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June 18th, Friday, 2004: 1800hrs:
Damn these terrorists... damn them straight to hell.
I didn't expect anything
different but I was hoping. Human life means nothing to these
people. There is no negotiation with these monsters... they will
wrap TNT around their own babies for crying out Fucking
bastards.
At
least we got one of them.
It’s Friday… let’s have a little fun. Check
this out. Madness Combat has a neat little Flash game you can
download. It’s worth the bandwidth. Lots of different guns, but the
game play is really simple. Simple, yet addictive. Run through the
tutorial, because you will need to, and then try the Challenges. The
Zombie challenge is my addiction of the moment. My top score is 102
zombies slain with a 91% accuracy. Not bad I guess. The trick I guess
is to not kill the angel… because if you do, he will come back and his
gun will be reloaded. So if you live past his attack, he’ll run out of
ammo and just float there like a cheerleader. I don’t know. But it’s
sick fun. On the website, check out the cartoons. There are 4 of them
and starting from the top, they get better each time. The game’s
regular mission… I can get into level 2 and that’s about it. Very
challenging. There is a cheat code for it that makes you basically
immune to damage, and I can tear it up and win if I use it… but regular
play… dang. Its tough. The game options allow you to pick some things
for your character and I suggest doing so. This helps you keep a
better eye on what’s happening. So there is your weekend diversion.
Cloud 9 Photography.
Check it out, the cat is a member of THR, and his site has a lot of
very cool aircraft pictures. For some reason I love the A-7. Of all
the jet fighters out there, that’s the first cockpit I’d jump into.
That, and an A-6 and the F-18… I think the other jets would get me
killed. Especially the A-10. I’d be flying so low at full throttle…
I’d just kill myself in it.
These things are just nasty. I’m talking about he
US Army’s new uniforms. They look like something from a Sci-Fi
Space Nazi movie. Future Fascism. They also look flat out retarded.
I don’t see the pattern as being effective camouflage. I didn’t read
the article, but I am sure there are a lot of high tech fabric tricks
going on and experts (feh) used photo imaging technology and billion
dollar computers to come up with the ultimate camo pattern. As Pink
Floyd says, “it gives me the urge to defecate”. These things do not
make me think that these guys are fighting for our freedoms. These
uniforms do make me trust these guys. Okay, it’s bad enough that we
have the majority of the army wearing the berets wrong, but now they
are going to be wearing these get ups? They will look like walking
used militant condoms. And I don’t mean that in a good way. Are the
officers going to wear these too? So much for the appearance of a
gentleman. I guess the appearance of a stormtrooper will have to
work? If they can’t respect you, they might as well fear you, eh?
General Patton just rolled over in his grave and turned his back to
this. I agree with Patton’s vision of the uniform, and would totally
vote for the WW2 style uniforms. Especially for the officers with the
neck ties and everything. (Unless they are in the infantry and in the
field) Hey, go ahead and make them out of the new materials if you
like and sew Kevlar into the jackets… that’s all good. But just cut
the patterns in something that these guys can have some respect in. Sheesh!
The Makarov arrived! Yeah! It will serve as a review model perfectly. This Mak is a
Russian commercial model and it’s chambered for .380. This is
excellent as there are a lot of .380 loads that I like. I’ve not had
the chance to fire it yet, but will do so in the morning. Along with
taking some pictures. Lt. Tony had said “It rusts if you look at it
wrong” and he was pretty much correct. The Mak arrived with a nice
patina of orange dusting across it, but a rag soaked with CorrosionX
cleared that up just fine. There is some pitting across the slide but
it’s very light. After the article is done I’ll probably scrub the
thing down with sandpaper and steel wool to remove the pits and then
refinish it in OD Green Gun-Kote. Another thing I would do is to order
the fixed rear sight from Makarov.com and swap it out with the
adjustable target rear. There is only one downside to this gun… Mrs.
Ogre is claiming it as hers for carry gun duty as it fits her hand
absolutely perfectly. Logically thinking, this is a good choice for
her, if she can prove to shoot it well. I suspect she will be able to
shoot it just fine. In my hand, it feels very narrow and small… Hey,
I’m used to Berettas these days. Look for a range report tomorrow on
this.
I need a little banner or button gif for my O.R.C. page.
Maybe one of the Horde’s artistic types can do one up for us. If you
guys are wondering where the hell that came from, I took the text
straight from the E.L.F’s website and just made some edits on it.
Just for fun.
1000hrs:
The other day terrorists from the Earth Liberation Front have
attacked a Utah business and burned it to the ground. E.L.F
of course has officially taken responsibility for the attack and
promote it as action in retribution of the lumber yard’s fork lifts
they give off pollution. E.L.F has also made threats to a number of
other Utah businesses. Considering the economic damage that this has
done to Salt Lake, I’ve been prompted to organize my own organization
to combat the E.L.F. Meet O.R.C.
One of the Horde was out shopping last night for a CCW gun. Evidently he emailed me from the gun store on a PDA or Cell
Phone. He was seeking further light and knowledge before he pulled
the trigger on purchasing the gun. This was not surprising to me, and
I was happy to give council. For some reason this was not easily
understood by The Bride.
Speaking of guns, the Makarov heading this way is showing
that it is on the truck and out for delivery. I called Basin
Sports to let them know to expect the deliver and that I’d pick it up
promptly as soon as it arrived. The cat on the phone said, “No
problem, I’ll call you as soon as it gets in…” and he rattled off my
phone number from memory. Methinks I’ve become a frequent flyer
there. I wonder how many miles I have to go with these guys before
they upgrade my membership and stop acting like assholes. I swear…
The most solid gold
people an Ogre can know:
1. A trusted
mechanic.
2. A trusted barber.
3. A trusted gunshop.
4. A trusted
gunsmith.
These are the
fantastic four you got to know… these are the guys that you send
Christmas cards too even if you don’t have enough stamps to send them
to relatives. Here where I am, I’ve only got 1 out of 3. The
Barber. His name is
Gillette.
0644hrs:
Café Press has
reported the most popular Ogre Swag item people are buying.
The Mouse Pad.
Interesting. Lots of stickers too. I find this curious. I would
have thought that the lunch box would be popular, but no one has picked
one up yet. Not one. I logged into the control panel thing for the
item selection and added a few items. There is now a cool little baby
thing for newborns, a bike messenger bag, thong, and some other
goodies.
Check them out. Mousepads? Come on… the lunch box is so much
cooler. Line it with some foam rubber and use it for a pistol box…
first aid kit… gun cleaning supplies. Use it as an ammo can. Hell,
I’ve even seen lunch boxes like this turned into portable PCs. You can
do anything with this box. Even pack your grub in it for snacking at
the firing range. And no one has ever even got one? People have
snaked aprons and freaking tote bags… amazing. I’m not sure what you
would do with the tile, but someone out there grabbed a ton of them.
WTF is going on there? Redoing a bathroom Mad Ogre style? To be
honest, I’m a little uncomfortable with that. Kinda creeped out about
that one. Any babes ordering the
Camisole and
Thong… if you send me a photo of you wearing it – I would have to
post it, so don’t be surprised it I do. The
Stein is a noble way of enjoying a Cold One, btw. Especially if
that Cold One is an Ogre Shake (Chocolate Mint Milkshake). Hmm, that’s
a good One. *heading to the kitchen*
Well, this is one way
to get rid of pesky lions.
Try doing this in the USA. Judas Priest. I would tend to prefer
more direct methods of beat control… Like a Marlin Guide Gun in
.45-70. But hey, if you have a dead wife laying around.
I think they might
have a market for this over on the Gaze Strip. Call it the
Palestinian Pacifier.
It’s amazing how the
Democrat Candidate goes from bad to worse…
Gephardt now? This guy is a joke of himself.
Speaking of the Democrat Candidate: “One of my brothers recently finished reading
1984 for the first time. We got to talking about it, the themes, the
brilliant ideas Orwell had in there, etc and he said something that I
really liked. John Kerry uses Doublethink. Like with his statement
that he voted for the Iraqi resolution, before he voted against it.
The two phrases are completely opposite of each other. You either voted
for something or you voted against it. Black or white. Yes or no. But
Kerry, with his nuance, wants to have it both ways. He voted for and
against. War is Peace. Slavery is Freedom. Doublethink. And that isn’t
the only example. He served in Viet Nam, came back with three Purple
Hearts and other medals and awards, then fought against the very
military system that awarded him. He is decorated peacenik that is so
proud of his military service that he threw his awards over the fence.
He was for the Viet Nam war and against it. Doublethink. And Iraq?
Saddam was always a threat, except when he wasn’t. Oceania has always
been at war with Eurasia and allied with Eastasia, or that it has
always been at war with Eastasia and allied with Eurasia. But by
holding these contrary positions, he can take a stance on either side
whenever it suits him. Doublethink is what he thinks can get him into
the White House. I bet he couldn’t be more wrong.
Russell”
Doublethink requires a
great deal of Nothink for it to be effective. We’ll see just how many
people use Nothink on the next election. Considering how popular
“Reality TV” is, Kerry could win by a landslide. Okay, I’m depressed
now. His now beating up on Bush about OBL's Misunderstood freedom
fighter's ties to Saddam's Iraq. Funny how there is no media
mention that these are the same things Clinton was going on... Funny
how they are protecting Clinton more furiously than they are promoting
Kerry. As if people are going to vote for Clinton again or
something. I guess I don't get it because I can't wrap my mind
around "Complete Freaking Insanity", which seems to be the DNC's new
play book.
Is it any wonder what side Mr Moore is on?
No question in my mind.
Some email
exchanges about .22 pistols lately. I really like the Colt
Cadet. For a smaller .22 that could also be used as a BUG, (my Dad
will like this one) is the Walther TPH. This is a PPK style pistol
chambered for .22LR. The Browning Buckmark would be my first choice,
but the Cadet is very very close if not equal. Not that I’d put my
life on the line with a .22 as the life preserver, but some people like
them and use them. Especially with suppressors, right Dad?
Mozilla 1.7 is out now. I’ve been following it and using it since the Beta. Let’s
see… Betas, and the Release Candidates 1, 2, and 3… Now there is the
final version of 1.7. I’ve not tried it yet. Because 1.7RC3 is so
good I don’t need it. The release notes really don’t cover a lot of
details about any changes they have made between the RC’s… so I don’t
know how different RC3 is to the actual release… but considering the
dates and RC3 is only a week old, probably not a lot of differences
here at all. I’ve not had a crash with RC3, even with PDF’s that had
choked Mozilla in the past. So they got those bugs worked out. I’ve
noticed that it is faster… much faster than IE. If you have not tried
Mozilla, you really should. Download the whole package and enjoy it.
Especially if you are using Outlook Express as your email client.
Don’t do that! Outlook Express is BAD! Very bad… don’t use it. Use
Mozilla’s email client instead because it is more secure and flat out
better. These guys are already busting their buns on version 1.8 and
have an Alpha release you can try. This one looks even better, because
it has an FTP tool built in, Intellimouse support, (which is odd for
them to say that, mine is working just fine already) and lots of
improvements to the email client.
My story is coming along well and I have come to an interesting point…
I’ve got to go back and rewrite a whole new section earlier in the
story’s timeline. So I’ve already got some good ju-ju from the English
class I’m not taking until the fall. (weird, huh?) I’ve been working
on that a lot lately, hence my lack of posts yesterday… but I did
answer some emails, or tried to anyways. Mostly only friends and
family, sorry if I didn’t answer yours if you didn’t get a reply.
Well, today is going to be busy for me. Lot’s of writing and reading
and traffic court and all that jazz. Oh, the Makarov should be here
today, and I have to get into the Bronco’s fuel tank… what else? Oh,
and all the while try to keep 5 Demolition Experts fed, happy, heal
boo-boos, and keep them from destroying the house. Freak… it’s 6:43AM
and I feel like I am behind already.
June 16th, Wednesday, 2004: 1600hrs:
Of course “The New
York Observer” would call Dan Rather a “CBS News Legend”… and of course
Dan Rather would give Clinton’s book “Five Stars”. Watching
these guys
furiously felating each other is more tedious than the Academy
Awards for the rich and famous to pat themselves on the back for being
rich and famous. I’m not going to mention CBS, 60 Minutes, or Bill
Clinton again after this point… but I will make one suggestion to Bill
Clinton… Insist that he launder his neck tie. You don’t need another
Blue Dress incident.
RUGER:
If you listen carefully… you can hear the Four Horsemen coming this
way at full gallop. Ruger has made an automatic centerfire pistol
that made me nod my head and say “Hmm, that’s not bad.” There are
some things about Ruger pistols that just don’t sit well with me… but
this new one looks to be almost just about right. I don't know how to
articulate that any better, sorry. I’m talking about the new KP345PR.
Yeah, that's a name we can all remember perfectly clear. How do
you pronounce that? I think you stress the P's and roll the R,
but I'm just guessing. Evidently this new design is made to be
very slim. That's a good thing. I can’t wait to see one in
person and try it out. If it turns out that this gun is thick and
awkward like the rest of the Ruger auto line up, I’ll deny I said this.
Well, some are
wondering how things went this morning with the Head Man in the English
Department. You know that scene in Harry Potter when young Harry goes to
buy his first wand and the guy gets all sly and creepy and says “I’ve
been wondering when I was going to see you, Mr Potter.”
Well, that didn’t happen and it has nothing to do with this.
However it went very well, and after talking to him I talked to the guy
over History and they are putting together a Directed Study course for
me that meshes both English, History and early Christian Theology.
Next semester should be a great deal of fun. In fact, it’s going to be
so much fun, he already gave me a 528 page reading assignment.
One work that will be read for this is by a shut in medieval
French woman and her pontifications regarding spirituality. I know
this sounds “Please shoot me in the head right now” dull… but don’t
worry, this is all stuff I can really sink my teeth into. Believe it
or not. I’m a book worm freak and can also sink my teeth into
technical reports about the V-22 Osprey… and if you don’t believe me, I
can email one to you in PDF. I’ll have these 528 pages read and done
in a couple days. No problem. Considering this is all meshing in with
what I'm writing in my book, it's all gravy.
“So do you write
Fiction or Non-Fiction?”
“I write Friction.”
*Spock Eyebrow* “Of
course you do.”
Speaking of reading…
the latest issue of
Concealed Carry Magazine came.
I walked in and The Bride was sitting there reading a magazine. So I
said “what are you reading?” And she said, “Oh, a gun magazine.”
That’s a first. She wasn’t even reading my article. I only got the
chance the thumb through it because she’s still reading it. She is
very impressed with the magazine and commented a couple times about
that fact. This is the FIRST TIME she has ever done anything like
that. Normally she doesn’t even glance at a gun magazine. I don’t
even think she read the article I wrote for SWAT, and I consider SWAT
to also be excellent. I don’t know what sort of voodoo CCM is casting
on the paper after it’s printed – but that is some potent ju-ju right
there. She has never taken an interest in any gun magazine before at
all, but is reading this one. That speaks volumes. CCM is solid gold.
Guys, check it out… subscribe… leave an issue around for your spouse
to read. And whoever the lady is on the cover this issue, my wife
said “She’s cute”. That’s so odd because I just looked at the
covergirl and thought “Glock.”
0900hrs:
Guys there is a little
problem.
I need your help. The 2nd Amendment needs your
help. Our very freaking liberty needs your help.
If we don’t all fight this right now – we are all going to become
targets of public persecution for owning guns. Seriously. This
Sheriff needs to be rebuked, big time. This asshole needs to be
removed from office. I don’t care where you live… call this guy and
let him know he did the wrong thing. Call the journalist in question
and let him know he did the wrong thing. Don’t threaten them… don’t be
rude… just let them know they made a bad choice and it’s going to cost
them politically and professionally. Then FLOOD the newspapers with
demands of retractions, apologies, and Pink Slips… It would also help
to contact the State’s Attorney General and let them know. Governor’s
Office is also a very nice place to send opinions too. Guys… this how
it starts… They can’t do this. The can NOT do this. This puts the gun
owners in Ohio at risk, and it opens the door to put all of us at
risk. We have to CRUSH THIS NOW. The damage is done there now, and
there is nothing we can do to remedy that. But we can make it known
that we will not tolerate this happening again and prevent other
jackasses from doing it because they don't want the shit that will come
with it.
Read that link. Respond in kind.
“It was funny how the
hardships that I hated the most became the core around which I built
memories of camaraderie.”
Robert Mason, Chickenhawk. I’ve mentioned this book a few times. It’s
one of the finest books of its kind.
I just found that Robert Mason has a website, and was thrilled to
find that he has photos there that he took while in Nam. You may or
may not recognize some of his other works. For example Solo. I never
made that connection that this was the same Robert Mason. Chickenhawk
should be the one made into a movie… done to the same caliber as Band
Of Brothers. That would be more than fantastic. How many authors have
a direct email address like that? Outstanding. I’ll have to write him
a note. His book gives one a very clear and unique picture of the
Vietnam war that you don’t get from other sources.
June 15th, Tuesday, 2004: 1630hrs:
This is what I call “snakeshit crazy”.
But
this is even crazier. Have you ever seen a video of this guy
doing what he does? I have. I almost lost my mind, it is that
psycho. And they want to put this guy on TV? He is dangerous enough
just on the radio. But damn if he isn’t the funniest thing on the
planet. A lot of the time it’s just stupid… but then there are the
times it’s so freaking hilarious you have to stop the car because your
laughing so hard you can’t see where your going. The sad thing is
that I can’t get him out here because the local station refuses to play
him because the local population of dumbfucks around here can’t wrap
there one neuron around the fact that Hendrie is just jazzing people.
I’m not kidding… the local station put him one for a few weeks and the
whole Uintah Basin area just freaked out about it. Phil, I know you
read MO some times, so here is a note to you. You keep doing whatever
it is you do and don’t worry about those that can’t figure it out. I
know what you do, but I’d require medication should I discover how it
is you do it. Say Hi to RC for me.
Hey Mom…
I told you! Neener neener.
Some people have asked me what the hell is up with the Robin Hood song.
I’m not sure how that happened. I was swapping emails with
Commander Martin (Edit: I don't know why I said Nate - I'm losing it) He remarked about my
comment of the Democrats not having anyone as hot as Ann Coulter
(tasty) and I said well they have Weapons Expert Janeane Garafalo.
So Nate fires this back:
“And they can KEEP
HER!!!!! You are truly a mean one..... Now, I'm going to have that
image stuck in my head all day long. Do this for me: Think about the
song "Muskrat Love" by The Captain and Tenille. Now you have that
stuck in YOUR head all day. (laughing)”
So I fired back with that Robin Hood song… but I held that handgrenade
a little too long before I threw it… and I’ve had that little ditty
inside my skull for most of the day. I finally got it out with a song
from the “Singles Ward” soundtrack… “Popcorn Popping”. A techno-pop
version of the song primary kids sing at church. That is, I had it out
until you guys starting asking all about it again so thank you very
freaking much. That tune is like freaking herpes.
Emails NOT about Robin
Hood (btw the only version worth watching is the Disney Animated
version):
“Dear Big Latin Orcus:
Just throwing in my 2 Abe’s. Being an avid .45 fan, I’ve learned the
hard way that my 5’ 6” height isn’t the optimal stature for the full
concealment off Mr. Browning’s 1911. As a compromise I’m finding
confidence in the Kahr K9/K40 as a good option snickered away inside a
Galco UDC. BTW, I agree with your research (would you care if I
didn’t?) on most of your top 10 ( love the XD series! ), but the Kahr
is very slim, which accommodates relatively well, the fact that I am
not.”
No. :) Being the Horde’s Warchief has it’s privileges. The little
Kahrs are good options, but I’m still pissed at them for screwing with
Colt’s best handgun since the Python, the Pocket Nine.
“Hey
George, Congrats on the potential acceptance into the writing hall of
fame, or whatever it is. Hope the meeting goes well tomorrow. I read
with interest the bit about the .45 1911 carry and the .380
alternative. Same problem here. I am looking for a good backup. I was
thinking of a .357wheel gun just because they are relatively small and
have decent punch. But, what I really want, which ain't gonna happen
anytime soon because of the previous mail I sent regarding gun safes
and my wife, is the S&W Model 25 .45ACP snubbie - 2" barrel. For some
reason that gun just fits into the Addams Family opening lyrics of
"...sweet and petite..." (picture Lurch tickling the ivories). But,
that is a Performance Center product and is in the $1200 range. So, a
.357 is looking more promising for this poor boy. Interesting letter
from the politico. Time for all of us to get on the bandwagon and start
hammering our reps about the AWB. Take care. Cpt Bobbitt”
The biggest
advantage of the KelTec is that you can even carry it in the front
pockets of your levis… something you really can’t do with a little
J-frame. (Well, if the jeans are baggy you can) I know a cat that
packs his KelTec in his wallet.
“Ogre,
Just a quick note regarding Jason's predicament for carry. My
workplace just came out with their "official" company policy in which
guns were mentioned as bad things. I've been using the
Defender from Action Direct and am very pleased with it for a deep
cover situation. We don't have to do the shirt and tie dress code, but
slacks and a tucked in polo shirt. With the Defender I can carry,
blouse my shirt a bit, and put my cellphone just in front of the gun.
Works most excellent. I carry my Commander-size 1911 quite frequently
and have even carried my Ruger P89 without a problem. 3 o'clock or in
front carry work equally well. Keep up the good work. Eric”
Excellent carry option Eric… one that will work with many different
handguns. BTW, pictured is the Beretta Cheetah. Gotta love it.
1030:
Stuck in my head and
can’t stop whistling it:
Robin Hood and Little John
Walkin' through the forest
Laughin' back and forth
At what the other'ne has to say
Reminiscin', This-'n'-thattin'
Havin' such a good time
Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally
Golly, what a day
Never ever thinkin' there was danger in the water
They were drinkin', they just guzzled it down
Never dreamin' that a schemin' sherrif and his posse
Was a-watchin' them an' gatherin' around
Robin Hood and Little John
Runnin' through the forest
Jumpin' fences, dodgin' trees
An' tryin' to get away
Contemplatin' nothin'
But escape an' fin'lly makin' it
Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally
Golly, what a day
Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally
Golly, what a day
0900hrs:
So only
Democrats are sexy? WTF?
I don't think so.
Some of the hottest babes around are Conservatives and or Republicans.
Just look at Karen Hanretty, the GOP spokesperson... she is 10 times
hotter than JFK2's money bag.
Okay, on a silly note here.
Last night I caught
the auditions for “The Next Action Star”. A TV contest show where
people are trying to become The Next Action Star. The people that they
are picking to move on to the competition… man… see… this is the
problem with Hollywood. What are the best action movies and who are
the best heroes in these action flicks? Clint Eastwood… John Wayne…
Mel Gibson… Steve McQueen… Heck, even Bruce Willis and Vin Diesel.
These guys have character just standing there looking at you. They
have presence. These next action star wannabes? They don’t
look like they just came in from a hard day of work and are in no mood
to put up with any shit… no… they look like they just stepped off the
set of Days of Our Lives. Not impressed. I’m not going to waste my
time watching any more of that. I was hoping “Scrubs” was going to
come on again or something, but no luck, so I turned the tube off.
TV sucks.
Speaking of movies…
Lots of members of The Horde’s Inner Circle are reporting back after
having seen “The Chronicles of Riddick” and universally they are giving
two thumbs up for it. Not all have reported in yet, but none have
given it a negative mark. There is just something about it that makes
it good even if it’s predictable, a little cheesy, less than completely
original. Some how Vin Diesel just takes it and makes it his own.
Just like The Rock did in his last two flicks. I think I’d like to see
a flick with both these cats playing against eachother… kinda like a
“Face Off”. Especially if they put Gina Gershon in there… (yummy)
Come to think of it, can we get a movie with Gina Gershon and Angelina
Jolie together? If I was a Hollywood producer, I’d do a remake of
Fanny Hill with these two babes in it and retire a very wealthy and
evil man. Anyways… Riddick… Now I have to buy the DVD of Pitch Black,
and then Riddick when it comes out, because these flicks rock to a
shockingly high degree. For those who remember Shin Tao, my blood
brother, Riddick totally reminds me of Shin. Except Riddick is a
little friendlier.
Speaking of actresses… you know who I am sick of? Juliette Lewis. I
don’t know why this biotch is famous. She is a shitty actress and she
looks like the daughter of sick affair between Frankenstein and a
bottlenosed dolphin with that bigass forehead. She looks like she has
fucking sonar up in that dome. She can echo-locate your ass from
20,000 leagues under the see. She’s like a chick from HP Lovecraft’s
Shadow over Innsbrook. She’s creepy and disturbing looking. Yet some
guys say she is sexy as hell. *shudder* Someone told me she wants to
cut a rock album.
WTF? Well, there are guys that are into anything so this doesn’t
surprise me at all. No, if she is your thing – dude – keep it to
yourself. I don’t want know about it. Really.
Okay, on to some more
serious stuff.
Eezox is still performing well according to Horde Lt Mark: “Further
on Eezox. After shooting the CZ-52 and the .45- with and without .22
conversion-, my opinion remains favorable. The .22 and 7.62x25 cleaned
up quickly, bores only taking a good wiping with damp patches, then dry
to take out the excess. It does not seem to work real well on lead
fouling. I wound up with some cast .45's that were a bit soft, and
lead the barrel; not horribly, but a pain to clean out. Even with a
brush, Eezox didn't do too well. But on fouling from jacketed stuff &
.22's, works great. Haven't had a chance to try on a high-power rifle
as yet, hope to do that tomorrow. Range time, Yeah! The knife blade I
treated is holding up quite well. Between carrying and using,
including cheese at lunch, still no visible rust spots. Better results
than I had with Break Free. Horde Lt. Mark”
This is good news. I’m still tickled to hell with the performance of
CorrosionX, and I’m still testing Armorer’s Ultimate but no conclusions
so far. Still waiting for that guy to put up his website so I can give
you the link. This is the
future URL, but nothing is there yet. Oh, speaking of A.U., I was
going to mail out some of the samples I got that I was going to bring
to the Utah Gathering. I’m flat broke for the week so just hold on.
I’ll get them to you soon. I think 12Voltman had some he might have
taken to the gathering.
Ah, I see he did. Excellent.
Email from new Horde Member: “Long time reader, first time spammer. Question: As a
fellow supporter of the 45 cal ACP I hesitate to look to other
cartridge sizes for protection of my person but hot weather isn't ideal
for CCW. I've tried IWB holsters but my job is shirt and tie with no
coat (read no where to cover it). I love my 45 and know it will be
there for me should I need protection from a burglar, a frenchman, or
perhaps a democrat looking to relieve me of my rights. I have looked to
the Kel-tec p3at .380 as my hot weather carry but I'm not comforted by
the euro sized punch. Even with alot of practice, high power rounds,
and placement I'm not sure its the right option. What to do ol'wise
one? Use the force to glean me some knowledge for me. Thanks in
advance. - Jason”
See, I'm with you on
this... I love my .45 but I can't always have it with me. Sometimes
even a little .45 like my Detonics is still too big. I have been
eyeballing the KelTec P3AT myself for carry when I can't carry. I also
remember seeing a KelTec with a pocket clip like right off a Spyderco
knife. This would be an excellent solution and would allow carry where
you otherwise couldn't do it... like clipped to the waist band of your
boxers under you khakis.
For deep concealment
look into a "belly band" rig. I know one fellow who uses a belly band
to conceal a full size Government Model 1911 when he worked at a
University where guns were strictly verboten. I also saw him beat
Chewbacca in an arm wrestling match... big guy... but this just shows
the utility of the belly band rig. If you don’t have one or can't
find one, use an ACE Bandage. You can also use that to fabricate an
ankle rig or shoulder rig in a pinch.
I am going to try to
do a KelTec review in the future... maybe after the Makarov. Another
gun to consider in this class is the Seecamp and the NAA Guardian.
Both are very small and very concealable. However the KelTec is
lighter and more suitable to "Haynes Carry".
BTW, when you carry
like that, the best place to position the gun is up front. A bit
disconcerting.... but for anyone looking for hidden guns, you can just
say you're happy to see them.
Now the question
remains is this little gun going to be effective? They can be. Some
.380 loads can be really weak, that’s true. But others can be nice and
zippy… overlapping into the 9MM spectrum. This is a good thing but
from some shooters who are unsettled with a 9MM, this is little
comfort. Here is the thing though… these pistols are not going to be
used to clear a building, or hostage rescue, or anything like that.
These guns are what you bring to a knife fight. Close in dirty
fighting at contact range. Preferable you have some range to work
with… maybe a few yards. Or you can just screw the muzzle into an eye
socket before you pull the trigger. The .380 round will work just
fine. Especially if you send it in with it’s friends… the rest of the
magazine. I don’t know how many guys out there can swallow 6 or so
rounds of Pro Load’s spicy hot .380 JHP and still have the appetite to
want to eat your lunch. If you come across a fellow that hungry, I
doubt even .45ACP would have satisfied him… that kinda guy needs a
buckshot buffet from a Mossberg 590… and I’m not talking about the
reduced calorie, diet, low recoil, “tactical” loads either.
There is no magic
bullet in any caliber, and there is no magic caliber. But there is a
.380 when you had to leave the .45 at home. At least it’s something.
And as far as handgun
calibers go, .380 is not all that bad. It’s an enjoyable caliber to
shoot and not that spendy. You can put it some good practice time with
it and prepare yourself for when you really have to use it. I am still
wanting to some day get a Beretta Cheetah Model 84 or 85 in .380. Such
a nice CCW gun. Very elegant…. Something a KelTec is not. Then again,
the KelTec isn’t trying to be. It’s a life preserver and there is
nothing elegant about a life preserver.
Email from Horde Member Thomas:
“Honorable Ogre, I don't believe I have ever emailed you before, but
I am a multiple times a day reader… great stuff, keep it coming!! (End
obligatory flattery) I'm assuming you heard that eBay enacted new
policy that would make it against their rules to sell any 'assault
weapon' "parts or accessories". Aside from being generally pissed off
about this, I was confused. What was an 'assault weapon' "accessory"?
So, I penned them an angry, but generally polite email, asking them to
clarify. I asked if an item such as a bipod, or a rifle sling (that
could be used on an 'assault weapon') would be banned. I was
surprised that I actually got a personal response, and was also
surprised by the content of that response. Here's what I received:
"Dear Thomas,
Thank you for writing with your concern. The primary reason that
eBay has changed its policy is that various state and federal laws are
particularly complex when it comes to regulating, and even defining,
assault weapons parts and accessories. What is legal in one
jurisdiction may be illegal in another, and as the category grew, it
became increasingly difficult for us to enforce a consistent policy. To
keep our community from inadvertently violating a firearms law, and to
simplify our enforcement into a policy that would be fair and
consistent to all sellers, we took the step of banning all parts and
accessories related to assault weapons. This decision was made purely
to help protect our community from inadvertently violating firearms
laws, and for enforcement reasons. eBay takes no position on the gun
control issue. eBay will continue to allow the sale of hunting rifle
parts and accessories because the laws surrounding the sale of these
items are much simpler and thus easier to enforce. I apologize for any
inconvenience or frustration this policy change has caused. We hope
that you can accept eBay’s decision. As to your specific question, any
item that is marketed to promote its use with an assault weapon would
be a violation of this policy. Were a seller to list a ball point pen
and encourage it be used to write on an assault weapon, the listing
would be removed. I understand that this policy may seem overly
conservative to you; however, after having read the reasons mentioned
above for this policy, I hope you can understand our point of view.
It is my pleasure to assist you. Thank you for choosing eBay.
Regards, Oscar eBay Community Watch."
Please excuse
the language, but they most certainly DID take a fucking "position on
the gun control issue". I am no firearms law expert (and who the hell
could be with all that's out there?!), but given the limited types of
items that were allowed in the first place, the ONLY thing I could
imagine they would be talking about as 'legal here, but not here' would
be magazines (and they already had a policy limiting magazines to
post-ban, 10-round capacity). All the slings and do-dads and scopes
and grips galore wouldn't make a bit of difference as to breaking the
law in any jurisdiction. The only possible exception might be Planet
California… but they don't count, because as we all know, that is no
longer part of America. Anyway, I apologize for rambling on, I just
find all of this frustrating beyond words (well, aside from the words
I've written here). Keep up the good work, and don't give an inch!
Thomas. PS - I don't mean to steal a term that might already be out
there, but you've inspired me to coin the term "Ogre-Stomp". I use
this frequently when referring to Dianne Feinstein.”
With the inability
to define “assault weapon” I’m unable to define an assault weapon part
or accessory. And is it an assault weapon accessory if it’s one that
can go on a non-assault weapon? And what about the look alikes such as
the “Soft Air” bb guns… if you define assault weapon based on cosmetic
features, certainly these are banned from ebay? Fuck – this just gave
me a headache. See, this happens when I try to understand Liberal
Thought. (Oxymoron right there… file that with “Jumbo Shrimp” ) Not
classic liberal thought such as forward creative thinking that in fact
allowed for the creation of our great nation… but the Modern Liberal
type thinking that requires forced ignorance and the shunning of logic
and reason… this is what causes my brain to protest. Ebay, for all
it’s pros and cons remains a private company and they can pretty much
do anything they want. They can traffic in sex toys and bibles all
they want… Really when it comes to matters of arms, ebay wouldn’t be
the best place anyway. AuctionArms.com is one that I like, and it’s
actually within the Firearms Community. I like its search parameters
to allow you to search within types or price range or location… it’s
very nice and you are dealing more with people who know what the hell
they are doing instead of some guy out of his garage. I say “more”
because you got the individuals there, but you also have dealers all
across the country who are using it too and I’m a little more
comfortable with that.
June 14th, Monday 2004, 1800hrs:
Some time ago I lit into Congressman
Jim Matheson and gave him both barrels regarding all the issues
close to my heart. Last Saturday he responded to me.
First issue was armor
for vehicles in Iraq and body armor for the troops… There is not
enough of it. Thanks to the likes of John Kerry. Jim Matheson D-Utah
2nd district says that he wants help get our troops the
armor. He isn’t on the committee but he is wanting to see this happen.
This means should this be called to a vote, he'll vote to save our
boy's asses. Unlike Kerry who voted for it before he voted
against it... that fricken bastard.
Next is the M-16 rifle
which I can tell you, I chronicled the weapon’s short comings for him
in detail along with many many emails supporting my opinion coming from
servicemen from all over the place. I also detailed my support of the
XM-8 weapon system. Especially in the new 6.8MM chambering that the SF
is working on. Here is what he said:
“Currently the prototypes of the XM-8 are being tested by the US Army and
the weapon is slated to enter full production in 2005. Given the
substantial weight of the other equipment soldier carry, I hope this
lighter weight rifle will prove successful through the testing process
so that our soldiers will be able to utilize more effective weaponry.
I believe that weapons procurement decisions should originate from within
the military, as each service is best able to select the appropriate
tools. I will continue to advocate for the weaponry that is actually
requested and supported by the services.”
Jim might not even no
what he is talking about… a lighter weapon isn’t necessarily a more
effective weapon… but he does have his head screwed on right in regards
to letting the experts pick their own tools. I consider this an
excellent response from a politico.
The next issue was the
assault weapons ban. I made my case for my point of view to this
Democrat politico and supported it with as many facts as I could. His
response floored me. He agreed with me on every point. The bad has
done nothing to reduce crime and he believes in punishing the bad guys
instead of the honest citizens with stupid bans.
WTF?
This cat is a
democrat, right? Then he goes on to say that he considers himself a
Utahn first and foremost regardless of the party label and approaches
each issue on it’s own merit for the best interests of Utah. Er…
okay. This was an unexpected answer. I want to believe him. Could it
be that we have another Democrat with the common sense of Zell Miller?
I want to believe this is possible. I really do. However I have my
doubts.
Here is what I am
going to do tonight. All night if it takes. I’m going to go through
Jim Matheson’s voting record line by line and compare his actual votes
to the lip service he just gave me. If his votes actually line up –
great. He has my vote. If not – if he just fed me some lines – I’m
going to hand deliver this letter, signed by his name, to the first
Republican candidate running against him that I come across… there are
like 2 or 3 here locally… so that they can use his own word to burn
him.
Jim Matheson – a word of caution. Not all voters are like me,
but more and more are every day. We don’t just take lip service on
it’s own merit and vote like dunderheads. More and more of us look
into these things in detail now. You had best say what you mean and
mean what you say now because your records are no longer hard to find
and shady. They
are posted on the wall for all to see who wish to look. We are
holding you guys accountable now. What you say can and will be used
against you in a voting booth. So far, looking at the bills you have
co-sponsored, I’m finding my self nodding in agreement with some… and
scratching my heads at others:
H.RES.94 : Honoring the contributions of Venus and Serena Williams.
WTF? Do we need
congress taking the time and tax payer's money to vote on a
congressional agreement that they kick ass at tennis? WTF is that?
My hell. Is that what we are paying these guys for? I bet if I
search I can find another resolution saying that Tiger Woods owns at
Golf. Come on, Congressman! Are there not more important things to
worry about? My hell man! Oh, like this one…
H.R.1454 : To prohibit the importation of bidi cigarettes. Yeah,
that’s a good one… let’s not give too many competitors to the brands we
already have. (WTF is a bidi cigarette anyways? Never mind… I don’t
want to know.)
Guys, use the tools at
your disposal here to find out wtf your representatives are doing for
you.
SPECIAL THANKS TO TONY! I have a Russian Makarov on the way that will serve as the
test example for my article for
Concealed Carry Magazine. He says it's in some ugly shape...
don't worry about that, I can take care of it with no problem. Maybe
for the pictures I'll try my hand at home refinishing with the help of
Brownells' refinishing line up. Look for that report coming up in
the near future when the Mak arrives. Should be interesting and
educational. Tony,
check this link out here. You will find many like minded
individuals to glean further light and knowledge from. Welcome to the
Horde. And to make sure you feel welcome, you are hereby commissioned
as a Lieutenant within the Horde, so everyone raise a Cold One to Lt
Tony! His assistance here not only helps me personally, and the Horde
in general, but will also serve to help CCM become an even greater
publication and as a result help educate shooters both old and young.
You are the MAN! I called Tony this afternoon and found out some of
his background in the automotive field, so we will be assigning him to
the Horde’s 1st Armored Cavalry Division.
Some more good news? Yeah, I have some more good news. I’m being accepted into an advanced
level program in the English department where I can concentrate on and
get credit for my writing. SWEEET!!! This is validation of all
my efforts in that direction. I’m meeting with the head man of the
department personally Wednesday morning to go over a few things, so
this isn’t set in concrete just yet. However I will use this as a good
excuse to lift another celebratory Cold One. Join me! I am now on my
way to becoming a professional and certified custom Wordsmith! Er… for
whatever that is worth. HA! CHEERS!
0900hrs:
Remember how I used to
be so critical of NASA? Well,
someone there must have been reading MadOgre.com because they are
getting
turned upside down. A huge restructuring is going to happen there
to make the agency leaner and meaner and actually effective. This is
about time too, because to date the only organized NASA program that
was actually working and stayed on schedule and budget was “Space
Camp”. This is all well and good to inspire kids to want to reach the
stars but you could do that with a VHS tape of “Star Wars” and bag of
popcorn. Come on, they are kids… they all want to go into space. They
are all from space! Forgive me for not being impressed with that
program. This is all very good news indeed. Because I believed that
NASA as it is today is not the agency that we need in place if we
really want advances in space. They are just not able to do anything
quickly with any imagination and inspiration. The most advances they
have had recently have all come from outside sources. People are
kicking NASA’s asses for a mere 10 million dollar prize. (The “X”
prize) So this news is very good news indeed. I just hope this
restructuring retains the people with the creativity and imagination
and inspiration rather than the big fat overpaid and underlaid
management that have been benefiting from the old system rather than
trying to push forward. Of late the best things coming from NASA are
only images from telescopes. That’s great, but if we are going to be
spending so much freaking money – I don’t want pictures. I want post
cards. Let’s get there!
Email from Horde Member Phil: “I just read the piece on Cheney, and I think it's a hit
piece.
In 1992, we were cutting back from (I think off the top of my head) 23
division to 17; the Abrams, Bradley, and F-15 and 16 were already
produced in large numbers; given that the active force _was_ being
drawn down, producing more didn't make sense. There's a difference
between cutting production of a three-hundred plane production run at
200 (which I think was done for the F-15E) and not saying we should
produce it in the first place. (Of course, drawing down the active
force itself didn't make sense, but the American people replaced Bush
with Clinton, who decided cutting to 17 divisions wasn't enough and cut
the US back to 10 divisions... but I digress). Kerry wanted to cut
these programs back before they produced _anything_. I think Cheney
_did_ try to cut the Osprey, but the funding got restored by Congress.
And finally: I'm not sure I would want to be blaming the defense
secretary for any cuts he winds up having to make when the amount of
money he has to work with is set by Congress to begin with. I think
the piece was taking a bunch of stuff out of context in order to make
it look like Kerry's relatively strong on defense. I sometimes wonder
if this is what it was like, living in the old Soviet Union, and only
having Pravda as a news source. – Phil”
You might be right,
and I’m still looking into this. If I was wrong about Cheney, I’ll
admit it and I’ll even send apologies to the man. (I know I hurt his
feelings)
Email from new Horde
Member, Mills:
“Mad Ogre: I don't know your name and have never communicated here
before.
I personally believe what you said couldn't have been said more plainly
or truthfully. I too packed the M16A1 for four years. I was
getting out just as the -A2's were coming in. My feelings were this:
1) The gas
impingement system (through internal defecation) causes fouling so bad
the rifle jams early and often.
2) The chamber is
nearly impossible to reach and therefore nearly impossible to clean. A
shining example of accessibility was the M1 Garand/M14 type action. If
you had a bad jam you could fit a tool(knife) in there to clear it.
3) The cartridge is
way under powered. Granted you can kill someone with it out to 800m.
But only when conditions are perfect. I use the round to kill
gophers/varmints out to 300m. Beyond that I move to my midrange
calibers(6mmRem, 257RBTS). They will hit them out to 700m. The point
is there were weight saving rounds available but we went all the way to
"ineffective" with the 5.56 NATO. The new 6.8mm shows promise, but it
is being adapted to the M16 platform. If the 6.8 was left full length
it would do as intended. Better still go to a lighter M14 action and
chamber it with something bigger than the 5.56 but smaller than the
7.62(.308). This issue also reverts back to #2.
4) This was the first
rifle in which the stock was an ineffective weapon. Even the 30
carbine as useless as it was could crack someone’s skull with a
buttstroke (it's only saving quality).
I hope my feelings
confirm yours and I have written to my Congressman to convey my
feelings that our boys over in the Middle East need weapons that are
going to save their lives. Not a piece of junk that jams when most
needed. The Rangers who fought their way to Navy SEAL Roberts body,
during Operation Anaconda, had to pick up AK's at the last of the
battle because the 16's they had no longer functioned and they were out
of ammunition.
That is a sad thought. – Mills”
Thanks for the email, Mills. I get more and more emails such as this
from soldiers all the time… Troops that are in the field with actual
combat arms jobs instead of filing clerks and radar mechanics… the cats
with the rifles in their hands all the time and actual put sights on
bad guys… they are all getting very frustrated with the M-16 platform
and it’s bastard child the M-4 carbine. A couple cats that disagreed,
when pressed confessed to holding, I shit you not, held the
MOS of 25M “Twenty Five Mike” and “77 Wiskey”. 77W? Wasn’t that a
Pauly Shore comedy about 77W? Didn’t Adam Sandler make a flick about a
77W guy too? Come on!
I got more stuff to say… but I can’t get to it right at this
moment… Check back later this afternoon for more goodies. I want to
get to Congressman Jim Matheson’s (D-UT) response to my tongue lashing
about military programs such as body armor and the M-16 rifle as well
as the AWB. These will surprise the hell out of you. It did me. Gotta
run right now!
June 13th, Sunday, 2004: 1715hrs:
UN Weapon Inspectors are now saying Saddam shipped WMD’s before during
and after we started our attack on Iraq. Duh.
Tell us what we don’t know… where they are! The most chilling line in
the whole article is the last one. Smuggled nuclear materials. That’s
just freaking great. You are not going to catch this on CNN or
anything – but this pretty much ends the “Bush Lied” bullshit. The
stupid Liberals can still say “Bush lied and where are the WMD’s” and
all that jazz… but when the UN weapons inspectors are saying “He
smuggled them out”… that pretty much means that yeah, he had them.
Ranger vs Rabbits.
He only got one today and nothing else… but he had fun. I didn’t get
anything either. The area we went was one that I used to go plink
Prairie Dogs in… and again, there was not a P-dog to be seen… only a
few cotton tails… minus one now. Freaking black footed ferrets are
killing them all. Good news to ferret lovers I guess. While walking
the range we came across a severed calf head that was funky and
decomposing and maggoty. Ranger went nuts on it. He rolled all over
it. I wanted to puke. Bad Dog! He wouldn’t get off it when ordered
he was in such wolfy bliss. So I fired a shot into the air to get his
attention and then scolded him. That did it. He coward behind my legs
knowing I was pissed off and never went more than 3 feet away from me.
Which is unfortunate because I could have smelled him 3 miles away. I
should have just pulled him off and left it at that. I used a stick to
brush some maggots off his fur. If the Hindus are right… and there is
reincarnation… I don’t think I’d want to come back as a timberwolf.
Nasty. The highlight moment was when a cottontail bolted right in
front of him. He took off like stinger missile and chased it for about
50 yards in a straight line. He almost had the rabbit. Unfortunately
it went straight down a burrow... and so did Ranger. Up to his
shoulders and almost got stuck.
I’ve come to the
conclusion that I now have a preference for the 150 grain Winchester
load for the .30-30.
The lighter round has more velocity and a flatter trajectory that makes
it just plain more useful out in the desert. Of course I know .30-30
isn’t the ideal round out here… .270 being a favorite… .25-06 a
favorite… but for a field gun, a Marlin .30-30 is still quiet
excellent. Especially loaded with 150’s. The rifle is light and when
grabbed around the receiver balances well for when you are hauling ass
trying to keep up with a dog like Ranger when he launches. For the
first time today I experienced what is called “The
Marlin Jam”. I’ve also noticed that ejected brass has burrs on it
from some rough treatment by the action. I figured this problem would
crop up when I purchased a used example of this breed. I am thinking
about sending this gun up to
Wild West Guns in Alaska for an overhaul. When it comes to
levergun gurus, those cats up there are the bees knees. THR member
“WildAlaska” there is the resident Marlin Mage and I’ve already talked
to him about putting spells of ruin upon this gun. I think I’ll ship
it off next week. I’m thinking about getting the barrel lopped down to
an even 16 inches, crowned, and everything slicked up nice and silky
with Wild West big loop,
and maybe sights. I wouldn’t go down below 16 inches as the .30-30
round starts to give up too much after that. I’m thinking that even at
16, the 150 grain would still work just fine out here. Especially
higher up in the mountains where the brush is thicker or in the trees.
And that is just fine because there is nothing worth even plinking at
down in the foothills any more.
Noonish:
Commercial Email:
“Dear Mr. Ogre Person. About ten minutes ago, I read your April 26
post regarding Mitsubishi and Volkswagen ads. Now that I have stopped
laughing, I must tell you that you are a bad, bad, bad, bad, bad man.
Very Bad! Naughty! - Malcolm”
I
try to repent from my wicked ways.
Riddick Email:
“Ogre, Glad to hear the Chronicles is good for Riddick fans. Sorry
to hear about the ticket. Seems things go that way for me too. Couple
of good things get me stoked….something brings me to reality pretty
quick. Anyway, about the Bourne Supremacy I loved the books (Bourne
Identity, Bourne Supremacy, and Bourne Ultimatum). When the Bourne
Identity came out a couple years ago I was wondering how they were
going to work Matt Damon in since the Bourne in the book was a Spec.
Ops type in Vietnam. The movie was alright I guess, but as a fan of
the books I was completely disappointed. Not even close to the story
in the book. The only thing that was the same was the amnesia and the
US agency in charge thinking he had gone rogue. Oh, and that he falls
for the lady. Don’t know if you had read the books or not, but there
wasn’t any mention of Carlos the Jackal in the movie. The action was
alright and the car chase in the beat up Mini was excellent. I just
had to completely forget about the book to get into the movie. Haven’t
decided yet if I’ll go see the new movie. I might just use the money
to buy the books since I loaned out my original copies and they haven’t
found their way home yet. On a more serious note, I appreciate your
comments about Reagan the past few days. I was just getting old enough
to understand what kind of man and leader he was as he was leaving
office. Wish that all of our leaders would stand by their convictions
the way he did. Even Democrats would be easier to debate with if they
would do that I think. Keep up the good work. Eric”
Yeah, I’m going to order the books off Amazon… Read the whole series
again. They were excellent books. If they took the depth of the
books seriously like they did for Harry freaking Potter – these movies
would have been outstanding. I cringe when I think about the Da Vinci
Code being made into a movie. How are they going to cram all those
details into a film? They are not… probably get Tom Cruise to play the
Professor and Pamala Anderson to play the chick and they’ll run around
France with Desert Eagles on Triumph motorcycles being chased by the
assassin who is played by the guy on Monk. Feh. If it turns out
better than that, I’ll be surprised.
Email from Horde
Captain Gordie:
“Og, Just a short note to share with the Hoard on the best damn
movie since Forrest Gump. Second Hand Lions with Robert Duval and
Micheal Caine and that kid that sees dead people. Great film! Went to
the Top of my list before I was half way through it! Got to watch this
one from the opening scene to the credits or you are gona’ missit.
This thing
is great because it has so many levels to it. Hell a good English
teacher or Philosophy teacher could make an entire course out of this
movie. You have to watch it. Not a lot of great lines but a few…
“Relatives! Damn!” I really don’t understand why this movie did not
do better at the Box Office or with the critics. Other than it is a
feel good movie of the old school. If you cannot watch this movie and
find something in it to laugh at or some of yourself in it….. Well, you
got a candidate for your professional services Og. Because you surely
got a screw lose. You can let your kids watch it and not worry. It
is a great movie. Just wanted to share. Thanks, CPT Gordie”
Oh, I agree 100%. That movie was enjoyable from start to finish.
Loved it. Those old guys are my heroes. I love the part when they
find the lion has escaped and they all run into the house and grab
rifles… even the little kids had them. That was hilarious.
Email from Horde Air
Force Commander Martin:
“Ogre- On PD Ammo. Please don't discount hand loads. To someone
who is anal about the loading process, such as myself, hand loads can
be far superior to anything purchased over the counter. Through much
experimentation, I have developed the exact load that performs
flawlessly in my P220ST. I make myself matched ammo. That means that
I weigh each piece of brass, allowing for no more than 0.1 grain
variation, I weigh each bullet, again 0.1 grain variation max. Of
course I weigh the powder. Each completed round is again weighed
before being placed in the ammo box. This ensures uniform ammunition
and the last weigh-in will flag any rounds that missed the powder
dump. In order to load one's own ammo, it requires diligence and
dedication and some decent equipment. But I'll put my 230gr hollow
points up against any commercial ammo as shot through MY PISTOL. Like
you said, every gun and every shooter are different. - Mart P.S. Did
you get the thing I sent about Orin Hatch praising the F-22 on the
floor of Congress?"
Yeah, I read that. Kudos to Hatch for it. You know, Hatch is a funny
Senator. I want to love the guy for all the good stuff he does… but
then he does some of the dumbest things one could possibly do. Such as
support the RIAA’s request to be able to hack into people’s personal
computers to stop piracy. All the while pimping his own records
because he sang a few songs or something. Yes, Senator Hatch… I boot
leg your records and share them with my friends, because I just can’t
get enough vocals from crotchety old white guys. If anyone has any
MP3’s by Walter Mathieu, oh yeah baby, send them my way! (If anyone
actually does have one, fall on your sword!) On to the other topic,
handloading is an art. It really is. Those who do it have my respect.
I don’t do it currently, but one of these days I’ll get back into it.
After we move into a new Ogre Manor that has more space. Where we are
at now makes even consideration of such venture totally impossible.
This joint isn’t really Ogre Manor. It’s more like a temporary Horde
HQ based out of an old M577 Command Vehicle. (The Bronco) Anyways,
once a proper Manor and compound is reestablished (preferable NOT
anywhere near where it is now) then reloading is something that will be
explored.
Ammo Email:
“Read your column about ammo, and think you are right on. Some ammo
you might be interested in is STARFIRE made by PMC in Boulder City
NEV. I did a water & penetration test some time ago the 230 gr. opened
to the size of a quarter in water, went through a gallon water jug and
into a second large phone book. Weighing the bullet it came out to
229&1/2 grains,these are essentially BLACK TALONS w/out being black.
Another load you might be interested in is PRO LOAD TACTICAL made in
Post Falls ID. very accurate & devastating in all calibers, at least in
my guns. Rave on OGRE enjoy your work. – Smokey”
Good suggestions. I’ve used all these rounds before and they are all
good. I especially liked the Pro Load stuff. Another good source for
ammunition is Georgia Arms. When I was in Virginia, I always got some
boxes of it at the gun shows. You can order it online now and the
prices are quite good.
Okay, here is
something that happened Friday Night. After I got home from Riddick and my last post here, I noticed my
second youngest boy was coughing. The Bride had treated with over the
counter meds and it helped for a bit… but throughout the night the
cough just got worse and worse. We did everything we could, but at
about 4 AM the cough turned into a very tight wheezing and he could no
longer breath between coughs. He was turning blue from the lack of O2.
I rushed him into the ER where they gave him some O2, and some
bronchial mist to help him breath again. Thing is though, in the truck
on the way there… his cough settled right down. It was still tight,
but he was no longer blue. They gave him a steroid in a cough syrup
form that he drank down… and also some Benadril because we believe this
was an allergic reaction to dairy. He is fine now… but man, did that
scare the shit out of me. NO MILK FOR YOU! – Milk Nazi. He had snuck
a drink of chocolate milk that day. These boys are going to be the
death of me. I can’t imagine the heartache I heaped onto my folks…
because I was a little shit. Man… do see one of my sons in trouble
like that… I would rather parachute into Afghanistan armed only with
Harsh Language and my M-12A2 Rolled Newspaper (Sunday Edition). So I
had been up ALL NIGHT, then I had some responsibilities all morning.
Come late in the afternoon when I was thinking I could escape and make
a run out to the Utah Gathering… I just couldn’t do it. I had to
sleep. I was so exhausted it felt like I was drunk. As a young man, I
could do all nighters. I remember going days without sleep… running on
that exhaustion euphoria. But not any more. If I don’t get sleep, I
am a zombie. Well, I imagine The Gathering winding down about now.
Damn I wish I could have been there. Especially considering the tiff
my wife and I got into last night. It was brief, but she still isn’t
speaking to me. We were both exhausted and had short fuses… I asked
her a question and she jumped up into my grill like the chick from
Riddick. Maybe I’ll just take Ranger up into the mountains and let
him do his thing while I snooze under a tree. I’ve still not reached
equilibrium from Friday night.
&nbs | 
