his preferred round. I honestly don't see Jack going down to a 9mm, especially when a 40 is available in what is essentially the exact same gun.

Thoughts, opinions? Gunnies, I'm hoping to really hear from y'all on this one, as these are becoming a bit of a pet peeve of mine with the series.

Without spoiling it for me, can anyone who has read both books suggest to me which I should read first. Ive read all the repairman jack series, and just bought GZero and Secre Histories and i noticed a reference to Secret Histories in the intro to ground zero. Thanks for the suggestions.

Interested in the guns that Jack uses. In particular the 'Semmerling LM4' have found one for sale on-line and wondered if anyone (including Mr. Wilson) has used one and if so what do you think of it's performance?
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Having not read the Adversary Cycle books, except The Tomb, I'm looking for them on amazon since I know they're being re-printed to be brought up to date for the re-print of Nightworld.

I found The Touch (7/7/09) and Reborn (10/27/09) on amazon, but I can't find The Keep and The Tomb that have the matching covers that the Repairman Jack books come in.



The latest print of The Keep I can find is from 9/30/08 and has this cover:



I ordered Conspiracies on ebay and got sent the wrong cover, which annoys me slightly, but I'd like to get the Adversary Cycle to match at least.

So, were The Keep and The Tomb printed with the same cover style as The Touch and Reborn are shown above?

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Also, just finished Ground Zero. Nice to have some answers on things. But still, so many more questions! And I hate cliffhangers...

...it goes on sale. We're up against Dan Brown's 5-million-copy print run. Jack needs your help against the flood.

I'm not his big fan, but some of his movies were good, especially I liked Red Dawn and Point Break.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/0...index.html

RIP.

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Not sure if this is the real deal. I saw a news article about something like this a few years ago. had something to do with running a current through copper wafer. If you find anything more accurate post it. You can decide whether this is real or not for yourself. I just thought it was kinda neat eitherway.

Stuntmen is a mockumentary in the Christopher Guest style, albeit considerably cruder, that I found quite entertaining and even poignant at times. If you like Guest's movies then you'll probably like this. Here's a test, if you think "Fred Savage told me to go f*** myself! How many people can say that." is funny then this is a movie for you.

I've always loved films where older people find a spark to reinvigorate themselves and I recently watched a couple that deserve a mention: The Visitor and How About You.

Richard Jenkins, one of my favorite 27%ers, got a starring role and was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Walter Vale in The Visitor. Walter is going through the motions of life when he discovers a couple of illegal immigrants living in his New York apartment and they help him get back into the rhythm of living. I thought the movie was outstanding.

How About You is about 4 crotchety old folks' residents who get stuck with an untested new employee over the holidays. It is fairly predictable but the journey is pretty fun. The incredibly abrupt ending prevents me from giving it my whole-hearted endorsement, but if you enjoy these types of films it is certainly worth watching.

Weird question. Somebody dear to me is moving to the upper easy side at 82nd. This setn off bells in my mind insisting there was a Jack connection. In the RJ universe is there something or somebody at 82nd in the upper east side or am I wrong?