#stribog

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Stribog SP45A3 - .45 Auto

[astaldis]

Have you ever wondered what's on the pages of Jaskier's book that we briefly see inS4E1? Here's what it says, but some words were really hard to read, so no guarantee that everything is 100% correct.

In the tavern’s warm embrace, tales unfurl, of love, of loss, of the wandering world. With quill in hand and melodies bright, I weave stories of joy and of plight.

Through valleys deep and mountains high, I journey on, ‘neath the endless sky. In search of inspiration, a gentle kiss, to capture moments of bliss. Oh, the world is vast, a tapestry grand, with wonders aplenty in every land.

From the whispering woods to the bustling town, each corner hides a treasure to be found. I’ve danced with kings and beggars alike, shared laughter and tears, in the moon’s soft light.

For life is a song, ever-changing, ever new, and I am but a troubadour, singing it true. From the fields of gold to the ocean’s roar, I wander freely, forevermore.

With verses flowing like rivers of rhyme, I paint pictures of a simpler time. In every face, a story lies, of triumphs bold and tearful goodbyes. I listen closely to each whispered word, for in them, the sweetest melodies are heard.

Oh, to be a bard, with heart unbound, to roam the world, with purpose found. To sing of love’s sweet ecstasy, and the bonds that bind us, eternally free.

So raise a glass to the troubadour’s art, to the magic of music that stirs the heart. For in every chord, in every line, lies the cadence of life, so divine. And though the … (here the sentence does not continue)

Upon the beach, where shadows weep, Geralt of Rivia lies in wounded sleep. His silver sword, ever gleaming bright, now shattered, broken in the moon’s soft light.

The waves, like mourners, softly cry. As they whisper tales of heroes’ sigh. Geralt, with his wounds deep and raw. Lies battered, bruised, by fate’s cruel claw.

Shadow Hunter

In forests deep, where shadows creep, Geralt hunts beasts that make men weep. With silver blade and iron will, he faces creatures, fearsome still. Against the werewolf’s savage snarl, he stands unbowed though dangers gnarl. With moonlit eyes and feral grace it meets its end in his embrace. Beneath the waves where horrors lurk, he battles sirens cold and murk. With mermaid’s song and deadly charm. They meet their fate in his strong arm. In caverns dark, where trolls reside, he faces giants, fearsome-eyed. With club in hand and thunderous roar, he brings them down forevermore. Through haunted ruins, where spectres wail, he banishes ghosts with iron nail. In lands afar, where dragons soar, he confronts them all and aches for more. With scales of steel and dragon’s breath, he triumphs over certain death. Geralt stands strong beneath the skies.

[gachats]

Khors, Dazhbog & Stribog

— Andrey Alekseyevich Shishkin (Russia, 1960)

Linguist M. Pukanek identified Dazhbog as the god of the sun, Khors as the god of the moon and Stribog as the god of the winds. This trio of brothers of the Sun, Moon and Wind is well known from Slovak fairy tales. The same trio is recorded in the folklore of the Balts. Pukanek considers such a coincidence to be non-accidental and archaic, defining Dazhbog, Khors and Stribog as brothers. This is the only potential relation between all Slavic deities that can be hypothesized at the moment. All other deities are not known to have any relations, blood or romantic.

[walkemdown2hellchapo]

Backbag gun and my 2 favorite EDC’s ✅

[mou1age]

Stribog update, photos courtesy of @goatsludge

Recent additions include:

- Magpul Zhukov-S Stock

- H&B Industries 9mm Comp

- Arisaka 600 Series Light Body w/ Surefire KM2-E Head

[lesoldatmort]

| STRIBOG |

   Father of freezing winds who flies through the skies.

Stribog is usually interpreted as a god of winds, especially the cold freezing one which brings death to all living. The murder of crows and ravens around him are his demon servants which sometime tease humans by causing little or bigger accidents, for which we blame the wind.

More (folk)lore, info and WIPs of this project on my P/treon.

[stickgunner]

[adamjagger]

The grand power stribog is a Slovakian 9mm carbine style pistol. Imported by global ordnance out of Sarasota Florida. The stribog sp9a1 gen 2 is normally priced between 700-900 depending on where you get it and what kind of sales are available at the time. The example I have shipped with 3 magazines, 2 straight body magazines and 1 curved magazine. Mine also came with the sb tactical brace that most firearms of this style come with. As a little bonus the Stribogs come with a spare set of the polymer flip up sights and it all ships in a pretty nice hard case.

Out of the box it is a lot smaller than I had expected. (That’s what she said) It has a solid weight of 5lbs 1oz unloaded on the 8” barrel model. There is now a 5” barrel model available along with models that accept Glock magazines. There are 3 main models of stribog to look for, the original is the sp9a1 which a direct blow back with a reciprocating charging handle. Shortly after that came the sp9a1 gen 2 which is also a direct blowback model but with a non reciprocating charging handle. Which to me is a major plus. Then that leads us to the sp9a3 which is grand powers take on a roller delayed action. I am honestly not super knowledgeable or experienced with the sp9a3 considering I’ve never even seen one in person. All of the models ship with lower receivers that have fixed non changeable grips and take the proprietary stribog magazine. As long as I’m understanding this correctly, the neat thing is that the serialized part is the upper receiver portion. Therefore you could easily change out the lower to one of the many aftermarket options available that better suits you.

First shots- The first time I took the stribog out I was not exactly thrill with how it went. I had two failure to feeds in the first magazine. Then when I removed the magazine to clear the malfunctions the entire magazine shot the remaining rounds out. After two or three more times of picking about 28 rounds out of the snow I realized that the straight body magazines that they ship with these are absolute junk. The curved magazine that they send however is awesome. The curved magazines look better, seem to be made better, and have ran 100% flawlessly.

So after the initial hiccup the first time shooting it I have really grown to love this firearm. Since owning it I have added a couple small upgrades from HB industries to it including their short stroke buffer kit and their mini comp thread protector. I have since put a couple thousand rounds through it with nothing but good times and good things to say about it.

Grand Power has since released the 5” barrel models and the models that accept Glock magazines. Aftermarket support for the stribog seems to be pretty good with offerings from companies like HB industries, Jtac industries, and Arms republic. There are plenty of parts available online like handguard extensions, lower receivers that take different magazines, triggers, and grips.

I think the future is bright for the little stribog and I am excited to see what comes next for it. In the future I may try to get ahold of a sp9a3 to check out. In the meantime if you are interested in picking up a stribog for yourself then I would highly recommend it. That being said make sure you pick up a few curved magazines that way you can avoid the entire first situation I had.

Awesome firearm for the price, and I’m sure you’ll love it.

Happy shooting!

Adam Jagger gun blog post #1 7/10/2022